Emma Calder signing books
The evening went really well, all a bit of a whirl and it was great that so many old friends turned up.
For the event at Beaconsfield, I put a lot of effort into framing up some of the original artwork from the book and a selection of work that started me off on the whole sticker thing.
Some of the work on display at the launch
One person has offered to swop an original Banksy for one of my pictures, of course I said, “depends which one”, my daughter said “you are joking, didn't you think, swop yours and sell the Banksy,” of course not, that hadn't occurred to me, Oh well, that's why we have children.
Collage made from stuff I dug out of our back garden
As I said in an earlier blog, it was doing the button pictures, that began it all and then trying to find a vehicle to somehow show the world what I had done. The stickers were my mini gallery and luckily for me, it came off as a way of getting my work seen. Resulting in Thames and Hudson asking me to do a book, which I never expected.
One of the long thin sticker books on display at Beaconsfield
Having ones work in shops all over the world means, that plan A worked (The work is out there), the outcome of plan B is yet unknown, will any one actually buy it, or take it down from the shelf!
Emma Calder proudly holding book at launch, photo needed a little help
Hi emma, heres a message from Malaysia. =)
ReplyDeletei finally got your book last two days and was extremely excited viewing it slowly to not loosing any of the details in each design...
am feeling comfy with your style. although it isnt a very sophisticated and detail kind of style, yet, just love it.. it does gives me a different feeling when im moody.. ^^
one bad thing: I not dare to use the beautiful stickers, they are just so nice when combine together to become a picture.. ^^
keep it up with good works.
good day..
best regards,
one of your reader in Malaysia
wanchiew