Thank you!

Dear ABC book signing visitors,
The signing yesterday afternoon was a blast! Even though everybody had to wait for a little bit it all went rather smooth and the atmosphere at ABC was wonderful. People took the time and effort to drop by (even traveling from the other side of the country) which I appreciate a lot. At the end of the day I walked on air because of all the kind words and praises. Thanks so much you all! You truly made my day.
Below some photo's for you to enjoy. (Cheers, Bo!)
First Photo left: Hey, it's Ingrid, José and Leendert!

Left: My pal Saskia dropped by too (with injured hands from a nasty fall on gravel... oof). Right: My sister and my nephew Nigel.
Left: Miss A & miss C! (Note Cindy's shoe's; she's almost ready to rock the Halloween night as Maneki Neko). Right: Jeroen from Lamelos, looking sharp.
Left: my dear friend Martin, me, and Rick from ABC. Right: The gang from Amersfoort; Jacqui and her son Milan.
Left: The lovely miss Iris. Right: My love Leon.
Left: Mr. Draawer from Singapore. (Thank you for the kind gift pack!) Right: Sweet Jo and Floor.
Left: Jo and Chico know. Right: After the signing I noticed that 'Fangoria', 'Sexy Butts', 'Eisner' & Robert Pattinson had been watching over me.
A cozy and relaxed bite after the signing with Bo, Iris & Donné, Floor & Mike and Leon & me.

(My next signing will be in Seattle, WA, in December. The first is on Friday the 11th, at the opening of my next shared show at Roq la Rue and the next is on Saturday the 12th at the Fantagraphics Bookstore. Details will follow asap, keep an eye on this blog or my website).

A Reminder

Before you dive into the Halloween festivities this upcoming Saturday evening, be most welcome at the American Book Center in Amsterdam for the first book signing of my book Rock Candy. The signing starts at 3pm. Drinks are provided by the publisher Fantagraphics. And my fine Art Giclée prints (framed and unframed) will be for sale.
Hope to see you there!

ABC Window

This morning I made a window display at the ABC to promote Rock Candy and the upcoming book signing. My lovely pal Ingrid was so kind to help me out. Dodging halogen window lights, squeezing ourselves into the tight window space and ignoring the back of the shop shelves we made a composition of some of the dolls, animals and other characters from my personal collection of 'bric-à-brac':
First photo: my bike with all my stuff crammed on it in front of the ABC store.

Ingrid.

Me.

The scene at night (with electrical waxlights. Very gezellig).

I'm A Killer

Today I'm going to have wooden panels nuked to make them woodworm free... in this machine:
Now I feel even more like a murderer.
(Photo: Megades)

Radio Interview 'De Avonden'

(This is a post about a radio interview in Dutch so therefore written in Dutch).

Vorige week ontmoette ik de sympathieke Anton de Goede van de VPRO voor een interview over mijn werk en mijn boek Rock Candy. Normaal gesproken heb ik weinig last van zenuwen voor interviews of presentaties maar dit maal sprong de stress bovenop me als een groep dolle vlooien vanaf het moment dat de microfoon aanging. Dus met enige vrees ga ik vanavond luisteren naar het resultaat. (Ik excuseer me op voorhand voor de kromme zinnen en het gestamel. Dat eh... doe ik anders nooit).

Radio 6, De Avonden. Klik hier!
(Foto: De Rock Candy's bij American Book Center!)

Haniwa Is Here...

...and it turned out so amazing! Pressure Printing, home of high quality print editions, made a fine art intaglio print of my drawing Haniwa, a scene about an underground tea party involving Japanese funerary characters. (Haniwa are terra cotta clay figures which were made for ritual use and buried with the dead during the Kofun Period). The etching is framed with a delicate embossed border and is hand printed on Twinrocker paper. Yeah, how cool is that!

Pressure printing also kept a photo journal of the process.

- Drawing exclusively made for Pressure Printing
- Edition: 100 pieces, signed & numbered
- Size: 12.75 x 8.75” (22.5 x 32.6 cm)
- $150,- This price includes shipping for the US. International shipping: $ 10,- flat.

For close up's of the print and ordering; click here.

This Is An Update

Hello all! Summer is over and hectic times are here. This is an update of the sweet things to come:

First, the date of the ROCK CANDY book signing at the American Book Center has been set on Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 3 pm. Part of the shop walls will be reserved for an exhibition of my fine art giclée prints. The (unframed) prints will also be for sale on the day of the signing. I hope to see you there on Saturday! Also, on October 22 I'll transform one of the shop windows of ABC into an inspirational Rock Candy wonderland.

Second, the print I made for Pressure Printing is nearly finished and can be ordered any day now! The result is truly amazing. My hart skipped a beat when I saw the preview. The tones of the black & white intaglio fine art print are soft and velvet-like and the image is framed with a delicate, detailed embossing. Brad Keech of Pressure Printing kept a photo journal of the process of this project and will post it on his blog once the print can be ordered. (Here's a link to the journal of the making of the Travis Louie print. Nice!) I'll keep you updated about release dates and such.

Last but not least I'm working on new paintings for the upcoming show at my gallery Roq la Rue, Seattle. Previews will follow later this year.

(ABC photo ripped from Amsterdam Unlike)