He asked me, he said, "Father where do they when they die?"

the dead brush urn,

they say that when it is full Van Gogh will rise from the dead and marvel at the placemats, calendars and coffee cups that we have printed his work on and he will rejoice, telling us we did just as he'd hoped.

Hello Shoppers, sorry to have not posted in quite awhile , I'm currently working on a very large commision and two new "pastorals" that I am enjoying and hope to have posted here at the end of this week along with a long entry on process {those pieces are't finished either, I know, I know soon come} and some other recent "life" notes which I haven't done in awhile, yes I've neglected you once again and here I am apologizing, what a cycle we're in.

To alleviate your ennui go to "The Skeptical Tourist" it is a hilarious blog by local actor Lisa norton, sure to give you plenty of larfs.

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your humble Shoppe Keeper,

A. Shay Hahn

Process: The Whole Sick Crew

Kahawa Coffee House Opening

"Ostrich and Friend", "Tiger and Moo Cow"

twelve x twelve inches, acrylic on canvas, SOLD

"Two Scared Pigs"

twelve x sixteen inches, acrylic on canvas, SOLD

Yes it has now been proven scientifically, the Hahn Family dollar store addiction is genetic, like my Mother I am hooked on shopping at the dollar store. Small toys for my nephews ? PPpsshaw of course not, small toys for me Shoppers and then the inevitable rendering of said toys which, as said below I think are quite fun and make others uncomfortale.

KAHAWA Coffe House Get Together

Sunday the Twenty Seventh of January from Four to Six PM

Kahawa is located three doors down from the Cloak and Dagger on College, East of bathurst. Then we adjourn to the Cloak for Irish Coffee and Gospel Sunday entertaiment, I couldn't plan your days better if I tried my friends, thank me by showing up. Special Alphabet Shoppe Appearance and the work comes down on the Thirty first so on Sunday you can purchase it right off the wall, no pesky delays.

RSVP or whatever here.

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all the best,

A.Shay Hahn

Process "One Thousand Fiances"

DESTROYED

Here is the second process based piece that I have just begun, and I suppose it would be wise to disclose why I start with the title. Many of you know that I have written several plays that have been produced in Ontario and Vancouver. Many, many moons ago I also had a very popular book of poetry published and have recently begun writing and illustrating a series of childrens books {don't ask this they will take awhile to finish, let alone get published}, needless to say words are a huge part of my life so when I wanted to find a new way to work I needed a jump off point.

As I wander home from pubs or catch bits of conversation, read the papers etc. I wait for a phrase to get stuck in my head, hence "Chinese Paint" and this title "One Thousand Fiances" that was a rather self deprecating joke about my romantic life that I told at a dinner party a couple of days ago, which I thought was funny but as usual made everyone else uncomfortale {strange how often that happens}.

your loyal mad craftsmen ,

A.S Hahn

Process "Chinese Paint"

Many of you who follow this blog know that I love to work in series, I will usually render five or six similar images until I get it out of my system, sometimes returning to the pieces to continue "unfinished emotional business" {see "Playing the Martyr"} or because of commisions {see "Small Towns"}.

I've decided in two thousand and eight to start working cumulatively, building on a piece every few days after staring at it for hours, this is the first in that process "Chinese Paint" that will be documented here.

I begin rendering with simply the title of the piece {first pic} and then start to layer over top of it until the themes and images start to flesh themselves out. I'm not sure how long I'll work this way, you do go through alot of paint to get somewhere that may not even be near the end of the finished work, but I promised myself I'd do three and see how I felt.

This is the first.

A.S Hahn

new stuff at the alphabet shoppe

Ah the new year is upon us Shoppers and with that we will once more assault and delight you with many new styles in the Shoppe, I don't know about you but I am particularly fond of the "A is for Apples", and how will I know if you are if I never hear from you, so get in touch with Mr.Fun himself, A.Shay Hahn at
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unless of course you are a African king in some kind of trouble, or the contact person for the Euro Millions lottery, I apologize but even in two thousand and eight, we doubt your sincerity. {Really call Al Gore or someone from a Gap add}
{As always letters are sixty dollars each and three for one hundred and fifty for the months of January and Feruary, plus shipping costs}

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"From Armless to Aimless" OR "Murder Squad Everywhere I Look, Murder Squad

Yes Shoppers it wouldn't be the new year without more Murder Mike and Murder Squad shirts and stories, so here are the new designs we are finishing for the band, who will be flogging their wares at some huge death metal festival in Montreal in February, I don't know what it's called and I know you probably aren't going to attend {Mom} so just go see Murder Mike at the Death Metal brunch at Grafittis on the weekend and he'll sell you the shirt off his back or out of the hockey bag full of shirts that he carries, that were all designed by yours truly.

Things were going pretty well for the guys and they are going to start working on the new record in February if Mike's landlord ever fixes the whole in the ceiling. Until then for your true hardcore fix Rammer and Three Inches of blood will be at the Mod Club soon.

God bless, TJ Ford Mason and Ellis happy day lil' guys.

let me know you're still out there Shoppers, sometimes I just feel its me and my Llasa records.

A.S Hahn

The Year in Review

"Proposed new name for the city of Toronto"

There is no Year in Review as blogger screwed up and just lost two hours of work, sorry folks, it was really great too.

It's like the road to Oz, this life of mine

It's official Shoppers A.Shay Hahn is now your go to guy for lions, tigers and bears. This was a good project, painting hair on a lion teaches you alot when it comes to layering and patience, you have to do it when they're sleeping.

Kahawa Coffee House

flying hats,

one hundred and twenty dollars each, three for three hundred,

acrylic on canvas, twelve x twelve inches

May,

twenty four x twenty four inches,

acrylic on canvas, five hundred dollars

Currently showing at Kawaha Coffee House, Three Hundred and Eighty Eight College Str.

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Jerusalem dyptych

Jerusalem {dyptych}

each piece is twenty four x thirty inches, acrylic on canvas,

six hudred and fifty dollars each twelve hundred for the pair.

This just makes me so happy.I have been negligent in getting to this, I suppose I was unsure of where to start. Let's see, after doing so much work through the past few months on Fables I knew simply that first and foremost I needed to change formats, I like consistency in my series, I prefer a uniform size for my shows, at the end I eeded to excercise myself in a direction that would help shake things up for me, I have done over one hundred twelve x twelves in the past three years, and many two x two's, this was such a welcome adjustment just to move around the canvas more. Although similar to the "Playing the Martyr" series in Fables, there is something about the scale of this work that is immediate and powerful. Liig up a doze of these girls was a challege, the rhytthm of the piece relies more o the colour work, the lies of the drums and the ties, the eye follows.

I am very proud of this piece, it needed a proud title, "Jerusalem" has no meaning in regards to work itself, it still serves the piece well.

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Schuco toys and other stocking stuffers

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more posters

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Paper Dolls

campfire dolls summer/ winter,

each sixteen x twenty inches,

two hundred fifty dollars each pair for four hundred,

paper doll ships one and two,

same as above,

paper doll ships three,

twelve x thirty six iches {and framed}

SOLD

Will e writing here tomorrow after I purchase a " " and a " n" key.

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Valentine One and Two

Valetine One and Two,

each piece acrylic on canvas, twenty x twenty four inches ,

five hundred dollars {pair for nine hundred}

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what's the difficulty ?

This design is up for grabs, I think it's a great name, the band it was intended for did not.

the alphabet shoppe is a crazy place this time of year

The holiday deal here folks is the largest yet, purchase three letters for One Hundred and Fifty dollars {CRAZY }.Yes folks its crazy at the two shoppes as we approach the holidays to place orders for letters or other works you may always call me at

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take care, ASH

gifts for your ids, phews, ieces, etc's.

CHRISTMAS SALE

order with haste

ea. twelve x twelve, sixty dollars, four for the price of five

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order, request, ask at

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process

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How the image evolves, from cocept, first steps ad complete.

Our Ladies of the Flowers

Fevrier {SOLD}, June, Autumn {SOLD},January, each piece twenty x twenty four inches

acrylic on canvas, five hundred dollars ea.

This idea came to me while looking at a arrangemet of flowers wrapped in paper, that when inverted they looked quiet simply, like dresses or gowns, sometimes it's that simple.

Opening Reception at the Cameron House, Sunday nov. Eleventh, Four to Seven pm

Reserve pieces now, the work is selling already

contact Andrew Shay Hahn here

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