Hello there. If you’re such a fan as to link directly here, I just want you to know that we’ve moved again! You can hit up the blog here: blog.benjaminchan.com . We’ve got some changes in the works, including the official main site which is long long overdue. Thanks for reading and following…
-Benjamin
Thanks to Indie Fixx, I won the Planning for your indie biz Craft Inc. Business Planner. First time I’ve ever won one of those contest things! I just got it today… I’ll review it and talk about it more soon…
( and if you’re careful, you might find some posts ( backdated but live in kicking!))
Thanks Jen Wallace. Check em out!
Renegade Holiday Fair from chiafrica on Vimeo.
Here’s a quick video recap of our time at the SF Renegade Fair, 2009. I hope you like it!
Things at the Renegade Holiday Fair have been great. Thanks to a lot of friends who have stopped by, and for new folks that have been interested in my work. All of my prints are about 20 – 25% off for this weekend, so come on by to check things out. Kimmy and I are sandwiched between Paper Scoundrels and Bunny Butt Apothecary ( and across from Oaklandish ). See you soon!
Wow, thanks to friends and friends with Facebook, I got 295 hits on this blog yesterday. That’s insane. To put that in perspective, I’ve been averaging 5-10 views per day. And it jumped to almost 300 yesterday. I guess that Facething is good for something. I haven’t joined yet, for many different reasons, but maybe one day I will.
Thanks to folks for spreading the word on the photo deal. I’ve gotten some responses so far, so that’s been good!
I’m really tired! I’ve been working on different things for my art show this weekend. It’ll turn out that I’ll be going to San Francisco for seven days straight. That’s totally crazy! I guess someone’s got to pay for that new bridge! Today I framed up my prints, and I just have a bit more work and I’ll be good to go! Onto tmw!
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Hi there, some of you may know, but if you don’t, here’s some more news:
I’ll be showing more of my work in about one week at San Francisco Open Studios with the Soma Artist Studios. My friend Mike Kimball was kind enough to lend me some space he won’t be using, so I’ll be showing my work there. I have several new prints I’ll be showing, so please come by and visit!
This is the information:
689 Bryant and 5th Sts. San Francisco
Friday, October 23, 6-9pm
Sat & Sun, October 24-25, 11am-6pm
flier attached…
Great news! Kimmy and I have been accepted into the San Francisco Renegade Fair. Oh yeah! Now I have two shows to get ready for.
December 19 + 20, 11am-7pm, Fort Mason
Here we go!
I was thinking of a quick quip for this post, and this seemed to come up in my head. I’m going to stick with my gut on this one. At first it referred to me finishing Colin and Carla’s wedding pictures, but I thought: that doesn’t sound too nice. But, I remember that it’s a saying that some people say when another person gets married.
So, I guess, in that way, it’s a good thing, complimenting both the bride and groom. So, all that to say that I’m sticking to my guns on this one.
Colin and Carla are great, and they’re definitely missed over here. I’m really glad how these photos turned out. I had a bit of trouble during the ceremony, with my new-fangled flash, but all in all I had a good time documenting the event. It’s really nice to be able to work for folks you know and actually like. I think it helps for a long day.
I don’t believe that this blog has been very personal so far, as I’ve talked mostly about my art endeavers, and less about my internal wanderings. I think, that’s been telling of how I’ve been feeling lately. I’ve been a bit disconnected from how I’ve felt about life, and lost a bit of the optimism of past moments. There’s a pretty real correlation between how I feel, and my outlook, and how productive and inspired I am to be be creative. I’ve struggled a bit with coming up with new and inspiring ideas as of late. While my process ( screenprinting and drawing ) is a lot more refined, my mental focus is a bit off, as I’ve wondered more and more about ‘what I’m doing’.
So, I guess this is a short statement to say that I’m struggling a bit with the scope of my work, and well, my life.
Creative takes courage, and I’m trying to hold onto that.