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d'ohTopic: Comic Cons
Yesterday I posted Part I of my blog series of our evening ... At the closest Local Comic Book Shop (LCBS) to us here in North San Diego County. The owners were having their first 'Show', which was a "Night Of Art - Music - Comics" on Saturday, May 30th, 2009. (Click Here For Part I) Although we live near the LCBS, I hadn't seen this event until another Facebook Friend commented on their Wall about it with a link to the Event Page. The following is what the Facebook Event Page showed as what was being featured: Come out and enjoy a summer evening with Friends, Art, Music and Comics... ARTISTS: Ron Lemen, Vanessa Lemen, Soudabeh Memarzad, Keith Phillips, Spencer Tiscareno, Jeanette Vieira, Arron Willhite & Artists from Studio 2nd Street. MUSIC: Freestyle and radical Sounds of Bushwalla PLUS!! Magic Bars & Goodies from Elizabethan Desserts JUST ADDED... AND... The making of a Comic book with Erik Hendrix! See art and writing in progress. Wow! In Part I of my blog post series, I had mentioned the main reason for our going was to meet Erik Hendrix who is the writer of 'FACTION', one of the entries in the 2009 Small Press Idol Contest. (Click Here For Part I). However, as we were entering the store, my wife Tina noticed several stained glass pieces that were on the front window of the store.
I just had to find Brian at the party and ask him to stand by this creation for a photo! (As Shown at top right of this blog post.) I wanted to share this unique creation with all of my Blog readers! Brian told me that he chose this page because it was the first page in comic book history that showed Bruce Banner turning into the Incredible Hulk, and that scene was very powerful and moving to him! As a bit of a bio... Brian S. Canfield, who I also had not met before this Show, is a glass painter and stained glass artist. He is co-owner of Bera Stained Glass Studios with his wife Nicole J. Purvis. The studio itself was established in Chicago in 1963 by John Bera, an American Master in glass painting and stained glass. Today the studio is art based focusing on secular and non-secular designs and the preservation and restoration of stained glass art. In addition, Brian teaches stained glass and glass fusing at Palomar College and San Diego City College. The pieces that caught Tina's eyes and then mine were the ones I am blogging about here. Brian’s newest series correlates classic iconography and the mythology of saints with modern day comic book characters and myths. Brian tells me the following... "Moreover, traditional painted stained glass techniques, which date to the 13th century, also illustrate a connection to the comic book and graphic novel layout in regards to line and color. I have just begun to discover the intrinsic connections of the artistic styles and narratives of the human condition that exist between these beloved mediums and plans for future comic book characters depicted in stained glass are forthcoming." For further info on the Hulk piece or upcoming creations please contact: Brian S. Canfield AND AGAIN: Our Thanks to Amber and Dave Self, who presented this Art - Music - Comics Show at their LCBS in San Marcos, California. It was their first show, and it was so much fun that Tina and I were there for almost the whole evening that it ran! Their LCBS was Not included in my Blog on Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) in the San Diego Metro Area, because they did not participate in this year's FCBD event. Their LCBS is located at: Location: Sky High Comics Thanks again to all of YOU reading our current and archived blog posts!! ~ Michael (and Tina)
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