A Very New York Christmas

Dear Collectors,

My event with Kathie Lee Gifford has been rescheduled for Wednesday December 15th from 5-6PM at Lord and Taylor.  However, I will still be there tomorrow on the 9th signing my custom Lord and Taylor New York City ornaments, tabletop, and book A Very New York Christmas. If you come on the 9th and want an Angel Blocks ornament, I can reserve it for you to be signed by Kathie Lee.

Some of the proceeds from Angel Blocks will benefit The ABC Foundation, an organization creating model programs for vulnerable children and their families designed to permanently break the destructive cycles of abuse, neglect, sickness, and homelessness.

Meet Kathie Lee Gifford and me at the signing event in New York City at Lord & Taylor, December 15h from 5-6PM.

I look forward to seeing you and wishing you all the best for a joyous season.

Michael

Happy Holidays!

Join me throughout December for a series of exciting book and ornament signings in Chicago, New York, and Long Island.

Look for my book—the one that musician John Legend had in his hand and that Katie Couric Tweeted about—A Magical Night Before Christmas. It is paired with the 2010 Gund Bloomingdale’s bear. My coordinating trim and ornaments are in all Bloomingdale’s stores nationwide.

I have collaborated with Kathie Lee Gifford on an ornament to benefit The ABC Foundation, an organization creating model programs for vulnerable children and their families designed to permanently break the destructive cycles of abuse, neglect, sickness, and homelessness. Meet Kathie Lee and me at the signing event in New York at Lord & Taylor, December 9th from 6-8PM.

Look for my custom ornaments in Bergdorf Goodman in NYC and my art work from my book A Very New York Christmas as a backdrop in Santa Land at the Plaza Hotel.

Subscribe and get the latest news, updates, and collector’s information on my blog Sketch Upon a Time at http://www.storrings.com/blog/

Give your family and friends a unique holiday gift, signed and personalized for each recipient. I look forward to seeing you at these events:

NOVEMBER: MARK YOUR CALENDAR.

Bloomingdale’s
December 4, Saturday 1-3 PM
Michigan Ave, Chicago

Bloomingdale’s
December 5, Sunday 1-3 PM
Oakbrook Store, Chicago

Lord & Taylor
with Kathie Lee Gifford
December 9, Thursday 6-8PM
New York City

Waldorf Astoria
December 10, Friday 6-8PM
New York City

Bloomingdale’s
December 11, Saturday 1-3PM
Lexington Ave.
New York City

Bloomingdale’s
December 12, Sunday 1-3PM
Huntington Store, Long Island

Bergdorf Goodman
December 18, Saturday 1-5PM
New York City

The Plaza Hotel
December 19, Sunday 11-2PM
New York City

Check out my website http://www.storrings.com/news.html
for the latest times and events.

michael@storrings.com
Blog: http://www.storrings.com/blog/

A Magical Night Before Christmas available at the events or online at http://www1.bloomingdales.com/search/results.ognc?Action=sk&pageid=1&startpos=1&Keyword=michael+storrings&cKey=1&sortOption=*&resultsPerPage=96

A Very New York Christmas available at the events or online at www.amazon.com, www.borders.com, or www.barnesandnoble.com

Ornaments available at the events or online at www.s5a.com, www.bergdorfgoodman.com
or www.bloomingdales.com

Happy Holidays!

Join me throughout November for a series of exciting book and ornament signings in New York, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, San Francisco, and Tampa.

My new book A Magical Night Before Christmas and coordinating trim and ornaments are in all Bloomingdale’s stores nationwide.

I have collaborated with Candy Spelling on an ornament to benefit The Lange Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to saving homeless and abandoned pets. Meet Candy at the signing event in Hollywood, California on November 6 and 7th.

Look for my custom ornaments for Magnon Jewelers in Tampa and Bergdorf Goodman in NYC.

Subscribe and get the latest news, updates, and collector’s information on my blog Sketch Upon a Time, at http://www.storrings.com/blog/

Give your family and friends a unique holiday gift, signed and personalized for each recipient.

I look forward to seeing you at these events:

NOVEMBER: MARK YOUR CALENDAR.

Dee’ s Flowers with Candy Spelling
November 6   6-8PM
November 7  12-2PM
Studio City, CA

Bloomingdale’s
November 10, Wednesday 1-3PM
Century City, CA

Bloomingdale’s
November 11, Thursday 1-3PM
Las Vegas, NV

Bloomingdale’s
November 12, Friday 1-3PM
San Francisco, CA

Magnon Jewelers
Friday, November 19 11-3 PM
Tampa, FL

Bloomingdale’s
November 26, Friday 1-3PM
Lexington Ave.
New York City

Bergdorf Goodman
November 27, Saturday 1-5PM
New York City

Check out my website http://www.storrings.com/news.html
for the latest times and events.

Stay tuned for more events in December!

michael@storrings.com
Blog: http://www.storrings.com/blog/

If you will not be near Hollywood and want it to support the Lange Foundation, ornaments can be ordered by calling 818-769-3000 .

Tampa ornaments can be ordered by calling Magnon Jewelers (813) 872-9374.

A Magical Night Before Christmas available at the events or online at http://www1.bloomingdales.com/search/results.ognc?Action=sk&pageid=1&startpos=1&Keyword=michael+storrings&cKey=1&sortOption=*&resultsPerPage=96

A Very New York Christmas available at the events or online at www.amazon.com, www.borders.com, or www.barnesandnoble.com

Ornaments available at the events or online at www.s5a.com, www.bergdorfgoodman.com
or www.bloomingdales.com

It has been an exciting last two weeks and now I need to catch you up on all my past events.

At my signing at Barnes and Noble on Greenwich Ave, I was asked to give a talk about my  book  A Very New York Christmas and to read from it. This was the first time I had ever done this ( I normally  just sit at the front entrance and sign copies!).

So quick on my toes, I spoke about the origin of the book, my ornaments, working in publishing, my covers, my art , and answered insightful questions from the audience. As I am  a village resident, it was exciting to do a signing there.

My next signing was at Bloomingdales- when I arrived my ornaments were basically already sold out! Very few books were left and by the end of the event, there were none left!  It was  a very busy day there and I got to see so many great people, even a  few of my friends made it.

The 10th signing was  this past Saturday at Lord and Taylor.

Most of my stock was gone, and all of my books of A Very New York Christmas were sold out!

It must be due to the amazing  review from Outblush.com

Until the next sketch!

Monday night was a great evening at Borders on Park Ave- My publicist from St. Martins press, Nadea, came with me and helped as I signed a bunch of copies of A Very New York Christmas.

Everyone at Borders was so helpful and they had a nice setup by the entrance.

I even had collectors from Pittsburgh track me down to get a book!

When I left it was great to see all of the trees lit up along Park Ave- In December 1945 thirty lighted Christmas trees were placed along the Park Avenue median to commemorate the New Yorkers who had lost their lives fighting in World War II.

This and other interesting information is in my book A Very New York Christmas.

Until the next sketch!

I had a great time at my events on the Friday after Thanksgiving.

In the morning I was at the Waldorf  Astoria- Diana the store manager did a wonderful job  displaying my ornaments and books.  It was a great  time signing books and ornaments.  I met a couple who run  a very  special organization called Gentle Carousel.

They use minature horses as therapy for children and adults in hospitals, hospices, nursing homes,etc.

In the afternoon, my ambassador Posey Pugglesworth joined me at Bergdorf Goodman. We had a great time and Posey made some wonderful new friends. She even met Joy Behar from the View.   It was great to see my friend, artist William Honkanen. He is an amazing artist and does all of the animation work on the Today show.

Until the next sketch!

This past Saturday was my fourth signing this season. It was at Bloomies. Boy did they have a nice display of my ornaments- all of them on a white  feather tree. The red “NYC in a bag” designs were scattered about the tree and it looked amazing. People were taking photos of it!

It was a great day- and a special one—some customers who have been collecting since the beginning came to see me.  I am  always so honored to see them.

My copies of A Very New York Christmas were selling very quickly and the custom ball & subway car were hits with the customers.

If you missed me at Bloomies  on this day, I’ll be back there on  Saturday December 5th from 1-3PM.

Until the next sketch!

On Saturday  November 21- I will be doing a signing at Bloomingdales from 1-3PM.

The custom ball for them this year is really fun!  It has the Statue of Liberty driving a taxicab with Santa , two Bloomingdales’ shoppers, and a doggie in the backseat. They are taking home the Empire State & Chrysler buildings in their trunk!

The 59th St Bridge and Cable Car,  a big Brown Bag, Subway Cars, and a Coffee Vendor are also featured on the ball.A Limited edition of only 240 pieces has been produced.

I also produced a limited quantity of ONLY 60 Bloomingdale’s  Subway  Cars! A silhouette of the Statue of Liberty is looking out the conductor’s  back windowDid you know that when the subway train comes into the station platform and stops- the conductor always sticks his arm out and points to  a black& white diagonally striped  painted board hanging from ceiling, called an “indication board.”

“Since the late 1990′s the conductor is required to point to the sign, after the train stops and before the doors are opened. This is for an eight car train. If he/she cannot look straight out from the cab and see this indication board, some of the cars in the train are not in the station. The doors MUST NOT be opened.” (this and other useful explanations of subway signs from the website www.thejoekorner.com)

I will also be signing copies of my book A Very New York Christmas.

Come and see me if you can.

Until the next sketch!

What an amazing signing at Bergdorf Goodman on Saturday—It was so special to have Posey Pugglesworth  there as my ambassador. She  was quite the celebrity.

The sales staff and customers were wonderful and the display of my ornaments was beautiful.

Some highlights included a visit from my assistant Lisa, and signing an ornament for a couple  celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary. They purchased an ornament to commemorate the event- as I personalized it, I also wrote the number 40 on the taxi cab to make it extra special.

The custom designs are a hit and by the time I left more than half are sold out.

To reserve any before my next signing event call (212) 753-7300 and ask for the holiday shop—and  one of the fantastic sales staff will  be able to help you.

Come and see Posey again on Friday November 27th.

Until the next sketch!

The  wonderful thing about signings is that you never know who you are going to meet or see.   At my signing at Lord and Taylor, I saw a colleague of mine from 20 years ago!  We worked together at Berkley/Putnam publishing and she was out shopping with her mom.

It was a fun night- Lord & Taylor had a beautiful set up in their Christmas Department  and was raising money for charity. It was also a pleasure to meet fellow Golden Glow member and ornament designer Melissa Byrne from Jingle Nog  as well as designer Michael Park.

I signed lots of copies of  A Very New York Christmas and the Lord & Taylor custom ornament.

My next event is at Bergdorf Goodman and should be very special as  Posey Pugglesworth will be making her debut as ambassador for the Storrings’ line!  Come and meet us from 1-4 on the 7th floor!

Until the next sketch!