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		<title>Christopher Radko Adoption Ornament</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 03:10:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption has once again partnered with internationally acclaimed artist, Christopher Radko, to offer our annual &#8220;Celebrate Adoption&#8221; ornament.
This limited edition, hand-painted, blown-glass ornament retails for $46. Ten percent of the retail price of every ornament sold is donated to the Foundation.
The ornaments sell out early in the season, so order [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=madsilence.wordpress.com&blog=717516&post=5770&subd=madsilence&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sleeping under cardboard</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:30:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to DutchByDesign.com, the &#8220;Home Duvet lets you sleep under a cardboard box so a homeless person doesn&#8217;t have to!&#8221;
This high quality duvet cover features a photographic print of a cardboard box. This produces an extremely sharp image that stays flexible because the ink is printed directly in the cotton. The image will stay crisp [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=madsilence.wordpress.com&blog=717516&post=5733&subd=madsilence&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>International Festival&#8230; and a new (old?) hobby</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:38:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Japan]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year, the International Festival here in KZ was bigger than ever!  They extended the festival to 2 days and moved it to the front of Kanazawa Station, which is a very well populated area, so we got lots of exposure.  The ALTs did lots this year, with a bake sale, charity craft sale, and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=madsilence.wordpress.com&blog=717516&post=5513&subd=madsilence&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Golden penny from heaven</title>
		<link>http://madsilence.wordpress.com/2009/11/08/golden-penny-from-heaven/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:43:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In March 2007, American artist Jack Daws put one of his sculptures into circulation at Los Angeles International Airport.  His sculpture is no ordinary artwork, but a copper plated, gold penny.
In the summer of 2009, the penny resurfaced, discovered by a Brooklyn graphic designer named Jessica Reed.  Ms. Reed was paying for groceries at the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=madsilence.wordpress.com&blog=717516&post=5714&subd=madsilence&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A woman of the arts</title>
		<link>http://madsilence.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/a-woman-of-the-arts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:19:52 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Japan]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, my friends and I visited the Japanese city of Kyoto for two days of fun and excitement.  For me the highlight of our trip was the visit to Maiko Transformation Studio Shiki in the pursuit of beauty, Japanese style.  Studio Shiki provides kimono-dressing, makeup and photography services, essentially making you over like a maiko, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=madsilence.wordpress.com&blog=717516&post=5675&subd=madsilence&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>White House art collection</title>
		<link>http://madsilence.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/obama-white-house-artwork/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:11:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What an incredible opportunity, to decorate your home with some of the world&#8217;s greatest artworks.  The White House is now home not just to President Obama and his family, but to the largest collection of modern and abstract artwork ever assembled by a sitting president.
The White House is a home, workplace, and national symbol. It [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=madsilence.wordpress.com&blog=717516&post=5696&subd=madsilence&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Art inspired gifts</title>
		<link>http://madsilence.wordpress.com/2009/10/29/art-inspired-gifts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:20:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[And how about these figures as gifts for the art lovers in your life?
The Art Institute of Chicago&#8217;s 2009 Gift Catalog includes these &#8220;inspired versions of great artists, each with a mini-masterpiece. Art lovers and collectors will appreciate the charming detail of these handcrafted figures.  Each is handmade by Byers’ Choice® Ltd. and conveys a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=madsilence.wordpress.com&blog=717516&post=5645&subd=madsilence&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>One Man’s Trash &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://madsilence.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/one-man%e2%80%99s-trash/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:25:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As reported in The New York Times:
AMONG the traditional brick and clapboard structures that line the streets of this sleepy East Texas town [Huntsville], 70 miles north of Houston, a few houses stand out:  their roofs are made of license plates, and their windows of crystal platters.  [...]  They are the creations of Dan Phillips, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=madsilence.wordpress.com&blog=717516&post=5635&subd=madsilence&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Hiding in plain sight</title>
		<link>http://madsilence.wordpress.com/2009/10/24/hiding-in-plain-sight/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:52:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[bottle cap art]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This inspirational series continues to play on PBS.  Craft in America (a journey to the artists, origins and techniques of American craft) is an incredible TV series.  Whenever I view a program I&#8217;m always inspired to create something.  The PBS documentary series reinforces the message that human beings are creative animals, that creative activity is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=madsilence.wordpress.com&blog=717516&post=5607&subd=madsilence&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The artist speaks</title>
		<link>http://madsilence.wordpress.com/2009/10/16/the-artist-speaks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:17:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I read Van Gogh&#8217;s letters several years ago and found them fascinating, an accessible and easily readable personal history &#38; chronology of an artist dedicated to his craft.  They made the famous artist come alive.  Now the letters are available via an online database.
You can access the digital library at the  Van Gogh Letters Database. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=madsilence.wordpress.com&blog=717516&post=5595&subd=madsilence&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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