in the mail box today

Bernd Reichert from Brussels sent us a wonderful contribution to our mail art project "post-it / mail it" .. a small note book 8.5 x 12.5 cm with 46 pages of amazing collages.

opening of our shop in Achill

books, prints and photographs..
A warm and sunny bank holiday.
Ham & Francis are waiting for visitors in the garden.

new signs for franticham shop in achill

We made new signs for our shop which we have during the summer months in our living room.
Signs are silkscreen printed on old wood from the ceiling of our kitchen.

minipressenmesse - book fair in Mainz

This year was the 20th edition of this small publishers' fair held in the town of Gutenberg.
Article in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitund.
See also a video by clicking on the title.

2009 Seoul International Book Art Fair

Our "1969" silk screen printed book about the sixties got a prize at the international competition at the Seoul Book Fair.

franticham's new home in seoul

Away from the noisy streets and the sky scrapers from seoul we found a new home in the most ancient part of the city with narrow streets. From the roof we can see the nearby emperor palace. It is a custom here to hang a dried fish with white threads for wishing good luck.

Heinrich Böll Memorial Weekend in Achill

Nobel Prize winner novelist Heinrich Böll
spent many summers between 1955 and 1983
writing in his cottage
in Dugort (where we live) on Achill Island.

Since 1992 his cottage has been used as residency for
writers and artsists from all over the world.

Last week end, for the 5th time took place the
Heinrich Böll Memorial week end
with readings, exhibitions, workshops,
film projections and guided walks.

Francis strolling on Dugort beach with René Böll who spent
many of his summer vacations here as a child many years ago.

lecture of Achill born poet John F. Deane

René Böll giving an illustrated lecture

Ham and Francis selling books at the various readings.

'Aquila' Achill Artists Group exhibition in Koeln

Achill Artists Group Exhibition
in Kunsthaus Rhenania in Koeln,
on invitation of René Böll.

Antic-Ham and Francis' part of the exhibition.
Prints from our "1969" and "Tokyo Umbrella" books.
On the left at the back Ronan Halpin's bronzes.
At the front John McHugh's sculptures.

Antic-Ham with Mailys, Fraenz Dasbourg's daughter
on visit from Luxembourg to the opening

All 9 artists from Achill
with some artists from Kunsthaus Rhenania

BABE : Bristol Artists' Book Exhibition

Antic-Ham and Francis were in Bristol's Artists' Book Fair on the first week end of April.
Stephen Fowler was this time selling his books on a portable stand.
This event takes place every other year.

Gottfried Bräunling's work in Achill

Gottfried left Achill after 10 days of hard work.

One of the two wall paintings he made on the studio...
and 2 books he managed to print in silk screen.
Both books are a homage to the greec author JANNIS RITSOS
at the occasion of his 100th birthday on may 1st.

A third book was left unfinished.. an opportunity to come back soon in Achill.