East Bay Open Studios 2015 – This weekend and Next!

I am participating in East Bay Open Studios this year. I though some of you might be interested and I would love to see you there. The show runs of June 5^th to June 30^th. If you can’t make it for one of the weekends there are other opportunities to see my work.

Almost Ready for the show...

Here is the information:

I am one of four featured artist along with Leslie Cobb, Woody Miller & Heather
Piazza during the East Bay Open Studios at Creative Framing Oakland. I will be carving a new print during the show and Woody will be working on two large murals. The is a lot of great art to experience!

First Friday, Opening Art Reception:
      June 5th, 2015, 6-9pm

EBOS Weekends: Saturday & Sunday, 11-5:
      June 6th - 7th, 2015
      June 13th - 14th, 2015

The show will be up for the whole month of June.

Gallery Hours: Tues, Thurs, Fri & Sat: 10:00am - 6:00pm (Wed: By Appointment)

Creative Framing Gallery  
2700 Park Blvd,
Oakland, CA 94606
510-482-1200  More details
on Facebook

In case the links do not work for you…

My website: www.KatheWelch.com

My announcement: http://www.fouroceanspress.com/kathe/2015_open_studio.html

The Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/439164822919166/

The Gallery: http://www.creativeframingoakland.com/gallery

Permanent Ephemera! A new Call for Entries from Four Oceans Press.

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Permanent Ephemera! is a collection of Broadsides meant to be saved and cherished. The focus of  this show is on story telling, beyond that the subject matter is open. Send us your artwork!

This show is open to all artists working in any printmaking media. Check out the details of this exhibition below and send us your work.

This is a combination art show and exchange. Please see details carefully since this show is a bit different than our previous exchanges.

How it Works!

Permanent Ephemera! is an art show and exchange. Each artist will send three prints.

• 1st print is for the archive - We keep one and store it for posterity.
• 2nd print is for sale in the show -  We try to sell it and give you your share.
• 3rd print is for the exchange - We trade one of your prints with a print by another artist and send it back to you.

At the end of the show, you will get back your print or a check and a print by another artist. Those are the basics. Sign up and send us your Broadsides.

ART MUST BE DELIVERED TO
GALLERY BY:JANUARY 31st, 2013

EXHIBITION DATES:June 1 –  30, 2013

Click to read the full Call for Entry.

Walking the Golden Gate Bridge...

This is my fifth print of the year. I think it is one of my best so far...

The bridge is empty in this image, but most days of the week, you can find hundreds of people walking across...


8 x 10, Black oil based ink on Rice Paper, Edition: 10 
On Etsy!

Stills

My forth Print of the year...

2012 Prints

My goal is to make one new print a week!

Briefcase full of Printing Ink

I found my Briefcase full of Printing Ink. I moved over Thanksgiving break into my first home. Over the last six weeks I have been putting my house back together... I thought I would be done sooner, but it is surprising how long it takes to put a home back together. My apartment was just over 600 square feet with a one car garage that I used for my studio space. My house is nearly 1500 square feet plus a full basement which I will convert to a painting studio - see previous post - but that will take time...

Most of the rooms look like normal rooms and the house is fairly livable now...

The house was built in 1906 and has a formal living room and dining room. Since I don't need both, I am using the living room for my Printing and Drawing studio. The 'Formal Dining Room' is my living room - complete with giant couch, mid-size TV and well stocked Bar. The front room of the house is where I will likely spend most of my time. I have a drafting table set up in one corner and my proof press on the other side of the room. I have several prints that are in various stages and I am anxious to get back to printing.

I have been off work for two weeks, but tomorrow is my first day back. I miss my students and I am sure that it will be a very busy day, but when I get home tomorrow night I am hoping to get back to carrving on linoleum.....

Steam Roller Prints, RoadWorks at the San Francisco Center for the Book

RoadWorks at the San Francisco Center for the Book on September 20, 2008.


The Print shown at the end of this video was made in collaboration by three artists: Kathe Welch (me), Mark Knot & Heather Piazza. We talked about the image, I drew it and we all cut it out. It was very exciting to be a part of something this big. When our print was pulled, Heather followed it to the drying table to get a better picture and an art lover bought it right away...

Read a full review of the event on my website.


Or Learn more about the San Francisco Center for the Book.

Thirsting

Thirsting
8 x 8
Linoleum Block Print
This is my print for BarenForum Exchange #36

New cards, Winter Update and a new show proposal...

I have been really busy and have a lot of News.

We ordered a new business card for Four Oceans Press that is the same layout as the old business card, but has prints instead of paintings. The prints are by the same artists– Kathe Welch, Heather Piazza & Mark Knot – and appear in the same order as on the original card.

We have added new prints to the Winter Archive on Four Oceans Press. We currently have six finished prints and two proofs. The deadline to send in the prints has just past and new prints are arriving each day. The Winter Archive page should fill up fairly quickly. If you want to see the finished Fall prints check out the Fall Archive. And of course, sign-ups are now open for the Spring Exchange and the Food Alphabet.

We have written a proposal for a ‘Four Seasons’ show. ‘Four Seasons’ will highlight the work from our exchanges at a prominent art gallery in San Francisco in August 2008. If we are selected, all of the details we will be posted here.

Recruiting Printmakers

Last week we sent out nearly 200 copies of our call for entries for our Four Oceans Press print exchanges. Our call for entries has the same information as is on the Exchange page.

We sent out over 150 to Art Institutions in the United States and nearly 40 to international locations. We are so excited to be running this exchange and about ready to send out our First Set of Prints. The Fall prints were delayed because we had to wait for one of the artists, but they will be mailed out on Monday, January 14, 2008. These prints can be seen on our Exchange Archive.

If you are a Printer and haven't signed up yet, we think you should. Take a look at the Exchange Guidelines and sign up for Spring or the Food Exchange. Of course, if you need more time than what is listed you can sign up for a later exchange...

We are writing a proposal to get our exchange into a gallery in San Francisco in August. We will write more about that as we know more...

We are using our Four Oceans Press Google Group to list updates of what we are doing, upcoming exchanges and other projects. Feel free to join - click here to learn more.

Alameda Literati

I will be presenting my half-way completed picture book 'The Last Monkey" at Alameda Literati, (tomorrow) Saturday, Nov. 3, at 12:00.

'The Last Monkey" is a story about my fear of falling off of the bed. The drawings are Pen & Ink. I will be showing several drawings from the book as well as reading selections and answering questions about my story making process. Several more images can be seen on my website.

Another Drawing, 'Holiday' is currently on display at the Frank Bette Center for that Arts with a few of my woodblock and Linoleum prints. 'Holiday' is part of series of twelve Calendars each with its own theme. The first Calendar - 'Month' was shown at Frank Bette in September.