This Sunday at the Dublin Food Co-op, Independents Day is happening .Jane will be there with a brand new book.

a deeper exploration of fragility,love and loss
edition of 8 
altered vintage childs book with original drawings and words added.

 I am making this book specially for this sundays independents day ,mentioned by emma in the post below I look forward to catching up with my tinderbox and various zine friends , leave a message here , or over at my facebook
LETS DO THIS !!

image alan doyle 

Hi Folks, hope you are all well.
I am very late with this but just in case anyone sees it , that can go, please do.
I exhibited last year at the hunters moon festival and I have to say , it was a highlight of my year. The festival is virtually self funded and  THIS SATURDAY ONLY  1pm -10.30pm you can buy lots of affordable art , half of the price goes to the festival fund.
 Jane,a waif and stray from the tinderbox world will have lots of drawings from 20 euros to 150 euros, lots and lots of 20 euro ones.
It is FREE to go in to see the art and various stalls.
There is a full line up of music and films , which you can see on the events page.
Please let anyone you know , who may like to get some affordable drawings.

details of all day art and music fundraiser event

Jane
Jane again

Zine Fair June

Esther and Emma will have a table at this years Independents Day Zine Fair on June 23rd at the Food co-op Newmarket Sq.
Any of you Tinderboxer's want/can help out for an hour or two please give us a shout out!

Iconic war photography hauntingly reduced to simple, empty lanscapes

'Czech photographer Pavel Maria Smejkal is responsible for this arresting series of images that are completely familiar yet strikingly alien. Taking iconic photographs of moments that have shaped the course of human history (think Iwo Jima, Tiananmen Square and The Grassy Knoll) Pavel removes the human elements from them, leaving nothing but empty, haunting landscapes behind. They offer an eerily prosaic look at the geographical plainness of sites that have been imbued with such enormous importance.'

Link: www.itsnicethat.com/articles/fatescapes

Doily street art by Smot

I've been seeing these all over my neighbourhood (Ménilmontant, Paris) and thought I would share.
I love the idea.

OFFSET2013 Illustration Week: Launches today!

 OFFSET 2013 starts in 2 months at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, in the heart of Dublin’s Docklands.

Over the next eight weeks OFFSET will be sharing videos of talks, interviews, panel discussions from previous events, as well as presenting their upcoming 2013 speakers.

This week the theme is Illustration!

Watch out for upcoming posts on Seymor Chwast, Dave McKean and Gary Baseman, interviews with Ben Newman, Kate Moross, Calef Brownand Chris Silas Neal and a whole day dedicated to picture books with Oliver Jeffers, Niamh Sharkey and PJ Lynch.

See: www.iloveoffset.com

Image credit - Illustrated Type by BRENB

Homemade book

Hello, I just finished a little homemadebook of 10 pages, and it will be with great pleasure to offer it to whoever is interested in it. The theme of the books is about landscape mixed with the art. In order to get it, feel free to drop me an email at :
thinkalot@hotmail.fr
Ciao !

Claudio Parentela

Claudio Parentela:Contemporary Art with a Freakish Taste!....Anarchic and Crazy Art for a better world....!??.....or worse...?..we'll see.....

http://www.claudioparentela.net

Introduction...

Hello All,
After years spent designing magazines and being an Art Editor I took the decision it was time to start producing work which was personal and pure. I am an artist/photographer living and working in London. My website is www.markdyball.co.uk please have a look around when you have time, hope you find it interesting. I look forward to getting to know everyone, your work and taking part fully in this group. Happy New Year!