waterfalls

Waterfall One, Waterfall Two SOLD The Baymouth,

each piece is twenty four by thirty iches ,acrylic on canvas, five hundred dollars each.

you click , they get huge

Hello shoppers this post will be exteded at a later date, I am thrilled with these pieces and can't wait to hear wha t you thik of them. I will write why I did them at a later date, I have a bunch of work I need to finish so check back soon.

God Bless bill Hutt.

As always to commissio or purchase call us at madcraftshoppe at Hotmail dot com.

A.S H

More from Fables

Two more pieces from the Fables series, first "The Queen of Candles and Loyal A" {SOLD}and "Campfire Doll Circle" each piece is 24 x 20 in. acrylic on canvas, $500.00.

contact the shoppe at madcraftshoppe@hotmail.com

cheers,

A.S Hahn

Hula Girls

Yes it's summertime Shoppers and what better way to celebrate than with some Hula Girls! Big Bright and Colourful sure to get attention wherever they are! Each piece is 24 x24 in. acrylic on canvas and can be yours for $400.00, but as a special summer madness special (special twice, means twice as special) all three can be purchased for $1000.00
contact the shoppe at madcraftshoppe@hotmail.com

A.S Hahn

Done Right Inn and Darren Kwik Studios

Hope you like the new look of the Shoppe and that the Labels section helps you navigate around the Shoppe to see what we have to offer.
The paintings below in the "Sets" post are on display at the Done Right Inn, Queen West almost at Walnut Ave (yay old studio building 198 my home for five years!) on the South Side and if you continue West on Queen to the Chocolate Lofts and go down Massey Street you can see my work at the Darren Kwik studio until it comes down on Thursday.

Oh and down forget the sale at the alphabet shoppe! Click here to go to our sister site http://www.thealphabetshoppe.blogspot.com/

And lets take a moment to wish Tammy P and Fabian K a very happy birthday!

and contact me Andrew Shay Hahn at madcraftshoppe@hotmail.com

all the best Shoppers!
A.S Hahn

Sets

1. Lady of the House Blue, Lady of the House Red

each piece is 16 x 16 in. acrylic on canvas, $200.00 ea. $350.00 for set

2.Sad Day Hats 1, Farmer Hats, Sad Day Hats 2

3.Lost Ball, Canadian Girl, A Day In Ireland

4. Blue Star Drum 1, Antique Drum, Blue Star Drum 2

each piece is 12 x12 in, acrylic on canvas, $120.00 ea, set of 3 $300.00

4. Red Birdhouse, Checkerboard Birdhouse

each piece 16 x 16in, acrylic on canvas,$150.00ea. set of 2 $250.00

contact Andrew Shay Hahn at madcraftshoppe@hotmail.com

Fables (cont'd)

"Juno the Dog Who Stopped the War," 24 x 20 in. acrylic on canvas $500.00

This is going to be a lot of fun, I should be posting a new work every few days so stay tuned!

best,

Andrew Shay Hahn

madcraftshoppe@hotmail.com

New works (first of many)

Life Jackets 1 (first in the series, Life Jackets) 20 x24 in. acrylic on canvas $500.00
Taking a Trip (first in a series, Fables ) 24 x 20 in. acrylic on canvas {SOLD}

click on images to enlarge

We're working pretty hard here at the Shoppe on two new series of paintings, Life Jackets, which will be images of - well, I don't think I have to explain this one. The Second Series "Fables" in inspired by my love of children's book illustrators/illustrations such as N.C Wyeth .
Please don't steal the images, photo quality has been reduced for security purposes.

God Bless the Ottawa Senators (who played more like the Leafs than the Leafs did)

all the best shoppers,
A. S Hahn

madcraftshoppe@hotmail.com

Recent Portraits

Contact Andrew Shay Hahn at madcraftshoppe@hotmail.com to consult about a portrait of a child or relative.

Hula Girls and Alphabets

Above Hula Girls Triptych ea. 24 x24 in. $4oo.oo , $1000.oo for the group

Below New Styles at the Alphabet shoppe ! So hop on over and have a look! And take advantage of the big summer sale ! http://www.thealphabetshoppe.blogspot.com

Stay tuned for new commissions and paintings coming Next week!

all the best,

Andrew Shay Hahn

madcraftshoppe@hotmail.com

alphabet shoppe

"vienna" full name one style

Don't forget to visit the alphabet shoppe at http://thealphabetshoppe.blogspot.com for the little people in your life, and for the next month if the name is six letters or longer the first letter is free! So head on over and pick your styles ! Don't forget to forward the site to friends or relatives.

best,
Andrew Shay Hahn
madcraftshoppe@hotmail.com

other locales

Andrew Shay Hahn can be found on Facebook and on Myspace, but has been having way more fun on Facebook.
Coming soon, more alphabet shoppe posts, more commissions, more original water towers and stories to go with them...stay tuned gentle reader.

Don't stop sending your water tower stories this way !

best,
Andrew Shay Hahn

It was inevitable...

I guess if you're a Canadian painter it has to happen to you sometime. This piece is Seven by Nine Feet Tall!

have a great weekend,
Andrew Shay Hahn
madcraftshoppe@hotmail.com

God Bless Jubril Zongo, Joseph Poon, Basil A. Masinass, Paore Zongo (relation of Jubril?) Captain Masa Anja and Ali Mahoo

pub life sketches #9,10

To have a completed sketch or poster for your band contact A.Shay Hahn at madcraftshoppe@hotmail.com

New Works

Lost Man Found Dog 2 , 24 x24 in. acrylic on canvas SOLD
Birdhouse Singer (Blue) ,16 x 16 in. acrylic on canvas $250.00
Lost Dog Town, 24 x 24 in. acrylic on canvas SOLD
Here are three new pieces that will be shown at Darren Kwik Studio (Massey and Queen) over the next month
contact Andrew Shay Hahn to purchase at madcraftshoppe@hotmail.com

Pub Life Sketches #7,8,9

Here are more sketches for bands that are played constantly around the Shoppe, word has it that the incomparable Iner Souster will be playing with the Fem Bots on their new album, check out his blog to see his amazing instruments and other sculptures. The Chicken Pickers commissioned their piece, the Beauty Shop are posting on their site and as usual I'm being paid in toonies and beer.

So if your band wants a sketch or would like a formal poster or some other work done for them contact me, Andrew Shay Hahn here
madcraftshoppe@hotmail.com

(coming soon BeGood Tanyas, Rattlesnake Choir , OCMS and others!)

Other News

New Cloak and Dagger shirts coming soon ! The pub is almost SOLD OUT of Russian Spy Girl shirts so get one now! You can see a sketch if you scroll down the scrolly bar on your immediate right hand side. You can also see the really blurry pictures I took of them.

Paintings at Darren Kwik Studio, I'll be showing work at this studio located in the Chocolate Lofts on Massey Str. and Queen West. for the next month.

Eleni Mandell will be playing the Mod Club on the 9th of May - if you don't know, you had better find out.

Pub Life Sketches 5 & 6

Two more sketches of favourite bands, Toronto's own Great Lake Swimmers and the pride of Champaign (sp?) Illinois The Beauty Shop a band I've loved since 1999, if you haven't heard them, hit their MySpace site, you'll be impressed and that's not because their band name ends in Shop either folks!

(Coming soon to Pub Life Sketches :The Be Good Tanyas, Elliott Brood and FemBots)

God Bless The Mote Family, The Thompson/Dawsons' and the Van Alphen/Bruces'
that's right, more babies have arrived!

Thanks to Jim Rooney from Vancouver his Water Tower story will appear at the site soon!

contact the shoppe at madcraftshoppe@hotmail.com

Andrew Shay Hahn

Pub Life Sketches 3 &4

( as always click images to enlarge)
A poster for Gargantua who play everyday Wednesday at the Hideout on Queen and a sketch for Rock Plaza Central check their Myspace site for upcoming shows ( I think they'll be at Sneaky Dee's soon).

Contact the Shoppe for all of your painting/ illustration needs madcraftshoppe@hotmail.com

A few words on...

It's Only Rock and Roll, 20x24, acrylic on canvas SOLD

One of the most rewarding aspects of showing your artwork are the stories you collect . The Water Towers that I paint never fail to bring out a mad tale of highschool pranks, dares and vandalism. This particular painting was inspired by a story I was told by my friend Tony. The water tower in his home town faced the high school and Tony and a friend bravely ascended the ladder to the top to write" It's Only Rock N' Roll" on it's face. Tony was painting "It's only" while his pal was in charge of "Rock N'Roll" - I'll assume they were in a hurry as his friend forgot the " 'N" and for the rest of their highschool years the Water Tower read, "It's Only Rock Roll".

If you have water tower stories to share please send them along to madcraftshoppe@hotmail.com

many posts and new work to come this weekend, all the best

Andrew Shay Hahn

Recent Commissions, (sp?)

Commissions are amongst the many services offered here at the Shoppe shown above are two recent pieces that I was hired to do, the first being a composite piece of photos taken by clients on a trip to Malta and the second is a piece that will be a giveaway through the Liberty Boot Co. featuring one of their most popular boots, "Killaz" (of which yours truly is a proud owner). If you would like to contact the Shoppe to commission a piece please contact Andrew Shay Hahn at madcraftshoppe@hotmail.com .

Thanks to all who came out for the closing of "Leather Canvas and Steel" much fun was had, thanks to the Cameron House, the Cameron Family Singers, Tony Benattar, Sam Ferrara, Mimi for the Chili and Col. Tom and Laura Repo for the Guest appearances with the band. If you haven't heard Laura sing "This Train Doesn't Stop in Kingston (paraphrasing the title there) you are really missing out, maybe it's on itunes.

God bless The Coup, Florida State and Dolly from the Divas

Happy Easter to all, send messages and comments we'd love to hear from you!

A.S Hahn

Leather Canvas and Steel Closing Party next Saturday

Paper Dolls 1, 24x24 $400.00, Paper Dolls 2,24x18 $350.00, Paper Dolls 3, 24x24 $400.00

Hey Shoppers, after much deliberation (and some impressive lollygagging) the Closing Party for...

"Leather Canvas and Steel" Saturday the 31rst of March after the Cameron Family Singers Matinee (matinee from 6-8), Closing Reception 8-10ish

Featuring the stunning cowboy boots from Tony Benattar of the Liberty Boot Co. the astounding metal work of Sam Ferrara and paintings by yours truly Andrew Shay Hahn. Some of the work can be seen already on this site if you scroll down, also pieces from "Lost Houses" and "Small Towns" will be shown with the newer work.

Any inquiries into purchases should be made at madcraftshoppe@hotmail.com

Now that my sprained arm and hand (long painful story) have healed we are back to painting with a vengeance, new work to be posted soon!

Other News - Kirsten Johnson's show "Crocker" at XeXe Gallery closes this Saturday, she will be there making treats with her Betty Crocker Easy Bake Oven from 2-6 so be sure to drop by (Bathurst South of Queen)


God Bless The Colby Family, In the Micks, No Broken Bones

See you Saturday Shoppers

Andrew Shay Hahn

Hold up wait a minute

Jason Statham and Ice-T wish you a Happy International Woman's Day!

Sorry folks but we have moved the Opening reception of "Leather Canvas and Steel" to a Closing party so as not to interfere with VideoCab's show in the back of the Cameron House. Stay tuned here for updates ,it will either be the 29th or 30th of this month.

God bless Scotty, birthday pal John Borra andCaptain America (RIP)

today I am officially one of those dinks who say 35 is the new 25 or whatever it is they say.

Andrew Shay Hahn
madcraftshoppe@hotmail.com

Leather Canvas and Steel at the Cameron House

Drum, 12x12, acrylic $160.00

For your viewing pleasure in the month of March, Tony Benattar of Liberty Boot Co., metal sculptor Sam Ferrara and yours truly Andrew Shay Hahn are presenting a group show at the Cameron House (see this post and below). Opening Reception 7 -10 pm, Thursday March 15th. Corin Raymond's band "The Sundowners" will be playing their 2nd set and there may be other entertainment to follow. Works from "Lost Houses" and "Small Towns" will also be shown alongside these newer pieces.

contact the shoppe madcraftshoppe@hotmail.com to purchase or reserve pieces,

hope to see/hear from you real soon!

Andrew Shay Hahn

Leather Canvas and Steel Paintings

1) Campfire Dolls 1, 16x16 SOLD
2) Campfire Dolls 11, 16x16, SOLD
3) Paper Dolls and Tree 1, 16x16 $300.00
4)Paper Dolls and Tree 11,16x16 $300.00
5) Black Roof Town, 24x24 DESTROYED

contact the artist @ madcraftshoppe@hotmail.com

Also in the news, "Lakefront" a painting by Andrew Shay Hahn is featured in Suzie McNeil's new video "Hung Up", Suzie will be one of the leads in the upcoming production of "We Will Rock You" and was a contestant on "Rock Star INXS" (or maybe it was the other one).

see you at the Cameron!

Andrew Shay Hahn

If you squint and turn your head

Well here they are, now all you need to do is go get one. If you click on the bottom pic you can see everything just fine, nope after trying that I daresay it's not true, so stay tuned for better photos, these are pretty funny though.