This Sunday: The Bazaar of the Bizarre

I'll be there! Will you?

11am to 7pm, at the Pia Bouman School of Dance, 6 Noble Street (near Queen and Dufferin). Free admission, and family friendly!

Facebook event page here:
http://www.facebook.com/the.Bazaar.of.the.Bizarre#!/event.php?eid=193349210683736

This is my favourite art and craft fair of the whole year, hands down. I am never so tempted by so many wonderful, weird, totally-to-my-taste things as I am at this event.

I'll be there, in my usual spot from the last two times I've shown there, with plenty of new work -- and this time, with signed, matted, ready-to-frame colour prints of about a dozen of my original paintings!

In the news!

Hey, neat! Just saw this link via Ty Templeton's Facebook page. It's a review of the comic I worked on throughout the summer, "Holmes Inc.". And my name even gets a mention! Almost makes a girl blush.

Borderland Speakeasy #16: Sherlock Holmes and the Public Domain

(The art featured in the story is drawn by Gibson Quarter and inked by Ty Templeton. Story by Rob Pincombe.)

Art opening this Thursday, October 7th at Cafe Taste

I have another event to announce, and would love to see you there! This Thursday, Cafe Taste, near Queen and Dufferin, is hosting an opening party for a solo exhibit of my work, which will remain on display for the month of October. A wide variety of pieces from all of my series, including new koi fish and black bird paintings, are being exhibited, and are available.

I have created a public Facebook event for the opening, to which you can add yourself to keep track of it:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=121360744584667&ref=mf

The party will take place this Thursday, October 7th, from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. Cafe Taste is located at 1330 Queen Street West, at Brock Street.

GalleryWest, next door to Cafe Taste, will be hosting an opening party the same evening, so you can get double the fine art fix with one visit. Info on that event is here: http://1332queenwest.com/programming.html

More info on Cafe Taste is here: http://www.cafetaste.ca

Thank you again, and hope to see you this Thursday!

Queen West Art Crawl: Outdoor Art Show -- This weekend!

This weekend I'll be exhibiting and selling art in Trinity Bellwoods Park, as part of the Queen West Art Crawl. This will be my first time participating in this show, and I'm very excited for it.

The hours for the outdoor art show are 11am-6pm on Saturday and Sunday. You'll find me at this location in the park, quite close to Queen West:



(See orange arrow!)

I have also set up a Facebook event, so feel free to add yourself here to keep track of it:

http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=148641375176324

Hope to see you there! The weather is supposed to be lovely this weekend, so make it part of a day trip through the park and along Queen West while you still can!

Upcoming events

Once again, I've been so hard at work that the blog here has been on hold for a bit. Now, however, I can tell you what all the work's been about! I've been creating pieces for the following events:

Fan Expo and The Launch of Holmes Inc.
I will signing at Fan Expo on Friday, August 27th, from 6pm to 8pm. Find me at the Toronto Cartoonists Workshop/Holmes Inc booth, and pick up a copy of the new book! Each story in the book is written by a different author, and illustrated by a different artist. Come buy one! Or five! I'll sign them all.
The Fan Expo site, with tickets, times, etc., is here: http://www.fanexpocanada.com

Art Opening at Insomnia Cafe
I'm showing new original artwork -- all from or related to my Koi Fish series -- at Insomnia (near the corner of Bloor and Bathurst) throughout most of September. The art will be going up on September 7th, and there will be a party there that evening. Come join us! The Facebook event page is here; add yourself!
http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=126385524074456

The Queen West Art Crawl
From Friday, September 17 through until Sunday, September 19, I will be selling original artwork and signed prints in Trinity Bellwoods Park. My booth will be located near the southeast end of the park. I'll have original artwork available from all of my various series, in a wide range of price points. Please come by and say hi, and check out the vast multitide of amazing artists showing and selling their work! This show is on par with the Outdoor Art Exhibition for number and variety, and is one not to miss! Information is here:
http://www.parkdaleliberty.com/show_info.php?page_id=99

Cafe Taste
My artwork will be up for display and sale during the month of October at this lovely wine and cheese bar and restaurant near Queen and Dufferin. The opening night is TBA, so stay tuned for updates! Meanwhile, check out their site here:
http://www.cafetaste.ca

That's it for the moment, but there will be even MORE announced soon, so stay tuned! (To those of you wondering where I've been hiding all summer, it should now be self-explanatory!)

Where to find me

For the curious, here are all the places to find me online (that I can think of off the top of my head):

My main site:
http://www.edenbachelder.com

This blog:
(You're here already.)

Deviantart:
http://shmeeden.deviantart.com

Boot Camp Comics:
http://www.bootcampcomics.com

Nerd Girl Pin-Ups, in the artist's alley section:
http://www.nerdgirlpinups.com

And if you play as an Emo (all the cool kids are doing it), you'll find my artwork in:
http://www.forumwarz.com

Contact info:
eden (at) edenbachelder (dot) com*


*(written out this way here to avoid the spam bots!)