Author: Holman Wang

Lin-Manuel Madness!

Last month, we shared our fuzzy tribute to Lin-Manuel Miranda, whose last day in the Broadway production of Hamilton was July 9. Here’s a behind-the-scenes peek: our figure was actually our first attempt at outdoor, booze-fuelled felting (not recommended for the faint of heart!). Our tribute to Lin-Manuel has since been picked up by the A.V. Club, The Horn Book (with… Read more →

Great Expectations: Behind the scenes

We’re thrilled to be re-launching the Cozy Classics series with Chronicle Books! For each of the next three publishing seasons, we’ll be releasing a brand new Cozy Classics title, as well as re-issuing three of our backlist titles. Our first brand new Chronicle offering for spring 2016 is Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations. How apropos! Cozy Classics was born when two… Read more →

Cozy Classics re-launch!

Happy book birthday to us! Cozy Classics officially re-launches with Chronicle Books today, including our brand new title Great Expectations! Available everywhere books are sold, including the online booksellers below. Buy now!     [ezcol_1quarter] [/ezcol_1quarter] [ezcol_1quarter] [/ezcol_1quarter] [ezcol_1quarter] [/ezcol_1quarter] [ezcol_1quarter_end] [/ezcol_1quarter_end] Read more →

Video of Holman’s talk at IV15!

Interesting Vancouver is a fascinating gathering of the curious and unexpected. More than another “sage on the stage” lecture series, Interesting Vancouver is an event that celebrates the uncelebrated, expands the collective vision of what is uniquely possible, and gives people an opportunity to discover interesting new creative pursuits they can apply in their own lives. Holman had the very… Read more →

“Swinging Girl” Street Banners

Holman was commissioned this year to create street banners for the Burnaby Heights Merchants Association. He shares his artistic process in creating the banners in this post. ____________________________________________________________ When I was asked by the Burnaby Heights Merchants Association earlier this year to create street banners for them, the artistic direction was clear from the start: bring Helen, the iconic “swinging… Read more →