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I’m away this week, speaking at this workshop<\/a><\/strong> in Pennsylvania, but here’s a quick post to mention two quick things…<\/p>\n Pictured above is illustrator R. Gregory Christie<\/a><\/strong>. That image comes from my 2009 breakfast interview<\/a><\/strong> with him. Greg has a wonderful and worthwhile new idea for which he needs financial backing from those so inclined to provide some support. Here’s<\/a><\/strong> all the information you need to know (don’t miss the video linked there at the top), but bottom line is that Greg has a children’s and young teens’ bookstore (in a mall) in Decatur, Georgia, that “needs a new look.” He writes at that link: <\/p>\n The store will feature my published children’s books and sell handmade products at a reasonable price. Additionally the mall’s management is fine with me bringing in creative friends to do weekend long intensive workshops. It would be a fulfillment of a dream to teach the community to stop buying back their own culture from corporations. Most of the expensive items they wait in a line for, can easily be made or personalized with their own creativity. I miss the days when kids would buy a brand, then paint it, tear it, sew it and redesign it in to their own expression. <\/p>\n Workshops teaching book-binding, painting, t-shirt production, silk screening, even computer and cell phone cover design painting will be offered. I will have something to teach any aspiring art student or curious craft enthusiast.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Whether or not you can financially support the endeavor, please spread the word (especially to those in the Georgia area). <\/p>\n
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