tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6610831205635857592024-02-06T21:26:45.798-08:00cookie chang creations: handmade by ramey holsmanramey holsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279496573919957568noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-661083120563585759.post-2283242011398492642017-05-30T16:22:00.000-07:002017-05-30T13:17:00.847-07:00Ramey Holsman: Portfolio 2017<div style="text-align: left;">
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<span style="color: #f6b26b;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://cookiechang.blogspot.com/2016/03/ramey-holsman-portfolio-2016.html#cartoons">• Cartoons, Altered, Stencils & Stamps</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: orange;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="paintings">Paintings & Drawings</a></span></span><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">All images copyright Ramey N. Holsman. </span></span><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">"Cheerily Cirali" oil sticks on paper (A4), 2014</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">"Adder Season" oil sticks on paper (A4), 2014</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">"Swashbuckler" Annex 30-Day Art Challenge: color pencil <br />and ink on paper (A4) PHOTO SUBMISSION 2012</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">"Parasol" Annex 30-Day Art Challenge, oil sticks on black paper (A4) <br />PHOTO SUBMISSION 2012</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">"Day 49" acrylic, oil stick, collage on canvas, 16'x19.5' 2015</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">"slamjax" oil stick & charcoal on board, 12"x17" 2010</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">"Kiss Kiss Me Hot" acrylic, oil stick, gel pen, ink on canvas, <br />16"x19.5" </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">COMMISSIONED 2010</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">"Brighton Sounds Like" acrylic, ink, <br />oil stick on canvas, 14"x18" 2007</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">"Let us all be Zombies for our Dear Leader" acrylic, ink, <br />oil sticks, gel pen, collage on canvas, 9.5"x11.75" 2011</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">"Pussy Riot triptych" bendy dolls, felt, carved wood, hand-carved stamps, enamel,jenga piece <br />frames, thumb tacks, ink, prayer paper, each 3"x4"x1" 2013</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">"Kotjebi: Flowering Swallows" paint & gel pen on canvas, hand sewn, appx 3"x4"x1" 2014</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">"Magpie's Yellow Jacket" art doll, yellow jacket, carved wood, milagro, <br />watch parts, tacks, paint, ink, jenga frame, felt, 3"x4"x1" 2014</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">"Persistence:Memory" Annex 30-day Art Challenge, <br />bendy art doll, watch parts, ink. PHOTO SUBMISSION</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">"Robot Grrl" art doll, glass piece, carved wood, watch parts, <br />tacks, paint, ink, jenga frame, felt, 3"x4"x1" PRIVATE COLLECTION</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">"Animal Grrl" art doll, carved wood, enamel, gel pen, hand-carved <br />stamps, jenga frame, 3"x4"x1" PRIVATE COLLECTION 2013</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">parts, tack, paint, ink, jenga frame, 3"x4"x1" 2013<br /><a href="https://www.etsy.com/your/shops/cookiechang/tools/listings/198712025" target="_blank">BUY HERE</a></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">"A dying Breed" painted wooden beads & twig, paper hive, beads,<br /> hand-carved stamps, watch parts, jenga frame, 4"x4"x1" SOLD 2013</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">"BEEbimbap" painted wooden beads, gouache, ink, glass, beads, hand-carved <br />stamp, watch parts, jenga frame, 4"x4"x1" PRIVATE COLLECTION 2013</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">"Amanita Muscaria" carved & painted wooden <br />mushroom used as a prop for stop motion animations.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">"Sweet" Annex 30-day Art Challenge, bendy art doll, <br />carved wood, m&ms. PHOTO SUBMISSION 2012</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">"2 Skeletons" Annex 30-day Art Challenge, painted plastic <br />skeletons,paper, tape, pencil. PHOTO SUBMISSION 2012</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Brighton, UK courtyard transformation: shed repair and painting, spray paint, <br />hand-cut stencils (Miles Davis & Brighton West Pier) <a href="http://cookiechang.blogspot.com/2014/08/transform-courtyard-and-be-asked-to.html" target="_blank">SEE MORE.</a></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">2014</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Brighton Dr. Sketchy: The Dark Forest, painted background <br />(acrylic on paper), "toad stools" <a href="http://cookiechang.blogspot.com/2010/11/props-for-dr-sketchy-brighton.html" target="_blank">SEE MORE.</a></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">2010</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Dr. Sketchy Brighton: Dia De Los Muertos, Frida & Diego, acrylic on paper; <br />cactus & skull, oil stick on paper; Frida headstone, painted cardboard. 2010</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Clatsop Community College "A Midsummer Night's Dream" set design <br />and painting, complete with trap doors and lighted columns. 2001</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Basement transformation: paint, aluminum ceiling, repurposed work table into bar. 2015</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Repurposed work table into bar: bamboo wrapped, framed and<br />found object/art on bar top.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRQRCBdrK-Hhci9i4XQC5zWCKjVYqvH3HLAvQRsbwkRAaMoPCqiIpjkFx6VjwWZiD6OMTqka8hCt-MexgzHDZnuRLrkgyEyiQDhdabxvvGIt5nHfPrHxBUKfuktU1cSDlGB2HDZLhhpgg/s1600/RHolsmanDSNILST4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRQRCBdrK-Hhci9i4XQC5zWCKjVYqvH3HLAvQRsbwkRAaMoPCqiIpjkFx6VjwWZiD6OMTqka8hCt-MexgzHDZnuRLrkgyEyiQDhdabxvvGIt5nHfPrHxBUKfuktU1cSDlGB2HDZLhhpgg/s320/RHolsmanDSNILST4.jpg" width="230" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Dr. Sketchy Brighton Back to Skool flyer design/illust<br /><a href="https://youtu.be/7JW8cWuv-q0" target="_blank">WATCH ANIMATION</a></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> 2010</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Dr. Sketchy Brighton Dia de los Muertos flyer design<br />3D art doll creation & animation – <a href="https://youtu.be/LkWq2ysEPd4" target="_blank">WATCH </a></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">2010</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGbKyA88xFH9r2GA6VDvYhTT4Bi73R5kV9yL1I1SHneWNI31xOutI-Uet4KuqGkEK3lbpCAJU0Nz-K1Q7RJ_Kj6RaBq5RnoZFFRIH2ssq-z5-Nq-yO-psazfTXLWn51qNSiAcicNNgbqI/s1600/RHolsmanDSNILST8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGbKyA88xFH9r2GA6VDvYhTT4Bi73R5kV9yL1I1SHneWNI31xOutI-Uet4KuqGkEK3lbpCAJU0Nz-K1Q7RJ_Kj6RaBq5RnoZFFRIH2ssq-z5-Nq-yO-psazfTXLWn51qNSiAcicNNgbqI/s320/RHolsmanDSNILST8.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">"Hapaganda!" gouache and ink on board (A4), 2009</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">"Let's Fight Garlic Breath Together!" gouache and ink on board (A4), 2009</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Dr. Sketchy Brighton illustration, ink digital color 2010</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: orange;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="cartoons">Cartoons, Altered Images, <br />Stencils & Stamps</a></span></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> All images copyright Ramey N. Holsman. </span></span><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Maggio: ink in sketchbook. 2014</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Retribution quote from my nephew. Ink & color pencil on paper (A4) 2013</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">"Disguise" Annex 30-day Art Challenge, ink on paper (A4) <br />PHOTO SUBMISSION 2012</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">"Bondage" Annex 30-day Art Challenge, ink on paper (A4) <br />PHOTO SUBMISSION 2012</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">"Alien Transmission is Real" altered text book<br />page – ink & color pencil. 2001</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">"Einstein's Magpie" altered postcard – ink & color pencil collage. 2015</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">"Josephine Baker" hand-cut stencil, spray paint <br />on paper (A4) 2015</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">From left "Frida," "Virginia Woolf," "Georgia O'Keefe" hand-cut stencils, <br />spray paint on paper (A4) 2015</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">"Kim Bob" hand-cut stencil, spray paint <br />& oil stick on label stock. 2015</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">"Fishes" hand-cut stamps, paint, ink, gel pen on paper. 2013</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: orange;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="animation">Stop Motion Animation</a></span></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> All images copyright Ramey N. Holsman. </span></span><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">Cookie Chang etsy commercial</span><b><br /></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'm an old bird. <br />Maybe I should be calling it, GREYffiti.</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">That's what crossed my mind when I was recently asked to transform a Brighton courtyard one sunny morning over breakfast at <a href="http://laportes.co.uk/" target="_blank">Laportes</a> in Lewes. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>"You know my downstairs courtyard? </i><i> I've been thinking about sprucing it up, maybe getting rid of the shed and having some painting done – something fun. What I really want is graffiti. Have you done that kind of thing before?"</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i>"Nothing I'll admit to! What kind of graffiti do you like?"</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="color: #3d85c6;">"I'm thinking about a Brighton scene. This may sound funny, but I really like the portable toilets they've painted on the beach. Not necessarily the style, but the idea of a beach scene."</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Well, that was all our table needed. The conversation very quickly turned to the obvious Brighton beach chairs, pebbles, East and West Piers and beach huts . . . . BEACH HUTS?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>"Not bad. It's a little worn down. I was thinking it could just be taken out to make room for something else. Why?"</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i>"Well what if we kept it and used it as part of the beach scene? Make it a feature and paint it like a Brighton beach hut! We could even use pebbles."</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">I love brainstorming. It always helps when you know someone fairly well, but you can never be sure exactly what they're seeing in their mind's eye. My years as a graphic designer taught me to ask questions – what colors do you like? What are you interested in? What kinds of music, art, people, animals, cities, movies, tv shows do you like? What are your favorite activities? What message are you trying to get across? Political views? What style speaks to you – clean and tidy or chaotic and crazy? </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">There really isn't a wrong question when trying to narrow down the starting place for a commissioned piece of art, much less a 12 x 6 foot spray-painted mural on someone's freshly painted white wall! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thankfully these days we have PhotoShop. I took a few well-thought-out photos so I could give my client a fairly realistic idea of how the finished project would look, starting with the shed. He'd mentioned stripes over breakfast, then remembered a piece of furniture he had his eye on and emailed it over. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">"Do you think you could match this kind of look for the shed?"</span></span></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">That was really helpful. Not only did it give me more insight into the look and feel he wanted, the design was inspiring. The next day I emailed over the initial digital "sketches" complete with pebbles, the mural components and a basic idea of what the shed would look like. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">I always hold my breath at this stage. It is the moment of truth to see if I'm anywhere near the right mark. And I was for the most part. All of the design elements were a hit, but we needed to discuss the colors. No problem! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">My client wanted warmer colors (purples and reds) for those cold, grey winters in the South of England, and now planned to install outside lighting to highlight the courtyard. We would revisit the treatment of the floor tiles once everything was installed and painted. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Within a few hours, I had adjusted the mural design (removed the beach chair, shifted the West Pier to the left and Miles away from the shed by a foot), and was ready to schedule my first work date. There was the small matter of all of that soil in the planter which I ended up digging out, bagging up and re-distributing in the upstairs garden. Yes, we one-grrl-band artists have to be ready to get stuck in and wear a few different hats – gardener, carpenter, painter. It keeps us honest.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Then came the fun – painting the shed. I spent the first part of my second day fitting new felting (sanded tar paper) on the roof and refitting the loose boards, then gave the shed a coat of Weathershield water-based white paint. It was really warm all week, so it dried almost immediately. I plugged my trusty hand sander in and started distressing the paint. I treated the doors like an abstract painting – working layers up, scrubbing bits out, scraping, sanding and doing it all over again until I achieved exactly what I wanted. Then I added pencil scratches, writing, designs and shading and varnished everything.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Wednesday I shopped for spray paints and other fun supplies at <a href="http://seawhite.co.uk/" target="_blank">Seawhite of Brighton</a> in Partridge Green. (Hands down my favorite art supply store in the world. Oi vey, and the prices!) </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thursday I worked on drawing and cutting the enormous stencil of Miles Davis and the slightly smaller West Pier. I can't remember how many X-acto blades I dulled, but suffice to say, by Friday I couldn't wait to get spraying.</span></span><br />
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So I finished painting for the week and left it for my client to come home the following Monday. I made the decision at the time to arch the background rather than taking it all the way from the right corner. When I left, I wasn't completely happy with how it flowed. My client agreed, and although he was very pleased with Miles, the Pier and colors, asked if I could rework the background – getting it closer to the original design.</div>
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Meanwhile I ordered 10, 25kg bags of beach pebbles and two 4 x 8 foot sheets of 2 inch thick styrofoam sheets to cut and fit into the bottom of the planter as fill under the pebbles. The order would take a few days to arrive, so I planned my attack on the rework of the mural.</div>
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By Saturday, I was ready to go and really took my time making a seamless transition to the background. Miles was cut off at the shoulder in the original painting, so I referred back to the photo I used to draw the stencil and brush painted the shoulder and back, keeping the effect I originally achieved with spray paint. I added some highlights to the pier as well, brush painting some lines and reflection from the water. </div>
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The result: a very happy client and a garden party two weeks later with Miles serenading from the courtyard. Cool, man.</div>
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If you're looking for something different and want to transform your outside space, pub garden, porch, building or anything else, contact me! (info at cookiechang dot com) I'm open to discussing anything from a little piece of outdoor garden art to a whole space makeover – any style. View my <a href="http://cookiechang.etsy.com/" target="_blank">etsy shop</a> for other indoor art as well.</div>
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Tricky Landing in the Tree of Knowledge" mixed media: bendy art doll in
her flying machine, clockwork propeller, bottle cap, carved wooden
mushroom & apple, Tree of Knowledge face, gouache & pencil
forest painting, Jenga frame, enamel paints, gel pens, ink, milagro
& painted tack.</span></span><br />
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ramey holsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279496573919957568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-661083120563585759.post-23192466196571748982014-05-15T03:43:00.001-07:002014-05-15T03:43:38.036-07:00BEDROCK<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Dear Rook,<br /><br />I thought you were a plastic bag<br />tied to a pole<br />filled with a handful of earth<br /><br />just enough to make you<br />herk<br /> and jerk<br />in the wind.<br /><br />I thought you were designed by a clever farmer<br />to ward off<br />unwanted dinner guests.<br /><br />But then you looked too real<br /><br />and I saw <br /> in that same field<br />three of your sisters<br />dancing the same herking jerking<br /> dance<br /><br />of feathered sinew.<br /><br />I used to wave and smile at that farmer<br /> so noble<br />I thought.<br /><br />Now I tag your funeral photo:<br /> NOBLE ROOK<br />gunned down in her prime<br />paraded before the masses<br /><br />TAKE FLIGHT SISTERS! <br />Peck this bastard's field dry<br /> and don't stop 'til you hit<br /> <br /> BEDROCK<br />
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Back, ohhhh, something like 23 years ago, I was working as a waitress in a cocktail bar when I met you . . . Wait, no I wasn't. Let's start over.<br />
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Back, ohhhh, something like 23 years ago, I was doing graphic design the old-fashioned way – paste-up and layout – using a statcam, waxing strips of type and cutting things with X-acto blades for a little-known TV guide magazine in Portland, Oregon. I'd already done that kind of work for a few years, so usually finished my jobs quickly and had plenty of time to annoy my BFF, Nancy, whose layout table was directly behind mine. She also had a much more complicated job and was overworked to say the least, so it was rare for her to have idle hands, and rarer still an idle mouth – like mine.<br />
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Nancy had a strange attraction to Catholic iconography back then (still does, actually), and often drug me along to a hole-in-the-wall shop, deep in Southeast Portland, to buy little trinkets, medallions and prayer candles. I got a kick out of seeing how she displayed everything later – windowsill alters with tiny plastic nuns holding rubber pigs; prayer beads draped across picture frames; a crucifix magnet holding a Sex Pistols postcard to the fridge . . . her creativity knew no bounds.<br />
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So it wasn't too much of a stretch to find something, not only to amuse myself, but potentially get a giggle out of Nancy while I sat twiddling my thumbs, waiting for my boards to be proofread late one afternoon. I had been shooting a bright red paperclip across the room with a rubber band. I know, it sounds like something a 12 year old would do, but I never claimed to be mature – especially back then! My coworkers, including Nancy, were starting to get pretty annoyed with me.<br />
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I'm not sure who actually said it, but someone had a little slip of the tongue when throwing the paperclip back at me (with gusto), "Here's your stupid papel clip!"<br />
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Well that was all I needed.<br />
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"Papel clip!? Haa haa!! The Pope on a paperclip . . . I love it . . . a papalclip!! I'm makin' one!"<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjXJ3WafUzZmMiLS2WndsVTkows0aygA9Pt5J4erkcHBdciCrYktGBkt4mvS1FZ_eXARXGG-MG6ZAeBnlg6LhgWtneYbiowm5r4R2Sd43n0ZLmBd1T15B_ytT9juhFDXy-0PJQsifcwCU/s1600/3papal1CLS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjXJ3WafUzZmMiLS2WndsVTkows0aygA9Pt5J4erkcHBdciCrYktGBkt4mvS1FZ_eXARXGG-MG6ZAeBnlg6LhgWtneYbiowm5r4R2Sd43n0ZLmBd1T15B_ytT9juhFDXy-0PJQsifcwCU/s200/3papal1CLS.jpg" width="200" /></a>"Whatever keeps you quiet!" Nancy grumbled from behind her mounds of type.<br />
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I'm digging in my purse for a thin-line drawing pen, putting a new blade in my X-acto knife, scrounging through the wastebasket for the right weight of paper . . . and being anything but quiet.<br />
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"Hey, what do Popes wear anyway!? Purple? Red? White? They wear those funny hats don't they?"<br />
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"SHUT UP!!" It was a choir of voices.<br />
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"Sheesh. OK. Fine. I just can't picture what a pope looks like. I was raised baptist, not catholic," mutter mutter.<br />
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When Nancy got up to go check on something in the other room, I ran over to her desk and clipped the top bundle of papers together with a little note: "papalclip." It was nearly time to go home.<br />
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"Hmm heh heh heh. Papalclip. It's perfect." Nancy quietly chortled.<br />
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"It's yours! You get the first ever papalclip!! I'm gonna make more!"<br />
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And I did. And I even sold a bunch in a local hipster gift shop. And a year or two later, I filed them away and forgot about them.<br />
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So, when that white smoke blew the other day, I thought about my BFF and that little red piece of wire. I figured it might be kinda fun to bring some new life back to the papalclip. Hope you like it too! <a href="http://papalclip.com/">papalclip.com</a><br />
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Love you Gweeb. Thanks for being so patient with me ;-)ramey holsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279496573919957568noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-661083120563585759.post-39088533703212353172013-01-04T06:16:00.000-08:002013-01-04T06:18:58.744-08:00Lucia Debrazi is Sleeping with the Fishes, Pt 1<iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="236" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/YZyx3itdRUo?rel=0" width="420"></iframe><br />
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Good lord that was a long time coming! And it's just been sitting on my computer too. Well, I had to face the fact that I wasn't going to finish this project unless I had some incentive, so I thought I'd better post Part 1 to get the ball rolling.<br />
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As every artist knows, the biggest ideas can start with the smallest nudges. Back in July 2011, I posted <a href="http://cookiechang.blogspot.co.uk/2011/07/lucia-debrazi-is-sleeping-with-fishes.html" target="_blank">lucia debrazi is sleeping with the fishes . . .</a> It was just a title I threw out after meeting one of my little sister's craft challenges: "Create something that starts with the letter B." So sue me, I went a little off-track (in character). Lucia's story took hold and wouldn't let go of me for a number of weeks . . . months . . . and I created Part 1 and "a word from our sponsors," cookie chang's commercial.<br />
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Then I got busy creating <a href="http://littlehapas.com/" target="_blank">little hapas : world fusion street food & takeaway art</a>, and Lucia went back to sleep with the fishes for a good, long nap. Hey, I'm not complaining. I'm up for anything that keeps my creativity machine well-oiled – even if I had to trade my paint brushes in for wooden spoons and baking trays for a little while. cookie chang kept kicking me in the shins, begging to get back to art, animation and goofiness, so we gave her a <a href="http://cookiechang.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/teaming-up-with-little-hapas-video-ad.html" target="_blank">little hapas commercial</a> to work on to keep her busy.<br />
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Happy 2013. Here's to more art, more food creations, more animation and more <a href="http://cookiechang.etsy.com/" target="_blank">cookie chang</a> & <a href="http://littlehapas.com/" target="_blank">little hapas</a> collaborations!<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">All images, animation, characters, props, art, photography, sound and story ©Ramey Holsman (aka cookie chang). All rights reserved • <a href="http://cookiechang.com/">cookiechang.com</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Voice of Decima (and Decima's art) ©Kate Cooper (aka kpie88) • <a href="http://kpie88.etsy.com/">kpie88.etsy.com</a></span>ramey holsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279496573919957568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-661083120563585759.post-6265085296269721952012-12-30T03:33:00.000-08:002012-12-30T03:49:46.920-08:00teaming up with little hapas – video ad!<iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/5iiZ3bmQyAs" width="420"></iframe><br />
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Well that was fun! We're already planning of our next project depicting <a href="http://littlehapas.com/" target="_blank">little hapas</a> takeaway art. Of course it will be posted here.<br />
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All images, dolls, props, animation, sound (including voices) and photography ©Ramey Holsman (aka <a href="http://cookiechang.etsy.com/" target="_blank">cookie chang</a>) & little hapas. The wonderful background watercolour townscape was created by ©Kate Cooper (aka <a href="http://kpie88.etsy.com/" target="_blank">kpie88</a>).ramey holsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279496573919957568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-661083120563585759.post-34926670469740003652012-12-14T06:10:00.001-08:002012-12-14T06:13:01.765-08:00little hapas : creativity takes many forms<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Oy vey have I been busy! So busy I nearly forgot about <a href="http://cookiechang.com/" target="_blank">cookie chang</a><b>.</b><br />
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<i><b>"How could you do this!?"</b></i> you may ask. </div>
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Truth is, I didn't really forget about cookie. How could I? She's been my left-hand gal, whispering ideas in my ear for our latest creation, <a href="http://littlehapas.com/" target="_blank"><b>little hapas</b> : world fusion street food & takeaway art</a>.<br />
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In addition to developing <b>little hapas <a href="http://littlehapas.com/what-is-hapa/" target="_blank">ethos</a></b> (plus designing and illustrating everything around it), and hapa-izing our adorable new Aixam Megavan . . . we've been busy experimenting in the kitchen for the better part of the year! We've mixed and matched flavours from around the world – from <a href="http://littlehapas.com/menu/" target="_blank">Korean burritos to Mex-Italian quesadillas to kungPOW! hapacorn</a>.<br />
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We're in the process of getting our <a href="http://littlehapas.etsy.com/" target="_blank"><b>online shop</b></a> up and running too, so you'll be able to make your own world fusion street food with our <b>hapasauce</b> no matter how far you are from Sussex!<br />
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Did I mention that little hapas also "serves" takeaway art!? Our tiny cab windows make the perfect place for <b>the loco hoco mini gallery</b>, featuring art by <a href="http://cookiechang.etsy.com/" target="_blank">cookiechang</a> (ramey <b>ho</b>lsman) & <a href="http://kpie88.etsy.com/" target="_blank">kpie88</a> (kate <b>co</b>oper) -- prints, original iron-on art patches, badges, etc. <br />
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Give little hapas some love on <a href="http://facebook.com/littlehapas" target="_blank">facebook</a> and tune in to our <a href="http://twitter.com/littlehapas" target="_blank">tweets</a>. And PLEASE don't forget about <a href="http://facebook.com/cookiechang" target="_blank">cookie chang</a>! She may have traded paint for soy sauce at the moment, but that doesn't mean she's stopped creating.ramey holsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279496573919957568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-661083120563585759.post-8709268891841973132011-11-22T07:36:00.000-08:002011-11-24T04:27:15.391-08:00Mushrooms + Lunar Boy Gallery = LOVE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnU8rfhTw6uG7nrP1_GLAp28ra9esIgDq7JGXbMbkVsp00WRheOntvAKAHsiY8lit1RiCPcadkpofV76ixnBcXEYY-a2nSa6wKi7M9cOTrazzztQpHd4p2UOmz_WcLRFhqlESPaJ-YCOg/s1600/amanitaMFRNT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnU8rfhTw6uG7nrP1_GLAp28ra9esIgDq7JGXbMbkVsp00WRheOntvAKAHsiY8lit1RiCPcadkpofV76ixnBcXEYY-a2nSa6wKi7M9cOTrazzztQpHd4p2UOmz_WcLRFhqlESPaJ-YCOg/s400/amanitaMFRNT.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>On a recent trip back to my beautiful, green, wonderful Pacific Northwest, my mate Jessica (aka <a href="http://cookiechang.com/c3/CRUMZ/crumINDX.html">eekasan</a>) and I ducked into <a href="http://lunarboygallery.com/" target="_blank">Lunar Boy Gallery</a> in <a href="http://www.astoriaoregon.com/" target="_blank">Astoria, Oregon</a>. I had a handful of my latest miniature works -- hand-carved wooden mushrooms in situ (with "moss' and "trees" and original illustration backdrops) -- framed with jenga pieces!<br />
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Our timing couldn't have been better. They had an opening scheduled for that Saturday and promptly put all five of my pieces up for the event.<br />
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If you're in the Astoria area, stop by Lunar Boy (240 11th Street, Astoria, OR 97103) and have a gander. I'll be sending more creations their way soon. You can also view and/or purchase online --> <a href="http://lunarboygallery.com/featured/Ramey+Holsman+-+Miniatures+-+Nov+2011.php" target="_blank">HERE!</a><br />
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Visit <a href="http://cookiechang.etsy.com/">cookiechang.etsy.com</a> and give cookie some love on <a href="http://facebook.com/cookiechang">facebook</a>!ramey holsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279496573919957568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-661083120563585759.post-65172815614591018412011-10-20T02:09:00.000-07:002011-10-20T02:13:29.284-07:00Lucia Debrazi is Sleeping with the Fishes TRAILER<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="224" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/xQger46fR5c" width="400"></iframe> <br />
A little teaser as I work on my latest project.<br />
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Full length movie coming in 2012! All props (carved wooden mushrooms, etc.), characters, sets created by Ramey Holsman (aka cookie chang).<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">all images and sound copyright ©2011 Ramey Holsman</span>ramey holsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279496573919957568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-661083120563585759.post-86241487811976383612011-08-02T14:44:00.000-07:002011-08-03T02:57:43.462-07:00cookie chang commercial<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/mOmqgUFu8oo" width="425"></iframe><br />
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Here's my latest project! A stop motion animation promoting my artwork. I'll write more about creating all the props, characters, sets (including carved wooden mushrooms) later. <br />
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Music: "cookie chang kicks it like an art machine" written and recorded by Ramey Holsman<br />
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Contact me for commissions! And visit <a href="http://cookiechang.etsy.com/">cookiechang.etsy.com</a><br />
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Kpie voice and easel paintings by Kate Cooper <a href="http://kpie88.etsy.com/">kpie88.etsy.com</a>. <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">all images and sound copyright ©2011 Ramey Holsman</span>ramey holsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279496573919957568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-661083120563585759.post-37673982900847187832011-07-12T08:25:00.000-07:002011-08-03T03:00:59.720-07:00Lucia Debrazi is sleeping with the fishes.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table>I love my little sister. Well, I love ALL three of my sisters, but Melly is my crafting and overall creative BUDDY. She inspires and encourages me with her creativity and various projects . . . and each week she and her best mate Jeri give a crafting challenge on their blog, <a href="http://weeklyjem.blogspot.com/">Weekly JeM</a>. I don't always get a chance to do each challenge specifically, so I try to bend what I'm working on to make sense with theirs.<br />
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This week was a S-T-R-E-T-C-H!! The challenge was "to be creative with something that starts with the letter 'B'." So what does an altered doll with hand-stamped and painted anchovies in an anchovy tin have to do with the letter "B"? Well, the Spanish equivalent to an anchovy is a "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boquerones_en_vinagre">Boquerone</a>!" See what I mean? S-T-R-E-T-C-H. <br />
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I'd been toying with this idea after making homemade pizzas recently. Anchovies always used to scare me, but now I love them! And the tins are classic. So I washed one and thought of ways to use it. The famous "Godfather" line kept going through my head every time I looked at it . . . "Luca Debrazi is sleeping with the fishes."<br />
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So here's how I started. First, we needed some "fishes."<br />
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I sketched an anchovy on a rubber block, carved it, made adjustments here and there, then stamped 'em out on card stock and painted each one with metallic enamel paints. They felt right at home in the tin . . .<br />
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Then I got into my secret stash of bendy dolls and altered accordingly. I don't have a secret stash of bendy boy dolls, so this is how Lucia Debrazi "got made."<br />
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While you're waiting, check out my art shop! <a href="http://cookiechang.etsy.com/">cookiechang.etsy.com</a>ramey holsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279496573919957568noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-661083120563585759.post-50550812999475046672011-06-03T09:07:00.000-07:002011-06-03T09:07:53.936-07:00Dad's Daughter Part 2: Git Me a Gate.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table>As this has been one of the driest springs on record here in Jolly Olde England, I'm taking full advantage of the sun and dry weather . . . and have completed the majority of <a href="http://cookiechang.blogspot.com/2011/05/dads-daughter-part-1-shed-and-shed.html">projects</a> I could only dream of doing during the harsh winter months. Take our side gate. No, PLEASE, take our side gate! Can you say 20+ year old, rotted wood held together by 20+ coats of paint?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">old gate back in 2009</td></tr>
</tbody></table>I actually took this photo two summers ago after trying to breathe the last breath of life into it with red and black gloss. By the time I took the crow bar to it yesterday, we were having to lift it with the door handle any time we went in or out. Pain in der bottom.<br />
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Soooo . . . I took some measurements, drew up a little plan, hopped into my trusty Corsa and headed down to <a href="http://www.mstc.co.uk/">Mid Sussex Timber.</a> I was after some good ol' 2x4s and featheredge boards. That's it, I was determined to reuse everything else from the old gate, including hinges, springs and latches. (And I did!)<br />
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I do have to say builders' joints (at least here), clearly don't get too many women through their doors. I take it in stride, but guys, don't ignore me for a full 2 minutes when I'm standing at the counter right in front of you. It's not only rude, it makes you look stupid. At least the man who helped me choose the straightest boards and put them in the car for me didn't act like he was from the dark ages. Plus, he clued me in to a really great deal on some rough 2x4s -- 75 pence per meter -- and even cut them down to 1.8mtr lengths at no extra charge.<br />
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</tbody></table>I knew exactly how I was going to construct the new gate, the ONLY problem I ran into was not having a skill saw. Let me tell you, it is not easy cutting a straight 45 degree angle through a 2x4 with a jigsaw. But I made it work. OK, it's not completely perfect, and I'm seriously considering adding a skill saw to my tool kit, but it is one sturdy gate and I happen to be terribly proud of it!<br />
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As I decided to go with the standard 1.8mtr board lengths, there was a 5 inch gap at the top (which was bugging <a href="http://kpie88.etsy.com/">Kpie</a>), so I cut a scrap piece of MDF from our recent loft conversion, screwed it to the door frame and slapped some black gloss on it. Bob's your uncle. And the new gate just got two coats of satin "antique pine" stain, so let's hope it lasts for another 20+ years!<br />
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(Stop by my <a href="http://cookiechang.etsy.com/">etsy shop</a> to check out some of my art. The minute it starts to rain I'll be up in our tree house studio creating more!)ramey holsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279496573919957568noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-661083120563585759.post-59629571497169928012011-05-26T07:03:00.000-07:002011-05-26T07:03:23.210-07:00the hapa haole hoco hula hut<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVDt5o_7I-3fR4dYGEU3j9SBF9Cn7B5R-S2BZRI28bKLE0GzxyiTTRDjIGjP-R1KV0a1Xtc_atZWMgrbLz5HBzoYBXZvgkbmr_8_oUyJWl5m7-cmH6IJNc10cz2tLYGGDIVGgd87r2yzM/s1600/DSCF1908.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVDt5o_7I-3fR4dYGEU3j9SBF9Cn7B5R-S2BZRI28bKLE0GzxyiTTRDjIGjP-R1KV0a1Xtc_atZWMgrbLz5HBzoYBXZvgkbmr_8_oUyJWl5m7-cmH6IJNc10cz2tLYGGDIVGgd87r2yzM/s400/DSCF1908.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Part 2 of <a href="http://cookiechang.blogspot.com/2011/05/dads-daughter-part-1-shed-and-shed.html">Dad's Daughter: Shed and Shed Byproducts</a> . . . Well, the paint has been chosen and applied and our new shed (now named "the hapa haole hoco hula hut") is well on its way to finding its own personality! Sure, it has to do some work along the way, housing shovels and weed-eaters, paint and wood scraps, but we'll be adding all kinds of other things to make it a proper clubhouse too -- starting with the chimnea just outside the front door and some repositioned <a href="http://cookiechang.blogspot.com/2009/05/follow-carrot-brick-road.html">garden art</a> I painted two years ago.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Interior painted white to seal the wood and bring a little more light inside.</td></tr>
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The bike shed got the same paint as the hapa haole hoco hula hut and its little birch branch handle shined up nicely with two coats of varnish.<br />
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All in all, I'm pretty derned pleased with this project! Stay tuned for the next one.<br />
And don't forget to visit <a href="http://cookiechang.etsy.com/">cookiechang.etsy.com</a><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>ramey holsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279496573919957568noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-661083120563585759.post-43260209765217323672011-05-16T03:08:00.000-07:002011-05-18T01:11:47.734-07:00Dad's Daughter, Part 1: Shed and Shed Byproducts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEk4AeWu9WWOKt3zjj-TteMb8fnKe_VGk3FyMkhfXAoEiPFabxm_8HCjsHwUHTq08ZuhQpMq334-SOAwUNW_sblRdSDKDV70IKfmpDWvVLUeXGxSBFOLq7FJw4Z_PEylRTSY3_uiwa_hQ/s1600/DSCF1882.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEk4AeWu9WWOKt3zjj-TteMb8fnKe_VGk3FyMkhfXAoEiPFabxm_8HCjsHwUHTq08ZuhQpMq334-SOAwUNW_sblRdSDKDV70IKfmpDWvVLUeXGxSBFOLq7FJw4Z_PEylRTSY3_uiwa_hQ/s200/DSCF1882.JPG" width="200" /></a></div>I was busy busy last week! Monday started with ordering a basic overlap 7' x 5' wooden shed at <a href="http://ilikesheds.com/Product.aspx?ID=3241">ilikesheds.com</a> to replace the 20+ year old one we inherited when we bought this house. It was, as they say in this neck of the woods, "knackered." I'd replaced the roof two years ago, which gave its demise a little reprieve (and another 5,000 spiders a place to call home), but we'd squeezed as much life out of it as we were going to and it was time to replace it.<br />
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What I wasn't expecting was <a href="http://ilikesheds.com/">ilikesheds.com</a> to give me a delivery date of Saturday. They advertised an 8-10 day delivery time, so I had to beat cheeks and get a whole bunch 'o stuff done if I was going to be ready for its speedy arrival. But what really scared me was not knowing if I could actually pull off putting one of these puppies together properly. (I'm trying not to show too much of the wonky fencing I put up prior to the shed roof two years ago.)<br />
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I learned early on from my father that if you're not sure how to do something, you can do as much research as you want, but there's nothing like just jumping in and getting your hands on something to really understand what you're working with. My way to do that was to see how it was put up by, well, tearing it down! So, here's how it went . . .<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">old shed after replacing the roof two years ago</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="color: orange;"><b>Monday Afternoon:</b></div>1.) Pulled everything out of the shed and drove a carload of recyclable items to the tip (dump).<br />
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2.) Ripped off felting (tar paper) and removed all but two screws from each roof board (8' x 3.25'), then asked <a href="http://kpie88.etsy.com/">Kpie</a> for help to ease them down. These were still in perfect condition after two years, so I set them aside and imagined ways to use them while disassembling the rest of the shed panels.<br />
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<div style="color: orange;"><b>Tuesday:</b></div>1.) Finished breaking up the old shed panels – setting aside the door and any usable support beams that still had life in them – then tied all the boards into manageable bundles and fit them ALL in my tiny Vauxhall Corsa.<br />
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2.) Tearing the floor apart was a little more difficult than I'd anticipated. Waterlogged corners ripped apart easily, but water resistant MDF is one tough cookie and I had to rely on my little sledge hammer and crow bar to break the rest of it down into small enough chunks to fit into the spaces left in the car. Then it was off to the tip in Crawley.<br />
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3.) After a little lunch and a game of "kick the ball 'til I goes crazy" with Poppy, I began prying all the concrete slabs up to see what I had to work with for the foundation. The ground was incredibly sloped and uneven and it was easy to see why the shed had become so distorted in the end. I managed to level four slabs and decided to call it a day.<br />
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</div><div style="color: orange;"><b>Wednesday & Thursday:</b></div>I love dreams. I woke up Wednesday morning knowing exactly what I was going to do with those roof boards. They were destined to become a new bike shed on the patio! A little sketch and some simple mathematics later and I had my jigsaw and drill out for the next two days. I'm pleased to say that every last bit of material (wood, old shed door, screws, hinges, felting, wood glue and paint), I'd either salvaged from the shed or tucked away from our recent loft conversion. I didn't have to go to the store for any bit of this!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">lid up and top half removable for easy access</td></tr>
</tbody></table>The finished bike shed is large enough to fit two bikes diagonally, along with a few other bikey bits and bobs. The top half slides off for easy access and the hinged stand has a hook and chain just in case a gust of wind blows the lid back. (After getting smashed on the shoulder when a shed panel blew over on Monday, I thought a little safety paranoia wasn't such a bad idea.) The handle is a piece of curved birch branch from the Ashdown. I'll take it off and varnish it while the final coat of paint goes on. We'll decide on colors in the next day or two -- update to follow.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">new shed floor on concrete slabs</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="color: orange;"><b>Friday:</b></div>Back to filling and leveling the ground for those concrete blocks . . . BACKBREAKING WORK! But I gotter done and after a well-deserved cold one, home delivery tandoori king prawn jalfrezzi from our favorite takeaway, <a href="http://ruchiindiantakeaway.com/">Ruchi</a>, and a sound sleep . . .<br />
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<div style="color: orange;"><div style="text-align: left;"></div><b>Saturday:</b></div>Bright and early 6:55am delivery of our new flat-pack shed! These guys had started in Nottinghamshire at 2am and already made three deliveries by the time they got to us. They even helped me carry the roof board and floor panel down to the end of the garden. Nice.<br />
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</tbody></table>I decided to give the neighbors a break and started assembling everything a couple hours later. By the time Kpie returned at 3:30pm I had four walls up and we both put the roofing on together! All done by 6pm . . . and I don't need to explain that I couldn't move on Sunday. But hey, we've got a new shed/clubhouse. Stay tuned for paint and further clubhouse embellishments – including a cozy campfire spot.<br />
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Check out my art and art byproducts at <a href="http://cookiechang.etsy.com/">cookiechang.etsy.com</a>.ramey holsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279496573919957568noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-661083120563585759.post-91815299924637933202010-11-02T14:52:00.000-07:002010-11-29T06:40:00.707-08:00Props for Dr. Sketchy Brighton<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtFeVRgRDZED-tLcgFUsuwQbzq0nm0UdwCifssGa_bDe12NZc63ovGgI9IzE4KA91YPJ6YPFHKR-PXtkhA6HxBF8iHXr5eJPiEF3cJvOhutq60jbDfhzzRE-36zzORvFNnNk8sJTCidqg/s1600/25TSstuffing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggQmrsvMeW-FGG7rW097iss0FN1CE1s65QgJOXh-bqOfyWgHlMOKDyLWdm85E-BUQvlnpMYOcnaXK3Q0E5CluR45xmNONS0Ftyz4MuVH2JwG0WjTNRpm5skYxKg6t-f9ueENsQrTJbSFY/s1600/29TSboth.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggQmrsvMeW-FGG7rW097iss0FN1CE1s65QgJOXh-bqOfyWgHlMOKDyLWdm85E-BUQvlnpMYOcnaXK3Q0E5CluR45xmNONS0Ftyz4MuVH2JwG0WjTNRpm5skYxKg6t-f9ueENsQrTJbSFY/s400/29TSboth.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>For several weeks now I've had this idea bouncing around my noggin of making actual toad<i>stools</i> (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanita_muscaria">amanita muscaria</a>) for November's <a href="http://drsketchybrighton.com/">Dr. Sketchy Brighton</a>. I finally came up with the theme <a href="http://drsketchybrighton.com/2010/10/25/the-dark-forest/">"The Dark Forest"</a> just so they would make sense! Chicken or egg? Dark forest or toadstool? Who cares. I actually did it!<br />
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After drying them up against the radiator for several days, and giving the bark a good filing and dusting off, I was able to start. As with most things I create, I like to use materials I have at hand, so I'm pleased to say that these cost less than a fiver a piece to make. And they're sturdy little buggers too!<br />
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And believe it or not, they're actually quite comfortable! Be sure to come to Dr. Sketchy Brighton's event on Sunday, November 28, 2010 (3-6pm) to see them in action. They'll give our fabulous models somewhere comfy to sit . . . in <a href="http://drsketchybrighton.com/2010/10/25/the-dark-forest/">The Dark Forest</a>.<br />
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I scored a huge box of these dolls (ebay my ebay) who started their lives as really boring "action" type dudes with camo/firefighter/worker clothes. I've cut their arms and legs down to make them a little more squat and better balanced to stand on their own; painted their boots, altered and added clothing, drawn facial hair and hawked the heck out of 'em!<br />
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</tbody></table>Next month I'm hoping to collaborate on their clothing with Clare at <a href="http://redmutha.com/">red mutha</a>. Only way to find out is to get down to <a href="http://thelatest.co.uk/musicbar">Latest MusicBar </a>and win your very own at our <a href="http://drsketchybrighton.com/2010/08/21/taster-for-octobers-event/">Dia de los Muertos</a> show! (Well, we might just have some for sale in our prospective <a href="http://cookiechang.etsy.com/">online shops</a> too ;-) Stay tuned . . .<br />
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</tbody></table>ramey holsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279496573919957568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-661083120563585759.post-83244255927996387972010-08-18T05:44:00.000-07:002010-08-18T05:44:47.969-07:00Weigukin RULES!!!Diggin' me some <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/kokoba">Kokoba</a> love in her <a href="http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4c6b10ff36e36d913c4f7a8f/weigukin-must-haves">etsy treasury</a> for all things Korean! She featured my "Let's Fight Garlic Breath Together" art card and pinback button (badge). You can buy your very own <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/44370901/lets-fight-garlic-breath-together-xx">right here</a>! Kamsahamnida, numbers grrl!<br />
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This was a little moving "thank you card" to <a href="http://drsketchy.com/">drsketchy.com</a> for naming <a href="http://drsketchy.com/branch/brighton">Brighton</a> the "Branch of the Fortnight" (Aug. 9-21, 2010). Just some simple stop motion shots of my naughty skool grrlz, wind-up dollz and photo backdrops of Brighton!<br />
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<a href="http://drsketchybrighton.com/">drsketchybrighton.com</a>ramey holsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279496573919957568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-661083120563585759.post-59374650458354174702010-08-10T07:04:00.000-07:002010-08-10T07:36:10.127-07:00creating dolls for dr sketchy brighton<object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7JW8cWuv-q0&hl=en_US&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7JW8cWuv-q0&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br />
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I've been a little out of control lately, putting <a href="http://drsketchybrighton.com/">Dr. Sketchy Brighton</a> back on the UK map! In addition to meeting some stellar people and getting everything organized, I've been able to get my art on too.<br />
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Since this is my first event, I didn't have any photos or videos to post, so I had to thumb through all my cerebral folders to come up with a way to present our <a href="http://drsketchybrighton.com/2010/06/14/back-to-skool/">Back to Skool</a> event visually. Hmmm . . . back to skool? What could be more fun than naughty, sneaky, stinky St. Trinian's SKOOL GRRLZ? Uh, nothing.<br />
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And this is where ebay my ebay comes in! When in creative limbo, do an ebay search. Weird advice? Not for me. Nothing gets my creative mojo back faster than looking at strange items on ebay and imagining even stranger things I can turn them into.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsG8wpqBHkNz5DBuy_M630_ZswOITas3MZJVwiitB_QuogquxP2rThmvDtsEJANODpCrxPug_P3fXESJQhyphenhyphenpCD-sof7KAT3N9Uz0ujOo66WkoBWIJdy9w5jvs6ZmIQRsKYAZUcXDV40mE/s1600/DSB1sklgrlzMOD.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsG8wpqBHkNz5DBuy_M630_ZswOITas3MZJVwiitB_QuogquxP2rThmvDtsEJANODpCrxPug_P3fXESJQhyphenhyphenpCD-sof7KAT3N9Uz0ujOo66WkoBWIJdy9w5jvs6ZmIQRsKYAZUcXDV40mE/s320/DSB1sklgrlzMOD.jpg" width="240" /></a>Enter a big box of bendable MAJORETTES. A little paint here, some ink there, a whittled down bamboo skewer and VOILA! Dr. Sketchy Brighton Skool Grrlz.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2il8xq1xWCDUp0yqWA_WNR7jMxFK2nSFMAcv8U0eq9NED9yRSDAiMl04tSHPc1PMvfQmROPJUyGkGS7jWqSgcCUrW8RBtYuIrMCNzJyNAwtWdk_gxEJKKiER-_zMuBlvVPqZ4syLdar0/s1600/DSB1sklgrlz1aSM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2il8xq1xWCDUp0yqWA_WNR7jMxFK2nSFMAcv8U0eq9NED9yRSDAiMl04tSHPc1PMvfQmROPJUyGkGS7jWqSgcCUrW8RBtYuIrMCNzJyNAwtWdk_gxEJKKiER-_zMuBlvVPqZ4syLdar0/s320/DSB1sklgrlz1aSM.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Did somebody say a box full of wind-up soldiers? KER-POW! Paint, ink, masking tape, bamboo skewer . . . DANCING Dr. Sketchy Brighton Skool Grrlz! (Watch the video to see the "dance.")<br />
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I know it's much more realistic to have real humans in photos and videos, and I'm sure I'll be posting loads of those in the very near future, but something tells me we haven't seen the last of these little plastic entities. They're already kicking holes in their boxes screaming to get out . . . <br />
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By the way, did I mention we give prizes at our Dr. Sketchy Brighton events? Any guesses what some of those prizes might be?ramey holsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279496573919957568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-661083120563585759.post-27208256417375196572010-04-22T07:23:00.000-07:002010-04-22T07:57:57.114-07:00grouchy pink grrl does it again . . .<span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1p7TIDriKA4g5MqFuo4X4Jz42DxnSPojJKhuYMZkAQh8S-blkiUUFkfcol4b3BZr7ueyUlSv71g-U0eDJPKk-KWjTB5OeCuxAKw2EPodiinU7nl0EwS0I1xnr-mbViQ39OcnA_Y5xGLg/s1600/betsclosCLS1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1p7TIDriKA4g5MqFuo4X4Jz42DxnSPojJKhuYMZkAQh8S-blkiUUFkfcol4b3BZr7ueyUlSv71g-U0eDJPKk-KWjTB5OeCuxAKw2EPodiinU7nl0EwS0I1xnr-mbViQ39OcnA_Y5xGLg/s400/betsclosCLS1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462970547684666962" border="0" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >. . . only this time she's been </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.buriedinbetsyscloset.typepad.com/">BURIED IN BETSY'S CLOSET</a></span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >! Marianna, the terribly hip creator of Betsy's Closet contacted me through <a href="http://www.cookiechang.etsy.com/">cookiechang.etsy.com</a> and asked if she could feature my sweatbands in her latest entry, <a href="http://buriedinbetsyscloset.typepad.com/my-blog/2010/04/sunrise.html">Hiding in the Gym</a>. How could I possibly say no?</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >So thanks to Marianna for giving cookie chang a shout out! If you're interested in purchasing said sweatbands, check 'em out here:<br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/30216442/black-sweatband-with-art-patch-grouchy">black sweatband with art patch GROUCHY PINK GRRL</a><br />and<br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/29089819/very-pink-sweatband-with-kissy-kiss-art">very pink sweatband with kissy kiss art patch</a><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >A</span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >nd while we're on the subject of cookie chang . . . I recently listed some great new products -- 1" magnets on collector </span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >art cards. They sound unassum</span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >ing, but just you wait 'til you have one of your very own! There a</span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >re 24 to choose from -- all images of my original mixed media paintings from 2000 to present. </span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >Choices choices.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKipZcfkI15CxL-6WS6lhVntr01_NOXg3j_d_2r0xt56aq-Aq62YHH3-v0UflDMtVhmaXZQd8ok-ti9etrNNmGEV3lnDn1Wcb95-ncAw8r0rvOrwPI4e2tI5nEh5HVnvGdtUM02pRk7ws/s1600/marvinALL.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKipZcfkI15CxL-6WS6lhVntr01_NOXg3j_d_2r0xt56aq-Aq62YHH3-v0UflDMtVhmaXZQd8ok-ti9etrNNmGEV3lnDn1Wcb95-ncAw8r0rvOrwPI4e2tI5nEh5HVnvGdtUM02pRk7ws/s320/marvinALL.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462972643866683778" border="0" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >May I suggest a starter of "<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/44617733/marvin-xx-collectible-magnet-and-art">marvin</a>"? My take on Bjork. Her cheeky grin will assure you that any tiptoed midnight fridge fests will be kept strictly between the two of you!<br /><br /><br /></span>ramey holsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279496573919957568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-661083120563585759.post-15047712461296454582009-09-10T15:14:00.000-07:002009-09-10T15:35:30.340-07:00grouchy pink grrl makes an etsy treasury!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list_west.php?room_id=67600"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 353px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFC4z8vNVOALgZccml3HuuY5zzghNRcMPJwpNjWd79PqPMGWDX584_sAvan1RErnJzwW7YQfI4Rem-o1uqvC7q85xW4f_RliE5WMZJM1xGQEJCOEQ3b0FGXks2zA8gOvZSeNqAop7b3x0/s400/pinkGRLtrsry.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379969575184434706" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Uh-oh, uh-oh, Punky Brewster, we'll always be the best of frie-ends...<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT0hvyLX4CnzKavrs5zYdwxbR2zYCPfIcmUjGp9y2h63_q4moJzOdYEZWeK8UUSm5rS8FEJjQ_Z3Zl-rjA_gcHn65o8mAI8ThI9pfuFVjQHTUD0B88F9zYkRCZuN7KJN09LKix1XNH-SE/s1600-h/pinkgrrlSBwrst.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT0hvyLX4CnzKavrs5zYdwxbR2zYCPfIcmUjGp9y2h63_q4moJzOdYEZWeK8UUSm5rS8FEJjQ_Z3Zl-rjA_gcHn65o8mAI8ThI9pfuFVjQHTUD0B88F9zYkRCZuN7KJN09LKix1XNH-SE/s320/pinkgrrlSBwrst.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379970282793180498" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Hey, I haven't thought about Punky in . . . forever! But Britt (<a href="http://www.brittg.etsy.com/">brittg.etsy.com</a>) has and she's put together an adorable etsy treasury of items she thinks "could be for a modernized Punky Brewster," including my very own grouchy pink grrl sweatband (<a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=30216442">which you can purchase here</a>)!<br /><br />Thanks Britt! =(V)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span>ramey holsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279496573919957568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-661083120563585759.post-76646387087449102872009-06-20T12:14:00.000-07:002009-06-20T12:21:54.764-07:00cookiechang.etsy.com makes a top five!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuI3S-CfOY8FzFInhNHyczEc7BrFOT9nf3ziwQBytHdy_kNhaVRUinr_ux679Ty7kIKFCb7QDBQYFYAsdBC1-BuEyNZaw0-Zp2o4OTUPtJNpzarsQj04wciCEhFFylOe7MCIYRic2CR-c/s1600-h/cookieETban4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 53px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuI3S-CfOY8FzFInhNHyczEc7BrFOT9nf3ziwQBytHdy_kNhaVRUinr_ux679Ty7kIKFCb7QDBQYFYAsdBC1-BuEyNZaw0-Zp2o4OTUPtJNpzarsQj04wciCEhFFylOe7MCIYRic2CR-c/s400/cookieETban4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349491903150005106" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Cheers Melissa Carter (</span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.casemethod.etsy.com/">CASEmethod.etsy.com</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">)! She listed cookiechang.etsy.com as her top five etsy shops! Have a look </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://indianaetsy.blogspot.com/2009/06/incrowdteam-interview-62009-melissa.html#links">HERE</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">.</span>ramey holsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279496573919957568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-661083120563585759.post-64630997099623034692009-05-26T06:10:00.001-07:002009-05-26T06:24:44.569-07:00follow the carrot brick road . . .<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHM62tSXIN-3N5Cz5q9FMfxMwapbrqdsjK1dvHVfXLk3jZDKONyu1-Csbv5OVk0DPXF-xv4au9fRZhBxQ7t1bVeA9tCYNQ8BCB7kZbnD7Id7b-bXuSld_fhq-munKz_K-1w3LEHzMtqqE/s1600-h/popgardart2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 332px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHM62tSXIN-3N5Cz5q9FMfxMwapbrqdsjK1dvHVfXLk3jZDKONyu1-Csbv5OVk0DPXF-xv4au9fRZhBxQ7t1bVeA9tCYNQ8BCB7kZbnD7Id7b-bXuSld_fhq-munKz_K-1w3LEHzMtqqE/s400/popgardart2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340121441742477650" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Spring done sprung! To celebrate, kpie and I are putting up a new fence in our garden, painting older fence panels and gates . . . and making garden art. Here's the first of what I hope will be several to liven up our porch and garden area.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiarlO-l8pnT1okt73PxanAfw_11MCVGf2ZLytNLXdRY73oTpOOKeODQoBkqfPblfn0ZZ9BZ4F1eK5ZaUhje6lUyDJkerME9t39q4H8Y9ffulPHhzLnO85jKuiZxCjdchjDof54odWTt38/s1600-h/popgardart1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 285px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiarlO-l8pnT1okt73PxanAfw_11MCVGf2ZLytNLXdRY73oTpOOKeODQoBkqfPblfn0ZZ9BZ4F1eK5ZaUhje6lUyDJkerME9t39q4H8Y9ffulPHhzLnO85jKuiZxCjdchjDof54odWTt38/s320/popgardart1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340121819407829586" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I'm currently painting several coats of clear acrylic to weatherize this painting -- which, in a former life, was a cabinet front. I primed it with a flat latex (emulsion), sketched out a basic design with a Sharpie (the garden theme accidentally bounced out); then painted it with acrylics, oil sticks and ink. I'll be securing it to a fence post along the porch to break up the panels.<br /><br />It measures 23"x27" and I'm calling it, <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Follow the Carrot Brick Road</span>. More to follow!<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">all images ©copyright ramey n. holsman</span><br /></span>ramey holsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279496573919957568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-661083120563585759.post-26957058877951279912009-05-21T00:46:00.000-07:002009-05-21T01:44:18.042-07:00instructions for your hand-painted art patch<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimOjC1sWUIHJSS7d2d7T2fMQSdjm1VPVq88DcjG14um2u2LUeQfiE1TpTpQz3lQyo1FLHRjp6-ej8U0ZDC3U-X8bJ0EiQaGd7bGRwPaik9k3xleTrHnfyvePupHeIBLyWvnZMlSQ6LsFQ/s1600-h/headsPTCHall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimOjC1sWUIHJSS7d2d7T2fMQSdjm1VPVq88DcjG14um2u2LUeQfiE1TpTpQz3lQyo1FLHRjp6-ej8U0ZDC3U-X8bJ0EiQaGd7bGRwPaik9k3xleTrHnfyvePupHeIBLyWvnZMlSQ6LsFQ/s400/headsPTCHall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338193535818342530" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Thank you for purchasing your very own hand-painted, original ART PATCH by me, Ramey Holsman (aka cookie chang)! I'm repeating the instructions that came on the label and adding some aftercare tips here . . .<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">IRON-ON INSTRUCTIONS:</span></span> Always pre-wash clothing </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">(t-shirt, coat, trous</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">ers) </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> before adhering art patch. DO NOT USE fabric softener. Hats and bags may be a little more tricky to wash, just make sure the item is clean or new. The iron-on backing is "HeatnBond Ultrahold," and states it will adhere to most surfaces.<br /><br />1. Peel off backing paper.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWKahhU0CWECOb-QdaHsGyb-vgbiWfKnxOvcK1rRPJsxT1Dio1mSGw6OGvE7xwJN1wYk0fDe_-ns3Kp8Hu_rzFXOhcEed1yxQdQgLBI9j5qa6ajPoIe8dhqoM5oNk2DL-dtw1KE92C8Zs/s1600-h/peelback.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 313px; height: 307px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWKahhU0CWECOb-QdaHsGyb-vgbiWfKnxOvcK1rRPJsxT1Dio1mSGw6OGvE7xwJN1wYk0fDe_-ns3Kp8Hu_rzFXOhcEed1yxQdQgLBI9j5qa6ajPoIe8dhqoM5oNk2DL-dtw1KE92C8Zs/s400/peelback.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338191896234950818" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">2. Position on desired material, adhesive side down.<br /><br />3. Place clean, blank paper (bond works best), on top of patch and firmly press pre-heated iron (WOOL, low setting, no steam) for 8-10 seconds. Allow to cool before testing. If a corner or side is not properly attached, press iron down for another few seconds and allow to cool before testing again.<br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">AFTERCARE:</span></span><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">After properly ironing on your art patch, you want to take care of it so it lasts! All of my art patches are hand painted with fabric paints and inks, then heat fixed for permanency -- which means you can machine wash them, but make sure it is always COLD water, then line dry. (The adhesive is heat sensitive, so if you put it in a hot dryer, the adhesive will heat as well and the patch will most likely fall off.)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Often when you take the item of clothing out of the wash, the art patch may well look like this -- all wrinkly (sometimes even more than shown):</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik1bBRFDzZ65N0ep-gRRJhLRmOR34XYq0hh7OdbXIFGUQBk3Nqkweq9XojyMRYdGnM4xSDKBPwHYmd7h7hEJVt6YB2wNkhK6yWalNIGWhrf3qpZCGx0zv1YkU2f4rDe4avm0h7pj_VYEA/s1600-h/wrinkle.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 253px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik1bBRFDzZ65N0ep-gRRJhLRmOR34XYq0hh7OdbXIFGUQBk3Nqkweq9XojyMRYdGnM4xSDKBPwHYmd7h7hEJVt6YB2wNkhK6yWalNIGWhrf3qpZCGx0zv1YkU2f4rDe4avm0h7pj_VYEA/s400/wrinkle.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338182224156050738" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">That's OK. Gently flatten it by hand as best as you can, then set your iron on WOOL (one notch over is fine):<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2gLJVjDlzc25s7VLaVvC0M4mDJQVmYsO4NPeCuEaZhDkzp8nTUPe16LjpN-oc3wSmv5CAiFOktINonUz4kshFSK4X2-FPFLTEHvYNiyoDFlHTiODOtNta_bqZGhEP0RcUlPPsSOiwk3Q/s1600-h/ironsetting.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 390px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2gLJVjDlzc25s7VLaVvC0M4mDJQVmYsO4NPeCuEaZhDkzp8nTUPe16LjpN-oc3wSmv5CAiFOktINonUz4kshFSK4X2-FPFLTEHvYNiyoDFlHTiODOtNta_bqZGhEP0RcUlPPsSOiwk3Q/s400/ironsetting.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338182893135225218" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Place a clean piece of white paper over the top of your art patch. Regular bond works best:<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ0y9P-cETEN1oHHU_DxB9sFE_oGsgZNqqF5BpCeyF_RlIXq4Z5Iq4_nmwFx4o0eqNBPuZx8xD1FzY3RplPxV7vpEr2W6rkDOdgw3FhQPHzj-HXgat-e6mhbkKOXXeou_FQISsOlYjJAE/s1600-h/paperover.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ0y9P-cETEN1oHHU_DxB9sFE_oGsgZNqqF5BpCeyF_RlIXq4Z5Iq4_nmwFx4o0eqNBPuZx8xD1FzY3RplPxV7vpEr2W6rkDOdgw3FhQPHzj-HXgat-e6mhbkKOXXeou_FQISsOlYjJAE/s400/paperover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338183585682615346" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Once your iron is heated, firmly press for approximately 3-5 seconds. This will flatten the patch and strengthen the adhesive bond. DO NOT iron the p</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">atch without a clean piece of paper between the iron and patch.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKq0fY8OQkHWd7M2Jafubh4rRb53ZHXZJQmoNCO0PaYGFfG0G34oUv5gbZaLRHp7XsERzpEUrGp1B3YUquAIla8qkEY34rx4-VDhAPEQ1ElV1e2-z5dL41QVU8IIJyQZ56iGw6VaaxTSk/s1600-h/ironon.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKq0fY8OQkHWd7M2Jafubh4rRb53ZHXZJQmoNCO0PaYGFfG0G34oUv5gbZaLRHp7XsERzpEUrGp1B3YUquAIla8qkEY34rx4-VDhAPEQ1ElV1e2-z5dL41QVU8IIJyQZ56iGw6VaaxTSk/s400/ironon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338185071074487586" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Don't over do it on the time. Just iron long enough to flatten out the patch, then line dry as usual -- no dryers! Your art patch should last and last . . .<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU6S83ADCXfafwyOIYFqNmFYt4paV1y0AB-5mIQ0Xw_zzilCidSl4ActjQ2ATMoLNwM8e-gXTzdyyNi2aymc3Idi0BaOREACFVwzUR0oVWx0faFksKCUW41L0XajMeX4YNs2QdezeCBLg/s1600-h/patchflat.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU6S83ADCXfafwyOIYFqNmFYt4paV1y0AB-5mIQ0Xw_zzilCidSl4ActjQ2ATMoLNwM8e-gXTzdyyNi2aymc3Idi0BaOREACFVwzUR0oVWx0faFksKCUW41L0XajMeX4YNs2QdezeCBLg/s400/patchflat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338186178102555730" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">And of course, be sure to check <a href="http://www.cookiechang.etsy.com/">cookiechang.etsy.com</a> often to see what new creations are waiting there for you!<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span>ramey holsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279496573919957568noreply@blogger.com0