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Mujeres de Maiz Fronterizas- San Diego
This Weekend myself, Claudia Mercado and Martha Gonzales decided to take a short road trip to support our new MdM Chapter in San Diego,...
Margaret 'Quica' Alarcon
Mar 21, 20161 min read
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ELEMENTARY ARTS ED w/ Ms Alarcón: Circle Murals w/ Kindergarten
One of my favorite ways to teach cooperation among Kindergarteners (5-6 year olds) is through a Circle 'Mural' Project. I was inspired by...
Margaret 'Quica' Alarcon
Mar 10, 20162 min read
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I <3 Crochet
So I'm part of a little Tuesday night crochet/knitting circle... With my mom, my tia and 3 other lovely ladies, and I really enjoy it....
Margaret 'Quica' Alarcon
Feb 14, 20161 min read
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Mujeres de Maiz Zine 2016 Project
This is my 11th community arts book project that i have volunteered to produce. It's always such a difficult task to comb through the...
Quica
Feb 8, 20162 min read
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ELEMENTARY ARTS ED w/ Ms Alarcón: Loom Weaving w/ 3rd Grade
In third grade (7- 9 year olds) I like to do loom weaving. Blick has these fancy awesome cardboard looms but you can just use cardboard...
Margaret 'Quica' Alarcon
Jan 21, 20161 min read
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Book Cover Illustration
Back in the 90's I did a tiny bit of illustration work for some big companies. Recently a friend asked if I could illustrate the cover...
Quica
Dec 14, 20151 min read
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Silkscreen workshop at Occidental College
Today, in honor of the famous author Gloria Anzaldua, I represented Mujeres de Maiz and did a silkscreen workshop for La Raza Coalition...
Margaret 'Quica' Alarcon
Dec 3, 20152 min read
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L.A. Habana /Cuba Printmaking Exchange
So I spent a week in Cuba with 4 other artists: Delilah Montoya, Miyo Stevens, Dalila Paola Mendez, & Rogelio Gutierrez and I am still...
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Oct 30, 20152 min read
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Mujeres de Maiz- Madre/Mother Group Exhibition
​ The Mujeres de Maiz Collective presents Madre/Mother group exhibition featuring the artwork of: Margaret Alarcon, Ofelia Esparza,...
AVE 50 STUDIO
Mar 2, 20151 min read
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Time: Present, Past, and Future. (WCA)
Time: Present, Past, and Future. National Women’s Caucus for Art (WCA) 40th Anniversary. Website Exhibition. The Women's Caucus for Art...
MS. ALARCON
Mar 1, 20151 min read
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Stairway to Heaven: Thoughts on the Story of the Virgen de Guadalupe
Stairway to Heaven is an exhibit featuring contemporary versions of the story of Don Diego and the Virgen de Guadalupe and/or Guadalupe’s...
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Dec 14, 20141 min read
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Tenth Annual CSULB GLAMFA Group Exhibition
For Immediate Release: August 20th, 2014 Tenth Annual CSULB GLAMFA Group Exhibition Works by CSULA MFA graduate students Margaret 'Quica'...
MS. ALARCON
Aug 21, 20142 min read
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Now Trending, Alpay Scholarship Juried University Student Exhibition
For Immediate Release May 23rd, 2014 Now Trending, Alpay Scholarship Juried University Student Exhibition, Featured work by CSULA MFA...
For Immediate release
May 24, 20142 min read
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MFA Graduate Thesis
For Immediate Release January 18, 2014 CSULA Gallery Announcement Urban Release by Margaret Alarcón The Fine Arts Gallery presents Urban...
For Immediate Release
Jan 19, 20142 min read
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Drawing from Memory and Inspiration
Drawing the template is the most time consuming. Sometimes I sketch a plan and other times I just improvise and contemplate the subject...
Quica
Jan 10, 20141 min read
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Sewing the Objects
I decided to sew the sides and top of the objects to give it more stability, mobility and to reinforce the domestic elements of the work.
Quica
Jan 5, 20141 min read
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Studio Time= Play Day
Today I worked on preparing the surfaces of the oilcoth for silkscreening. I discovered that the KILN house primer is difficult to print...
Quica
Nov 7, 20131 min read
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