A is for Art or Alice or Andrew or Arthur etc.

12 x 12 inches, acrylic on canvas, letters are $60.00 each/ 3 for $150.00

This has been pretty much all I've managed to paint since about Thursday when I tore my arm out of it's socket while I was asleep, it's been a painful few days. Please be sure to come back next week, I'll have at least six more new letters and commissions to show you. Just a reminder that Christmas is around the corner, well, it's around the corner if you are ordering anything from me.

all the best,

A.Shay Hahn

madcraftshoppe@live.com

Well, that's a big ol' A is for Airplane, followed by S is for Sasquatch, A is for Abominable Snowman, H is for Hippocampus and M is for Mermaid. as always letters are 12 x 12 inches, acrylic on canvas, $60.00 ea. and three for $150.00. With the above four I decided to mesh the Winsor Series, lack of border and strong blue/black outline with the standard letter size and colour, I think it turned out well, there are two more that go with this set and I'll have them finished soon.

all the best,

A.Shay Hahn

madcraftshoppe@live.com

We are having a SALE this Weekend! The above letters from the Winsor Series are on sale this weekend for $40.00 each. Message me here to pick up, Toronto orders only. Each letter is 12 x 12inches, acrylic on canvas.

A.Shay Hahn

madcraftshoppe@live.com

Once again, it feels like years since I've been here, but expect a whole bunch of new stuff to show up here in Sept. I have a commission for SIX letters, some Alice in Wonderland inspired stuff and a few other bits and bobs. You will be excited.

to order contact me here,

A.Shay Hahn

madcraftshoppe@live.com

Top Photo, Muppets! 6 x 6 inches, acrylic on canvas, gifts

L is for Labrador, L is for Ring Tailed Lemur, P is for Phoenix, and of course Kermit the Frog and Animal which were also gifts.

As always letters are 12 x 12 inches, acrylic on canvas $60.00 ea/ 3 for $150.00

A.Shay Hahn

madcraftshoppe@live.com

Wow, people are going crazy for the Winsor series, here is S is for Swan Rider and O is for Owl Rider, with a girl riding the Owl this time, yes this is entirely possible, all you have to do is ask. Very busy down at the Cameron House with my show, "Come On Pilgrim" you can read about it at the other blog, "the mad craft shoppe",see links over on the right hand side.

This is a very busy month, so get in touch with me now for orders for letters or appointments to meet at the Cameron House, which I do once a week. This week it's Thursday from 5-7 pm.

cheers,

A.Shay Hahn

madcraftshoppe@live.com

The Winsor series, each letter is 12 x 12 inches, acrylic on canvas

$60.00 ea / 3 @ $150.00

I was feeling pretty exhausted at the end of last month and took some time to just relax in bed and do some new styles for the alphabet shoppe, I think that people are used to the "Classic" look of the alphabet block and I think doing something different would be fun. One of the world's greatest illustrators in a man named Winsor McCay, (you can wiki him yourself ) and these letters are a tribute to his fine sense of line and style.

We're going to be up to our eyeballs in new work over at "the mad craft shoppe", I hang my next show of paintings at the Cameron House on May 2nd, (the Opening Reception may be that day also, stay tuned) and have at least a dozen pieces to finish in the next three weeks so I will be unable to finish the whole alphabet this month, look for that sometime in May, but the above should give you an idea of the styles.

all the best,

A.Shay Hahn

madcraftshoppe@live.com

J is for Jude, J with peregrine falcon, letters are 12 x 12 inches, acrylic on canvas

Sixty dollars each or three for one hundred and fifty. It's a horrible and blustery day outside I am very lucky that I get to stay inside and paint things that make people happy.

A.S.Hahn

madcraftshoppe@live.com

Style Happy Robots, 12 x 12 inches, acrylic on canvas

$60 each, 3 @ $150.00

Portrait 20 x 20 inches, acrylic on canvas

I hadn't done a portrait in quite awhile, I don't often advertise that I do them, usually the images I am sent are of children staring at a camera, engaged by the lens and not by the world around them. I was able to over a dozens photos of a day at the beach that these two children had and could assemble a composition that I liked and also showed the children's personalities. This wasn't the finished painting, I neglected to take a photo of it, but was very happy with the result.

A.S.Hahn

G is for General, C is for Cat Burglar

commission

Happy New Year folks, here are a couple of commissioned letters, always a pleasure to do, feel free to roam about the blog and see what else there is.

best,

A.Shay Hahn

madcraftshoppe@live.com

This was a great idea, I'm always surprised when people come to me with a concept that I hadn't even considered. This was commissioned by a Father for his daughter's room, it's the whole family, Dad, Mom and Daughter so they are together in the child's room. It actually kind of made me tear up when he suggested it as a concept. It's genius.

A.S.Hahn

Letters are $60.00 each/ three for $150.00

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E is for "It's a Secret", I is for Iguana, E is for Elephant

all letters are 12 x 12 inches, acrylic on canvas

$60.00 each, Three for $150.00

We're getting awfully close to Christmas so I will have to say that Friday the 18th is the last day that I can take any more orders if you would like them delivered for Christmas. I hope the holiday season brings you rest, joy, and a chance to see family and friends.

all the best,

A.Shay Hahn

madcraftshoppe@live.com

C is for Cheetah, E is for Elves,

J with anchor/blue bird of happiness, K with Butterflies, S is for Story

There's still time to order letters for Christmas, ho ho ho at me at the address below. I'll be taking orders until the 19 th of December. Letters are $60.00 each and three for $150.00.

A.S.Hahn

madcraftshoppe@live.com

Here are some of our Holiday orders that are coming in, L with Sea Turtle, T (it's a secret), G is for Guitar, X is for Xander, L is for Ladybug, F is for Faerie, H is for Horse, P (it's a secret). Stay tuned for a couple more over the next day or so. To order contact me via email at madcraftshoppe@live.com . Letters are sixty dollars each, three for one fifty, four for two hundred. Order now to beat the Christmas rush.

all the best,

A.S.Hahn

A is for Crocodile, H is for Hippo, with Baby Hippo

Yes A is for Crocodile, because here at the alphabet shoppe we do just as you please.

At the risk of repeating myself, Letters are $60.00, three for $150.00, order now, the sooner you do the higher you are in the queue.

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A.S.

This was a great commission, "Izzy" with an Asian/ Indian theme.Represented here we have an Elephant with it's trunk raised, which I believe means "good luck", an Ox as the child was born in the year of the Ox and an Asian Phoenix and a carp and Banyan tree - when I'm told what those symbols mean I will add that here.

Well, Christmas is approaching Shoppers and so is a big show of paintings at the Press Club for the month of December so I would reccomend ordering your letters for kids now as opposed to later.

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A.S.Hahn

Starting Top Left, F- Asian Cat Influence, E- Whale, K, C- Muse

letters are 12 x 12 inches, acrylic on canvas

Here are some commission/ special request pieces, I absolutely love the whale. As a deal to you from now until Christmas letters are four for Two Hundred dollars, that's a savings of $40.00 ! Can you believe it ? Contact me here to order.

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A.Shay Hahn

New Styles!

Left is the "Night Quilt" and Right is "Spring Quilt", as always letters are sixty dollars each and three for one hundred and fifty, order now by contacting me below

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A.S.Hahn

Here are some odds and ends that I found on my drive that I hadn't previously published, the "H" was from a set of tools for a child's name, for some reason I only have the saw, there were hammers and a screwdriver also, but I didn't photograph them.

The rocket ships were done awhile ago as an example of some patterns - have to get back to doing some more of these.

The "C" is for Churchill was for a good friend's child whose last name is, well you get the picture.

The pterodactly was a custom for another client, there were other dinosaurs, I assume that I didn't photograph them either (whoops).

And finally the "A" was for a giveaway that I did with "High Maintenance Mom" a great blog that I'll add to the links section.

As always letters are Sixty Dollars each, Three for One Hundred and Fifty dollars.

All the best,

A.S Hahn

madcraftshoppe@live.com

I can't believe I never posted these, I took these photos awhile back just for fun and to show some options to people for what combinations of letters may look like. Also new in the "LINKS" section is a new business, "caterpillar baby' which is a source for affordable cloth diapers and eco friendly baby products. Check'em out.

K with Faerie, L with Faerie,K is for Kung Fu, commissions

Expect a few more to pop up over the next couple of days, but we've been busy over at the mad craft shoppe with other works.

A.S.H

We will be adding some of favourite Canadian businesses in the links section as they come in, so please check out Fancypants kids for now, great stuff. More to come!

A.S.Hahn

madcraftshoppe@live.com

Here's a super cool project, "the Adventures of Jungle Jack" was commissioned for a dear friend and I thought it turned out really swell. I had wanted to do something special and new, a narrative that would hang together with a recurring character was a nice change. I apologize to you alphabet fans as I've been spending alot more time with your more morose sibling "the mad craft shoppe" but since the sun is coming out and the flowers are bloomin' I make a promise to post at least ten new styles in the next week or so, high time we shot some new ideas out there for the world to see.

To order, commission or compliment you can reach me at the email below, as usual letters are 12x12 acrylic on canvas, $60.00 ea., three for $150.00 (unless it is a special request, price does change with unique commissions).

A.S.H

madcraftshoppe@live.com

"K" is for Keith, "E is for Princess, "L" is for drums (commission) and "E" is for Princess, this was also a commission but I would like to offer it as a style also, a double tone background with a Princess in the foreground, just pick the backing tone, the letter and I'll do the rest. As always, letters are sixty dollars each, three for 150.00

Here are four more commissioned letters, S is for Sexy Red Shoe, T is for Theatre, J for Jewelry and C for (Team) Canada, each piece is 12 x12 inches, acrylic on canvas, letters are sixty dollars each, three for one hundred and fifty.

If you have followed the link at Facebook welcome to the alphabet shoppe, you can visit my other blogs by going to the links section.

I haven't fixed my email yet so just contact me through your provider at

madcraftshoppe@live.com

happy family day,

A.S Hahn

P is for "Cow poke"

commissioned piece

12 x 12 inches, acrylic on canvas

sixty dollars ea. / three for one hundred and fifty dollars

Added to the links is the gate to go to "The mad craft shoppe" my site for my paintings, sketches, designs, news and thoughts also, "Any How Town" my site to read the hilarious and dark online comic.

A.S.Hahn

I on a highwire (commission), E with Kung Fu (commission), K with Kitten (NEW STYLE)

B with butterfly Faerie (commission), F is for Fox, Winter Quilted A

all letters are 12 x 12 inches, acrylic on canvas

sixty dollars each, three for one hundred and fifty dollars.

Apparently we're having some problems if you're trying to contact me via the links below, please use your email service to do so until I've figured this problem out.

madcraftshoppe@live.com

A for baby alligator, Nightsky with Boat

Hey there Shoppers, the madcraftshoppe@hotmail.com account has been compromised, there is a new address to reach me to order letters, please send all queries to our new address,
madcraftshoppe@live.com from now on.
apologies if this causes any inconvenience, all the best
A.S Hahn
the shoppekeeper

Here's a larger "L is for Ladder" also with "J is for Jellyfish" {J's are difficult, there's Jaguar {see below Jellyfish and Jester, which is somewhere else on the blog} "L is for Lily" turned out very nicely. Thanks to Y.Sarkozy for the commission and the suggestion to at some point actually Alphabetize the blog, and to A.Fleming for the hilarious suggestion of doing a series based on those weird creatures that live deep down in the ocean, ie: F is for Flat pink glow in the dark boomerang creature.

As always from now until Christmas letters are three for $150.00, custom orders are extra depending on the complexity of the order.

hope all is well out there Shoppers,

A.S.Hahn

madcraftshoppe@live.com