tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41073206298426391662024-03-12T23:22:36.756-07:00The Sleepy Moon BlogSleepy Moon Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00572835487100922847noreply@blogger.comBlogger350125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107320629842639166.post-62394110759975116832011-05-18T08:46:00.000-07:002011-05-19T15:10:44.830-07:00Second Annual ROCKER FOR STREET SOCCER!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo7mMRf5SnxxU7bRh0iUhS-aiwqxWz8D1FmSaKgxZDiAgsh6COfpbmmC51-8wCP-YPKNe3RuM_RuU7UkMzGtMTikBlI97KiBDRYgIvhHKJ4Unhjm7CtCAujThuyoHa4jrJA7DtOLSuNLU/s1600/Picture+2.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 177px; height: 151px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo7mMRf5SnxxU7bRh0iUhS-aiwqxWz8D1FmSaKgxZDiAgsh6COfpbmmC51-8wCP-YPKNe3RuM_RuU7UkMzGtMTikBlI97KiBDRYgIvhHKJ4Unhjm7CtCAujThuyoHa4jrJA7DtOLSuNLU/s400/Picture+2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608547087633892082" border="0" /></a><br />Vancouver's street soccer teams are competing in this year's Homeless World Cup in Paris, France and they need your help to get them there!!! On May 20th there will be a fundraiser celebration for the athletes.<br /><br />Come out and meet the player while enjoying live bands as well as a silent auction (which will have 2 pieces of Sleepy Moon jewellery in it!), wrestlers, burles<span class="text_exposed_show">que dancers, and street performers.<br /><br />Doors are at 6pm with the show starting at 7:30.<br /><br />Tickets available at brownpapertickets.com or call Kailin at 778.997.3930<br />RSVP on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/search.php?q=Rocker%20for%20Soccer%20sending%20the%20street%20soccer%20teams%20to%20Paris&init=quick&tas=0.9111444892293581&ref=ts#%21/event.php?eid=143369702402768">Facebook</a><br /><br /><br /></span>Sleepy Moon Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00572835487100922847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107320629842639166.post-48554194429403914912011-05-14T21:36:00.000-07:002011-05-14T21:37:35.607-07:00Nas - Rule<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/9qlIoyjC-_M" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="425"></iframe><br /><br />We need to stick together, we need equality.Sleepy Moon Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00572835487100922847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107320629842639166.post-42175328078526931102011-05-06T18:50:00.001-07:002011-05-06T18:50:31.055-07:00<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/dNITJsOrHr0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="425"></iframe>Sleepy Moon Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00572835487100922847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107320629842639166.post-43992273643935383942011-05-05T19:08:00.000-07:002011-05-05T19:12:38.857-07:00Getting the W2 Media Cafe All Set Up<embed class="xg_slideshow xj_photo_embed" src="http://static.ning.com/socialnetworkmain/widgets/photo/slideshowplayer/slideshowplayer.swf?v=201105042131" quality="high" bgcolor="#" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" scale="noscale" wmode="opaque" flashvars="feed_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.creativetechnology.org%2Fphoto%2Fphoto%2FslideshowFeedAlbum%3Fid%3D2128459%253AAlbum%253A65244%26mtime%3D1304644394%26x%3D8wcZRtCZ5raX2ALLn8aXyG7OQSY9ut2s&autoplay=1&hideShareLink=1&config_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.creativetechnology.org%2Fphoto%2Fphoto%2FshowPlayerConfig%3Fx%3D8wcZRtCZ5raX2ALLn8aXyG7OQSY9ut2s%26xn_auth%3Dno%26feed_url%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.creativetechnology.org%252Fphoto%252Fphoto%252FslideshowFeedAlbum%253Fid%253D2128459%25253AAlbum%25253A65244%2526mtime%253D1304644394%2526x%253D8wcZRtCZ5raX2ALLn8aXyG7OQSY9ut2s%26version%3DDEP-6547-1%253Ab60a843_339_339_10&slideshow_title=&fullsize_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.creativetechnology.org%2Fphoto%2Fphoto%2Fslideshow%3Ffeed_url%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.creativetechnology.org%252Fphoto%252Fphoto%252FslideshowFeedAlbum%253Fid%253D2128459%25253AAlbum%25253A65244%2526mtime%253D1304644394" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" height="394" width="500"></embed> <br /><small><a href="http://www.creativetechnology.org/photo/photo">Find more photos like this on <em>W2: Community Media Arts Vancouver BC</em></a></small><br /><br />Everything is moved from the W2 Storyeum into the new space which will be the W2 Media Cafe. Everyone at W2 is working hard to get everything organized and ready by mid may to open the media cafe! Above are some photos that I took of the second floor of the W2 Media Cafe.Sleepy Moon Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00572835487100922847noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107320629842639166.post-62079276555873256402011-05-03T21:21:00.001-07:002011-05-03T21:58:33.032-07:00Goodbye 151 Cordova<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVrjdTEm_RWTt7Aq9ZWI96cOzCiVgKjrapXpVnoROLmMh0ocZ9rSj04VLJ-U-eLlTRrZhIajNQSaRNDeYztV4Ri5olkb-LRb17HXwOWpjYeECiJx4iq6R0GvZ-awI8MrTmsl2N8jTTtTM/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-03+at+9.18.07+PM.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 393px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVrjdTEm_RWTt7Aq9ZWI96cOzCiVgKjrapXpVnoROLmMh0ocZ9rSj04VLJ-U-eLlTRrZhIajNQSaRNDeYztV4Ri5olkb-LRb17HXwOWpjYeECiJx4iq6R0GvZ-awI8MrTmsl2N8jTTtTM/s400/Screen+shot+2011-05-03+at+9.18.07+PM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602715482377038946" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ClHgB1Enq7KzqZm2U1MkgQQZ0Z3uYKgwK6bVqYp5vPpi5DcWEM1P5auReQxUJ-5yiJcJtr2KjXP0ko3zlziVicf3naZLNf2Hz1QVswnPcJxBj45MotBz5yk-hxUfhwv04Qn4PoK1VeA/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-03+at+9.18.24+PM.png"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Goodbye 151 Cordova!!<br />Today we cleaned out the last of the dust and stuff that was in the W2 Storyeum.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXkjKZl9Jz-oGNkp2ZgAssZQWCsueS1GrGrTPSgYS8UbfNSoAYhp99q4wh8ZP1g-RD67VVdTkFiyoE0H9ujmjrIRxO56pkr1G1-SNqWps4k6KzLDFnbrKbs14Q1uDEN-3vnA-plF4LGag/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-03+at+9.18.37+PM.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXkjKZl9Jz-oGNkp2ZgAssZQWCsueS1GrGrTPSgYS8UbfNSoAYhp99q4wh8ZP1g-RD67VVdTkFiyoE0H9ujmjrIRxO56pkr1G1-SNqWps4k6KzLDFnbrKbs14Q1uDEN-3vnA-plF4LGag/s400/Screen+shot+2011-05-03+at+9.18.37+PM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602712432834045122" border="0" /></a>The emptiness was a drastic change from the Moving Party on Friday.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1L6slH80S7Ybl57PcL1lmXObgYfbix6dNT8eLK0ohYAl06ogXKsPY1BDyiFFF39ZrPRz-5B77RLZpnAq5motP-fDEGDIb9GnM1JAkbtxndTjxQFuFgpWVLu0eyQH59g6c0zMDXBWiD4k/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-03+at+9.18.56+PM.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1L6slH80S7Ybl57PcL1lmXObgYfbix6dNT8eLK0ohYAl06ogXKsPY1BDyiFFF39ZrPRz-5B77RLZpnAq5motP-fDEGDIb9GnM1JAkbtxndTjxQFuFgpWVLu0eyQH59g6c0zMDXBWiD4k/s400/Screen+shot+2011-05-03+at+9.18.56+PM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602712421114857602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrJ3I3XiWB2U6i5Ec8ig4EwZf5Qj2yyZiiRFRV2tsJ5w2rEW1gOz0VWm6K8-MCbbJe575KiKq61xApEnIlh0_5cWYnqGeXgXMTkUF9sMpgE_3AQO7r2HusTpxQ8tCmzUOrqbS0rxNWWAk/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-03+at+9.19.05+PM.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrJ3I3XiWB2U6i5Ec8ig4EwZf5Qj2yyZiiRFRV2tsJ5w2rEW1gOz0VWm6K8-MCbbJe575KiKq61xApEnIlh0_5cWYnqGeXgXMTkUF9sMpgE_3AQO7r2HusTpxQ8tCmzUOrqbS0rxNWWAk/s400/Screen+shot+2011-05-03+at+9.19.05+PM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602712409903434738" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ5dkdEF1Mia1bMwW3ZxwfKia2OYhpqA_ZZRzOpGukgFmfKoa8km18CPt8-GjHvSDZcQjVTBYwqhZuDsAmQhqhUtU7Qpi9SaqEe_VdfzANDlEYIUuAMfV-uW8Zjsvb6pdtoDF4FRgysN0/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-03+at+9.19.17+PM.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ5dkdEF1Mia1bMwW3ZxwfKia2OYhpqA_ZZRzOpGukgFmfKoa8km18CPt8-GjHvSDZcQjVTBYwqhZuDsAmQhqhUtU7Qpi9SaqEe_VdfzANDlEYIUuAMfV-uW8Zjsvb6pdtoDF4FRgysN0/s400/Screen+shot+2011-05-03+at+9.19.17+PM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602712399832011778" border="0" /></a>As we swept up the last trace of our times in the storyuem it started to really set in that we are moving.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJe05HxAKABAKNX9Cu2LUVPXZxUrEKaob2CwrDVQTNqParZyUDZt3y-en7eIRvhZMz_1Gg5n-QxyU0fEwow2ecK_IH8iOLvkP5WPo3J3GkIs_VKe8n4KGmJBMpgLbc2LaZqiDvWJwAq2s/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-03+at+9.19.58+PM.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJe05HxAKABAKNX9Cu2LUVPXZxUrEKaob2CwrDVQTNqParZyUDZt3y-en7eIRvhZMz_1Gg5n-QxyU0fEwow2ecK_IH8iOLvkP5WPo3J3GkIs_VKe8n4KGmJBMpgLbc2LaZqiDvWJwAq2s/s400/Screen+shot+2011-05-03+at+9.19.58+PM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602712391453900642" border="0" /></a>I have only been working at W2 for two months and attending events since new years, but the Storyeum has been open since last April! That is one whole year that has been full of amazing events!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ffN4E9906zKdK29Veb8c__hBfvz4SHP-8Sg0Rj-1JqTW_VYJqYmqhB1BN493kqXUUFm9AC7evCjaJIX9XnSTcMb9HiWCrxYea7LEsAwBqPeouIBlIzlrGldJPb1DvTWssmMyXWyLjbQ/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-03+at+9.21.00+PM.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ffN4E9906zKdK29Veb8c__hBfvz4SHP-8Sg0Rj-1JqTW_VYJqYmqhB1BN493kqXUUFm9AC7evCjaJIX9XnSTcMb9HiWCrxYea7LEsAwBqPeouIBlIzlrGldJPb1DvTWssmMyXWyLjbQ/s400/Screen+shot+2011-05-03+at+9.21.00+PM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602712023570038946" border="0" /></a>And to put the finishing touches on the clean up we all took our turns pulling the W2 logo off the front entrance!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ClHgB1Enq7KzqZm2U1MkgQQZ0Z3uYKgwK6bVqYp5vPpi5DcWEM1P5auReQxUJ-5yiJcJtr2KjXP0ko3zlziVicf3naZLNf2Hz1QVswnPcJxBj45MotBz5yk-hxUfhwv04Qn4PoK1VeA/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-03+at+9.18.24+PM.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ClHgB1Enq7KzqZm2U1MkgQQZ0Z3uYKgwK6bVqYp5vPpi5DcWEM1P5auReQxUJ-5yiJcJtr2KjXP0ko3zlziVicf3naZLNf2Hz1QVswnPcJxBj45MotBz5yk-hxUfhwv04Qn4PoK1VeA/s400/Screen+shot+2011-05-03+at+9.18.24+PM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602715471917080578" border="0" /></a>The end has come for the W2 Storyeum, but we are moving across the street to the W2 Media Cafe in the Woodwards building so while we all will miss the Storyeum we are also excited to move into the W2 Media Cafe where we can do so much more!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">To find out more about W2 Media Cafe check out the <a href="http://www.creativetechnology.org/">W2 Website</a>.<br /></div>Sleepy Moon Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00572835487100922847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107320629842639166.post-58602775994578292732011-05-02T21:10:00.000-07:002011-05-02T21:13:54.316-07:00May Day Vancouver<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqKT0VplXQcWIqGh8Ly0LZESm36vFK2G1tFHixCVVTto3lJ9PhPjznzfllLHNf8r5eXoJpzOR5ZGqRn7z0cndc-nCuyG_2PBM91ArN4zXmq4gJhPknuOSXDtg64ubeobABhEzyWQVGeW4/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-01+at+9.24.14+PM.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqKT0VplXQcWIqGh8Ly0LZESm36vFK2G1tFHixCVVTto3lJ9PhPjznzfllLHNf8r5eXoJpzOR5ZGqRn7z0cndc-nCuyG_2PBM91ArN4zXmq4gJhPknuOSXDtg64ubeobABhEzyWQVGeW4/s400/Screen+shot+2011-05-01+at+9.24.14+PM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602337930737696274" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwqGn3yZBCt18nCfU93T2hiois5GAatu09jnUcHYnmgI0G7GmXDENV-vF_mJX_d6WCjMb8OSWRL8Ajp9aiH4_oyvTbe-dk2GeKhl00LGPl8asxae89eU3JYLl33aGnU2DflglpwmrSvas/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-02+at+9.08.13+PM.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwqGn3yZBCt18nCfU93T2hiois5GAatu09jnUcHYnmgI0G7GmXDENV-vF_mJX_d6WCjMb8OSWRL8Ajp9aiH4_oyvTbe-dk2GeKhl00LGPl8asxae89eU3JYLl33aGnU2DflglpwmrSvas/s400/Screen+shot+2011-05-02+at+9.08.13+PM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602337924658289650" border="0" /></a>See more photos on <a href="http://vancouver.mediacoop.ca/photo/may-day-2011-vancouver/7129">Vancouver Media Coop!</a>Sleepy Moon Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00572835487100922847noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107320629842639166.post-43780354701751770562011-04-24T12:55:00.001-07:002011-04-24T12:55:35.729-07:00<iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ugAakqxRTgY" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="560"></iframe>Sleepy Moon Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00572835487100922847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107320629842639166.post-178032893929009712011-04-22T12:47:00.000-07:002011-04-22T12:48:54.450-07:00Submedia TV<embed src="http://submedia.tv/mediaplayer-viral/player-viral.swf" bgcolor="0x000000" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="345" width="460"></embed>Sleepy Moon Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00572835487100922847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107320629842639166.post-22721474859799861332011-04-22T12:46:00.000-07:002011-04-22T12:47:47.360-07:00Raekwon Concert on 420<iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/EuD8bF_4ITo" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="425"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/G5nkN8ZNft0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="425"></iframe>Sleepy Moon Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00572835487100922847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107320629842639166.post-86361798840754609652011-04-21T18:46:00.000-07:002011-04-21T19:09:58.738-07:00April 20th Art Gallery ProtestA busy day! I went to work in the morning as usual on a Wednesday all the way to North Van. I left work at 3:50, but missed the bus, waited and ended up stepping off the bus downtown right at 4:20. I was two blocks away from the art gallery and I was already in a clouds of smoke. I headed towards the gallery despite not wanting to get high and it took me 20 minutes to get through the crowd from one side of the gallery to the other! Half way through I snapped this picture. See the smoke clouds!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ9TIWwD6jhuifllTMFfpmfAJTouuGVPHXptXWkiCwgz8gJrb_8G2dyxTv_vjLhBeUKy-2Hlm2I2HeQ26D_6ev3eqOts-myjkHIatHQIW2AYCNl8QIeJ95regSUcvKE5dLq6ybUWeFAJw/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-04-21+at+6.46.21+PM.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ9TIWwD6jhuifllTMFfpmfAJTouuGVPHXptXWkiCwgz8gJrb_8G2dyxTv_vjLhBeUKy-2Hlm2I2HeQ26D_6ev3eqOts-myjkHIatHQIW2AYCNl8QIeJ95regSUcvKE5dLq6ybUWeFAJw/s400/Screen+shot+2011-04-21+at+6.46.21+PM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598221150891747586" border="0" /></a>All in all I was excited to see the cops doing nothing to the people standing next to them lighting joints but, mostly I ended up with the munchies from just being in the smoke. So a few friends and I went to a traditional Saudi Arabian and Lebanese restaurant hidden away at 1065 Granville St. It is seriously good food.<br /><br />Wednesday night updates of the Reakwon, Snack The Ripped, Evil Ebeneser and Young Sin concert coming next...Sleepy Moon Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00572835487100922847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107320629842639166.post-50218481365830809582011-04-16T13:52:00.000-07:002011-04-16T14:26:21.329-07:00Good Times at the W2 Storyeum<iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/K6-V27ytMbY" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="425"></iframe><br /><br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/x4jjwLw68-s" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="425"></iframe><br /><br />Some not so good videos of a great night last Thursday at the <a href="http://www.creativetechnology.org/page/w2-storyeum-1">W2 Storyeum</a>!! Some that also played, but that I didn't get any video of was The Librarian check her out on <a href="http://www.myspace.com/djlibrarian">My Space</a> for some good beats!!Sleepy Moon Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00572835487100922847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107320629842639166.post-70185797063049224372011-04-16T12:22:00.000-07:002011-04-16T12:25:23.504-07:00Views From The Sky Train<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitVVGKS_SMSSEnWhr521Ii-DqstFSESfmmpG52UtMHM4XgSgwM8eSHYLPB44L1-SsnPWw-RtMAOxF_YwgeGDlzz6EERnDLTwiu5RfbkJzUwt4CpWfFQlQ7SRZH0uRyYjTqSZbB_v8usy0/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-04-16+at+12.19.18+PM.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 291px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitVVGKS_SMSSEnWhr521Ii-DqstFSESfmmpG52UtMHM4XgSgwM8eSHYLPB44L1-SsnPWw-RtMAOxF_YwgeGDlzz6EERnDLTwiu5RfbkJzUwt4CpWfFQlQ7SRZH0uRyYjTqSZbB_v8usy0/s400/Screen+shot+2011-04-16+at+12.19.18+PM.png" alt="keep out, skytrain, graffiti" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596264345369642498" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_7jp62cYqXZCj11SNpN_Iradf05RXzpYQGgkGtEB5uj5uNNUJSsy_OU5ZL5XzhBpZ8m3Cfmb4iZ8Dpef5nOiBZXzoPzjBuZjvD1HRI5lEcZA6H7xXLMap2dk8O4nSsomWz9b0-EPKLLc/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-04-16+at+12.20.26+PM.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_7jp62cYqXZCj11SNpN_Iradf05RXzpYQGgkGtEB5uj5uNNUJSsy_OU5ZL5XzhBpZ8m3Cfmb4iZ8Dpef5nOiBZXzoPzjBuZjvD1HRI5lEcZA6H7xXLMap2dk8O4nSsomWz9b0-EPKLLc/s400/Screen+shot+2011-04-16+at+12.20.26+PM.png" alt="graffiti, vancouver, east van" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596264338338574178" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZfhhpQNGkZiPIA7rejjocbi5rbQQLfMYUfRJ0ySxylpOirTdUvuDxvM4GiSiGdkj_rJVvQbFWBGT0e-zRPVtmwV0-OUXI_noZDUehJokwLBmaA-BvmFwrap-oc3bF52D7I-b6vC__WW0/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-04-16+at+12.21.22+PM.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZfhhpQNGkZiPIA7rejjocbi5rbQQLfMYUfRJ0ySxylpOirTdUvuDxvM4GiSiGdkj_rJVvQbFWBGT0e-zRPVtmwV0-OUXI_noZDUehJokwLBmaA-BvmFwrap-oc3bF52D7I-b6vC__WW0/s400/Screen+shot+2011-04-16+at+12.21.22+PM.png" alt="skytrain, tree's, graffiti" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596264321903414722" border="0" /></a>Sleepy Moon Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00572835487100922847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107320629842639166.post-20725253276169103992011-04-12T12:06:00.000-07:002011-04-17T00:21:40.602-07:00W2 Members' Film + Music Nite Video MontageStanding in the Woodward's building listening to Irwin talk about the plans for the W2 Media Cafe while next to us in the atrium teenagers were playing music and break dancing. What Irwin explained to the group and the atmosphere really brought the plans for W2 Media Cafe into perspective for me.<br /><br />The W2 Cafe will be a multi-media space open for the public to learn about technology, media, music and more. The best part is that it is basically community run, the future of what happens in the W2 Media Cafe is up to the public for suggestions and everyone can bring their skills in to help our community learn new things that they might not have gotten a chance to otherwise.<br /><br />Take a look at the video montage of the Cafe tour and film night below for a sneak peak of to expect when the W2 Media Cafe opens.<br /><br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cgsLqbSNnDE?version=3"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="false"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="never"><embed wmode="opaque" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cgsLqbSNnDE?version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="false" height="344" width="425"></embed> <param name="wmode" value="opaque"></object>Sleepy Moon Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00572835487100922847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107320629842639166.post-41892954006520664812011-04-07T15:12:00.000-07:002011-04-07T15:23:14.388-07:00W2 Members' Film + Music NiteAs the W2 community arts society gets ready to open the new community media arts cafe at Woodward's, they are taking a look back at where we came from threw film, words and music. If you've been to the temporary W2 spaces in the past and want to learn more about what W2 has planned for the future you can get connected, learn about the history and volunteer as W2 builds a collective future!<br /><br />If you are interesting in getting connected Friday's movie night is the perfect time to come down and see what you can offer the community. There will be sign up sheets for the following categories;<br /><ul><li>Communications (Street Team, Digital Media, Video)</li><li>Fund Raising (Programing and capital projects)</li><li>Finance (Advisers, Cafe Social Enterprise)<br /></li><li>Technical (Set ups and take downs, Live trouble shooting, Staffing during events)<br /></li><li>Education (Advisers on various educational projects, Summer Camp, Media Labs)</li><li>Warehouse Show Working Group</li><li>W2 Media Cafe Working Group<br /></li></ul><span style="font-weight: bold;">A preview of the night...</span><br /><span class="text_exposed_show">'With Glowing Hearts' is a feature film about W2, the DTES, 2010 Olympics & Social Media. It followed W2's development for over a year to make this documentary.<br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/9076501" frameborder="0" height="225" width="400"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/9076501"><br /></a></p>'Woodsquat' - where did all this project begin you ask?<br /><br /><embed class="xj_video_embed" wmode="opaque" src="http://static.ning.com/socialnetworkmain/widgets/video/flvplayer/flvplayer.swf?v=201103311618" flashvars="config=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.creativetechnology.org%2Fvideo%2Fvideo%2FshowPlayerConfig%3Fid%3D2128459%253AVideo%253A10062%26ck%3D-&video_smoothing=on&autoplay=off&hideShareLink=1&isEmbedCode=1" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" scale="noscale" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" height="344" width="456"></embed><br /><small><a href="http://www.creativetechnology.org/video/video">Find more videos like this on <em>W2: Community Media Arts Vancouver BC</em></a></small></span><br /><br />Friday April 8th<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">8pm-10pm</span> W2 history and get connected with movies, chatting and <span class="text_exposed_show">enjoy complimentary drinks and hors d'oeuvres</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">11pm-3am</span> After Party <span class="text_exposed_show"><br /></span><span class="text_exposed_show">Rapid Fire Records presents:<br />A F T E R - P A R T Y P R O G R A M >>> 11pm-3am<br />$5 at door (for those arriving after 11pm)<br />Pari Kishi <a href="http://soundcloud.com/parikishi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span>http://soundcloud.com/pari</span><wbr><span class="word_break"></span>kishi</a><br />The PhonoGraff <a href="http://soundcloud.com/phonograff" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span>http://soundcloud.com/phon</span><wbr><span class="word_break"></span>ograff</a><br />Kaglar Omega <a href="http://www.myspace.com/kaglaromega" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span>http://www.myspace.com/kag</span><wbr><span class="word_break"></span>laromega</a><br />Elonious Funk <a href="http://soundcloud.com/elonious-funk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span>http://soundcloud.com/elon</span><wbr><span class="word_break"></span>ious-funk</a><br />produced in association with Rapid Fire Records <a href="http://www.rfrdigital.com/index.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span>http://www.rfrdigital.com/</span><wbr><span class="word_break"></span>index.php</a></span><br /><span class="text_exposed_show"><br />ONLY $2 entry for members, $5 for friends/public.<br /><br />Learn more and rsvp by going to the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php#%21/event.php?eid=163691037020581&index=1">Face Book event.</a><br /></span>Sleepy Moon Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00572835487100922847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107320629842639166.post-35895313665271200572011-04-05T11:52:00.001-07:002011-04-05T11:55:16.689-07:00False-O-Ween April Fools at W2 Storyeum<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); line-height: 17px; white-space: pre; "><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/AfwogwHDnwA?version=3"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="false"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="never"><embed wmode="opaque" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/AfwogwHDnwA?version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="false"></embed> <param name="wmode" value="opaque"></object></span></div>Video By: Sakura YoshitaSleepy Moon Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00572835487100922847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107320629842639166.post-61774311689709657892011-04-02T23:48:00.000-07:002011-04-03T00:26:42.082-07:00Live, Love, Dream ART<div style="text-align: center;">Why do I live, love, dream and dedicate my life to art?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcKUKTniJSTLAiMilDAorN0ObhQMLr7KnQpd6GcWZPHPtZL2HjPQL9omO3g4RAYhn6vTHRLGqjlVaeckYoBLVWds4l24Uw02pQusgUNBYLbx14PeQOIVUL6trJDXdrpTkRTqopDLlBY9E/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-04-03+at+12.14.22+AM.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcKUKTniJSTLAiMilDAorN0ObhQMLr7KnQpd6GcWZPHPtZL2HjPQL9omO3g4RAYhn6vTHRLGqjlVaeckYoBLVWds4l24Uw02pQusgUNBYLbx14PeQOIVUL6trJDXdrpTkRTqopDLlBY9E/s400/Screen+shot+2011-04-03+at+12.14.22+AM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591252498171895058" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">I shot this photo between Pender and Hastings on Abbot st in the DTES. It really caught my eye because there were several crows around it and it was almost at the bottom of the electrical box... so low that I wondered who the person was who drew it and how long it took them to sit there and do it. </span><br /></div><br />Art has been a part of my life since I can remember so it isn't that big of a surprise that I have such a passion for it. But what fuels that passion? Why is art such a great thing? Well I respect an artist who defies the normal way of doing things and takes a chance to do something that they are passionate about. Art is all about passion, dedication and expression. So to see someone doing what they love instead of working 9-5 at a random company that they may not even care about makes me happy. You can tell that even if they are not rich they are satisfied with life because they are doing something that is important to them. Meeting people like this with strong passions and the will to take action truly inspires and amazes me! I remember about 4 years ago knowing that I would never be happy working at a grocery store and thinking to my self that no one would understand that I had to do it differently. I am so glad that I am a stubborn person and held out till I found what a truly wanted to do.Sleepy Moon Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00572835487100922847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107320629842639166.post-80408508925605166542011-04-02T05:22:00.000-07:002011-04-03T00:39:25.895-07:00Talent At HomeWoot Woot Vancouver!<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/DyaxREiTi0E" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="425"></iframe><br /><br />Check out some more music by Brendan on <a href="http://soundcloud.com/engineer604">Sound Cloud</a>! :)Sleepy Moon Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00572835487100922847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107320629842639166.post-60738941515969474352011-03-30T21:21:00.001-07:002011-03-30T21:21:18.994-07:00<iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/v21poim3KQw" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="560"></iframe>Sleepy Moon Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00572835487100922847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107320629842639166.post-53607160311832690342011-03-30T21:16:00.000-07:002011-03-30T21:17:07.957-07:00<iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ALNF_DCg6VU" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="560"></iframe>Sleepy Moon Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00572835487100922847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107320629842639166.post-8846578862694845382011-03-24T21:33:00.000-07:002011-04-01T17:06:39.925-07:00Free Speech<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuDT0rUVzy5eQWMvlsk0kV_zdiXboLJKVg187ExyMmZjWu_6Yzyyi9YSdZfj43V7McDpoQzwtt-5ii1wGCisEcvUFF8gUFunWwJ_y94sx-DvL1kUC9K3hu1n-IrpxrthC95avYQxoCgMU/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-04-01+at+5.00.28+PM.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 363px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuDT0rUVzy5eQWMvlsk0kV_zdiXboLJKVg187ExyMmZjWu_6Yzyyi9YSdZfj43V7McDpoQzwtt-5ii1wGCisEcvUFF8gUFunWwJ_y94sx-DvL1kUC9K3hu1n-IrpxrthC95avYQxoCgMU/s400/Screen+shot+2011-04-01+at+5.00.28+PM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590769557300603682" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><h1 style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size:85%;">I am currently interning for an awesome organization that is all about bringing technology and opportunities to people who might not other wise get a chance to experience those things. Read an article about Irwin of W2 below.</span></span></span></h1><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;font-size:180%;" ><span>Free Speech</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /></span> <div style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" class="entry-meta"> <div class="author vcard"> <span style="font-size:100%;"><strong>Posted By:</strong> <a href="mailto:editor@westender.com" class="url fn n" title="Send Jessica Barrett an email">Jessica Barrett</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-published"> <span style="font-size:100%;"><abbr title="2011-03-23T00:00:00-0500" class="published">03/23/2011 12:00 AM</abbr></span> </div> </div> <p style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Irwin Oostindie is nothing if not a man of vision. We are both sporting hard hats standing in a dust-filled rectangular room separated from the Woodward’s atrium by a thin layer of glass covered in brown paper. But it’s clear the two of us are gazing at very different scenes.</span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Whereas, to me, the future home of W2 Community Media Arts is a mere run-of-the-mill construction site, Oostindie, W2’s 44-year-old executive director, is in another world entirely.</span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Gesturing excitedly to the exposed drywall and heavy steel beams looming overhead, he lists the technological bells and whistles that will eventually enliven the space: multiple TV screens; interactive touch-screen computers; DJ booth; and, casting a glance at what is currently a fairly mundane staircase, a multimedia portal he calls “the video cube.”</span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">“You’ll walk up the stairs and the sensors know — there could be a piano note or your movements could trigger video or lighting in the space,” he says, a little breathless. “So it’s meant to show people what is typically in a university research lab and bring it into public space.”</span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">The cool factor will hopefully draw people into W2’s social enterprise café on the main floor of its 8,800-square-foot space in the Woodward’s complex. This is to be the permanent home for W2, which for the last year has been occupying the city-owned Storeyum space across the street. While the cavernous former museum has been a popular venue for W2-hosted conferences and parties, such as the Utopia Festival earlier this month, it will be here, at Woodward’s, where the organization can finally start delivering on its mandate: creating a space where everyone — Downtown Eastside residents, immigrants, students, working-class people and other marginalized individuals — can access communication technology and learn how to use it.</span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Once completed, Oostindie’s “video cube” will lure visitors up the stairs to a public common area flanked by a technology suite, public washrooms, admin offices, editing bays, free phones and computers, even an original Woodward’s letter press. In the basement, construction is underway on a community TV and radio broadcast centre with satellite stations for SFU’s CJSF and Co-op Radio. It’ll also double as a 200-capacity event space.</span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">“W2 believes communication is a human right,” says Oostindie, a Gen-x-er whose salt-and-pepper hair picks up the silver glints in his multiple ear piercings. It’s that philosophy, blended with a bit of a punk-rock edge, that led Oostindie — along with W2’s co-directors Lianne Payne and Will Stacey — to conceive of a drop-in media centre back in 2003 when the then-unbuilt Woodward’s development was Ground Zero for class conflict in Canada. Not a day went by when squatters weren’t clashing with city officials, developers and police over their tent city, a protest against the gentrifying influence of development. The ongoing saga provided regular fodder for the mainstream media. Oostindie and many other anti-poverty activists felt — and still feel — they didn’t portray the community fairly.</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;">READ THE REST OF THE ARTICLE AT </span><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.westender.com/articles/entry/cover-story-free-speech/news-and-views/">www.westender.com</a></span><br /></div>Sleepy Moon Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00572835487100922847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107320629842639166.post-29064023712518745362011-03-24T13:24:00.000-07:002011-03-24T13:33:57.857-07:00Finding A Niche - Tips by Crafting an MBA<h1 style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;" class="post-title single-title entry-title"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal;font-size:85%;" ><span>I came across this article on finding your niche and it really made me think about focusing my jewellery on a specific and unique aspect of design or materials. So the brainstorming begins.</span></span><br /></h1><h1 style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" class="post-title single-title entry-title"><a href="http://www.craftmba.com/2011/03/22/niche-products/" title="4 ways to make your products more niche" rel="bookmark">4 ways to make your products more niche</a></h1><p>I hear it at craft shows and trade shows all the time, “You’re so lucky you make X, because I make Y and so does everybody else.”</p> <p>Regardless of whether you’re a jeweler, potter, or photographer, you probably feel the same way – like you’re in a very crowded product category.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a rel="attachment wp-att-2487" href="http://www.craftmba.com/2011/03/22/niche-products/great_northern/"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-2487" title="great_northern" src="http://www.craftmba.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/great_northern-510x382.jpg" alt="" height="306" width="408" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em>{image via <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/thegreatnorthern" target="_blank">The Great Northern</a> on Etsy}</em></p> <p>The great thing about sites like Etsy is that the barrier to entry is so low that you can start a business really easily. But the bad thing is that so can anyone else.</p> <p>With each passing day, more and more people throw their hat in the ring when it comes to running a craft business.</p> <p>And as your category gets more and more crowded, it can be a struggle to get your products to stand out.</p> <p>But getting your products to stand out in the sea of jewelry, soap, photography, or screen printed t-shirts is essential if you want your business to be a success.</p> <p>So how do you stand out in a crowded product category?</p> <p><strong>By focusing your products on a niche.</strong></p> <p>Focusing on a niche means picking out a specialized corner of the market and diving in. It means making products for one special person, instead of <a href="http://www.craftmba.com/2010/06/03/stop-making-average-products/" target="_blank">making average products for average people</a>.</p> <p>Diving into a niche can be scary. It can mean alienating a lot of people. But it can also mean endearing yourself to a small, but passionate group of fans.</p> <p>Making your products more niche doesn’t mean you have to completely abandon everything you’ve designed. Instead, you can make your products more niche by focusing on one of four areas – material, subject matter, aesthetic or style, and branding.</p> <h4><strong>Niche by material</strong></h4> <p>When you look at your product category, are you working with the same material as everyone else? Is there a dominant material in your product category?</p> <p>While I understand that some categories (like pottery) are more limited in their material options, for others, like jewelry, the sky’s the limit.</p> <p>And picking one signature, and unusual, material can be a great way to build a niche for your products.</p> <p>Juliet Ames, who studied craft and jewelry in college, has a wide range of techniques in her repertoire. But she’s built a business working with one unusual material – <a href="http://ibreakplates.com/" target="_blank">broken plates</a>.</p> <p>By embracing an unusual material, Juliet has created plenty of buzz and recognition for her jewelry.</p> <h4><strong>Niche by subject matter</strong></h4> <p>Can you sum up the subject matter of your designs in one sentence? How about one word?</p> <p>Or does your product line span a dictionary’s worth of topics?</p> <p>A great way to create a niche product, regardless of the materials you work with, is to focus on one unique subject matter.</p> <p>At the Etsy Success Symposium a few weeks ago, I was introduced to <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/thegreatnorthern" target="_blank">The Great Northern</a>. After struggling to sell embroidery on Etsy, the designers decided to only create pieces that pertain to the cult classic TV show Twin Peaks.</p> <p>Now, they have a clear focus for their marketing efforts, and a group of loyal fans.</p> <h4><strong>Niche by aesthetic or style</strong></h4> <p>Is there a dominant aesthetic in your product category? Does your work have a similar style to just about everything else on the market?</p> <p>Another way to get your products to stand out is to find the dominant style in your niche, and do the opposite.</p> <p>A quick browse through the photography listings on Etsy reveals soft, vintage-y images. It’s not surprising – the photographers who originiated that style saw a lot of early success, leading to a wave of copycats.</p> <p>But if I was a photographer looking to stand out, I would focus on dark, hard-edged images.</p> <h4><strong>Niche by branding</strong></h4> <p>Even if you love everything about your products, and don’t want to change, there’s still a way to carve out a niche for yourself through your branding.</p> <p>On the surface, the <a href="http://www.pincurlgirls.com/collections/i-believe-in-myself-bracelets" target="_blank">I Believe in Myself bracelets</a> from Pincurl Girls are just simple beaded bracelets. But paired with fun characters and informational booklets, they become tools for empowering pre-teen girls. It’s not the product, but the message behind it, that gives the brand a definitive niche.</p> <p>Standing out in your product category doesn’t mean you have to niche your products in every way I’ve just described. In fact, niche by all of them is probably overkill.</p> <p>Instead, look at your current products and skill sets and ask yourself if there’s a way to dive deeper into a niche in one of these areas.</p> <p>As makers, we have a seemingly infinite number of skills, techniques, and ideas at our disposal. But as business people, it’s critical that we focus our attention on something a little narrower in order to make our products stand out.</p>Sleepy Moon Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00572835487100922847noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107320629842639166.post-44871273890036675072011-03-23T11:42:00.000-07:002011-03-23T11:45:13.976-07:00OOAK Pink Jasper Necklace<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ87noipj3gvJ_rC9nvdvac_hfFXzi3BcctXCoI_MlfQwMXKuxWBY25uDB0rDcuwYiJzVgitNPgCXBFrHYFxM3clG-8HFln72RzwIY0MPhkye4MoMI6QaOlC5Q8fAAFL7-PPXUhl_3M3U/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-23+at+11.37.42+AM.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 321px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ87noipj3gvJ_rC9nvdvac_hfFXzi3BcctXCoI_MlfQwMXKuxWBY25uDB0rDcuwYiJzVgitNPgCXBFrHYFxM3clG-8HFln72RzwIY0MPhkye4MoMI6QaOlC5Q8fAAFL7-PPXUhl_3M3U/s400/Screen+shot+2011-03-23+at+11.37.42+AM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587348055732539234" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCoP02yGtQsYcXwR6b9mvjijgGnVLm7XmfZWyuDeEXPExNmyhheRkBZjE4rM0yjMnMksY-m8IpXCEZzg5Dwzll65G0sWUWxK1d1mCoirpPR9Jb7lamVkhmEx7MrvfzNvXWP8Ar7n3LJHM/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-23+at+11.38.38+AM.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 310px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCoP02yGtQsYcXwR6b9mvjijgGnVLm7XmfZWyuDeEXPExNmyhheRkBZjE4rM0yjMnMksY-m8IpXCEZzg5Dwzll65G0sWUWxK1d1mCoirpPR9Jb7lamVkhmEx7MrvfzNvXWP8Ar7n3LJHM/s400/Screen+shot+2011-03-23+at+11.38.38+AM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587348047403521490" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV0-BpTeKlUC_bkheYTLVv0Yu8HfIGPT2OW4K68yIufwNu6iVKUc_bRi47refWylKLz7GBe6TurcnUJagprrAJ2U_tvDDaozG8PcZjOCEj4evVhrxa2S21-Ttvox9nN1WN_mgPNptPq94/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-23+at+11.41.51+AM.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 287px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV0-BpTeKlUC_bkheYTLVv0Yu8HfIGPT2OW4K68yIufwNu6iVKUc_bRi47refWylKLz7GBe6TurcnUJagprrAJ2U_tvDDaozG8PcZjOCEj4evVhrxa2S21-Ttvox9nN1WN_mgPNptPq94/s400/Screen+shot+2011-03-23+at+11.41.51+AM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587348038952862114" border="0" /></a>Sleepy Moon Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00572835487100922847noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107320629842639166.post-86044031405383922662011-03-22T21:28:00.001-07:002011-04-01T17:10:05.930-07:00Coyote Alert<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixY1H7-wYKIGUN5p4XmwH-inYeKRIvSA2G4e2jPry8dVbnMI5GBrDF_x8M6R4FNp94klTCsLu67FQNWwInOzGz-7IN8c2dnhm0OeirzsxdR5q0flzUsTBd58sKMw9vtJwBATxO4ey_CKc/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-20+at+2.25.11+PM.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 321px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixY1H7-wYKIGUN5p4XmwH-inYeKRIvSA2G4e2jPry8dVbnMI5GBrDF_x8M6R4FNp94klTCsLu67FQNWwInOzGz-7IN8c2dnhm0OeirzsxdR5q0flzUsTBd58sKMw9vtJwBATxO4ey_CKc/s400/Screen+shot+2011-03-20+at+2.25.11+PM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587127836990653234" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">A photo I took last Sunday at the park with my son.</span><br /><br />I love walking around the city on a nice sunny day just seeing the sites. When I find a treasure like this coyote sign it makes the walk even better. Instead of looking at the cars and the street signs and what have you else to look at while walking down the street I am looking out for graffiti, checking out the art on the back of street signs and finding treasures. :)<br /></div>Sleepy Moon Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00572835487100922847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107320629842639166.post-37216303982869382232011-03-18T17:45:00.000-07:002011-03-18T17:45:00.405-07:00The Shock DoctrineIt is shocking some of the things that go on in this world and even more shocking that some of us can go about our daily lives without showing any concern.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Shock Doctrine</span> is a documentary and book that covers both man made and natural disasters around the world ad how political and economic changes are forced on the week when vulnerable.<br /><br />Watch the full movie at <a href="http://thinktankdocumentaries.org/the-shock-doctrine/">Think Tank Documentaries</a>.<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/RCQj-z86qUo" frameborder="0"></iframe>Sleepy Moon Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00572835487100922847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107320629842639166.post-81541934653988557912011-03-17T21:59:00.000-07:002011-03-17T23:04:44.191-07:00The Beauty Within Hip HopThe following are songs from some of my favourite hip hop groups. I not only like them for their amazing beats, but for what they have to say!<br /><br />Dead Prez - The Beauty Within<br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/X1YjTWOaR0w" frameborder="0" height="349" width="425"></iframe><br /><br />"Just keep doing you baby!"<br /><br />Jedi Mind Tricks - Trial of Lies<br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/CJjj-5Hw5HQ" frameborder="0" height="349" width="425"></iframe><br /><br />"In the land of make belief"<br /><br />Immortal Technique - No Me Importa<br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/0HdPle8D7-o" frameborder="0" height="349" width="425"></iframe><br />"If you don't respect your self don't expect it from anyone else."Sleepy Moon Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00572835487100922847noreply@blogger.com0