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Located in Holly Michigan, (about twenty minutes south of Flint Michigan), Bill comes from a
talented family. His father was an engineer and sculptor while his mother was a stockbroker, a pianist
and composer, and his brother is a retired journeyman model maker and an inventor with several patents in
his name. An eagle scout and a retired engineer himself, Bill used to play the flute, has done everything
in Community Theater including directing, and has studied lithography (with Emil Weddige), woodcut
(with Akira Kurosaki) and etching (at Crown Point Press). He currently teaches printmaking at the Flint
Institute of Arts in Flint.
Bill Stolpin has been making prints since he was a kid. In junior high school, he was making linoleum
block Christmas cards. The year he made a card with 7 blocks, and fifteen colors, he decided to take advantage
of his printmaking skills.
In addition to his own prints, Bill began printing with the late James Anthony in 1980. Quickly
joined by Stefan Davidek and Carole Brender, the four printmakers soon became known as DAS PRINT Co. As a
well known group in the Flint area, they have printed together ever since. They have had group shows throughout
mid-Michigan, and recently had a twenty-five year retrospective show at Alma College in Alma Michigan.
Many of Bill’s prints are available through the Art Rental program at the Flint Institute of Arts (810-234-1695)
WHAT'S NEW with Bills Art
Bill Stolpin's Newsletter |
This is the April 2011 issue of “WHAT’S NEW with Bills Art”.
Here are the first three prints in my new series entitled “UK Suite”
Each is 7” by 7” and is printed on 10” by 10” lenox 100 acid free, ph neutral paper.
Unframed prints from each edition of 12 are $50 each.
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As I’ve mentioned previously, 2011 is the 20th year for my dragon poster. I’m trying something special this year to celebrate this accomplishment (at least that’s the plan today).
- First - I’m going to try and have all 20 posters put together, along with some appropriate descriptive text, in a book. We have completed the text for all twenty of the posters.There is some discussion, now, about including some of the thumbnail sketches I made before settling on the final design for some of the posters. Any suggestions you might have regarding the inclusion of the preliminary sketches would be welcomed.
- Second – I thought I would share the 2011 poster, in advance, with my newsletter subscribers. The plan is to provide a different, printable portion of the new poster with each newsletter, [like a big jigsaw puzzle]. There are now five sections available (click here).. Anyone bringing a taped set of these newsletter images to my Renaissance Festival shop (#146) will receive a free poster
I won’t be at the ComicCon this year, but I will be at GenCon in Indianapolis in August.
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Just a reminder that DAS Print Co. will be featured at the FIA Art Rental in May and June with the
opening reception on Sunday May 1st from 1 to 3 pm.
The show will be up till June 30th.
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| Well, that's it till next month......Bill |
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