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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 Bill's Art?

Recent Prints

This has been a busy year!

I took second place in my category “Drawing, Printmaking and Graphics” at the Festival of the Masters in Disney World last November with my piece "Near Newgrange".

Although I was automatically juried into the 2008 Festival of the Masters show, I elected to stay here and work in the studio. As a result, I’ve finished up four screenprints (including a commission for the Community Foundation of Greater Flint), a B/W woodcut and a three-color linoleum cut.

Those screenprints are:

“20th Anniversary – Community Foundation of Greater Flint” - A tribute to the PIPER family, and their widespread contributions to the Flint community. The edition of twenty went completely to the Community Foundation of Greater Flint. Prints were framed and presented to members of the PIPER family. One print was maintained by the Foundation, and one was presented to the Flint Institute of Arts for their permanent collection.

“Remains” – A small two color print made for an Oregon postcard exchange. A/P’s of this print are available, unframed, for $50.

“The Source” – A fun print reflecting an oil rig pump, sitting on the surface of the ground, with the skeleton of a dinosaur beneath the surface. Prints from this edition of 15 are available, unframed for $150.

I've also finished up a new woodcut. The woodcut, “Oilrex”, also plays with the similarity between a T-Rex skeleton and the basic structure of the pump for an oil well. Here I have superimposed the two, letting the viewer separate which is which. Unframed prints from this edition of 19 are available for $75.

“The Moon” – The next print in my Tarot Card series. This is also my most recent print, having been completed on August first of this year. Unframed prints from this edition of 16 are available for $150.

The Linocut, “The Eye” was done as a demonstration for my Printmaking class at the Flint Institute of Arts. Unframed prints from this 15 edition print, three-color edition, are available for $75.

Most Recent Dragon Drawings

I have completed six new dragon portraits. Single sheet copies of each are available for $17 (color version) or $12 (black and white version). They are also available mounted on mat board with a foamcor backing for $20 (color) and $15 (black and white). You can see all of the currently available dragons here.

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