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November 2008
Hello! - As the days get shorter and the morning air is crisp on our faces, we are reminded that Winter is quickly approaching! It is time to gear up for the holiday season. We always look for something handmade for all those special people at holiday time. A gift made by the hands of an artist always seems to have a special meaning for both the giver and the receiver.
Last year we were swamped with orders from right before the Holidays. We got some orders out just in time. Make your order sooner than later this year to make sure you get your gift in time! To find a special piece of our jewelry try our website.
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The Monkey is finally off our back! - It seems crazy for most people... Every so often we get a letter from a multinational company expressing their displeasure in our recycled bottle cap jewelry. Although we stay well within the law, our last battle took months. It cost us 100's of hours in lost productivity and $1,000's in debt to our lawyers (low cost lawyers for the arts that work mostly for free!). Please consider helping by making a donation to our legal defense fund.
We have created our business around using post consumer waste products to keep them out of our landfills. We take pride in transforming recycled items to a new beauty to spark the imaginations of others. The jewelry we make is from actual bottle caps. We have acquired the bottle caps or product that the bottle caps came off of from independent sources. The brands we use are trademarked and owned by those brands. No bottle caps, logos or graphics have been reproduced. Our intentions are to recycle the waste of others and we are not associated or have any affiliations with any of these brands.
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Featured Bottle Cap - We collect bottle caps from several sources. Most of the current bottle caps we get are truly recycled. We get caps from bars, restaurants, friends save them and sometimes we find them in a bag on the front porch.
Thomas Kemper Sodas - The Bee is back! After years of being absent from their bottle cap, the bee proudly sits on the top again. Thomas Kemper sodas are one of our favorites. The soda company, after being bought and sold by the larger Pyramid Breweries, it has returned its pure soda its roots. The sodas again became free of high fructose corn syrup using only cane sugar and honey. So sit back and enjoy the buzz of the bee.
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Featured Artist - Beth Bojarski - She wants to make you laugh! She is among the small, select breed of contemporary artist that successfully delivers serious artwork with a fantastic sense of humor. “I love the fact that an artist is often given more freedom to question the world around them,” says Bojarski. Her work continues to challenge the viewer in a sustained, timeless way. “The great thing is even I may think I know what a painting is about, then I see it a year later and find something completely new.”
Often working in oils on found wooden surfaces, Bojarski creates paintings as a form of storytelling. All the while the artist delves into a fantastic world that draws upon her own peculiar ability to find everyone’s laugh-button. Bojarski's whimsical characters catch the viewer's eye, while her text pulls you into her absurd and fantastic world. Bojarski's paintings will make you laugh, and then feel guilty for laughing.
The one thing we do know is she likes two pieces of toast once a day and chocolate pudding that arrives in the mail and she is slightly awkward.
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Vote! - I don't care as much about WHO you vote for as much as that you DO! From the Presidential Campaign to you Local Government. As Americans, we strive to spread democracy, yet so many do not take part in our own democracy. In 2000, voter turn out was only 32%. (Shame on us, as a country, we failed.) We all have a week, get informed, and Vote!
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Laura Robson & Benjamin Beamer
Toll Free: 1-888-386-2785
P:541-782-4529
F:541-782-4970
P.O. Box 804
Oakridge, Oregon 97463
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