Holly Main - Comic & Illustration Blog

Please note, this blog has moved (officially!). For the latest updates and events, visit  www.hollymain.com  - or follow me on social media. Although I will no longer be posting here, the archive will still be available in case any of us want to look back down memory lane... Looking forward to connecting with you again soon!

The time have almost arrived for INSPIRE! Toronto International Book Fair taking place at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre this weekend! I am so excited for this event, with over 400+ authors, a great line up of exhibitors, and exciting programming, I just can't wait! Plus, the return engagement of the CANSCAIP art exhibition,   Capturing Imagination: The Art of Storytelling  sponsored by Neal Brothers Foods ! Looking forward to seeing my duo, Pom and Merret, at the show! For tickets and information visit     www.torontobookfair.ca   Hope you can make it out to this awesome event! - - - - - - - - - - INSPIRE!  Toronto International Book Fair  November 13 - 16 METRO TORONTO CONVENTION CENTRE (North Building),  255 Front Street West,  Toronto, ON  M5V 2W6

The holiday season is on it's way and that means it's almost time for STUDIO HUDDLE's annual holiday shop! This is a great event that I love taking part in each year. There will be beautiful handmade pieces for everyone on your list (and they've included pieces for every budget!).  This year I will be including a selection of Carrier Budge Greeting Cards, as well as a some prints and illustrations. Come and see what some of Toronto's best makers have made! Opening Shopping event: THURS. DEC. 5th, 2013 | 4pm-10pm STUDIO HUDDLE  97 Niagara St., Toronto, ON, M5V 1C3 Shop open: December 4th-Dec 22nd. Hours: WED-FRI: 4pm - 8pm SAT & SUN: 11am - 6pm For more information about the Shop STUDIO HUDDLE Opening Event, click HERE . Hope you can make it out!

Cambridge Galleries Design at Riverside presents: CARDED : REMARKABLE GREETING CARDS BY CANADIAN ARTISTS, ILLUSTRATORS AND DESIGNERS NOVEMBER 26 - JANUARY 12, 2014 I am happy to be taking part in this wonderful show coming up at the Cambridge Galleries Design at Riverside. CARDED features hundreds of one-off, limited edition, and production cards for different occasions. Plus two special feature displays from the Canadian Heroes Series by illustrator and graphic designer Wendy Tancock and the Doug’s Garage Calendar Collection by artist Doug Guildford . OPENING RECEPTION: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 6:30PM CURATOR’S TEA AND TOUR: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2:00 – 4:00PM Meet the designers and celebrate the CARDED exhibition with a spot of tea, a sweet and a tour of the exhibition led by Esther E. Shipman, curator at Cambridge Galleries IDEA | EXCHANGE Design at Riverside. Fabulous china teacups and saucers have been collected in anticipation of this event! Adm...

I am proud to announce that I will be taking part in CANSCAIP's  PYI Group Exhibition , taking place at Humber's L Space Gallery at their Lakeshore Campus, from November 15th until December 10th.  CANSCAIP prides itself on being a supporter of fantastic Canadian kid lit & culture. To honour the importance of Canadian children's books and their role in nurturing talent from beginner to established, they are celebrating with  their  inaugural  PYI Group Exhibition 2013 . The Gallery Exhibition will feature pieces from the  classic CANSCAIP Collection with pieces from Michael Martchenko , Phoebe Gilman & PYI 2013 workshop presenter, Kady MacDonald Denton . There will also be new pieces by  Suzanne Del Rizzo , Kevin Sylvester , Bill Slavin and recent Order of Canada recipient Barbara Reid . Such a great showcase of PYI talent (and beyond) from the Canadian kid lit community! The show runs from Nov 15 ...

I am happy to celebrate my 100th blog post on this here illustration blog! It's come a long way since my first post of a lone rooster back in January 2009. Cheers to more fun blog posts to come! Hope everyone's enjoying a great start to the holiday season!  - 0 - 0 -

I am happy to invite you to this great show taking place at Elevator Art Lab, Toronto.  Shop@Elevator is a pop-up shop and exhibition featuring local handmade art and design taking place from November 17th until December 23rd. Come see Amazing works by: Aaron Oussoren, Alex Boisjoli, Anna Lindsay MacDonald, Annie Tung, Benji Kikkert, Beth McCubbin, Brad Copping, Cam MacLean, Carmen Schroeder, Clayton Haigh, Dawn Petticrew, Esther Simmonds-Macadam, Grace Donati, Graeme Marrs, Hannah Cowan, Holly Main, Janet Macpherson, Jenanne Longman, Jesse Bromm, Kate Jackson, Katrina Cheung, Krystal Speck, Lana Filippone, Laura Nanni, Lee Meszaros, Lindsay Montgomery, Margaret Lim, Marina Babic, Meghan Price, Meredith Robb, Michelle Clarke, Michelle Mendlowitz, Nick Chase, Noah Rosen, Patrycja Zwierzynska, Paul McClure, Phillip Smith, Pilar Agueci, Sally McCubbin, Setsuko Sanagawa, Shuyu Lu, Silvia Taylor, Susan Rankin, Suzanne Carlsen, Thomas Suh & Vivian Lee At t...