Signed, sighted, and sated

I love it when out-of-town friends come to Sawtelle. First of all, I hardly get out so it's the only time I get to see them. Second, it's an excuse to meet for lunch at gr/eats. Today it was New York-based filmmaker Aaron Stewart Ahn and artist Dan-ah Kim who came by. (The two had recently circled the world filming a video for Death Cab, and actually contributed an article about their stop in Cambodia for our next issue.) Chef Nelson hooked us up with some vegan dessert to follow-up on our meal.


Afterwards, we walked by the GR shops to see what's new. Two stacks of signed books jumped out at me. Above, Phil Frost's deluxe reissue. His signature is impressive, and different in every copy. Below is Lynda Barry (who will be in GR54 as well), who not only signed her guide to creative writing but drew a monkey head, too. Ha! Good luck getting these babies at Amazon.


Tomorrow night, Dan-ah has an art show opening at Thinkspace in Silver Lake. I know what you're thinking: Why isn't it at GR? She told me it was planned a long time ago--like way before the GR show at the Scion space even--so she gets a pass.


Back at the GRHQ, she showed me three pieces painted on kites that were handmade by her dad! Check out the show because her new stuff is evolving at breakneck speed and definitely worth checking out. (She and Aaron are really affable, smart people, too.) Look for their article in the next issue, more of Aaron's blogging on the GR site, and hopefully more of Dan-ah's work at GR galleries in the future.