Technoteapot Event: A Gothic and Steampunk Tea Party
Dione D’Souza | Maku Felix | Isobel Francisco
Dec. 8-10, 2011 at LRI Design Plaza, Makati City.
Fashionary Sketchbook at the event. Held by Philippines’ Next Top Model (Season 1) winner Ms. Grendel Alvarado, Spidersilk Productions’ Isobel Francisco, Janella Ibay of Royale House, sample illustrations and other images.
Art Exhibit Featuring the Works of
Dione D’Souza | Maku Felix | Isobel Francisco
With the Special Participation of Dokissaten Maid & Butler Café
Featuring the Live Performance of Similarobjects
and DR. SKETCHY’S Anti-Art School Manila
December 8-10, 2011
LRI Design Plaza, 2nd Flr, Nicanor Garcia St., Makati City
For more details, visit their Facebook Event page here.
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Greetings. We are SPIDERSILK PRODUCTIONS, a trio of feisty and
fearless arachnids ready to make our debut on December 8 to 10, 2011 at LRI DESIGN PLAZA, Makati City.
More than an exhibit, TECHNOTEAPOT is a glamorous tea party that features live performances, stylized refreshments, exclusive works and merchandise from talented partners and participants, and elegant service courtesy of the events company Dokissaten Maid & Butler Café.
With this special event, we intend to reveal our various works of art, and also the talents of other wonderful individuals coming together, to bring to life the gothic and steampunk glory as they envision it.
We wish to formally invite you to our night of magic and spectacle. Dressing up for the occasion is highly encouraged, and surprises await those most faithful to the theme.
[ADMISSION IS FREE]
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Avalon.ph will be there showcasing our various novelty products like Oracle cards, Moleskine, Fashionary and others. Drop by and say hi!
Carl Javier has been an Avalon.ph customer and friend for almost ten years. He writes fiction, nonfiction, and criticism. His first book was And the Geek Shall Inherit the Earth, a collection of essays about being a geek and the crazy experiences that come with that. His upcoming book, The Kobayashi Maru of Love, is going to be launched on Sept. 6 (launch details in the poster image below).
Here’s a short e-mail interview with Carl.
Avalon.ph: So what exactly is The Kobayashi Maru of Love?
Carl: The Kobayashi Maru was the test that no one was meant to pass in Star Trek. I recently went through a bad break up and I thought, if there’s something that geeks are supposed to be bad at, it’s the whole love game. So I decided to write a book about the breakup and then getting back into the dating scene. But it’s fun and funny and playful, despite it being about some sad stuff.
Avalon.ph: Is this book that’s just for geeks, or for everybody?
Carl: I think that geeks will appreciate it because of the references and I really tried to play around with stuff that geeks love. And much like my first book, I tried to write it so that it’s about geeky stuff, but it’s something that I think anyone can appreciate it. Plus, I think writing about love, whether geeky or not, makes it something that might appeal to just about anyone.
Avalon.ph: Describe the journey of this book from idea to print. Which part is the hardest?
Carl: I was taking my break up very hard and I found myself writing about it. Then I decided to just write about all the stuff I was going through, and before I knew it I had written enough to fill up a book. Then I tried to find a publisher for it, before coming to the idea of self-publishing it. I worked with my friend Adam David, who designed the book and helped me through the process, since he self-published his first book (and won a big time award for it too!) The hardest part was really finding the money that would fund the publication. Writing it was hard, emotionally because I was really putting it all out there. But turning it into a book was a real struggle because at the same time I was learning how to be an indie publisher. It was a very exciting experience, and I hope it shows in the book when people read it.
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Thank you Carl!
Website: Lumpen Culturati: Pop, Culture, Criticism
Follow him on Twitter: carljavier
The Kobayashi Maru of Love by Carl Javier (both covers), signed by the author, is now available on Avalon.ph.
Carl Javier is finishing his MA in Creative Writing at UP Diliman, where he received his undergraduate degree in English Studies major in Creative Writing. He was a fellow for the UP National Writer’s Workshop, the Dumaguete National Writer’s Workshop, and the UP Advanced National Writer’s Workshop. His work has been published and anthologized in various books and publications. His first book, And the Geek Shall Inherit the Earth, was published by Milflores in 2009. His next book Geek Tragedies will be published by UP Press.
Anvil Publishing launched “Waking the Dead and Other Horror Stories” by Yvette Tan yesterday August 15 at Powerbooks, SM Megamall.
Yvette Tan is an Avalon.ph client of more than 8 years patronizing books and Moleskine notebooks. Through the years she’s not just a regular customer but someone whom I considered a friend.
Ms. Yvette Tan took some time to answer three questions we submitted.
Avalon.ph: What kind of experience awaits those who will read “Waking the Dead and Other Horror Stories”?
Yvette: I think they’re in for a lot of weirdness. The weirdest thing being that the stories in the book aren’t strictly horror. I’d like to think that they’re more stories about when reality goes a bit awry. I guess it;s because I never really set out to write what people call ‘horror.’ I got stuck with the label when people started coming up and saying my stories kept me up at night (my mom was not so lucky. She got people coming up to her asking why her weird daughter wrote such nasty stories). So what to expect from Waking the Dead? Expect a Philippines that is familiar yet totally different from the one we live in.
Avalon.ph: Which story in “Waking the Dead and Other Horror Stories” had the most changes from idea to draft to final print and why?
Yvette: You should have seen the last draft I submitted to the publishers! Half of it was marked in red. I took out a lot of stuff, tightened the stories, so that what you have now is a faster, better read. I like the idea of my stories being easy to read. I mean, I like books that are easy to read, so why should the things I write be any different? I think the tight edit has worked – people have told me (or each other, mostly on Twitter) that the stories they’ve read so far have bothered them, kept them up at night, and made them google certain bridges. One is a TV executive, one is a musician and one works in a men’s magazine. So it’s really a book for everyone.
Avalon.ph: Let’s face it, a lot of readers were introduced to reading books or fiction through Harry Potter, The Da Vinci Code or the Twilight series. Why do you think they should pick up “Waking the Dead and Other Horror Stories” as their next read?
Yvette: Because Waking the Dead is not like the Da Vinci Code or Twilight or Harry Potter. There can only be one Dan Brown, one Stephanie Meyer, one JK Rowling. Also, because after reading such long books, I’m sure readers would want to rest with a bunch of shorter stuff. Like the stuff in Waking the Dead, for example. Also, the book contains a lot of familiar characters in unfamiliar settings. I’d like to think that it’s very Filipino, but unfamiliarly so. You know, you read a story that has a kapre in it and you say ‘That’s just fiction. That couldn’t happen to me.’ But since you’re Filipino, that thought is immediately followed by ‘… Or could it?’
Yvette Tan’s comments about Avalon.ph: “I have been an Avalon.ph book buyer for almost a decade now. No better place to get hard-to-find, quality literature. I have also Avalon.ph to blame for my addiction to Moleskines. Once you go black, you can never go back.”
Thank you Yvette!
For a review of Waking the Dead and Other Horror Stories check out the Inquirer.net link.
You can also check out Yvette Tan’s blog on Adventures in TV Land: the misadventures of a media mercenary. You can follow her Twitter account: glossmania.
Waking the Dead and Other Horror Stories by Yvette Tan, signed by the author, is also available on Avalon.ph for Php285.00.
November 22, 2008 (10 a.m. to 8 p.m.)
UP Bahay ng Alumni, Diliman Quezon City
Entrance Fee: Php 50
The 4th Filipino Komiks Convention aims to bring together comic book artists/groups and publishers in a venue where they could present their talents, works and services to the public. It will showcase the creations of Filipino artists from various genres and themes and give tribute to the creators and their creations.
Avalon.ph is an exhibitor, we will be displaying our comic-related products and Moleskine Notebooks. Hope to see you there!
Avalon.ph will again be giving away Moleskine Notebooks every Saturday from November 22 up to December 13, 2008.
BIGKAS PILIPINAS with KOOKY TUASON (JAM88.3FM)
SATURDAYS 9-10 PM
Filipino pride comes renewed as poets, celebrities, musicians and artists alike all converge in today’s newest spoken word radio show that puts Filipino culture in point-blank recognition BIGKAS PILIPINAS. It is hosted by Kooky Tuason, who have helped pave the way to make spoken word an in thing today, among diverse choices of alternative music. Listen as Kooky and her guests string together words with passion in verse. Feel the poems become alive with eloquence and emotion. Each line maybe a sincere confession of their life, love and boundless imagination. Each phrase is a verbal manifestation of their artistic expression. This is their gift, their craft, their humble offering to the world.
featuring poets & poetry,
old & new,
only on your new generation music station
JAM 88.3
“a word after a word after a word is power!…”
guests: jazz singer stella ignacio, painter camille dela rosa
+ moleskine journal giveaway to lucky texter who will send a “freeverse poetry” response to the question: why jesus weeps and buddha laughs
Tune in this Saturday 9-10pm for more details!
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