Happy New Year! and City of Craft!

Happy New Year to all, I hope it was a good year for everyone. It was certainly a busy with me trying to branch into Craft Fairs, doing 2, The Renegade Crafts Fair in Chicago, and City of Craft here in my home town Toronto. Here are a few Pictures from City of Craft and as always, thanks to everyone who came out to support.

"Paper Goods"

"The Space was really nice!! "

"1%talent"

"more to come"

More to come with a new exciting year ahead. Stay in Tune.

Nerds

Well, I started working in a print shop (nothing glamorous) but it will finance my creative adventures, so my updates will come slower than before. :( But I'll keep pushing!! So what is new? New notebooks are now on sale on my etsy shop. Also a new partnership with a small Montreal art gallery/artshop Monastiraki, They will be carrying my tees as soon as I send them there, which i hope is soon.

Nerdy animal notebooks, there are currently 5 of them, but i hope that there will be more. I also hope to print them on other stuff, we'll seee enjoy these for now.

"This Nerdy bunny is the newest the the nerdy family ,complete with tie and pants AND nice shoes"

"This nerdy cat is a little off, but still lovable"

"This elephant is not only Nerdy but he is also a boss of his own company"

"This cat is more well rounded.. and will sit and read beside you on cold nights"

"Papa Nerdy bear was the first of this set to be made, not only classy but classic"

Notes books

I was so busying thinking about how I was going to fly to LA for Anime expo this weekend that I forgot to update, so here is a quick update! I usually print on pre-made notebooks, but while cleaning the "studio" I stumbled upon some stacks of paper user for my book making project a while back. So i Decided to make some of my own. They don't look as perfect, but they include more different kinds of paper, and still feature my own art work. Maybe I will try selling these when I make them better. Here are some picture while you wait.

"Featuring kraft, light weight watercolour and lined paper"

"Some of the covers... well all of them I made 4"

"and on the back, promote when you can :D"

Anime North

So here is a quick update on Anime North... Sorry no cosplay pics just my table. Thanks to everyone who came by crafter's corner and picked something up or even just to check out the table. Thanks to Peter Chan, I didn't have to post cellphone pics.

"My table set up, *note i did not have an alien hat, but sometimes wish I do"

"Cards and note books! and some little bag i made for other little stuff"

"maybe this face scared some people off"

"animals with glasses"

"please come again!"

Late Night Printing

In my effort to post more here are some pics i just took while i was printing a batch and shirts and stuff.

"the yellow and glow in the dark part takes 2 coats D:"

"The the blue part just makes me smile when its on, a 3 colour process for this shirt"

"Screen printing can be fun"

"These books came from the same screen as above! they look super"

"classic lino cut, nerdy bear"

"I liked the nerdy bear so much, i made a cat as well,"

"and a nerdy elephant, it wouldn't be Hieng without an elephant"

Sketchbook Flip Book

Hey Just trying out a online book publishing thing issuu.com here are 2 of my past sketch books

Printed Moleskine Cahiers books

Before this blog dies again I better update it. so here are some books that Im starting to print on and selling them on my Etsy and hoping that they will fly. I haven't made a sale on Etsy yet so I don't know... I'll also be selling these @ NYAF anyways have a look and enjoy them.

"from the killer fish shirt i had"

"nerdy bear!"

"toms skin"

Project book making

"Hand made goodness"

Recently I made some handmade books for sale, prices are under the image. The covers are hand painted by me and they have a gloss varnish finish. This set has 8o pages and are compose of 80lb water colour paper and brown Kraft paper. Stab bound with with wax linen threads.

"6x4 (sold)"

"9.5"x6"(sold)"

"9.5"x6"(sold)"

"9.5"x6"(sold)"

Here are some process shots I took while I was working

Thanks to everyone who got a book from me.