tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386208582024-03-13T13:55:29.890-04:00Louise's DaughterThis blog was originally going to be pretty much devoted to stuff about Louise's Daughter - our business -- but it has evolved into observations and pictures gleaned from our life.... but I guess life is where our artwork comes from!Don Olneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03538129571941391547noreply@blogger.comBlogger904125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38620858.post-56792876952687412322014-11-25T22:14:00.000-05:002014-11-25T22:24:38.828-05:00Large wall piece<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Another large wall piece with our new system.Don Olneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03538129571941391547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38620858.post-42931444646977279612014-11-24T23:13:00.001-05:002014-11-24T23:17:48.522-05:00Changes needed to accomodate new smaller laser cutter<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Since getting our new smaller laser, I have had to redesign many pieces to fit the 12" x 24" working space that has replaced our old 15" x 30" working space. Making larger wall pieces has meant creating a new version. Above is the new layout - basically about 23" x 23". In this piece we painted the upper and lower halves different colors. Sometimes we paint the whole piece the same color, with the curved joint line sort of disguising the fact that it is not all one piece. The dancers are our regular size - about 15" tall each. We like it. Having to rearrange our designs and our cutting layouts has made us re-think a lot of our designs, which has been a nice creative challenge, and has resulted in some new designs. The main problem has been that if we are working with current designs, we seem to end up with a lot of odd leftover space on the new smaller blanks. Thus the reintroduction of Art Start mentioned earlier. Lots of cool creative shapes to be made from the "scrap". I have posted a picture of one of the layouts below, showing all the miscellaneous parts that end up in Art Start!<br />
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Order some of those cool odd parts here --- https://www.etsy.com/shop/louisesdaughter --- and make your own stuff!Don Olneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03538129571941391547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38620858.post-85412686163303839102014-11-23T21:12:00.000-05:002014-11-23T21:19:14.712-05:00CJ's 5th Birthday Top<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Each of our three grandchildren gets a custom made birthday top each year. Most recent was 5 year old CJ - Caesar James Sams. He wanted to have a top with a "squiggle". I showed him how to draw a "squiggle" on the computer in Corel Draw, and then with some grandpa magic I turned it into a top design, added name, date, etc. and we cut them out on the laser. CJ chose the colors, and we had this year's birthday top! Grandpa is thinking about Stella's first top now!<br />
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<br />Don Olneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03538129571941391547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38620858.post-37707239053011169652014-11-22T19:00:00.000-05:002014-11-23T21:19:36.663-05:00Kissing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I am thinking that I (Don - Cheryl still does not do computers) need to get back to posting on this blog more regularly. I went and looked at our traffic info, and discovered that 20 or more folks check this blog out each day, and end up getting very old posts! Thus, this post, and hopefully more.... Cheryl is at the Paradise City show in Marlboro, MA this weekend. You can check out our things there today from 11 to 4?. The above piece is a special creation made in response to the Paradise City folks challenging exhibitors to create pieces related to faces. There is always a new challenge at Paradise City shows, and there is always a special display area featuring the various artist's creations. Move the heart at the upper left back and forth to see our couple kiss --- you have to be there in person to do that. Maybe I'll get a video posted when she gets home if the piece has not sold? Check us out on Facebook too. https://www.facebook.com/don.olney.9<br />
<br />Don Olneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03538129571941391547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38620858.post-50723637589257772982013-11-12T22:06:00.000-05:002013-11-12T22:15:39.463-05:00Underground Railroad! Post # 900!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">From about the age of 5 till about 12 or so, my family lived on Nakoma Farms, in Fairport, NY. Above is an aerial picture of Nakoma Farms, or at least the buildings area of the farm. There are lots of stories to share about my years at Nakoma Farms, but today Dad and I added another chapter. We were at the Rochester Museum and Science Center, wandering through their Underground Railroad exhibit. Very educational and quite chilling. At one point Dad called me over and pointed out that a couple of places on Whitney Road were on a exhibit panel showing pictures and addresses of a number of local Underground Railroad stops. I looked closely at the pictures, and told Dad I was almost certain that one was the Butler place - the big house front and center in the picture above! Some internet digging, and sure enough - that is the house! The exhibit called it the Talman House. but a Rochester Library web page about the Underground Railroad identifies it as <a href="http://www.libraryweb.org/rochimag/roads/underground.htm" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Talman/Butler House</span></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Another stop was mentioned in the exhibit which turns out to be our 1950's next door neighbor's home - the Isaac Talman House! At that time home to the Schermerhorns. Just down the road from Nakoma Farms. It turns out that the Butler's home was built by Darius Talman, and his father Isaac lived at the Schermerhorn place! There were a total of 5 Talman built homes in my old neighborhood! <a href="http://www.perinton.org/Data/Documents/Historian/Landmarks/2381%20Whitney%20Road%20East.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Additional history of the farm and the house can be found here.</span></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Just for the record, we didn't live in the big house - we lived in very small digs over the milk house - the small structure in front of the big barn - with a truck parked beside it, and I think that's our family car out front. I did lots of odd jobs for the Butlers who owned the fancy old farm house, including changing storm windows and screens, lawn mowing (two full acres), etc. We still have a couple of Christmas ornaments that Mrs. Butler helped my brother Dave and I make one year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Not totally clear from the picture, but the fancy house is on quite a hill. Note the driveway headed down from the back of the house toward the barn. Dad taught me to ride a bike by launching me down that hill! It was a cinder driveway, so I learned really fast! </span></div>
Don Olneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03538129571941391547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38620858.post-39479362312568493282013-10-10T21:41:00.000-04:002013-10-10T21:44:03.480-04:00Magic!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Cheryl will be doing the <a href="http://www.paradisecityarts.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Paradise City Show in Northampton, MA</span></a><br />this holiday weekend - Saturday, Sunday, and Monday! I think that clicking on the link to the show can gain you a discount on the admission price!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">These shows usually feature a challenge to the artists to create a piece for a special exhibit that is part of each show. This weekend's challenge was the theme - Magic! (or Hocus Pocus?) The piece above was a collaboration between us as usual. She is about 28" tall, and I think will be priced at around $200? Check her out!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I'm particularly pleased with this piece - love the top hat! The plan was to create a moving piece with her popping out of the hat, but the mechanism was too time consuming, so she just has to POP on her own, and I think she does!</span></div>
Don Olneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03538129571941391547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38620858.post-59177992530673099772013-08-17T22:45:00.000-04:002013-08-17T22:56:05.475-04:00Custom Designed Baseball pieces to raise funds for Young Audiences.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We get lots of requests for artwork to be sold to raise money for worthy causes, and while we often do it, we aren't always very pleased about the idea because the auction price is usually less that what we charge for the item, and while the winning bidder is pleased, and the organization is pleased, we are a bit annoyed at sort of losing a sale?<br />
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However, this time it was a challenge to create a piece of art using a baseball! It could be as simple as painting a baseball creatively ( a lot easier than doing one of those full size "Horses on Parade" ) or whatever we wanted. We love Young Audiences, because they work very hard to expose kids to the "Arts", and we loved this challenge. Cheryl was already making a piece we called "Women on the Ball" using some left over wooden parts from The Toycrafter, so it seemed natural to create a "Woman on a Baseball" with some adjustments of course, and Don thought it would be fun to create one of his "Balancing Acts" using the ball as the weight on the bottom. After several false starts using ball bats and gloves, and even a strange idea using an image of the diamond, the design below emerged in his brain while on a bike ride! A video can be seen here! --- <a href="http://vimeo.com/72527698" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">http://vimeo.com/72527698</span></a> Rockin With The Red Wings!<br />
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Come join us for a Red Wings ball game, and a great fund raising event celebrating 50 years of Young Audiences! <span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>Buy tickets by <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1269005801" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">August 19th</span></span> - <a href="http://www.yarochester.org/" target="_blank">www.yarochester.org</a> or <a href="tel:585.530.2060" target="_blank" value="+15855302060">585.530.2060 </a></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>The event is Friday evening the 23rd of August 2013 - see you there?</b></span><br />
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Don Olneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03538129571941391547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38620858.post-27308692522350025442013-06-02T21:35:00.000-04:002013-07-30T22:40:21.987-04:00Which kind of "bike" were you referring to?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">I took this picture in the parking area near Genesee Valley Park - Rochester, NY while riding through during Bike week a couple of weeks ago. I'm struck by how often there seems to be confusion when people use the word "Bike". Some automatically think motorcycle, some automatically think bicycle - I even sometimes think about my big yellow tricycle. These folks - from Piffard, NY if I remember rightly - came up to Rochester for a bike ride on the northern section of the Genesee Greenway bike trail (bicycle). They ride regularly on the southern portion through their hometown, but had never ridden this far north! The little bike trailer is a homemade unit - a small motorcycle trailer with a car top bike carrier attached! Nice folks who enjoy both kinds of "bikes"!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">By the way - I'm up to 418.5 miles on my bikes so far this year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">17.2 on the big yellow trike, and 401.3 on my Biria!</span></div>
Don Olneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03538129571941391547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38620858.post-77256153415758302232013-05-18T02:00:00.000-04:002013-05-18T02:00:03.512-04:00Maeve graduates from Drew University today!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>You too Wyatt - three more years and I'll re-post this picture for you!</b></span></div>
<br />Don Olneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03538129571941391547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38620858.post-3837913757702239132013-05-17T20:47:00.001-04:002013-05-17T20:47:52.184-04:00A couple of sights on the bike path yesterday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Wisteria growing high up in some trees along the bike path -above- and below I thought I had missed my shot of this bunny, but actually caught a nice shot. I really want a camera that takes the picture when I push the button instead of some time later when it decides it is ready?</span></div>
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<br />Don Olneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03538129571941391547noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38620858.post-31423073390442785582013-05-13T23:00:00.000-04:002013-05-28T21:57:36.981-04:00Gravestone has arrived<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Dad and I went to see Mom on Sunday - Mother's Day. We took along some lilacs from our yard, and were pleasantly surprised that their head stone was in place. I got a phone call from the funeral home this morning (Monday) that the stone had been installed last week. I asked Dad how it felt to look at his own stone - something not many of us get to do? The response - "Strange".</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">We miss you Mom!</span></i></div>
Don Olneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03538129571941391547noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38620858.post-9951412183110532802013-05-01T06:30:00.000-04:002013-05-01T06:30:03.330-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Don Olneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03538129571941391547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38620858.post-62193721284672248202013-04-30T07:00:00.000-04:002013-04-30T07:00:09.709-04:00Rochester becomes New York City for a couple of weeks!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Spotted while out for my bike ride. Parked in a parking lot in downtown Rochester, NY. Props for the filming of Spiderman 2. Yes - that is a NYC Airport Express shuttle bus.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We aren't on the list of top ten cities used for film, but this week we are it!</span> <span style="font-size: large;">They have taken down the street signs on about 4 blocks of Main St., and removed any building signs that would give away the true location, but when you go see <a href="http://thedailybugle.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Spiderman 2</span></a> , remember that the big chase scene is actually Rochester, NY!</span><br /></div>
Don Olneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03538129571941391547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38620858.post-15890746199277234772013-04-29T21:18:00.000-04:002013-04-29T21:18:13.877-04:00Robert Frost for 2013<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Nothing Gold Can Stay<br /><br />Nature's first green is gold,<br />Her hardest hue to hold.<br />Her early leaf's a flower;<br />But only so an hour.<br />Then leaf subsides to leaf.<br />So Eden sank to grief,<br />So dawn goes down to day.<br />Nothing gold can stay.<br /><br />Robert Frost</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Each year I post a picture of willow trees around this time, because every spring Robert Frost's poem springs to mind as the willow's turn gold!</span></div>
Don Olneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03538129571941391547noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38620858.post-48771735489392970362013-04-23T23:09:00.003-04:002013-04-23T23:13:56.045-04:00Olney Place!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">A couple of years ago, a good friend told me about The Olney Place, and told me he was friends with Nate Olney. I did some research - mostly asking my dad - and discovered the exact relationship between Nate Olney and Dad and I. We are cousins - second cousins once removed, and all that genealogical terminology stuff. This past Sunday, Dad and I decided to go find Nate, and The Olney Place. Nate wasn't around, but his son Seth Olney was, and it turns out an all around great guy and the owner of The Olney Place! Seth and I are third cousins once removed. The third cousin thing is because Henry Cadmus Olney is his great great great grandfather, and my great great grandfather. The once removed thing is because Seth and I are not the same generation - at least I think that is the correct explanation... anyway, we are related, and I'm very pleased to know Seth!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> That's Mel Olney, Seth Olney, and Don Olney above! Click on the picture for a bigger view.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> At age 32, Seth seems to be a very dedicated and successful entrepreneur - even sells his own private label dressings, spices, honey, etc. in his market and deli! Seth and I even discussed my designing and making some additional products for his store - definitely some tops, and I'm thinking about some other ideas!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I highly recommend stopping by The Olney Place for some ice cream, a great sandwich, a couple of t-shirts, and a fishing pole? He is well stocked on beer, soda, chips, and whatever else you might want for a summer picnic! Tell him Don and Mel Olney sent you! And maybe he'll have some Olney Place spinning tops by then - handcrafted by his cousin! If you'd like to know a lot more about Seth's great great great grandfather - Henry Cadmus Olney -</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> <a href="http://henrycolney1886.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Click here</span></a></span></div>
Don Olneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03538129571941391547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38620858.post-63644280186711040352013-04-20T20:43:00.000-04:002013-04-20T20:43:04.884-04:00Another License Plate ... This one with the real story!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Picture collected outside the restaurant where Dad, Cheryl, and I had dinner tonight! Dad and Cheryl were already inside - I shot the pic in the parking lot, came in and showed it to Cheryl. Took her a while to translate - she then said "Late for Supper" out loud! A chuckle from a nearby table - "That's mine" followed. I went over and talked with her a bit, but upon my return to our table I realized that while I had actually met the owner of one of my license plate's pictures, I had neglected to get the story!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The story ---- I used to be a Dead Head, but discovered that having bumper stickers, etc advertising that fact led to being pulled over too many times! Thus the more subtle license plate message --- Late for Supper is the first song on Jerry Garcia's first album! Also, being a pastry chef, she had named her business Late for Supper also!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">People have such good stories if you take the time to listen!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Above - My good friend and fellow top spinner Mike Hout with Autograph - a large top that he works hard to have autographed by all top spinners. My limited travel schedule has kept my autograph off until now, when Mike, Mark, Dick, and Jim all came to Rochester where I could join them! Thanks guys, and many good wishes to Jorge who planned on coming, but could not make it due to a family emergency. We missed you Jorge! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Above - Don Olney (ME!) with Autograph!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Above - Jim Neff with Autograph! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Above - Mark Hayward (already a signer of Autograph) - many heartfelt thanks to Mark who organized getting these guys all to Rochester to spin tops, and to tour the top collection!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Dick Stohr above (also already a signer of Autograph) spun a pretty mean top in the Friday even<span style="font-size: large;">ing open show!<span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span> I think Dick was the only guy older than me - except of course for my Dad (below) who spent about 12 hours with us all on Saturday - from first top throw in the morning to the end of the public show! Dad is not a top spinner, but he sure has kept me spinning for many years!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We all spent about 4 hours on Sunday morning digging through my top collection - no where near enough time, but we sure did all have fun! <span style="font-size: large;">Mike Hout</span> stay<span style="font-size: large;">ed over Sunday night, and talked me out of some of my collection. I am no longer a virgin when it comes to selling my collection, so any<span style="font-size: large;">one else with s<span style="font-size: large;">ome money is welcome to visit! </span></span></span> </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Below - Mike about to pull out of my driveway on Monday morning with some of his loot! </span>Mike and I toured <a href="http://www.fomh.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Mount Hope Cemetery </span></a>, and spend a couple of hours at the <a href="http://www.museumofplay.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Strong Museum of Play </span></a>before he took off for home!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Much thanks to all for almost 3 1/2 days of pure fun!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And - Jorge you have a personal invitation to come visit anytime!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Also any of my other top spinning friends, and if you can't spin a top, come anyway, and I'll teach you!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Next year<span style="font-size: large;">'s <a href="http://www.rit.edu/sg/jugglingclub/jugglein/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">RIT Juggle-In</span></a> will be April 11-13, 2014 so put in on your calendars and plan to come <span style="font-size: large;">spin with us!</span></span> </span></div>
Don Olneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03538129571941391547noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38620858.post-4169376727219429682013-04-03T21:45:00.003-04:002013-04-03T21:45:58.453-04:00The new ride inaugurated!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Gave the kids their first ride in their new ride today. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Maya declared it cool!</span></div>
<br />Don Olneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03538129571941391547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38620858.post-13455180204721176202013-04-02T22:16:00.000-04:002013-04-02T22:18:04.395-04:00New Ride for the Grandchildren<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"> My Worksman Industrial Tricycle came with a small metal "basket" on the back platform that the grandchildren loved riding in last fall. In the firm belief that they would outgrow that space by spring, I have created a larger wooden seat area that allows for their continued growth for a while. Our friend Mike who has an upholstery business created a very nice cushion for them to sit on. I asked him for some scrap foam, and got a professional cushion instead - Thank You Mike!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and the name of my new <a href="http://www.movingwoodstudio.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">movingwoodstudio.com</span></a><br /> on the sides, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">they now have a much larger and more luxurious ride!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Ma<span style="font-size: large;">ya and CJ haven't seen it yet - maybe tomorrow if it gets a little <span style="font-size: large;">less snowy and a little more sp<span style="font-size: large;">ring like?</span></span></span> </span></div>
Don Olneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03538129571941391547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38620858.post-21249497239066221092013-03-28T09:34:00.000-04:002013-03-28T09:37:02.484-04:00Custom piece created recently<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">We were recently commissioned to create a family piece for a wedding anniversary gift. Above is the result. Customer was very pleased. Don created a new figure to be used for the Dad! (third from the right). I'll post a better picture of the new male figure soon - we need to make more! With some secret muttering under our breath, we actually enjoy the challenge of creating new designs to order. This one needed a new male figure - some of our male<span style="font-size: large;"> figures</span> are not all that interesting, but this fellow, while not exactly dancing, still manages to exude some class!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This piece uses <span style="font-size: large;">a background a bit larger than our usual 20"x30" background. The figures are our standard 15" tall size.</span> </span></div>
<br />Don Olneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03538129571941391547noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38620858.post-61709356694094932272013-03-24T19:48:00.000-04:002013-03-24T19:48:55.404-04:00Recent Award<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We love participating in the recognition of people who serve the community in so many creative ways!</div>
Don Olneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03538129571941391547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38620858.post-52378252294056903302013-03-17T22:05:00.000-04:002013-03-17T22:12:17.082-04:00Trash Talk - Marlborough Paradise show<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Each Paradise City Craft show features a "themed" area where exhibitors are challenged to create some work in keeping with various interesting themes. This spring's Marlborough show - next weekend - features work on the theme - Trash Talk. Cheryl has been making paper "beads" for a while now, and rather than stringing them as necklaces, or other usual uses for beads, she has been decorating note cards, etc. with them. She took this year's Trash Talk challenge to heart, and created these three figures - the bodies are designed using left over pieces from our many projects, and instead of painted wood clothing, these feature paper rolled beads. The larger one (33 inches tall) is called "Oprah - September 2010", and is decorated entirely in beads made from rolled pages of the September 2010 issue of Oprah magazine </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The larger figure will be featured in the special section of the show devoted to "Trash Talk". and the other two will be in the booth. Come early and get all three to adorn your home or office? </span></div>
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Don Olneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03538129571941391547noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38620858.post-14007947022345378322013-03-07T21:13:00.001-05:002013-03-07T21:13:16.974-05:00Grandma for Obama pin with Michelle Obama!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was cool when our pins made it to the Democratic Convention, but this picture - courtesy of our of our customers - is even better!</span></div>
Don Olneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03538129571941391547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38620858.post-6671779872452564282013-02-18T21:13:00.004-05:002013-02-18T21:13:54.513-05:00Art Therapy show at The Episcopal Church Home<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Below - copy from the brochure for our latest show at My Sister's Gallery - Episcopal Church Home - 505 Mt Hope Ave Rochester, NY 14620</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Cheryl and Don Olney have been making wonderful, colorful, uplifting wooden "sculptures" for 17 years. The retired social worker, and the retired toy maker, collaborate to create these "Art Therapy" pieces. They are therapy for us as we make them, because they keep our life full of creativity, and the joy of making other people smile with us! They are therapy to you, our friends and customers, because they cause you to stop, smile, ponder life for a moment, and go on, hopefully a bit better off than you were. And if they encourage you to go on with, or begin anew, your own creative endeavors, whatever they may be, our art therapy has been even more successful!<br /><br />We dedicate this show to Don's Mom and Dad! Mom passed on this last year, but Dad, with lots of help from lots of people, has turned a difficult year into a triumph! For Dad, 2012 was a year of 5 hospitalizations, and 3 rehabilitation stints, lots of electric scooter rides to visit Mom in the nursing home, and ultimately the loss of his wife, but closing with a few months of solid enjoyment of the fruits of months of effort. Those 3 rehab periods were right here at The Episcopal Church Home - specifically in The Center for Rehabilitation. The dedication of the staff here, supplemented by Dad's dedication to steady work toward improvement, have worked wonders! We dedicate this show to Mom, Dad, and all the caregivers who helped us all through a special year. Enjoy the show!<br /><br />Cheryl and Don Olney<br />Louise's Daughter<br />(and Violet and Mel's Son)</span></div>
Don Olneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03538129571941391547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38620858.post-68488438608910076412012-12-23T13:51:00.000-05:002012-12-23T13:51:42.294-05:002012 Family Christmas Tree Ornaments<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Every year we create a special Christmas tree ornament for the folks at the annual holiday party.... mostly the Palmeri side if the family - our daughter-in-law's family! Just a quick question - Why isn't there a name for that group of folks? They are our son's in-laws, but no term for what they are to us. I can tell you that they are family, and we are very lucky to be related to them!</span></div>
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