Pins Pins PINS!

I had enamel pins made of my bright orange "Dia de Los MATos" Art*o*mat® machine! I was imagining what I could do to capture the hearts of customers who love the machines themselves and are perhaps more excited by them rather than the gamble of buying the art inside them. Since I don't have any reatail space of my own (all my machines are in venues like restaurants and museums) Clark Whittington, owner of the entire Art*o*mat® program, gave me permission to showcase my machines as art themselves -in pin form. The pins are $5.00, just like any other Art*o*mat® art, and they are available in all EIGHT of my machines in northern New Mexico! This pin features the orange sugar skull machine designed by artist Kim Diloretto. The machine resides in the Range Cafe in Los Lunas, NM. Can't make it to NM? Contact me to find out how you can have one shipped to you.

Announcing New Art*o*mat Location: Range Cafe in Los Lunas, NM

Range Cafe in Los Lunas is the newest venue for Art*o*mat®

As rich and delicious as the red and green New Mexican chile they serve, the news that the Range Cafe in Los Lunas, NM will be home to my orange sugar skull Art*o*mat® machine, really satisfies!

The machine I lovingly call "Dias de Los MATos" (because of its bright Day of the Dead design) used to call the lobby of Meow Wolf Santa Fe home but the pandemic and all of its fun put a stop to that. I will always cherish the memories we made in there in the wacky multiverse.

But looking forward into the future and the possibility of "KERPLUNKING CULTURE" for folks who haven't yet experienced the awesome gift of accessible art made by humans marketing their passions, really gets my Art*o*mat®-Hosting juices flowing. I think Range Cafe customers will really enjoy the uniquely New Mexico aesthetic of this machine, the joy and value of the art it will vend to them, and be inspired themselves. 

Los Lunas is approximately 24 miles (29 minutes) south of Albuquerque, NM. The machine is located near the bar.

Range Cafe in Los Lunas
740 Main St NE
Los Lunas, NM 87031
Open Daily 7am - 9pm

"Dias de Los MATos" Art*o*mat®

Machine (not so) Temporarily Removed From Meow Wolf

 I don't need to tell you how unprecedented these times are when everyone and everything seems to be affected by the pandemic. My Art*o*mat® business is not immune. While most of my venues in Albuquerque and Santa Fe have been open and shut various times through the months (and now remain open with precautions in place), Meow Wolf has finally reopened after a full year of closure.

They do not, however, feel that having an art vending machine on their premises is safe at this time. I don't quite understand why it can't be safely used with a regular wiping-down, but alas, the decision is not up to me and Meow Wolf has made the call. I removed the bright orange sugar skull-adorned machine that I lovingly call "Dias de Los MATos" and it is currently residing at my home until it can safely return to its most popular venue.

In the meantime, the "Art*o*mat® Cat" (pictured above) is on guard, keeping an eye on it. If you visit Meow Wolf in the near future please ask about the Art*o*mat® and let them know you want it back soon!

UPDATE: The machine was permanently removed from Meow Wolf Santa Fe in March 2021.