The Hamilton Sketchbook by David Collier
David Collier begins his journal when he trades in a wind-swept prairietown for a big city. For an artist it's a land of opportunity. And his pens don't freeze outside in winter any more! But he finds he has more worries now. The urban landscapes filling his sketchbooks make him feel more remote as an artist then he did on the prairies. The sketchbooks were supposed to document and affirm his new life! Instead their pages become a space where his anxieties wrestle with his desire for a home. As eccentric, diverting, curious, wry and compassionate in life as in his work, David Collier has distilled 20 years of crisscrossing Canada into his books. Fascinated by forgotten people and kooky stories, his work reflects a uniquely Canadian mix of wide-eyed whimsy and prairie-frozen wit.
"A Friendly Soul And Gifted Yarn-Spinner, Collier Can Draw Readers Into His World..(His) Art Is Well-Crafted And Made On A Human Scale." - The National Post "A Glimpse Into One Person's Vulnerable And Unpretentious Attempt To Transcend His Personal Limitations." - Quill & Quire
David Collier is a regular contributor to one of Canada's main daily newspapers, The National Post (circulation: 250,000) where his comic strip, 24 Simcoe Avenue, is published every Saturday. David Collier has lived nearly everywhere across Canada but he now calls Hamilton home where he lives with his wife and young son. His work has been collected in two books: 1998's Just the Facts: a Decade of Comics Essays and Portraits From Life, in 2001.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781896597485 |
| ISBN 10 | 1896597483 |
| Title | The Hamilton Sketchbook |
| Author | David Collier |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Drawn and Quarterly |
| Year published | 2003-05-30 |
| Number of pages | 152 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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