Joaquín

 Joaquín has been very enthusiastic about this workshop and he is probably the most vocal participant. Yesterday he was sorry he wouldn't be able to make it, but he showed up today after all. Initially he'd said he'd have to work today, but somehow he managed to get another day off (I hope his boss doesn't read this). He drives a truck for a brick factory. Since he knows how to drive, he has better job options than many of the others. His wife Mistra also works so they can support their children's education. Their son works as a nurse and one daughter is a teacher. (They have five children)

 Joaquín's usual art is palosanto carvings and acrylic paintings with lots of colour. He isn't very used to the black and white, but after messing up one plate completely, his second one is very interesting with the grilling fish and the weaving woman. While his cuts are a little less refined than some of the others, his image is nonetheless very vivid and attractive, although he still needs to work on more thorough inking and rubbing. He started a new plate again and I can't wait to see it. 

May 18th, update.
Here is Joaquín's newest piece. It is much looser and less stylized than the piece above. I really enjoy Joaquín's images, but he doesn't quite seem to have found his style yet.