Santa Cruz BOOK SIGNING
Hey Kids, come on down to Atlantis Fantasyworld in downtown Santa Cruz next Wed, May 11th! I’ll be there selling & signing copies of Billy and the Easter Bunny coloring books as well as debuting the Day At The Beach / Blatant Rip Off: The Movie DVD. Lots of delicious bonus features on the discs as well. And I’ll also be selling some old art prints. Scroll down for more info, drop by and say hello if you’ll be in the area. See ya!
Event Info: Local artist and award-winning indie filmmaker, Dave O'Shea, will be hanging out at Atlantis Fantasyworld at 1020 Cedar Street in Santa Cruz on Wednesday, May 11th from noon until 6. He’ll be signing copies of his new adult coloring book (heavy emphasis on adult), Billy and the Easter Bunny's Adventures Through the Alphabet, as well as selling art prints and DVDs of Day At The Beach, a short thriller filmed largely in Santa Cruz and an Official Selection of SF IndieFest's 2014 Another Hole in the Head Film Festival--the DVD also features the truly bizarre Blatant Rip Off: The Movie, which is “intended for drug addicts, scumbags, and suicide-cult enthusiests,” according to the sleeve.
O’Shea’s subversive, thought-provoking and often abrasive artwork has been featured in numerous underground art shows in San Francisco and Las Vegas over the past 12 years. Over a dozen of his colorful illustrations also graced the walls of the Black Light Room at Tad Morgan's infamous Ciao Bella Italian Restaurant in Ben Lomond from 2002 until its untimely demise in 2008. **Fun Fact: Ciao Bella was a prominently featured location in O’Shea’s critically acclaimed 2012 debut feature film, "DAY JOB". Owner Tad Morgan and a handful of other Ciao Bella alumni co-starred in the film, as well.
About the book: Billy and the Easter Bunny's Adventures Through the Alphabet is a unique adult coloring book/pseudo-graphic novel from the mind of San Francisco artist and independent filmmaker, Dave O'Shea. The story centers around Billy, a curious young boy who befriends the Easter Bunny after finding him showering in his parents' bathroom one day. In exchange for Billy keeping his mouth shut about breaking into his house, the Easter Bunny takes him on an educational journey through the alphabet, teaching him hundreds of fun words and valuable life lessons about the great, big world around them (through the Bunny's jaded and extremely cynical filter, of course). So join Billy and the Easter Bunny on this whimsical and unpredictable trek from A (Alien) to Z (Zen). You'll be glad you did.
**PARENTAL ADVISORY: Contains graphic images (including violence, nudity, the Clergy, etc.) and some uncomfortable truths, not recommended for children or adults.
For more about O’Shea’s art and film work, visit www.BlatantRipOff.com, and give a ‘Like’ at www.facebook.com/BillyandtheEasterBunny