The new year brings delight for CLU’s art department. Following is a newsletter from Dan Welden. “At the end of January, I’ll be embarking on a California adventure. Beginning with a workshop at the Palm Springs Museum for three days, then traveling to Thousand Oaks, where I’ve been honored with a month long ‘residency’ at California Lutheran University. This will be an exciting time for me, thanks to Kristi Colell, the printmaking professor, who was influential in this invitational grant. The residency will consist of doing a body of work on a wonderful Conrad American French Tool press that will be shipped specifically for this event and sold afterwards.
I’m bringing lots of materials including large plates, lots of paper and Akua inks. During the time, I’ll be available for consultation with the students as well as community members. In addition, I’ll also be doing a special ‘fund raising project’ with a print edition. The nice thing about this project is 100% of the proceeds will be used to help the CLU art department artists.
Soooo, I have a little commercial announcement. The print will be a two plate work 12X16 image size and will be done, one plate in intaglio and the second in relief, in an edition of 40 impressions on Hahnemuhle Copperplate 300 gram. The impressions are presently being pre-sold as a ‘mystery print’, sight unseen for $250. Once created, and proofed, and unveiled, the price will jump to $350 (that should be on February 10 for the unveiling.) After the edition is printed, and up to one year, it may be purchased for $500. This is still half of the gallery price. If anyone is interested, please write Kristi Colell and she will be happy to be of help …..cluprinter@yahoo.com At this point there are 15 sold!
Also during February, I shall be doing two workshops in Thousand Oaks as well as one at Fallbrook School of the Arts. March 2-4 will close the tour with a 3 day workshop at Nimbus Arts, in Napa Valley. As always, the last hour of the last day of every workshop is open to the public for visiting and viewing the participants’ work.
One of the new things I shall be working with, will be a new brush technique. I hope to launch and share this wonderful ink application method in all 5 workshops and during my residency.
If you are in the area, please drop me an email and consider stopping by. dan@solarplate.com
Happy New Year!
Dan Welden
In photo above.
Working with Dan Welden 2007, are left to right Art History professor Christine Sellin, Terry Spehar-Fahey, art instructor/business adm, Dan Welden, and printmaking instructor kristi Colell.