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Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Amazing Giveaway!

EtsyBloggers MEGA GIVEAWAY!! This super exciting event is a celebration of the EtsyBloggers 2nd Anniversary. All of the above handmade items -- OVER 2 DOZEN -- are all being given away, absolutely FREE!! With 10 chances to WIN, this is a total giveaway value of almost $300!!! Go to http://etsybloggers.blogspot.com to enter.

Saturday, July 4, 2009

A Very Nice Giveaway by AO Designs

First, a very happy Fourth of July to everyone in the great United States of America! Today I wanted to let everyone know about this great blog and Etsy shop I stumbled upon. AO Designs! She is giving away this handmade necklace! Go to her blog to read the details!

Monday, March 2, 2009

Blog Giveaways for March

Theresa has this AWESOME little felted purse that she is giving away on her blog Magnificent Obsession.

Enter this week to win a Scrabble pendant of your choice from Hyla's blog Green Earth Journey. Pictured is one of my faves.

Ayala Levinger has the cutest little fiber art key chains. She will custom make one FOR YOU if you win. Check out her blog!

A Parent's Life to Behold, Through the Eyes of Insanity and Bliss... Well, I just stumbled across this blog today... And it is HILARIOUS! She has a giveaway that ends on Midnight March 4th, so hurry and visit!

I know there are more out there, but I had to quit searching to go to work. Please, if you have a giveaway you'd like to share, just post a comment!

Monday, February 16, 2009

Giveaways!!!

I just love Ruth's Allover Art's Etsy shop. She has beautiful, unique, fun, wearable art! She has a very fun, informative blog also: http://alloverart-nc.blogspot.com/

To see details on her giveaway and what you need to do to enter, go to the February Giveaway post here. I visited her shop and picked my most recent favorite, Daisy Twins Art Pendant Necklace. Ruth also makes other wearable art such as rings, bobby pins, and brooches. She also sells prints and art cards, and is in the process of opening a separate Etsy shop for her fine art.

Another great giveaway, Fabulous Birdie Onesie Giveaway, I registered for is on Vanessa's blog Designs by Vanessa. This giveaway is from Olive and Ollie, who we are already customers of. Quinn wore their Custom Appliqued First 1 Birthday Shirt for Little Boys in Bright Stars when we celebrated his first birthday! Scroll down a little on Vanessa's blog and you can still register for Fabulous Print Giveaway, deadline to register is February 22. This print is by Sarah Cruse and really is FABULOUS! Vanessa has a cute Etsy shop herself.

Take the time to visit these two blogs and four fellow Etsians! Best Etsy wishes to all this Tuesday!

THANK YOU FOR VISITING OUR HOME ON THE WEB!

Latest news:
New batch of cutting boards in the gallery! Come and check them out! They make great wedding gifts!

We have chosen our main platform as a blog to keep you updated on our progress and share with you our experiences as we start our own business, our journey to live our art!

We sell online at http://ripperarts.etsy.com/

You can also find us at these other web outlets:

Michael on MySpace
Talina on MySpace
Michael and Talina on facebook
Our PAGE on facebook become a fan!
On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ripperarts

Visit us in person:

Michael's Studio located at
210-A Commerce St., Kingsport, TN 37660

Cindy Saadeh Fine Art (the gallery)
128 E. Market St., Kingsport, TN 37660

423.737.0445
828.406.1317

How we live our art...

As we live our art, we strive to support local and/or handmade. If that isn't possible, then will will buy products made in the USA. Now, this is something we just recently implemented in our family, but we feel stongly about it. Just as we hope others will consider our functional art to buy for their own homes or as gifts for others, we try to do the same. For example, we no longer do our weekly shopping at Wal-Mart, instead we choose to go to a local grocery chain. If possible, we no longer buy clothing at Babies 'R Us, Old Navy or Target, but instead, we buy handmade clothing from fellow Etsians online. We no longer shop for toys at Toys 'R Us, but from The Barefoot Chameleon, a local, small specialty shop across the street from the studio/gallery. We've met a few local Etsians who we now make routine purchases from. Margaret at Metime has some great handmade laundry and bath products that we use in our home daily. These are just a few of the specific examples of our new purchasing habbits.

THE 3/50 PROJECT
BUY HANDMADE
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Our Green Statement by Michael

My father and I have long talked about global warming. Ever since the early 80's, when he designed the Planet Earth series for Time Life Books, he explained to me what could happen if we ALL don't start doing our part. I long wondered what could be done, besides recycling that would really give some meaning to me. It all started when I was attending East Carolina University School of Art. In my wood studio class, there was a scrap bin that always had fantastic pieces of hardwood that students were just throwing away. Large scraps! Scraps that I could make something with! Well, needless to say, I collected and hauled these scraps around with me for 5 years! Then I finally decided to make cutting boards as Christmas gifts for friends and family as well as a few to sell for holiday money. As I gave them away and sold them, I realized that each of those boards had an amazing story behind it....one that would have never been told, had I not recycled all of that wood from the scrap bin! This has become my philosophy for everything that I make now. The wood that I use for my cutting boards is native Appalachian hardwood (Cherry, Maple, Walnut, and Poplar) mostly from Avery, Watauga, and neighboring counties. Some of the wood is lumber that has been cleaned up from the many wind storms and floods. By using this wood and other recycled wood, I am helping to clean up our beautiful mountains, and prevent forest fires, but mostly, I am passing on nature’s beauty to someone else, and maybe, just maybe, they will think of something that they can do too...

The Basics

Michael and Talina Ripper met online and when they met in person, they knew they had found something special, a once in a lifetime love. Michael obtained BFAs in both Wood Design and Ceramics from ECU. Talina has always been a creative/artistic spirit, but has her BSN from ETSU and still works as an RN. Talina has three sons, Seth (17), Aaron (8), and Jacob (7). Michael and Talina have a son together, Quinn, who is 17 months. They are getting settled in their downtown loft just around the corner from Michael's studio and the gallery. Their dream of living their art is coming true!

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Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Amazing Giveaway!

Saturday, July 4, 2009

A Very Nice Giveaway by AO Designs

Monday, March 2, 2009

Blog Giveaways for March

Monday, February 16, 2009

Giveaways!!!

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