Ongoing

Yes we have been extended at Kahawa until the end of the month, so don't forget to drop in to have a coffee and pick up some letters. We are still showing at Karen Found It in Mirvish Village and since the weather is so gorgeous there's no reason to not go to both places. As always to check out all the beautiful different styles of letters online just click the link below.

A.S Hahn

http://thealphabetshoppe.blogspot.com

Film Stills Series #1 "Untitled {Red Birds}" from Fight Club

Untitled {Red Birds}

twenty four x eighteen inches, acrylic on canvas

three hundred and fifty dollars

As many of my friends know, I love DVDs, I love watching them, listening to them while I work, playing commentaries and featuresttes, I don't listen to music as much anymore as listen to commentary on DVD, music can be incredibly distracting, changing songs, playlists etc, things may not fit the mood of what I'm working on, it just gets in the way, I spend more time walking to the stereo/laptop instead of putting in solid "easel time". What I love is the "Voice in the room" aspect of DVD commentaryI find it relaxing since I spend so much time working alone.

Similarly I think what I enjoy is the idea of process and access to the process of creation on a DVD commentary, I do like to show work in progress here at the Shoppe site from sketch to completion. Shoppe emails have also told me that you out there like to see it also. I started to make a list of certain film stills that I enjoy the composition, find inspiring etc. This is the first, the still, which I have absolutely zero permission to use on this site {apologies} is from "Fight Club" it's a small moment but compositionally it blows my mind, so I adapted it to suit my needs. About two years ago I'd started a painting of a flock of red birds on a white ground, it wasn't working, there was an element missing, once I saw this sequence from Fight Club, the lightbulb {or whatever it is in my head} popped. Over on Facebook of course people start immediately sending "Flock of Seagulls" jokes and rips about the Eaton Centre, but that's fine, if that's what comes out of you, I still want to hear it.

I'm still doing a couple of small touch ups on this piece, nothing too significant, some highlights and toning, nothing radical, I'm happy with everything that's here.

thank the lord the sun has come out,

A.S Hahn

madcraftshoppe@live.com

The Canadian Girl Project

Canadian Girl (Eighth in a series)

twelve x twelve inches,acrylic on canvas

SOLD.

Apologies for the lack of cropping in this image, which help will cut down on theft, but for reasons only known to microchips and other tiny things that live inside laptops, my photo program has a bug up it's ass. That being said, here she is at night. I'm not sure of her mood in this painting, I think she's just taking some time to think, as I have lately.

Keep the comments coming on the ongoing series.

A.S Hahn

madcraftshoppe@live.com

{Also out of interest someone send me an email via this link today just so I can see how it's working.}

potential tshirts for the Shoppe and the Cloak

Once we get the first batch of shirts out into the world, which seems to be taking awhile, we may print this "Batman/Batmite" inspired image for the madcraftshoppe clothing line,depending on interest from you Shoppers. This may get printed in children's sizes.

Below it is one of the most popular catchphrases at the Cloak and Dagger rendered in an "Austin Powers" style 60's lettering, this may be printed by the pub but there seems to be a dispute {as always} between the owners which I won't get into because I don't take sides, I do the designs, they make the decisions, or at least attempt to.

FILE UNDER "It wouldn't be the Internet if we didn't talk about movies"

Just watched "Lars and the Real Girl" incredibly done, but it's distracting to watch a film where you know more than half the actors personally, heck one of them lives just up the street from me. By weight alone it should be a "Canadian Film". I thought the performance of the older brother was spot on. Nevertheless a wonderful film, very affecting music and they use my "wedding song" "This Must Be the Place {Naive Melody} by the Talking Heads, one of the most "real" love songs ever written.

In other news, I don't know about you but I read the paper online, I read the Sun at the pub, but you can get carried away with scrolling, so instead of a headline that reads, "Stolen Rhinoceros Horns could be deadly" my scanning eyes read, "Stolen Rhinoceros Porn turns Heads".

talk to me at the address below.

madcraftshoppe@live.com