November and December events

It's that busy time of year for me when you'll find me at holiday markets
around the city. I have 3 confirmed dates right now and hopefully a few
more to come.

Saturday, November 21, 2009
12–4 p.m.
Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Pavilion, 1st Floor
Brooklyn Museum Children's Book Fair
with more than 30 Brooklyn authors and illustrators.
The fair features storybooks, picture books, and graphic novels
and will include author readings, a game for children, and café service.

Saturday, December 5th 11am-8pm
I'm with the NewNew team of etsy designers for The Holiday Handmade Cavalcade
at the Openhouse Gallery, 201 Mulberry Street.

Wednesday, December 13th - 20th
I'll be at Gifted presented by the Brooklyn Flea
at 204 E. 4th St. and Lafayette. I'll be sharing a space with Erika Lively
of Go Global and Gabriel Grippo of NY Design Room.

More from the Flea Design Coop

The local blog for the Brooklyn Flea has posted a list of the designers
that will be selling on Saturday alongside myself. Check it out here.
And Lena Corwin, the organizer, has also posted about it here.
It's going to a beautiful sunny day on Saturday so please stop by
and check out the wonderful work.
Here's a sneak preview.

Claudia Pearson

Wayne Pate

Virginia Sin

Lena Corwin

Christopher David Ryan

Deadly Squire

Map Tote

Moontree Letterpress

The Flea Design Coop

This Saturday November 7th all my new goods will be available at
The Flea Design Coop which is part of the Brooklyn Flea (see details below).
This is a specially curated section organized and curated by Lena Corwin
and Rebecca Kutys. Every week until the end of November there will be
new designers work on offer. The fabulous poster was designed by
Wayne Pate and is available at the Flea for $15.

November Giveaway

A few month ago I featured the work of Swiss illustrator
Catell Ronca. She has kindly donated a wonderful little
pull out book measuring 5" x 6" x24". The illustrations
capture life in Peckham, London and having lived in Brixton
for a few years myself where the diversity of cultures is
similar she's done a fantastic job.
You could own this lovely little gem by commenting
below on the most multi cultural part of the world
you've ever visited.
The lucky winner will be picked on November 9th.

2010 Poster Calendar

My days and weeks have been consumed with veggies but
I've finally completed my 2010 calendar in both its forms.
So, pictured below is the poster version now available at
my store and the 12 page calendar will be ready to ship on
Monday. Also thought I'd share some pickles !!

Brian Jungen

I've just returned from Washington DC where I spent a lovely 2 days
with my sister exploring the city. It was my first trip there and I feel
like I only just scraped the surface with it's wonderful museums and
historic monuments. The National Museum of the American Indian really
blew me away from the exterior to the amazing collection within.

The art of Brian Jungen is one of the most innovative and clever works
I have seen in a very long time. He is a Canadian artist from British Colombia
with Swiss and Dunne-za First Nations ancestry. He draws upon the traditions
of "found art" and incorporates familiar everyday items into traditional
First Nations artwork. Jungen writes:
"It was interesting to see how by simply manipulating the Air Jordan shoes
you could evoke specific cultural traditions whilst simultaneously amplifying
the process of cultural corruption and assimilation.
The Nike mask sculptures seemed to articulate a paradoxical relationship
between a consumerist artefact and an 'authentic' native artifact."

Monsieur Cabinet

Dave aka Monsieur Cabinet lives and works in Leeds, West Yorkshire.
I came across his work when he was a contributor on Doodlers Anonymous.
His work will definitely make you giggle and I love his visual play on words.