:: exciting news ::

I have a very exciting announcement to make! My best friend Larry Yuan and I have decided to start a collaborative art project together. We are combining his amazing photography with my stranger sketches. We plan to create some unique narratives about people and places around the great city of Toronto.

We are hoping to locate an art gallery to showcase these new pieces some time in the near future. Stay tuned for details!

The piece above is a sneak peak of things to come...

:: fan expo 2009 ::

Come say hi at FanExpo 2009 this weekend (August 28-30.) My good friends Craig Adams, Charlene Chua, Ted Kim, Sanford Kong, Vince Chui and I are at Table A20. We are Renderfist and we will be selling beautiful artwork just like the ones in the above YouTube video!

On display at our table will be most of the 1000strangers sketches! I also have all three TTC prints on sale ($8 each or two for $15.)

The Darkstalkers tribute book is also being released today! Ted Kim, Charlene Chua and I were all fortunate to be included in this fun project. If you want your book signed or perhaps purchase a print, we'd happily sign them for you.

One last thing, please note that this weekend is the absolute last chance to purchase a first edition copy of The Legend of Ninja Cowboy Bear! The Kids Can Press edition is being released on September 1st at which point these copies will be discontinued.

:: only 3 days left ::

That's right! Only 60 hours left to bid on any original 1000strangers artwork!

Please note that limited archival Giclee* prints of the TTC series are for sale.

24" x 36" Hahnemule Photo Rag paper print - $200
24" x 36" x 0.75" framed canvas (ready to hang) - $300

Note - Smaller prints are also available upon request.

*Giclee prints are printed in pigmented archival inks and guaranteed to last over 120 years.

:: 1000strangers art auction ::

Select original 1000strangers pieces are currently on display in the art window at Pages Books store (256 Queen St. W. Toronto.)

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Rules and Regulations:

1. The 1000strangers Art Auction will take place right here on this Flickr site.

2. Please post any comments and/or bids in the individual comment boxes.

3. All bidding is in Canadian dollars.

4. Bidding for each piece starts at $150 CDN.

5. Please keep all bidding to increments of $5.

6. Bidding closes on Friday July 31, 2009 at midnight 24:00:00 EST.

7. Winners will be notified by Monday August 3, 2009 to arrange delivery and payment.

8. Buyers will be responsible for paying the shipping and handling. Pick up/drop off options will be available in the GTA.

9. All artwork copyrights belong to Hilary Leung.

:: 1000strangers for sale ::

Currently I am setting up an online auction for some of my original artwork. All the studies from my 1000strangers project will be available. Each sketch was completed with a black ball point pen and white gel pen on brown recycled paper.

These 1000strangers sketches mean the world to me. To help illustrate this point, when a friend asked me what would I risk my life to rescue in a burning house? I answered without hesitation, "my 1000strangers sketches."

They represent small snapshots in my life when I shared a brief moment with someone. And isn't life a meaningful collection of memories? These moments are precious to me.

So then why am I selling these valuable pieces? Excellent question! I am now trying to help raise money for my wedding (I hear they are pretty expensive.) Knowing that they will contribute to my special day makes this auction acceptable in my heart and mind.

Hopefully they will all find good homes.

Selected originals will be on display at Pages Books Art Window (256 Queen St. W, Toronto) from June 28-July 26, 2009. More details to follow...