Today’s Black + White
January 6, 2009 | Filed Under Chris, For Sale, Friends + Family, Life, Our Artwork | Leave a Comment
Local photographer Jeff Hall made a visit yesterday to pick up a framed print of my FOCA painting. Jeff has begun a fantastic photo project for this year, called Today’s Black and White, to help raise money to fight against child sex trafficking. From Jeff:
“…I am making every shot I post available to purchase as a print. 100% of the print sales will be donated to Free Chains, a non-profit organization that is fighting the Child Sex Trade all over the US and Worldwide. I realize some of these shots will be portraits and may not be ones you want to buy, but you can always buy a print of an earlier photo!”
Sorry kids, this is one of those portraits you probably won’t want to buy (except, of course, for you, Mom). Just be sure to keep your eye out for a new photo each day and support the very worthy cause.
New vintage camera drawing at the Etsy shop
January 5, 2009 | Filed Under Chris, For Sale, Our Artwork | Leave a Comment
That’s right, I said “new vintage.” More of these little guys will soon find their way into the shop, as well as some in glorious technicolor.
The new Koelle Art etsy shop: just launched!
December 20, 2008 | Filed Under Annie, Chris, For Sale, Life, Our Artwork | Leave a Comment
We’re very happy to announce the launch of our new Koelle Art etsy shop! It’s pretty bare at the moment, but check back soon (as in, after Christmas) as we’ll be adding more prints, drawings, paintings, zines, and other hand-crafted items for you and your kin.
The FUEL Project CD release: now available
December 17, 2008 | Filed Under Art Shows, Chris, For Sale, Friends + Family, Our Artwork | 1 Comment
For more information about the FUEL Project, see the previous post.
The FUEL Project CD’s are $15 each. Available here.
The packaging for the FUEL Project CD is made from 100% recycled chip board, using vegetable-based ink for the letterpressed cover.
With no adhesives holding it together, the package is 100% recyclable.
The FUEL Project CD is in a signed and numbered limited edition of 250 and includes:
The 16 finished FUEL Project artwork images in hi-res JPG format
14 hi-res JPG images of the artists’ preliminary artworks
4 FUEL Project artwork desktop wallpapers
2 signed and numbered 4.75” square full-color offset prints
of Future Play by Jason Waggoner
and Because Of and For You by Christopher Koelle.
FUEL Project CD’s are $15 each (plus shipping & handling) and are available via email order and the new Koelle Art etsy shop.
The FUEL Project by Jason Waggoner & Christopher Koelle is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License
The FUEL Project
December 17, 2008 | Filed Under Art Shows, Chris, For Sale, Friends + Family, Our Artwork | 1 Comment
In September 2008, Jason Waggoner approached me with the idea of working on a collaborative project together. We met to discuss different media possibilities and thematic concepts, one of which was the idea of producing a limited edition CD package—not for music, but for visual art. Waggoner mentioned (admittedly quite randomly) the idea of using imagery found within a 9-mile radius of our homes, after which I, with the help of Google Maps, created a dot-pattern map pinpointing every gas station within a 9-mile radius of my house. We eventually decided on the theme of fuel—including all that it connotates both generally (energy, sleep, life, work) and specifically, as one of the most pressing global concerns of our day (dependence on oil, wastefulness, pollution, sustainability).
We decided we would produce sixteen finished works—eight each. But first, we would each make about eight smaller preliminary pieces and then swap with each other. We went on a field trip/photoshoot to collect images of our surrounding Greenville area—abandoned gas stations, construction sites, oil companies, desolate buildings and overgrown parking lots. Waggoner took my drawings, and I took his photography, and we each incorporated the other’s preliminary images into our own final compositions.
The sixteen original works are mixed media on 11.25″ square paper, custom-framed by ourselves, using archival framing materials. We will be exhibiting the FUEL Project throughout the Upstate and beyond. All original works are for sale (with the stipulation that the entire body of work be allowed to tour for a limited time). Contact us if you’re interested in purchasing any of the original artworks.
These first eight images are my finished mixed-media artworks resulting from the FUEL Project, a collaborative work between artist Jason Waggoner and myself. The last eight images are Jason Waggoner’s pieces.
I’ll post about the other half of the project—the FUEL Project CD—very soon. Stay tuned.
The FUEL Project by Jason Waggoner & Christopher Koelle is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License
Because Of and For You - SOLD
Sun and Rain for the Just and the Unjust
A Needy People
Give + Take - SOLD
Binding - SOLD
Mending
Opening
Reassembling
The complete 16-piece set on display at Jason’s studio
Some of our smaller preliminary artworks
Polarity
Speculative Effect
Feed
Self Serve Credit Card Island
Future Play
Faith
Still Smiles
Rooted
A few more botanicals . . .
December 16, 2008 | Filed Under Art Shows, Chris, For Sale, Our Artwork | Leave a Comment
Tansy and pasqueflowers. Pencil, charcoal, and spraypaint on paper. One of eleven new botanicals on display at The Silver Chair.
CLIPPED: Photos from the opening
December 15, 2008 | Filed Under Art Shows, Chris, Friends + Family, Life, Our Artwork | 2 Comments
Little bit o’ art, little bit o’ Christmas lights, little bit o’ pipes and cigars, little bit o’ Scott Tuma… ah, what a magical, freezing, cozy evening it was. Special thanks to Aaron Greene for the great photos.
The artwork is on display for this whole week at the Silver Chair, so check it out if you missed the opening.
Photos by Aaron Greene
Irresistable smokey deliciousness
December 14, 2008 | Filed Under Art Shows, Chris, Our Artwork | Leave a Comment
This little guy’s strategically hanging above the entrance to the smoking room at the Silver Chair. Some addict is going to have to buy it.
Heh heh . . .
