Lecture at Ahn Graphics in Seoul

Antic Ham giving a talk with slide show about Franticham's book collaborations at Ahn Graphics in Seoul. Ahn Graphics is a leading publisher in Korea in the fields of graphic design and typography.

Achill Island Postcards

A series of 9 ACHILL POSTCARDS being offset printed in Seoul,
for selling at our Redfoxpress shop opening july 1st in Dugort, Achill.

Buying paper in Chungmuro, Seoul

Chungmuro is another place in Seoul where printers and paper sellers are plentiful.
At paper sellers you can select any paper from a choice of hundreds of different kinds of qualities, colours and weights they have in stock, order small quantities and have it cut to the size you want.

Seoul Artists Book Fair

Redfoxpress' stand last week at the Seoul Artist's Book Fair.

This is where we met 6 years ago.

Interview in Seoul

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zp6CVRe9-p0&feature=player_embedded#at=13

Antic-Ham explaining our latest screenprinted book in Korean.
See full interview with pictures on http://www.franktimes.com/?p=1846

Buying paper in Seoul's Bangsan Shijang

On a few square miles you find all businesses related to paper, printing, packaging and stationary.. definitely our favourite place in Seoul.

We have spotted a seller of used paper bags of cattle feed. We bought 75 kilos of bags, which we will use for a future screen printing project. The bags costed us 35 euros.
In a neighbouring street we found someone who cut the bags to the desired size and pack into 3 cartons for 6 euros.

A delivery man brought our 3 parcels to the post office for 3 euros and it costed us 120 euros to ship the 3 boxes by boat to Ireland, which will take 2 months.

Collage with torn posters

collages made with torn posters I have been collecting in South Korea since 2004

franticham's Lecture at the Seoul Institute of Picture book

students examinating our books after the lecture.

with Cho, Sunkyung, owner and director of the institute.

with a part of the student audience.

We gave a lecture (Antic-Ham did most of the talking) to over 50 students from the Picture Book Institute about artists books and self publishing.
Planned for 2 hours, the lecture lasted 3 and a half hours. Antic-Ham could fascinate the students.
The institute acquired a few of our books for their library.

franticham at the book fair in Seoul

It started today ! and makes so tired.. Good luck !

Franticham in Korean magazine

In the March issue from "Maxwell", a Korean Magazine, there is a 6 page article about Franticham and Redfoxpress.

Franticham in a Keith Smith book.. in Seoul

It was a big surprise to find our picture in the Whanki Museum in Seoul. Korean book artist Narae Kim exhibited there her vast collection of artists' books. Among them this book made by american artist and friend Keith Smith. We were honored also to see many books from Redfoxpress which Narae Kim has acquired on a regular basis since 2000.

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.

one evening out in Seoul

Film directors Oh Sueng Wook and Park Chan Wook in discussion with Film Festival organiser in Seoul's Cinematheque after screening of "Night and the City" of Jules Dassin.

having a porc BBQ in Insadong after the cinema.

small trip to Kyeongjoo from Seoul

We made a small trip to Kyeongjoo the ancient capital of the Silla dynasty

more than 1000 years ago.

Beautiful winter days.

Workshop in Seoul

While visiting Antic-Ham in Seoul, Francis attended 3 sessions of her collage worshop she gave at the Sujak Studio.

our exhibition in Seoul

Antic-Ham and Francis, together with the 6 other members of Seoul based artists' group SUJAK

had an exhibition in Gana Art Space in busy Insadong. The concept of the exhibition was to create an atmosphere like in your ownn living or reading room... this explains the truck loaded with tables, chairs and carperts and shelves leaving Ham's appartment.

The exhibition was very well visited.. even too much on week end where at any moment constantly over 30 people in the gallery.

Visit from Karen and Kevin from USA presently living in Seoul... and with Opa, Egg and Hoho-girl from Sujak.

08 Seoul Book Fair

08 May

14-18th

Seoul International Book Art Fair

with Sujak girls

franticham got prize !

antichm's Sujak

francis at redfox press

articles in Korean magazines

articles in 'ELLE decoration' and 'Tour de monde'

opa's porc restaurant

traditional korean bbq

with porc, mushrooms, kimchi, soya sprouts

and yellow rice wine ("baik se ju -100 years old")