Monthly Archives: December 2008

This was taken last Christmas

Posted on December 23, 2008 by JESTER

xmas

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Copying the MASTERS

Posted on December 21, 2008 by JESTER

I have a sketchbook where I draw cartoons from other eras. Here are a few pages.

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A few by-products of my past

Posted on December 20, 2008 by JESTER

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Planting some things

Posted on December 17, 2008 by JESTER

We got the Wall-E DVD and got a coupon for a free tree seedling. We received it yesterday so today we went out to plant it!

Little Buddy also got some radish seeds from school and we planted those today. There hard to see but he’s pointing to them. The milkweed is from the Monarch Butterfly Farm!

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Great Grandpappy’s Ship Design

Posted on December 16, 2008 by JESTER

As I was rummaging through the family library, I came across this diagram which looks mighty similar to my design.

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Here’s a pic from the HFM X-Mas Party. As usual, there was much Kung-Fu treachery! An impossible task I know, but if you can name all of the people and the weapons used in this photo, you will win a special gift!

HFM

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Yay! It’s Snowing in Houston!!!

Posted on December 10, 2008 by JESTER

Fresh out of the camera!! Here’s the JESTER Family.

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Dreams to Dreams DCTO Custom

Posted on December 7, 2008 by JESTER

Here are the final pics of my DCTO Custom.

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Here is what the original toy doll looked like.

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Dreams to Dreams: DCTO Custom Show 2008.

Posted on December 7, 2008 by JESTER

Dacosta! a.k.a CHOCOLATE SOOP and the Japanese American National Museum have assembled the first custom toy show held in a museum. 45+ artists have customized his DCTO (Dreams Come True Object) Jibun Project, a futuristic version of the traditional Daruma toy. The theme of the show is “Dreams to Dreams” and is based on the poem of the same title which speaks to childhood dreams, possibilities and looking to the future.

The finished art pieces will be on display at the Japanese American National Museum from December 1, 2008 through January 4, 2009. Pieces will be available for sale through the Museum Store.

*Opening reception will be held on Saturday, December 6th, 2008

The show will lead up to Oshogatsu weekend (a significant celebration in Los Angeles’s Little Tokyo area). there will be educational and entertaining programs that tell the significance of Daruma and other cultural icons for the New Year.

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