Celebrating the papier crystal and the other not waxy paper that I would buy chez le flueriste a Rue Didot dans le quartier quatorze a Paris, France 1978-79 pour imprimer d’abord a le Atelier 17 et apres a l’Atelier 63 de Joelle Serve comme so assistant quand Elle n’etait pas la! Quel honneur ca!

et voila les papers de 1978-80 de Paris, France pour mettre entre les epreuve d'artist pour les bien preserver/ garder! Meme les papiers les ouevres d'art aussi aue les epreuves et imprints!

tres joieuses tous! Tony Anthony Auinn le 1 Fevruer 2026 Chez Quinn le Dimanche 11:43 am le matin en plein soleil moi en ce moment ici!

I have photos to find, where are my photos of the party at Atelier 17 where both the upstairs and the downstairs were flooded with people!.,

my photos exist, I simply have to find them. I am so happy that I have them as they tell stories for each and everyone of us that attended this amazing evening - a gathering of course with Bill Hayter, Juam his assistant, The other assistant I believe from Thailand was it!? I did not know him well, I better knew Hector Saunier and Juan the other two of the three assustants to Bill Hayter. I will find tge pictures and write more about them and those that attended. For one thing for sure I know tgat Marianne Aublet was there. she made quite the impression at least on me. Also I know that Bill's Irish wife was there. I saw her talking to the assistant who's name I cannot recall sadly! Hopefully it will come to meSo was Cristina Piceda talking to Juan.

And Mansour Ibrahim from Malaysia snd Bernie from Irrland.

In the photos below taken at Madame Paulette's bistro / cafe / tabac - I do not remember the actual name for it - Hector Saunier is in the left next to Hideko Seki standing my him . Also pictured are Amemi Noguchi and his wife kneeling below by Hector, and Bernie from Ireland on the right ,nseated with Akemi to her left seated, ... really fun times!

Great times, what a spectacle, what a level of sound, reverie, movement, animation, warmth and energy this evening on these two floors held within it walls, up and down, on the staircase as well, no space not filled, students like myself talking animatedly, the excitement teverberated, it bounced off each word, expression, whisper, movement, gesture, punctuation, the rise or the fall of voices, the intensity, tge proximity, the physical tension, romance, prance, dance, that piercing of the eyes, narrowing of the eyes, the prowl in slow motion, in quick actions, the ambiguity, the absolute resolve and leaving no doubt about the intention, the airs, the spells, the fashion, the connections or total space-out, disconnection, the wine, food, drugs, pills, maryuana, the natural highs, the reclusive retreats, the " being there " with care or without a care! safety, the dres and the flairs, being sedate or verbose and totally visible!? This was all part of the evening. Sizing one another up and making our place and space, or being moved about so that others could!? We had a good time. I took pictures, now where are they!?!? Anthony Quinn typing this on my iPad Saturday, January 31st, 2026 at 1:54pm.

“ Saxing off ! “ my etching I printed at the Atelier 17 , 10 rue Didot, 75014 in Paris, France working under Stanley William Hayter and Hechtor Saunier on May 7th, 1079, Monday morning, the second stage of this print, #1, an epreuve d’artiste, taken from my green sketch book and drawn from this musician in motion playing for our francs then in the Paris metro system at one of the stops!

I loved drawing in tge PRIS METROSYSTEM A D HAVE SEVERAL GREEN NOTE SKETCH PADS FILLED WITH MY CRAWINGS INSIDE THE METRO OF MUSICIANS AND THE BEGGAR WOMAN AT metro Trkcadero.
Here is the start to my print, the " star art start " that I call ' Saxing Off ' - various pictures I took just now of the same print with black intaglio on Arches paper.May 7, 1979. enjoy! January 31, 2026 @ 10:55 am on a bright sunny cold glacial ground covering of sheeny snow covered ice, hard as a rock,measy to slip and slide on!

I am having to relearn, brush up, rethink, organize and move forward from my glorious experience and time at Atelier 17 back in 1978-79 in Paris, France, at 10 rue Didot, 75014, and applying now to etch and print again at The Studio at the Arlington Art Center in Shirlington, northern Virginia.

IT is all a process, a journey, an adventure, a quest, with questions and riddles, puzzles, mysteries, a-plenty! Join me- let's get started - ABig Thanks to my wife, daughter, son a d to William Phipps, Eric Sonnenshein, Rich, and more - I am indebted to them all for their invLuable help! Tony 1 30/2026

My great dear friend Cristina Piceda that I etched with at Atelier 17 in Paris, France in the 14th arrondisement at 10 rue Didot and this is one of Cristina’s gifts to us as well as her note in my guest book, and also included are both my and @MansourIbrahim small plate etchings, making three small plate etchings all done at Atelier 27! Merci gracias Cristina et Mansour pour tes amities a Paris!

The three if us friends Cristina Piceda, Mansour Ibrahim et moi Snthony Quinn 1978-80! Tony

stay tuned for more! Tony

My friend Etelvina from Paris, France etching with her and others in 1978-79 at the Atelier 17, 10 rue Didot , 75014, our picture taken together there in the atelier and here the etching that she gave to me and signed! Memories sooo fine sublime!

Great memories and friendship with Etelvina from Mexico, I do not remember her last name sadly! Gracias para todod Etelvina! Anthony Alan Quinn 1/27/2026

more to follow as I remember these great times so many moons ago! Tony Also pictured here in the other photo is Miguel Espinosa of Peru by the light of the day on the far right examining his print I believe! and I include a black intaglio print he signed and gave to us on our wall framed here now! Gracias Miguel! The key about Atelier 17 1978-79 that I was there etching and printing is that is was a vibrant international community all about doing our individual art and finding a warm and welcoming environment to do so! Sante a tous et merci aussi! bon continuation a todos tous all!

One and the same, the same Rachid Sabaghi I met in Paris, France in 1979 that lived at 93 Avenue Paul Doumer in the 16th arrondisement in a chamber du Bonne - maid’s room, on the 8eme et age, my room number #20 across from a Turkish toilet, his down the hall by the sardine-size toilet 2-3 sardines at a time max, with his girlfriend Dina/ Dena - spelling!?!?!

Rachid Sabaghi had abrilliant smile that covered all his faceand lit up the room, and that was balanced by his thoughtful, introspective wordly view of life in self and outside in the elements, a writer, thinker, questioner soooooo alrmingly and invitingly intense tgat one could not help but be drawn into his sphere to be teased and pleased and eased and uneased! In searching for him on the internet this is what Google search led me to. Rachid and Dina came to our small hambre de bonne in Neuilly , the suburb of Paris, when I worked for Alain Levy and took care of his two boys. This is what he wrote in my yellow Dessin " J "bervis 546 notebook - Rachis also wrote under my artist's proof etching " Freedom of Choice / Choice of Freedom " , and I discovered this Unesco piece of writing on the current value and dilemna facing teachers with the internet and social media . I used my fi ger tip prints on this etching, pulled from the ink left from the hardd and soft rollers on the sides of this zinc plate on the glass. I think I may have applied my fingerprints after pulling the print off the plate!? I am not sure, may have applied them to the zinc plate before making the print? The print framed by Thomas Moore Archival framing in Adam's Morgan, northwest Washington DC in tge alley way there in the 1980's. They did fine work there! Are these two Rachid Sabaghis one and the same!?

And the beat and pulse and search goes on! Happy Tuesday today,nJanuary 27,2026 @ 11:35am here now bathed in tge sunshine and reflected light off the solid rock snow sleet ice outside !