Striped Aardvark : Joan Krygsman

Esther Reading at Royal Botanical Gardens Sunday January 29th

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:33:35 +0000

Sunday January 29th : Bring out your family and celebrate Tu Bi’Shevat at the Royal Botanical Gardens Nature Centre … including a nature hike, a bonfire and featuring a reading by Hamilton’s own artist and author, Joan Krygsman (me!) from her book, “Esther and the Avocado Tree”. PLUS games, puzzles and art activities for children aged 3-12 AND snacks.

Cost: $25 for family of 5 or $6.00 per person (children under 3- FREE)

Please RSVP: on-line or call the Hamilton JNF office @ (905) 527-5516 or email hamilton@jnf.ca

Striped Aardvark in the News

admin — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:03:43 +0000

Esther and the Avocado Tree reading at the Dundas Public Library

admin — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:51:52 +0000

Come listen to me read Esther! Free Striped Aardvark magnets for the kids – and signed copies of the book will be available for purchase!

10:30am : Saturday December 17th
Dundas Public Library
18 Ogilvie St 4, Dundas, ON L9H2S2

Book Launch + New Aardvarks at HomeGrownHamilton

admin — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 02:22:10 +0000

Friday December 10th | 5:00pm – 8:00pm | 27 King William Street, Hamilton

Along with the launch of the book Esther and the Avocado Tree, HomeGrownHamilton at the Skydragon Centre will be hosting the opening night for the newest Striped Aardvark creature paintings. There will be signed books, there will be food, there will be libations and there will be Lots of New Aardvarks. Can’t wait to see you there! This is a Pre-Art-Crawl event.. so come for the Aardvarks, stay for the Crawl!

Aardvarks : The Next Generation

admin — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 17:28:28 +0000

The newest 12×12 designs are ready to go! These (and more to come) will also be available on coasters and tiles shortly.

The New Book is Out!

admin — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 01:59:07 +0000

Esther and the Avocado Tree is now available to pre-order – shipping and pick-up orders will be ready to go out the second week of November! Here’s the order link - and you can always preview it here!

The Creatures are Coming to MIP!

admin — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:51:02 +0000

The results are in! 12 creatures will be arriving at McMaster Innovation Park for the 7th McMaster Innovation Park Art in the Workplace Exhibition.

Media
ink | acrylic | collage

Opening Reception
December 8th
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Show runs December 3rd to March 8th, 2011

McMaster Innovation Park
175 Longwood Avenue South, Hamilton, ON
905-667-5500

… and many more!

Dare to Dine

admin — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:05:31 +0000

There will be a set of 6 Striped Aardvark coasters up for auction at the following wonderful event! :

Grandmothers of Steel in Partnership with Mohawk College presents the 3rd annual
Dare to Dine | Wine and African Food Sampling

Saturday, October 22nd, 7:00 – 10:00 p.m.

Awareness Center Lobby
Mohawk College, STARRT Institute,
481 Barton St. E. (east of Millen), Stoney Creek

Art and Craft Auction
Early-bird draw for tickets purchased by Oct. 15

Tickets: $30.00

For more information , contact :
grandmothersofsteel@gmail.com
905-765-5487

Ferry Sketches

admin — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 18:16:04 +0000

On a recent trip to manitoulin island, I got to drawing some tiny little square creatures on the ferry :

Locke Street Festival gets Striped

admin — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 02:04:31 +0000

Come visit with the Creatures at the 2011 Locke Street Festival on September 10th.. ceramic tile coasters and magnets plus the full range of greeting cards – and we’re also trying something secret and new, so please do drop by to let us know what you think!

This will be the last festival of the summer for us, but of course we’ll be Absolutely Everywhere in the pre-Holiday shows .. we’ll look forward to seeing you out there!

Also FYI – we’ve done a special line of magnets and coasters for the Ladybird Animal Sanctuary using their beautiful ladybird logo. These will be for sale at their booth at the Locke Street Festival – please stop by and show them some Stripey love!