Leland & Friends

Dear Everyone Who Reads This Here Blog:

I have a show up for the month of July! I just got back from hanging the thing and am exhausted but happy to see a bunch of work up and in frames (one of the most satisfying parts of creating art, methinks).

The show is called "Characters" and contains 19 of my Victorian watercolours - here's one of them:



If anyone wants to visit these Victorian dudes and ladies, just pop on over to Poor John's, which is at 1610 Queen Street West (in Toronto). Hope you'll be able to stop by!

This Saturday Only: Farther's Freaks - The Re-Freakening!

Thanks to the kindness of a friend, I will be lucky enough to take part in the 401 Richmond Artisan's Marketplace this Saturday from 12 p.m. until 8 p.m. only. Please come and visit (I'm sorry I don't know the studio number yet, but that's alright - it shall be like a thrilling adventure, a mighty quest! The Freaks are worth it!).

The following freaks will be making an appearance...

A. Buckingham Farther, The Egotistical Show-runner:


Mrs. Whilemina Farther, A Giant:


Mr. Alonzo Purcell, The Amazing Moustache:


Buford B. Bartleby, Strongman:


Ida Eckhardt, Contortionist:


Gideon Gilead Gander, Sword Swallower:



Also available will be the last remaining poster from the Farther's Freaks traveling show - a VERY rare collector's item, coveted by freakshow enthusiasts worldwide:



Hope some of you manage to make your way out to visit - it promises to be a great event, with plenty of entertainment available (even outside the realm of the freaks).

Come Meet Esther Blackwood!

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The lovely Ms. Blackwood (pictured above) will be taking part in an absolutely lovely group show, opening this coming Friday (July 23rd).

Here's another link with more event information (and a map to the shop).

I hope people can come out - I'm unable to attend the opening, so I want everyone to go and enjoy the party on my behalf!

The show will stay up until August 10th, so you've got a few weeks during which to drop in and say hi to a certain lady-owl.