Kostelec Studios

10/08/2024

So many negatives.. picking out more to print for the holiday open house (Dec 6, 7, 8th). This is 8x10 negative, Rosalia, Wa. We’ll have more including still life’s, Bill’s tree project, and others. And as some know from our Blue Ribbon Tea Company band page, we’re back at it musically - played the Tumbleweed Festival, opened Inland Northwest Bluegrass Music Association season of showcases, and will play the Fall Folk Festival Nov. 10th. Happy Fall!

07/12/2024

Some unexpected things slowed us down this year but back at making new prints and working toward our open studio later this year. I made this a while back for my natural characters series - on old slightly fogged 8x10 film (too expensive to toss). I under exposed it a bit but the detail is there and going to give it my best shot. And while I’m printing Bill is writing and practicing new songs. A good way to spend summertime if you can’t be on the road making new negs…. Kathy

05/29/2024

This Friday! Opening reception at Jundt Art Museum at Gonzaga University We have three prints in the show and so much more to see. Joins us if you can - May 31st, 4 to 7 pm.

05/28/2024

We sold two mushroom prints yesterday, enjoyed the visit, and want to remind folks that we welcome you to our studio! Her are just a few of the prints we have for sale but we have VERY many more, framed and sleeved, hand processed silver gelatin prints starting at $50. To make an appointment direct message us, email [email protected], or call 509-868-8910. We’d love to show you around!

05/01/2024

New 5x7 negatives. I suppose they are too blooming pretty for the fading flowers series... ha!

02/20/2024

These are some of my prints from the Manzanar War Relocation Center in California when we were there in 2017. We learned from an Ansel Adams Gallery post that yesterday was a Day of Remembrance of Japanese American Incarceration. If you have a chance to visit this site and museum please do. It is a powerful reminder of what should never happen to law abiding American citizens. Kathy

02/15/2024

White Bird, Idaho. There’s something about a contact print that we love.

02/14/2024

We’re happy to once again have prints selected for the Jundt Museum’s Inland Northwest Juried Landscape Art Exhibition, opening June 1st. Kathy’s Snow Fields and Snow Sky, and Bill’s mysterious Elm tree.

02/12/2024

Death Valley, looking down on Badwater from Dante’s View. The basin became a lake agin in recent months but usually doesn’t last long. Silver gelatin print no. 3, 4x5 negative, 2017, by Kathy

01/30/2024

We enjoy the Spokesman Review’s Then and Now by Jesse Tinsley. We still miss the old scalloped styled skywalks. This picture was taken in 2003 and the print was in our Spokane 25 year show at the MAC, nearly 5 years ago now. Time flies and everything changes… Here’s the article with some history about the skywalks: https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2024/jan/29/then-and-now-spokanes-skywalks/

01/02/2024

It's a week after the day after Christmas... Does it show we're running behind? We hope everyone enjoyed the holidays! Photo work consumes us the weeks leading up to Christmas. Lesson learned - we need to start in July to get ready for a real release of a Christmas song, but we did get Bill's "The Morning After Christmas" (with some of our Spokane parks winter photos) posted on our Youtube Channel. A downloadable and radio ready version will have to wait. In the meantime, enjoy the video and Happy New Year!!! We may be running behind, but we're still running, and we're looking forward to good things in 2024... Cheers!

We found this recording and along with some others a while back on a personal cd Bill made long ago "Songs for Kathy". Bill wrote it on the day after Christ...

12/13/2023

Thanks to all who came out for our open house last weekend! Our voices were weary after talking photography for hours at a time but what fun! We’re catching our breath, preparing some prints for pickup, and mostly here, so if you missed the weekend and would like to make an appointment just call or message. We’ve still got lots and lots of work for sale - framed prints as low as $95, sleeved prints ready to drop in standard sized frames, silver gelatin prints, cyanotypes, platinum/palladium prints… unique hand made prints can make great gifts!

12/10/2023

Today is the last day of our open house (Sunday the 10th, 1 to 5pm). If you are braving the roads come on by! We’ve got unique prints (framed and sleeved), Spokane cards (great stocking stuffers), and you can check out our darkroom. 1123 S. Cherry (4 blocks west of Cedar, corner of 12th and Cherry). Call for questions 509-868-8910.

12/06/2023

Thanks to all who came out for the MAC’s Holiday Artist Studio Tour last Saturday! It was a great turnout, we enjoyed meeting many new people and all the fun conversations about photography. We even enjoy seeing new things on the walls, and thanks to the MAC for inviting us and all the other artists to participate!

12/01/2023

Tomorrow is the day! Saturday, December 2nd from 10am to 5pm, visit 6 artist studios (including us) with reception to follow for the MAC's Holiday Artist Studio Tour - MAC website or at our door - $20 tour and reception, $15 tour only. See our darkroom, our gallery, and a house full of prints. You just might find that unique gift, and 100% of proceeds benefit artists. Thanks to the MAC and all who support area artists! https://www.northwestmuseum.org/programs/special-events/holiday-artist-studio-tour-2023/

11/17/2023

Two weeks to go! We were delighted to be asked to participate in this year’s MAC Museum Artist Studio Tour, Saturday, Dec. 2nd. Visit 6 artist studios and reception to follow at the MAC. Tour and reception $20, tour only $15, tickets available and more information at www.northwestmuseum.org, and at the MAC.

11/15/2023

Pulling more prints from storage. I’ve always loved these two that Bill took in the 90’s.

11/14/2023

Growing season is over, the folk festival is behind us, and we’re back in the darkroom. I printed Season’s End yesterday, and Bill developed his new 4x5 negatives.

11/10/2023

Next up, more music, this weekend (Nov. 11th & 12th) at the fall Folk Festival! We perform Saturday and 1 on the Bistro Stage and you can check out the full schedule of great acts here. Enjoy!

Spokane Fall Folk Festival - Celebrating our cultural diversity. Free, family-oriented music and dance event.

10/19/2023

Thank you to all who came out to the music and photo show! It was a wonderful turnout and great fun! The photo show will be up for another week so if you missed it and want to check it out give us a call 509-868-8910 and we will be glad to meet you there, or give Hamilton Studio a call to arrange a time 509-327-9501. Thank you!

10/11/2023

October is Spokane Arts month! Hope you can celebrate with us next Tuesday the 17th at Hamilton Studio where we will have a photo exhibit for the eyes and live music for the ears. We will have traditional black and white prints and sepia toned prints on the walls, and music will feature songs from our 6th album and newest release, plus other favorites. It starts and 7pm and it’s free!

08/25/2023

There’s still time to see our show at Hamilton Studio... Mushroom wall (contact prints - 8x10 negatives), Sunset in the Needles (sold yesterday), and much more. Give us a call 509-868-8910, or call Hamilton Studio 509-327-9501 to arrange a time. We enjoy looking at the prints in this beautiful space, and think you will too. Thanks!

08/09/2023

Here’s a link to a cool video about our photo show and opening night! Thanks to Don Hamilton for doing this and the very nice comments about our work. Call the Studio at 509-990-9821 for an appointment to see the show or call us at 509-868-8910 and we’ll arrange a time to meet you there. It will be up through August. Thank you!

08/07/2023

Last Friday’s photography show opening was a fun night in many ways and we are truly appreciative of all who came, the kind words about our work, and the great conversations! Also thank you to Don Hamilton and Lorna St. John for inviting us to show at their wonderful studio and all the work that goes into hosting an art opening. Feel free to call Hamilton Studio at 509-327-9501 for an appointment to see the work. We were so busy we didn’t get good photos of the setup but here are a couple from the night and there will be more to come. Thanks again from both of us!!!

07/28/2023

August 1st Friday Artwalk - We’re excited to have a photo show in this gem of a space, Hamilton Studio!

Bill and Kathy Kostelec have assembled a broad range of landscapes from the American West to decades of Spokane scenes, and a variety of intimate still lifes.

Live music and a lecture by the artists at 7:30.

WHEN
August 4, 2023
5:00PM - 9:00PM

WHERE
Hamilton Studio
1427 W Dean Ave,
Spokane, WA 99201

FREE ADMISSION