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Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
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10:35 pm - Barack Obama Wins!!!
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Originally published at Live Life, Don't Just Survive It. You can comment here or there.  Obama Wins! McCain Concedes!  Woohoo!
Barack Obama is the next President of The United States of America.
Finally, change!
We just watched McCain’s concession speach on MSNBC.com. It’s over, Obama has 333 electoral votes and McCain is trailing by 156 (8:31pm Pacific Time). Congratulations to Barack Obama & to America! I’m prouder to be an American now than I have been in years  Thank you!
 Barack Obama - US President 2008-2016 (*cross your fingers*)
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| Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
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11:16 am - PaperStreet Receives Makeover
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Originally published at PaperStreet. You can comment here or there. PaperStreet Supplies Receives Makeover!
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I’ve been toiling away on the website for some time now, just moving full speed ahead like any good juggernaut would, and didn’t notice until yesterday that Our Store behaves erratically in Internet Explorer. I spent a good portion of my already hectic day yesterday trying to debug the crazy thing and get it to work properly, but to no avail. Sooo…
Rather than pull any more of my hair out or waste any more valuable time trying to fix it, I’m going to be looking into other themes for the site. As much as I’ve come to like this nifty four-column layout, I think it may be a bit too busy & of course the problems with IE are a deal breaker.
Expect to see some major revamping. The site may even be “broken” here or there as I try to change things around. If you’re here reading a post and suddenly find yourself on what looks like a completely different website - that’s me, poking around here in the background  It shouldn’t affect any site functionality (ie, you can still shop, read, comment, etc), just aesthetics - so even while we’re under construction, PaperStreet Supplies is still your source for instantly downloadable high quality, high resolution digital collage sheets!
Thanks for your patience & for your support,
- Kenneth Rougeau
* - Photo credits: Dubi Preger, Make-up artist, Israel, taken by Lora Shalkar.
What’s it got to do with this post? Nothing really…
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1:00 am - How To Dial Out
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Originally published at PaperStreet. You can comment here or there. 
How to Dial Out
1. Dial 9
2. Wait for beeping sound. Hang up again
3. When phone rings, pick up receiver.
4. Dial 1-800-555-1982. Listen to sound of phone company selenoids switching. Relaxing isn’t it?
5. When Shanghai operator answers, press phone-cradle buttons
6. Nothing will happen
7. Face East, cross yourself thrice while muttering “jadoo, jadoo, jadoo.” Then press them again, with feeling
8. Dial 22-digit satellite code number
9. Dial your social security number
10. Multiply by your age and divide by 5. Dial resulting number
11. Pray fervently to whatever gods there be
12. If a man answers, hang up and repeat steps 1-12
13. A female voice will ask, “Is this the party to whom I am speaking?” Your reply should be, “Do you have Sir Walter Raleigh in a can?”
14. You will be transferred to “Gustave.” Ask no questions, but tell him anything he wants to know. (Do not let him know you are shocked.) Dial the number he gives you and hang up.
15. Your phone will ring. Ask for John Lennon. A voice will reply “The walrus was Paul.” You reply “Paul is dead.” You will then be put on hold. Whatever you do, for God’s sake don’t hang up! It could be extremely dangerous.
16. A hallow, inflectionless, rather mechanical voice will come on the line and ask for your date of birth and favorite color. Do not answer truthfully. (Ignore the odd clicks and static while this information is being processed)
17. You will be issued a 10-digit Universal Access Code. Write it down quickly, it will not be repeated.
18. Using your Universal Access Code, dial your own number. A voice will answer and ask for John Lennon. You say “The Walrus was Paul.” The voice will reply, “Paul is dead.” Put the line on hold.
19. After a few minutes, imitate a hollow, inflectionless, rather mechanical-sounding voice and ask for date of birth and favorite color. Tap the receiver and crinkle cellophane paper nearby to imitate a few seconds of static. Then rattle off a 10-digit number and hang up.
20. Dial 9.
 
*grin*
from the Steve Jackson Games addendum
to the Principia Discordia
… and here’s something I made
How To Dial Out
digital collage by Kenneth Rougeau
I _think_ you can still hear the mix I did a few years back on my poor abused MySpace profile. It’s based on this same craziness above & an old hacker device called a red box… Basically, if you could take the track back in time & play it into a Fortress phone, you could get a few bucks in free phone calls, lol).
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| Sunday, October 5th, 2008
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1:34 pm - Kinichi Hoshine: Polite Winter
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Originally published at PaperStreet. You can comment here or there. Kinichi Hoshine:
Polite Winter
Kinichi Hoshine was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1977. When he was three years old, his family moved to the United States & he has since grown up in New Jersey. He attended The School of Visual Arts in New York City and currently resides in Astoria, Queens. Kinichi admits to being influenced by a multitude of different artists & genres, his favorites being Lucian Freud, Gerhard Richter, Vilhelm Hammershoi, and photographer Uta Barth. “I’m sure my overexposed brain gleans information from various electronic mediums as well,” he says, explaining that he watches lots of television & movies, listens to a wide variety of music, and is an avid Internet user.
See more, visit:
Kinichi Hoshine
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http://politewinter.com
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12:59 pm - How to make your own camera, take your own pictures & develop your own film!
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12:33 pm - Margot Lovinger: Sheer Design
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Originally published at PaperStreet. You can comment here or there. Margot Lovinger:
Sheer Design
Margot Lovinger creates amazing portraits. “What’s so amazing,” you may ask as you gaze upon what might at first glance appear to be a well contrived acrylic or oil painting? Lovinger’s rich, lush images are made entirely of fabrics, not paints! She starts with a cotton canvas base, then adds cottons & silks, sheer fabrics like tulle, netting, organza and chiffon. Each successive layer changes the hue of the layers beneath it, much the way a transparent color wash changes the layers underneath it in watercolor painting.
“My work started with ’story quilts’ that were interactive, and required the viewer’s participation to reveal the full narrative. Other types of quilts and fabric compositions followed, often experimenting with new materials and textures. Though I was always fascinated by figure painting, (particularly the works of the renaissance masters, such as Caravaggio) the medium frustrated me, and most of my paintings showed this. Eventually, my interest in the textures and techniques of sewing merged with my fondness for the rich colors and imagery of figure painting, and I began creating these sewn figurative fabric compositions. I have been working in this technique for about 8 years.” - Margot Lovinger
To see more, visit:
Margot Lovinger
FYI: Both Margot Lovinger & David Meanix
(see yesterday’s feature) created artwork
for the HBO hit series Six Feet Under.
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12:07 pm - How to make a paper camera!
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11:58 am - Feed Your Head: The Pocket Paper Engineer
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Originally published at PaperStreet. You can comment here or there. Feed Your Head:
The Pocket Paper Engineer
The Pocket Paper Engineer,
Volume I: Basic Forms:
How to Make Pop-Ups Step-by-Step
Imagine having the ability to make one of those beautiful, intricate pop-up books or cards that make young and old alike ooh and ahh over your handiwork. Think you couldn’t do it? Well, with Carol Barton’s help you just might. Barton’s book, “The Pocket Paper Engineer” is divided by actual tabs into five categories for easy referral. Those categories are: Directions, Boxes, Triangles, Combinations and Variations, and Layers. Each category gives a page of explanation: a step-by-step illustrated instruction guide; a photo of the finished pop-up; a handy tear-out practice sheet complete with detailed, labeled cut lines drawn in; and a pocket for storage of completed projects…. A unique gift for the amateur artist, “The Pocket Paper Engineer” provides hours of artistic fun easy enough for children to conquer and entertaining enough for an adult who likes to fiddle around with crafts. -Bookpleasures.com
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11:49 am - Art Spread: Fantastic Fae Creations by PandoraJane
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Originally published at PaperStreet. You can comment here or there. Art Spread
(the great taste of butter
with half the calories!)
Fae Kitchen Chair & Tea Time Table
by Diana Heyne
Multidisciplinary artist Diana Heyne’s work in found and natural material assemblage, puppetry and performance has been exhibited and performed in galleries and theatres across the US and in Europe. Her work is informed by a strong engagement with the natural world, cultural history, mythology and the realm of fairy tales. Diana has been the recipient of exhibition awards, grants and fellowships for her work in sculpture, performance, writing and music. She is a frequent and enthusiastic traveler and several of her grants have been specifically awarded for residencies and cultural exchange in countries as diverse as Poland, Cuba and France. She holds a fine arts degree with honors from Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts. Her teaching experience includes Waldorf kindergarten, an associate professorship in art appreciation and art history, museum workshops and continuing education classes in sculpture. Her work is found in private collections in the US and Europe as well as the collections of the White House and the National Gallery of Poland. For the past few years Diana has worked with Applied Imagination creating ‘botanical architecture’ and assisting with installations at venues around the US such as the New York Botanical Garden and the National Botanical Garden in Washington, DC.
To see more visit:
http://pandorajane.etsy.com
http://www.dianaheyne.com
Fairy Realm Shadowbox
by Diana Heyne
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11:31 am - CotD v3.29 - Daily Digital Collage Sheet
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Originally published at PaperStreet. You can comment here or there.
PaperStreet’s Catch of the Day! 9/29/2008
daily downloadable digital collage sheet
Food For Thought
“Artists can color the sky red because they know it’s blue. Those of us who aren’t artists must color things the way they really are or people might think we’re stupid.”
- Jules Feiffer
Catch of the Day
Volume III, Issue 29
Our latest Catch of the Day digital collage sheet
is available to download instantly
as a high resolution JPEG file.
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11:03 am - David Meanix: Photo Sculptor
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Originally published at PaperStreet. You can comment here or there. David Meanix:
Photo Sculpture
David Meanix continues his extraordinary exploration into the genre of photosculpture, an invention of his which has been widely disseminated and imitated all over the world. Meanix has pioneered a technique whereby he shoots “one shot per every plane of the subject, inch by inch until I’ve covered all of the subject I want to sculpt. Next, I print each picture to ‘actual size.’ Then I match and cover the original subject with papier maché photocopies of those pictures.” He then uses the finished sculptures as a “mask prop,” which becomes a character in a photographic tableau. Unlike traditional characters, these are charged with additional contradictions of context and authenticity. Recast using various techniques of commercial photography such as portraiture, fashion, and advertising, the resulting tableaux convey a truly remarkable sensibility.
(Charlotte says I absolutely must inform
you all that this artist did amazing
work on the hit series Six Feet Under)
don’t miss this
impressive video of
David at work!
To see more, visit:
David Meanix
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10:48 am - An Unusual Assortment of Sorted Books
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10:34 am - Feed Your Head: The Book As Art
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10:05 am - We Made This: A Mad Tea Party
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10:01 am - How To Make A Papier Mache Camel
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9:56 am - Art Spread: Mixed Media Artwork by Shelly R. Sessions
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9:21 am - Eduardo Recife: Misprinted Type
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Originally published at PaperStreet. You can comment here or there. Eduardo Recife:
Misprinted Type
Eduardo Recife has designed for an impressive list of clients, including The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, Showtime, & Panic! At the Disco. Where does this wellspring of talent originate? Says the artist, “I’ve been drawing since I was little. At school I had notebooks filled with drawings instead of notes. I used to tattoo my buddies with a black ink pen. I used to draw on any kind of surface when I was bored… I believe it’s what I do best. It’s also the best way for me to comunicate things I cant find words for… It’s therapy, it’s a hobby, it’s a job, it’s what makes me happy.”
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Misprinted Type
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Eduardo Recife
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8:39 am - Feed Your Head: Things I Have Learned In My Life So Far
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8:21 am - Frida Kahlo: Portrait of a Woman
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8:02 am - Art Spread: Reclaim2Fame, the art of Will Wagenaar
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Originally published at PaperStreet. You can comment here or there. Art Spread
(the great taste of butter
with half the calories!)
Bashful at the Topless Beach
reclamation art sculpture
by Will Wagenaar
Will Wagenaar has been a professional artist since 1972. He learned at an early age to turn anything into something else. In 1993 he opened a very experimental storefront on Miami Beach where he twisted all manner of found materials into new usable objects and fine art. A couple of years later the concept expanded to The Miami Design District. That larger workshop and gallery showcased over a dozen artist’s work in reclamation art. Those two stores are long gone but not the passion for reclamation art. Now living on the Gulf Coast of Florida, he feels like he might just be getting started. Etsy has opened a new world of possibilities for this well seasoned artist.
To see more visit:
http://reclaim2fame.etsy.com
Don Quixote
reclamation art sculpture
by Will Wagenaar
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