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Category: Star Wars Epic Yarns
#GiveBooks with First Book
On Friday, December 11, Jack visited The Hammond School, PS82 in Queens, NY. There, he helped give away hundreds of copies of Star Wars Epic Yarns that our publisher, Chronicle Books, had generously donated to First Book, a non-profit organization that gives new books to children in need. The students were primed for the visit and eager to meet Jack!… Read more →
Back from Haida Gwaii!
Holman reports on his artists talks and felting workshops in majestic Haida Gwaii. Read the full blog post here. Read more →
Our NYC Trip to The Original Art
We had the incredible honour of having our illustrations from Star Wars Epic Yarns: A New Hope selected for The Original Art exhibition curated by the Society of Illustrators, showcasing illustrations from the year’s best children’s books published in the U.S. The jury saw fit to include us in the exhibition with the likes of Sophie Blackall, Eric Carle, Emma… Read more →
Star Wars Epic Yarns at The Strong
Our original felt artwork from Star Wars Epic Yarns is now on display at The Strong – National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York! The exhibition runs from September 2015 to January 2016. Here are some behind-the-scenes images of the set-up. The original felt artwork was housed in Vancouver, British Columbia, and had to be shipped to New York.… Read more →
Start spreading the news!
We’re thrilled to announce that we have not one, but TWO, museum exhibitions in New York this fall! First, we have been invited to exhibit original felt artwork from Star Wars Epic Yarns at The Strong – National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York from September 2015 to January 2016. If you haven’t heard of The Strong, Forbes magazine… Read more →
Comic-Con 2015 Report!
Holman had the great pleasure of going to San Diego Comic-Con 2015 to promote Star Wars Epic Yarns. Here’s his report: Wow! What a thrill to go to San Diego Comic-Con this past weekend! Let me give you a quick visual tour of my whirlwind Thursday to Saturday trip. When I arrived, it was impossible to miss that Comic-Con was… Read more →
Wet Coast Wools Workshop!
Holman recently reprised the Jawa needle-felting workshop he gave at The Makery in Anaheim, California back in April. This time, however, it was in his home town of Vancouver, British Columbia! Holman teamed up with the fabulous folks (Glenda and Mike) at Wet Coast Wools, an amazing wool and yarn store on the west side of Vancouver. Check out their… Read more →
Star Wars Epic Yarns book launch
We got our Star Wars Day festivities going a little early on the weekend, when Holman teamed up with the theatrical geniuses at Boca del Lupo to host a Boca spring BBQ / Star Wars Epic Yarns book launch! We hosted the event at Progress Lab 1422 in Vancouver, where Boca del Lupo has admin and rehearsal space. We had… Read more →
Happy Star Wars Day!
May the 4th be with you! Find out everything you need to know about Star Wars Epic Yarns here! Read more →