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March 21, 2013

Ramen Party!

Ramen is one of my favourite foods. So when Lillian Chan, creator of Ramen Party asked me to help out with their project, I couldn't help but get involved.

So I'm going to tell you a little about Ramen Party and why you should know about it!

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Ramen Party is a band and brand of characters created and animated by Lillian Chan, who studied at the province's best animation school, Sheridan College. Among her talented designs is Ramen Party a line, or rather a family, of characters inspired by traditional Japanese ramen. 
Now, this isn't your college roommates ramen. This is the real deal, the OG and classic homage to its country of origin. 
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So what is Ramen Party?
Ramen Party is an Interactive StoryBook App designed especially for pre-school age kids. Because kids can be picky eaters. The app is designed to help kids discover and get excited about new and cultural foods, as well as the world around them.  
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Ramen Party is one of the lucky few selected to participate in the CFC's mentoring program ideaBOOST - an curated incubator for small businesses and big ideas based in social and transmedia. 

Submissions for the next round of ideaBOOST are coming to a close next month. 
For more info on ideaBOOST click here 

What is Ramen Party's kickstarter for?
Ramen Party has just launched their campaign with Indiegogo page and their reaching out for to you to help build this app! With the funds generated through the kickstarter, The Ramen Party Team will create kid-friendly... 
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Feed me more info! 
Visit the Ramen Party indiegogo page for even more morsels of information. 

colourful prints & cards
custom Gelskins for your phone
Screenprinted Totes!
custom handmade Ramen Party Stuffie of your choice!
oh yeah I made these 
What are the perks of donating to Ramen Party?
Well! As you can see above, Ramen Party isn't just a brand or just an app. It's a project with legs and arms  and gaining momentum quickly! As part of the kickstarter campaign, The Ramen Party Team has lovingly packaged a delightful assortment of sweet swag, in appreciation for your generous investment and support, including signed prints, a custom thank you animation! and a packages that includes a custom handmade stuffie of your choice.

Early bird catches the worm! 
These items are in high demand, and won't last long. Some items are special editions and in limited quantities. So hurry up and shop for your donation before you miss out! 

So how am I involved with Ramen Party?
The Ramen Party creator, Lillian Chan had the idea to make these characters into toys. Because every kid loves toys! One of the packages available to claim,on their Indiegogo page, is a handmade Ramen Party Stuffie of your choice. And the hands in handmade belong to ME! For every package available, I will CUSTOM MAKE a Ramen Party Character stuffie of your choosing. 
But these aren't just any toys, these stuffies are made from an interesting selections of tactile fabric chosen for their resemblance to their characters. Among the fabrics are rich wools, light and shiny foil linen, colourful felts, and silky satins - turning these Digital Darlings into Tangible Toys.

And yes, Mr. Ramen is wearing a beautiful wrapped-yarn noodle suit! 

 


  

product photos of stuffies by Owen Deveney
Even MORE goodness!
Lillian has collaborated with multi-faceted husband, musician and Ramen Party Team member John Poon, to create a music video, to get YOU excited about the Ramen Party Project too. 
Their video is spoonful of adorable and the catchy-tune will have you hooked! 
And if you listen carefully, you can hear featured artist Kid Koala exercise is DJ scratching skillz on the track!
(if you like the tune, you can get the mp3 on the indiegogo site too!)


Heart, passion and ambition are all ingredients in Lillian Chan's Ramen Party. It's an exciting project, I hope you will get involved with. 
In fact, I'm so excited, I think I'm going to go eat a bowl of ramen right now! 

Please visit Ramen Party on Indiegogo and help support their project. 

Or visit them on facebook and give it a like! 

And of course, watch the video and link to their campaign on their new & official website RamenParty.ca


February 5, 2013

Always On My Mind - The Rest

Last year this pretty great band
got a bunch of people together including sharp-eye director Karl Richter 
to make a fantastic music video in just 24hrs 
for their touching and haunting song 
off their stellar album SEESAW. 


For your viewing pleasure... 
here is the fruit of their labour 


Listen to the album SEESAW on Bandcamp

June 25, 2012

The best gift you can ever give a kid is a bike.

I bought this little betty last year from a local hobbiest in Burlington. She's a beauty and rides great too. It's my first bike since I was probably 14. Though, I'm not an outdoorsy or sporty person but about the only thing I am keen on is cycling.  I love it a lot!

1970's CCM Grand Prix Ladies 3speed Cruiser
To anyone out there who hasn't experienced the pure joy and freedom of a bicycle, do yourself a favour - go buy a bike off the nearest homeless man and find out what I'm talking about. The best gift you can ever give a kid is a bike.

My bike required a tire tube change this year. But since my bike is a bit of a grandma it was hard to find the proper tube replacement. (Canadian Tire, Wal-Mart and other local bike shops didn't stock the tire I needed) If you're looking for a tube replacement for a vintage cruiser (ie: size 26 1 3/8) I bought these ones at a Wal-Mart in the States (haven't seen them yet in the Canada yet). They have a sealant solution inside the tire that will heal the tire if is punctured.

For your viewing pleasure - here is a little video Owen and I did to celebrate bike love.



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March 19, 2011

February 24, 2011

Along came a spider...

Please enjoy this adorable video featuring the work and self of the very talented textiles artist "Sister Valentine" also known as F.

Sister valentine. from Daniel Vasquez on Vimeo.

December 3, 2010

Dear Lex

Thank you Daily Planet for bringing this to my attention. For your viewing pleasure... Walter C. May of The Daylights - "I Hope This Gets to You" - spread the word!