Is this just marketing? He kind of seems sincere. Yann Martel, author of Life of Pi, is taking a stand for the arts. And it’s a stand that will expand Canada’s Prime Minister’s book case.
Martel says he’ll keep the world up-to-date, via a website, on all the books he sends to the PM’s house.
This little new tidbit has just moved Life of Pi to the top of my TBR pile. I know, I know… I’m probably the only person on the planet who hasn’t read this yet.
The weather was perfect for this past weekend’s Magic City Art Connection festival. We picked up a print by Illinois artist Keith Grace. All of his artwork is saturated with letterforms and font sets, not too mention BRIGHT colors. Our find is perfect for our son’s room:
Here’s a kind soul that has compiled a HUGE list of all the Flickr groups that are book and typography related. But be warned: You can kill an entire week just lurking around on this list!
The Magic City Art Connection (formerly Art in the Park) is this weekend. The three day free event will have the streets around Lynn Park blocked off thousands of Birminghamsters crowd into hundreds of white tents to see what is there.
I noticed that there are fewer print artists showing this year. I was somewhat surprised by that. There seems to be a renewed interest in printed art and posters these days. So I expecting more. Oh well. Maybe we’ll find a cool painting or something.
