Q: How did you get started in art?
A: Well,... I've always been creative and artistic for as long as I could remember. High school, middle school, elementary, as far back as I could go, I remember having something in my hand to draw with or to mark with. In school I used to draw in the margins of my schoolwork, decorating my assignments. At home I remember drawing on newspapers and on found objects from my house and neighborhood. I specifically remember when I was young,
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Congratulations to our Black Book Challenge Winners!!
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We’re excited to be working with custom toy designer Paul Sirmon this fall. Paul is designing one of three 20” Mega Munnys that are being given away to three lucky customers who attended our Nov 5 Frosty Friends events. We picked Paul’s brain to try and figure out where he gets those wonderful toys.
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Read part one of our article with Artist of the Month, Paul Sirmon, here (click).
How did you get started customizing vinyl toys?
A few years ago I found out about vinyl toys. I can't even remember now what the first thing I saw was. It was probably a Kid Robot something or other. Then I found out about people customizing the blanks and I had to get in on that deal. So I bought a bunch of blanks of varying styles.
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Over the past four years, Aaron Brothers’ Great Frame Trade-In event has collected 22,000 frames for charity. This year our GFTI goal will be our biggest to date: 17,000 frames. This is an opportunity for our customers to do good for the environment, do good for others, and get a great deal for themselves. You are in invited to bring in used frames – in any condition – and receive a coupon to use on your in-store purchase. Old frames that are still usable will be donated by Aaron Brothers to local charities.
Dates: Sunday Feb 26 – Saturday April 14, 2012
Offer: Bring in any used frame to receive a coupon for: $5 off any regular priced frame of $19.99 or less – or – $10 off any regular priced frame of $20 or more.
Beneficiary: Our primary beneficiary of donated frames will be the local chapters of Habitat for Humanity, Intl.
About Habitat: Through the work of Habitat, thousands of low-income families have found new hope in the form of affordable housing. Churches, community groups and others have joined together to successfully tackle a significant social problem - decent housing for all.
Today, Habitat for Humanity has built more than 400,000 houses, sheltering more than 2 million people worldwide.
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