Book of local artist's work
3/17/2018 at 10:54 AM
On October 19, 2017, we lost my friend Stephen Groves to cancer. Steve was a brilliant artist who lived here in Brandon and in the months since his passing, I have spoken to many people who wondered where they could get some of his art. Unfortunately, Steve had very, very few published works. Paralyzing self-doubt and addiction issues kept him from the success he and his talent deserved.
One of the works that a few people in Brandon remember him for is the comic strip "The Grove" which was a regular feature in the Wheat City Journal many years ago.
Over the past few months, I have, with the support and cooperation of his family, worked to put together a Kickstarter for a book of Steve's art. This Kickstarter went live on March 1.
I have been promoting it heavily this month on social media, as I know that Steve's art deserves to be seen by a much wider audience. However, I am afraid that I might miss connecting with some people who would be interested in participating, as Steve had friends and acquaintances I either did not know well or know at all.
Therefore, if you would be interested in helping get a book of Steve's work published, please check out the kickstarter at Unfinished Stories and pass along this information to anyone you think may be interested. The direct link to this campaign is
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/115465592/unfinished-stories-the-art-of-stephen-groves
If you have any questions, please let me know through Kickstarter. I am not a regular reader of ebrandon, and I would hate for your questions to go unanswered.
You can also read more about Steve ans see more of his work at a website I have set up for this project: www.unfinishedstories.ca.
Thank you for your help in getting Steve's work published!