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Years ago, I worked for an advertising agency in New York City. My boss at the time had a habit of walking into meetings and asking, "Have we found the yellow car yet?" It was his way of asking if anyone had come up with an interesting, creative idea.
I was reminded of this the other day when I heard that noted children's book author and filmmaker, Amy Krouse Rosenthal, had lost her battle with cancer. One of the short films she created during her career was called 17 Things I Made, (which eventually became a longer short, if you will, called The Beckoning of Lovely). In the original, Amy made 17 things, and then invited her viewers to meet her on 8/8/08 at 8:08 p.m. in Chicago's Millennium Park to join her in making "a cool 18th thing." She explained in the film they would know who she was because she'd… "be the one holding a yellow umbrella." |
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“I tend to believe whatever you decide to look for you will find, whatever you beckon will eventually beckon you.”
–Amy Krouse Rosenthal
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Happy Passover!
Passover begins the evening of Monday, April 10th, and ends the evening of Tuesday, April 18th.
For those of you celebrating Passover, may you and your families be blessed with peace and happiness.
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Although his birthday was April 2nd, you can still send cards to Aaron at his home at 2795 Pea Ridge Road, Irvine, KY 40336.
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“I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness for it shows me the stars.”
― Og Mandino
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“She burned too bright for this world.”
― Emily Brontë
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1. Aliki van der Kruijis is a Dutch Artist who paints with rain.
2. Art can't fix everything, but it can certainly make a difference. This 28-year-old figured out a brilliant way to get the homeless off the streets.
3. ASTROPAD: Turn your iPad into a graphics tablet for Mac.
4. Sarah Harrison, a 15-year-old artist from Connecticut, recently won the annual Doodle 4 Google competition with her drawing showing peace and diversity (see below). As winner of the national competition, Sarah's doodle was featured on the U.S. Google.com homepage for one day, and she'll also receive a $30,000 college scholarship, a $50,000 Google for Education Technology Award for her school or non-profit organization, a trip to the Google Headquarters in California, a Chromebook, and an Android tablet. Congratulations, Sarah! |
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“Whatever it is you are hoping to do, hoping to make, hoping to make happen, it is more likely to manifest itself when you stop waiting for the right moment in this great expanse of time, and start dipping into the fractured but endlessly available crevices of life—for they are tiny, but mighty, golden fireballs, just waiting for our attention and touch.”
–Amy Krouse Rosenthal
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Each month I give away one hand-signed, limited edition Giclée fine art print to a lucky newsletter subscriber. (With the exception of the small framed print pictured below, all come matted, but unframed.) Winners—who are notified via email at the beginning of each month—may select one of the prints shown here…
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“If a thing loves, it is infinite.”
― William Blake
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Previous Newsletter Issues
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About Me
Hi. I’m D.E.Uhlig. I’m an artist, author, husband and father.
For as long as I can remember, I have loved to draw. Years ago I gave my wife a hand-drawn card for our anniversary, and she loved it so much she made me promise to ALWAYS hand-draw her cards. Then our three kids made me promise to do the same with their birthday cards. And when I posted some of my drawings online, people began asking how they could purchase my work—so I created this newsletter. I believe in something I like to call “The Happiness of Art” and I hope it makes you smile.
Official Bio
D.E.Uhlig is an award-winning illustrator whose work has appeared in numerous publications including the Kansas City Star, Christian Science Monitor, University Daily Kansan, Editorial Humor Magazine, and World Policy Journal. Commercial illustration and design clients over the years have included Samsung, Sprint, and the Los Angeles Times Syndicate, among others—and his Starbucks RedCup illustrations have been featured on the company's Pinterest and Facebook pages. In 1989, Mr. Uhlig co-founded Uhlig LLC, a leading provider of cross-media publishing and communication services in industries ranging from residential housing to book publishing to cancer care. Mr. Uhlig is married with three children and resides in Kansas City. He is currently working on children’s books, ebooks and apps.
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