Artist Block Party.

I will be at the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo,

June 17th to June 19th. There will be lots to see and do.

The Artist Alley and Small Press exhibitors are putting together

a pin-up book under the theme of "Illustrated Classics".
 It will be a full colour, perfect bound,

comic format book. Details are yet to be finalized.

If you would like to participate, please contact me.

We are looking for the best quality image you can produce.

Think "Book Cover or Movie Poster" standard, there are

no guarantees that your work will be selected when you submit.

The publisher requires first printing rights in this collection. Artists

retain all copyrights to their individual work. At some point we may see

some royalties of sales and complimentary copies.

There are more discussions happening on Maple Ink Forums.

Thank you.

GarSeeYa!

(243)Show Set Up: Design and Construction.

I have a few shows to do, late into this year.

I decided to work a little bit on the presentation,

starting with a few sketches.

My budget is limited, so I took full advantage of the dollar stores.

The biggest piece are two coat hangers for the basic

upright structure. They are collapsible which is a plus.

I bought a couple of aluminum flag poles after Canada Day,

they are the horizontal sections of the display.

Three pieces of lumber covered in black hockey tape,

to hold the frame together, along with screws and wire.

I bought a collapsible wheeled carrying case

and a hang up fabric sweater storage.

Cardboard in between the storage sections

gave it more support, giving me individual cells

to have product and hardware in.

I covered  the cardboard with a vinyl table cloth,

with staples, tape and twist tie.

A black shower curtain, layered with a starred

table cover  provided a backdrop.

A few sticks of bamboo, twine, paperclips and a few more

do-dads make up the display. (This particular one

was a very narrow table.)

I used the sweater storage as a base for my drawings, sitting on the floor.

Everything in this display fits into the wheeled carrying case.

I keep trying to reduce the amount of hardware

I bring with me, the more I can compact my set-up, the better.

Practical problem solving is always fun for me.

Thanks for visiting.

GarSeeYa!

Day 47.

Self promo card designs. Most of it is done on Corel Draw X4, the upgrade has just come out

for CDX5. I'll be playing with that one soon. These have been fun to do. GarSeeYa!!!