Star Wars Carved Crayons; Darth, Chewbacca, C3PO and StormTrooper

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijPB6jMry0RpTKnGgIuRLTtH72ueQxwZx8rbPE4N5v3pIMpATkCq-w7s5Lv6NYoTOkPt7Dn-uGqYkJmfZDhapXdvuu9BGCqpAndabNwY_62N75Wd8RWgcFrjoCVno0cNIJwMY9aB2-93o/s1600/star+wars+carved+crayons.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611521478476540290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijPB6jMry0RpTKnGgIuRLTtH72ueQxwZx8rbPE4N5v3pIMpATkCq-w7s5Lv6NYoTOkPt7Dn-uGqYkJmfZDhapXdvuu9BGCqpAndabNwY_62N75Wd8RWgcFrjoCVno0cNIJwMY9aB2-93o/s400/star+wars+carved+crayons.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 445px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_merlot/">Mark Merlot.</a></span></span><br /><br />Although these carved crayons were not made by Diem Chau, whose many crayola sculptures I've shared with you in the past, the Star Wars Crayolas were made by Steve Thompson and have been featured on many a geek and sci-fi blog. If you haven't seen them, here's a good look:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLQNc8ghdiFEVwHAe0Vn41qVzgc5mtw_rVpJmrZLVobmUEZn-Qk3fSt4zD216mfUBTg3sXn5H-qzOmfn6Bw7KwIjrzzvASCXqeMVhtmREx9M1jajiT8VVcxoyinUQ8s3VfWVDFMcgIMq0/s1600/darth+crayon.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611520162456595474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLQNc8ghdiFEVwHAe0Vn41qVzgc5mtw_rVpJmrZLVobmUEZn-Qk3fSt4zD216mfUBTg3sXn5H-qzOmfn6Bw7KwIjrzzvASCXqeMVhtmREx9M1jajiT8VVcxoyinUQ8s3VfWVDFMcgIMq0/s400/darth+crayon.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 442px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPz5ka-gn8s3i4AdCGFuQy7VwlfDJyyCyFjbC_YRG_VrTy7_piqF_dR8s6ouuZ5vlJoOmriddCl5Vp0viaINip4hZqGzY0j9fRRJrmgldak5cMf9H5rPfAXsrRy-va9DtVVOrE9YvwPhc/s1600/stormtrooper+crayon.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611520027709558722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPz5ka-gn8s3i4AdCGFuQy7VwlfDJyyCyFjbC_YRG_VrTy7_piqF_dR8s6ouuZ5vlJoOmriddCl5Vp0viaINip4hZqGzY0j9fRRJrmgldak5cMf9H5rPfAXsrRy-va9DtVVOrE9YvwPhc/s400/stormtrooper+crayon.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 423px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz2btCnFM863_CsSBPJj9l404kMKomRJrvOepz8tydJNnP9i9bXLoXpnnVX0H9BmuQ7rwOUMarSLjArk9CtPpXgUQgtWTy_E1vhORa60DddeYMhAofkBt-AVdVYXzpMduS7V9nK1upaIw/s1600/chewbacca+crayon.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611520093783154658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz2btCnFM863_CsSBPJj9l404kMKomRJrvOepz8tydJNnP9i9bXLoXpnnVX0H9BmuQ7rwOUMarSLjArk9CtPpXgUQgtWTy_E1vhORa60DddeYMhAofkBt-AVdVYXzpMduS7V9nK1upaIw/s400/chewbacca+crayon.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 486px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMR3_SVVlDXxkWKqawN6eT-9B6ZQ0dUv7m4mcKJc8y_LdtYoMQljywg-7A6n9a4iU0Do6qngc7CjX1gDqEcZMK6c2yBD7zLqqO329Efx_YBHUsHABX_TxTZooxt1HoMXZhuh73QAUptiM/s1600/cthreepio+crayon.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611520252078962322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMR3_SVVlDXxkWKqawN6eT-9B6ZQ0dUv7m4mcKJc8y_LdtYoMQljywg-7A6n9a4iU0Do6qngc7CjX1gDqEcZMK6c2yBD7zLqqO329Efx_YBHUsHABX_TxTZooxt1HoMXZhuh73QAUptiM/s400/cthreepio+crayon.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 452px;" /></a><br /><br />But where's the green Yoda??

Star Wars Carved Crayons; Darth, Chewbacca, C3PO and StormTrooper

above: photo by Mark Merlot. Although these carved crayons were not made by Diem Chau, whose many crayola sculptures I've shared with yo...

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Human Crayons, Plaster Heads & Lip Jewelry By Designer Heli Hietala

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYjFNQmJ36Si2YNwSPGH4eNB0xTxa3sI_hS8HIKDnOdzItyu2oVwPTSQtYjgvMM4ZQ9SgMW2nbrYvD36HVhqaJx8sJLfOf7J4raUQVvFyyJg_fu5yzg3IzBwCWRWP7KQK6XagxXT_u-hg-/s1600/piirto.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530995015211183858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYjFNQmJ36Si2YNwSPGH4eNB0xTxa3sI_hS8HIKDnOdzItyu2oVwPTSQtYjgvMM4ZQ9SgMW2nbrYvD36HVhqaJx8sJLfOf7J4raUQVvFyyJg_fu5yzg3IzBwCWRWP7KQK6XagxXT_u-hg-/s400/piirto.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 434px;" /></a><br /><br />I have already shared with you the fabulous <a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2007/09/diem-chaus-crayon-carvings.html">carved crayola crayons by Diem Chau</a>. Now, here's another artist/designer who has crafted human-shaped colored crayons.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJs6Z-G1gsBSsxiRX4SLOLccHEm5aY2GR_oDih3uHtUjBSm48WcqP8YHVaAADKokanQJR_1q1oZGT2dOakmROD0a22-19_rShBuqzmloF9nIYI_HgxhxfZMb9O8uyzgbgpCeQXTvXtVh24/s1600/haja.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530995702393376098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJs6Z-G1gsBSsxiRX4SLOLccHEm5aY2GR_oDih3uHtUjBSm48WcqP8YHVaAADKokanQJR_1q1oZGT2dOakmROD0a22-19_rShBuqzmloF9nIYI_HgxhxfZMb9O8uyzgbgpCeQXTvXtVh24/s400/haja.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 518px; height: 690px;" /></a><br /><br />COLOURS by designer Heli Kristina Hietala are crayons shaped as the human figure. The intent was to show the results of involvement between characters and how communication can range from soft, stimulating, balancing or dirtying (the designers words), depending upon the character which is chosen.<br /><br />For the 2005 project, she created about 100 crayons, packed in 10 boxes which contain 10 pieces each.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHwcf7WxZca0syHP69G1W1p7w7PiDp4_OBSwsfDFUVC8RFZbYuPXOJLEDvt_Yq_GCX2WW_xSW-8Uh8JCJyIkS2-dP_AR3UO54jLngpi0esjWB-laG9Ds-F6PpW4MmFhzbQRUEWJ80mKbHB/s1600/box.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530996199307607490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHwcf7WxZca0syHP69G1W1p7w7PiDp4_OBSwsfDFUVC8RFZbYuPXOJLEDvt_Yq_GCX2WW_xSW-8Uh8JCJyIkS2-dP_AR3UO54jLngpi0esjWB-laG9Ds-F6PpW4MmFhzbQRUEWJ80mKbHB/s400/box.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 519px; height: 493px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXH4Stqu-xXSqxa07SV1asU1QU1Yu4Cfj5Q31c8FnHB6OMX_c5SoqJskc-KtNA4oGJ2qtdec9VOoc4brDGqXGjCrJQhNXkD-kjfs3ExDubwy-ImvvpGwcG78DpRSxvQBNWl0my2AHF86DQ/s1600/3ganged1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531001575673108898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXH4Stqu-xXSqxa07SV1asU1QU1Yu4Cfj5Q31c8FnHB6OMX_c5SoqJskc-KtNA4oGJ2qtdec9VOoc4brDGqXGjCrJQhNXkD-kjfs3ExDubwy-ImvvpGwcG78DpRSxvQBNWl0my2AHF86DQ/s400/3ganged1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 521px; height: 521px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZA-a47Qt52uYsiVKPXd3uZzGzuHwiZQv5MBDcnTRWzE063gWOmd2NYAZbF9eW-Bh32IUWTkCgdoTtCfzQ9750JepVxonnuNic6FbanyjrTX4aUPCpycrE27NxcNJmBNr89-M3QszRWf_H/s1600/3ganged2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531000162431852018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZA-a47Qt52uYsiVKPXd3uZzGzuHwiZQv5MBDcnTRWzE063gWOmd2NYAZbF9eW-Bh32IUWTkCgdoTtCfzQ9750JepVxonnuNic6FbanyjrTX4aUPCpycrE27NxcNJmBNr89-M3QszRWf_H/s400/3ganged2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 520px; height: 520px;" /></a><br /><br />Heli uses the human form, head and facial characteristics in several of her other unusual works as well. Her 2009 "Spirits of Medicine" consist of 30 plaster cast heads, each placed in medical prescription bottles.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_qjFGr82hlr-IEQSOuaYSgsZrwjAXR2D2QkGBWYc8j7kYJjfLAfXzWH7h37z6eSyiacEUUlWcXLFa0OYtTlt3FyJkIgfSLMs0l-WerhS_nioWaMOkgZrwTRgHcT0NSrjtpF03S0YCUr4O/s1600/purkit.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531011043935872834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_qjFGr82hlr-IEQSOuaYSgsZrwjAXR2D2QkGBWYc8j7kYJjfLAfXzWH7h37z6eSyiacEUUlWcXLFa0OYtTlt3FyJkIgfSLMs0l-WerhS_nioWaMOkgZrwTRgHcT0NSrjtpF03S0YCUr4O/s400/purkit.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 392px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb5HoBWGQUk5GWVlRSWuUyefMxZQRAGV1A1wUCixmN9xL9IlJKJGw0ZSu2yZKD7u8tDE4vIhq-zVfypiBvmY_pEEx76Vtw4OMPSYzQRNG08Jeqiv1CDMJ0sWP2GZloJ62rKkBTbASJJIJg/s1600/kpurkit.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531010939471218306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb5HoBWGQUk5GWVlRSWuUyefMxZQRAGV1A1wUCixmN9xL9IlJKJGw0ZSu2yZKD7u8tDE4vIhq-zVfypiBvmY_pEEx76Vtw4OMPSYzQRNG08Jeqiv1CDMJ0sWP2GZloJ62rKkBTbASJJIJg/s400/kpurkit.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 522px; height: 271px;" /></a><br /><br />And some of her jewelry designs incorporate castings of full feminine lips like the bracelet and tin rings shown below:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiwYMwfIDhMQhTt73Pi-CGgyCYPWobKsqNO7ULj53FDoIdJ0hyrqgmpCHt_QHwPPN3QUlMi1aGaeuZIuibS0M2kp7IeExVaQLQ4ZSZho0PmLQPSn1Qn48YUqNATmNJvgX9luL__OWeIwph/s1600/keha.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531012143549824418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiwYMwfIDhMQhTt73Pi-CGgyCYPWobKsqNO7ULj53FDoIdJ0hyrqgmpCHt_QHwPPN3QUlMi1aGaeuZIuibS0M2kp7IeExVaQLQ4ZSZho0PmLQPSn1Qn48YUqNATmNJvgX9luL__OWeIwph/s400/keha.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 520px; height: 512px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid_twxpdlg2YqUvoyyvnQDGlyogFmuhyzIhIWE3ljge-IafPKZvyE7AjMHUVTeCZZUhL1Tcm_XlReo_Q8J7wRN8O0R1fc1TX5sUc5AOsesxNhJYnFhjvoKWAbJWXqIDcsjLqETEtqKUmur/s1600/tin+lip+rings.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531012000704646466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid_twxpdlg2YqUvoyyvnQDGlyogFmuhyzIhIWE3ljge-IafPKZvyE7AjMHUVTeCZZUhL1Tcm_XlReo_Q8J7wRN8O0R1fc1TX5sUc5AOsesxNhJYnFhjvoKWAbJWXqIDcsjLqETEtqKUmur/s400/tin+lip+rings.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 300px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUcfA_rpzowjlanXZ6pZq6tnrBQq3JHz4V_ZIqSDyNIoTUT_SGDy2nrdq-xt90tIOae6BpE79-DuF9RHYqgUo0I1P3kcdFA2cPaJbNI2AznmjjFsp2sads2d2dwUTx2nAQ4sqGcfcKTKro/s1600/heli.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531012483244186770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUcfA_rpzowjlanXZ6pZq6tnrBQq3JHz4V_ZIqSDyNIoTUT_SGDy2nrdq-xt90tIOae6BpE79-DuF9RHYqgUo0I1P3kcdFA2cPaJbNI2AznmjjFsp2sads2d2dwUTx2nAQ4sqGcfcKTKro/s400/heli.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 92px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.helihietala.com/">See more of her work here.</a>

Human Crayons, Plaster Heads & Lip Jewelry By Designer Heli Hietala

I have already shared with you the fabulous carved crayola crayons by Diem Chau . Now, here's another artist/designer who has crafted hu...

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Nike World Cup Players Carved In Crayons By Diem Chau

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje6ecuob68neoagc_49Q-sJ7lkkxTFKXiPLzGMeh9USUPNJTxZhcE-spkunIzNN_3yAuRNftAsWaACyah2WG2PL8q6dw7CAaZDa671kg6Yqb9-KqxRMqqk45X0P8NWXTLylkf8jOJVvcGY/s1600/cuof6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481220227287542738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje6ecuob68neoagc_49Q-sJ7lkkxTFKXiPLzGMeh9USUPNJTxZhcE-spkunIzNN_3yAuRNftAsWaACyah2WG2PL8q6dw7CAaZDa671kg6Yqb9-KqxRMqqk45X0P8NWXTLylkf8jOJVvcGY/s400/cuof6.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 519px;" /></a><br /><br />Our favorite crayon carver and artist, <a href="http://www.diemchau.com/">Diem Chau</a>, about whose unusual art I have blogged before <a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2010/03/diem-chaus-crayons-carved-as-12-chinese.html">here</a> and <a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2007/09/diem-chaus-crayon-carvings.html">here</a>, just had a super cool assignment from ad agency <a href="http://www.wk.com/">Wieden + Kennedy</a>.<br /><br />She was commissioned by them to carve 66 crayons for this year's Nike World Cup press kits. "This project was a welcomed challenge" says Chau, "I definitely pushed my physical limits. I had 18 days to make around 70 crayons! There was a week I slept 3 hours a night."<br /><br />Using metallic crayons and white for the first time, Chau immortalized six footballers in Crayola for 11 Nike press kits. Here are the results.<br /><br />The design team at Wieden Kennedy made the box, base and contents, while Diem Chau made the crayons for the press kits from Nike for World Cup 2010. W+K also chose the colors, a metallic/stone theme. Diem had never worked with metallics or white before and now is a big fan of the silver and white crayons.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Nike Press Kit</span></span><br /><br />The press kit contains each of the six carved figures, a wooden box that also serves as a display stand, a colored brochure and all are in a clamshell presentation box.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMPw95zbCYUwBZ99RPZdf46AOgXzGFn8pL7zFEpxnPnFBK_moY-mrpYS-weXKONJYkJ-JwqSGT-1rzo4Is68CMcUC7gUoRiO1ZssD4afm0bB1p6B9UnndylQOBnt9GOyFSVIeH_n9znXZS/s1600/press-kit.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481218444922062578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMPw95zbCYUwBZ99RPZdf46AOgXzGFn8pL7zFEpxnPnFBK_moY-mrpYS-weXKONJYkJ-JwqSGT-1rzo4Is68CMcUC7gUoRiO1ZssD4afm0bB1p6B9UnndylQOBnt9GOyFSVIeH_n9znXZS/s400/press-kit.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 454px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiihYxcscjtKu3SwZH8XkkNq1_G4H3NY5eWIGLkOzO7UKCXiZ1Sc5VJhCDmLjnWHMOFeu_-ypVc4giQtfHx_3SDYEbJdpssZoUp4xfb1oJ8_Cxe1pkiz2j2YRt4ebXIDNhXuZidxLAmnbM-/s1600/4684489046_9afa023aae.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481219055960393778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiihYxcscjtKu3SwZH8XkkNq1_G4H3NY5eWIGLkOzO7UKCXiZ1Sc5VJhCDmLjnWHMOFeu_-ypVc4giQtfHx_3SDYEbJdpssZoUp4xfb1oJ8_Cxe1pkiz2j2YRt4ebXIDNhXuZidxLAmnbM-/s400/4684489046_9afa023aae.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 353px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi02Ml_4eEAGrv-_R1dyOwnTfetqVTG-Qe3SbqkCKTkjD8ESAeaMVUtGSk2nhOajdOgjRZKIVH3PLKsnJZfUSTijm8BfMFbCKKWUN3NCSOZk1j1fP_VK51DWVJWE5Ua4hyJCahwjAcprKwJ/s1600/4684488784_d46ba16981.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481219225586400690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi02Ml_4eEAGrv-_R1dyOwnTfetqVTG-Qe3SbqkCKTkjD8ESAeaMVUtGSk2nhOajdOgjRZKIVH3PLKsnJZfUSTijm8BfMFbCKKWUN3NCSOZk1j1fP_VK51DWVJWE5Ua4hyJCahwjAcprKwJ/s400/4684488784_d46ba16981.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 351px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3tFmu78MaS8TD6HpVoD20-zWXtx3oBttpEoT-aH6EmnZS6SX8jNiWksLfiaWuADeEvejEjvaGQC9MYiQjeGIO-E825Z8bXZRRn4HVDhGGCAAcq87nQxTbJfSPRw4oeO1ntNa8ypjK59Zj/s1600/4683858331_bc9fd04d6a.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481219143092723426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3tFmu78MaS8TD6HpVoD20-zWXtx3oBttpEoT-aH6EmnZS6SX8jNiWksLfiaWuADeEvejEjvaGQC9MYiQjeGIO-E825Z8bXZRRn4HVDhGGCAAcq87nQxTbJfSPRw4oeO1ntNa8ypjK59Zj/s400/4683858331_bc9fd04d6a.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 354px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The 6 figures that are in each kit. </span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqysGCF_CjqDh7sx-cwtvYBEIPXcST2HPt1YyUaC5SvWpRcKORjEcoMn7nNFjMeaRzwiwq3xcQ10wMP1-tuRfRxnhx2ufO9N-I_Km2Iqj0IXhFvaw4Wl5v5QiE0AicLVhXHMvACmDjWHT6/s1600/setof6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481216846397827122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqysGCF_CjqDh7sx-cwtvYBEIPXcST2HPt1YyUaC5SvWpRcKORjEcoMn7nNFjMeaRzwiwq3xcQ10wMP1-tuRfRxnhx2ufO9N-I_Km2Iqj0IXhFvaw4Wl5v5QiE0AicLVhXHMvACmDjWHT6/s400/setof6.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 560px;" /></a><br /><br />In the final version Robinho (far left in Silver) sticks his tongue out slightly and Rooney (Grey) has his arm folded instead of raised above his head. Diem says she wishes she could have captured Rooney's signature pose, but it was impossible considering the form of a crayon.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fabio Cannavaro</span> in Antique Brass from Crayola. This color was introduced in 1998 in the 120 box set:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtPM0jjgyOlA3FUAw81oE48OiGwZvhekKBNhp8DvsgvVPVedIvFppXkFFit-diLIYLNgQspT_RwlUIEzxuwBYK23EO_L03OdgR66fa7gHd0lx3gY13jeFzhnC0BrGWw_sP8vxuv0Q1gJYJ/s1600/canavaro.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481219736088961890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtPM0jjgyOlA3FUAw81oE48OiGwZvhekKBNhp8DvsgvVPVedIvFppXkFFit-diLIYLNgQspT_RwlUIEzxuwBYK23EO_L03OdgR66fa7gHd0lx3gY13jeFzhnC0BrGWw_sP8vxuv0Q1gJYJ/s400/canavaro.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 381px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7wi7ncKNj81P_YRaFIwrpa73-_x00kPEUb1k62Jxcyq23xStGml9IDfydFzvyB6FCr1ePl0pcjiwUTQWYRbbTEAy_NG4MjyDieDZ9PJHGeEp_zLnNmILvNG-etvg3gK146OWt7Oex3zwi/s1600/canavarocu.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481219687006161906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7wi7ncKNj81P_YRaFIwrpa73-_x00kPEUb1k62Jxcyq23xStGml9IDfydFzvyB6FCr1ePl0pcjiwUTQWYRbbTEAy_NG4MjyDieDZ9PJHGeEp_zLnNmILvNG-etvg3gK146OWt7Oex3zwi/s400/canavarocu.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 565px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Didier Drogba</span> in Copper from Crayola. This color was introduced in 1957 and is Charles Schulz's favorite color from Crayola:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj31Z1Sf8llcv_nA8YRKwB8BKuTQ4FnB2oXLAlC9RJa9A1PnWAzzJj1SsNmEV0nQJ_U_FGOehahW6ifgUYn3GRSltiR4duovnRqc_1Afe07Qn8CZZVyUqvEexEr1DvkZx0MKWPVYdHDUdz2/s1600/ddrogba.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481219531955582946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj31Z1Sf8llcv_nA8YRKwB8BKuTQ4FnB2oXLAlC9RJa9A1PnWAzzJj1SsNmEV0nQJ_U_FGOehahW6ifgUYn3GRSltiR4duovnRqc_1Afe07Qn8CZZVyUqvEexEr1DvkZx0MKWPVYdHDUdz2/s400/ddrogba.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 359px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7pAxqoRWmged9OPLD3prqVKhLiCKetySCINPmKdBZe16RjVozxkHeBqSOisAi9Yki8duiauohj8mqMl9l29AoUVdcX_pgwejv2xfvtQ2KCQVkmCu4FN1o7-ou6R5Y4IJP0sq0sfhURmgN/s1600/drogbacu.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481219450553900082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7pAxqoRWmged9OPLD3prqVKhLiCKetySCINPmKdBZe16RjVozxkHeBqSOisAi9Yki8duiauohj8mqMl9l29AoUVdcX_pgwejv2xfvtQ2KCQVkmCu4FN1o7-ou6R5Y4IJP0sq0sfhURmgN/s400/drogbacu.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 479px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Franck Ribery</span> in Gold from Crayola. The color was introduced in 1949 in the 48 box set:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpr1qcT67P6V83s_WIAlBo3htGF8bOkJJBAC6T_X9Mr3cpnzk9jU9ZD9E8SwDlkvQEMqsEyPg7PTvMXyCsAoyofYsxdfWR-3D4rF7xqOZIhdpRBPvSKux6JtjuoBLooUusgHydGv9DcWVx/s1600/ribery.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481218145547842002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpr1qcT67P6V83s_WIAlBo3htGF8bOkJJBAC6T_X9Mr3cpnzk9jU9ZD9E8SwDlkvQEMqsEyPg7PTvMXyCsAoyofYsxdfWR-3D4rF7xqOZIhdpRBPvSKux6JtjuoBLooUusgHydGv9DcWVx/s400/ribery.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 417px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0kvuFo-7u9aICY3rpShjV-ZQ2otUgtme8MfJxqk-_21uczdF3UXp92emp_Q9HBp0z7Dx8ove-5u5xBaVnYrlkhNvX-7DuuDf15chyphenhyphenCSqNCL54YMmdMYEWFM_Al2Cc96hfHfomiZ96NRm9/s1600/riberycu.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481218001256661522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0kvuFo-7u9aICY3rpShjV-ZQ2otUgtme8MfJxqk-_21uczdF3UXp92emp_Q9HBp0z7Dx8ove-5u5xBaVnYrlkhNvX-7DuuDf15chyphenhyphenCSqNCL54YMmdMYEWFM_Al2Cc96hfHfomiZ96NRm9/s400/riberycu.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 382px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Robinho</span> in Silver from Crayola. This color was introduced with Gold in 1949 in the 48 box set:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFpqo8BlZsLogbfonWGFkzLjFV_g_2rdJLqaAKnKXVIJQD6w6apO-Dk0Fwnet-UOZIBFC05krbRjz2uxvRTrLDdrX1D_cR1CsU5di-Gq_OrRBMm1RMKPuSm6mhiI4IMvoKdtI6aoVmehzL/s1600/rohbino.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481217876276208434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFpqo8BlZsLogbfonWGFkzLjFV_g_2rdJLqaAKnKXVIJQD6w6apO-Dk0Fwnet-UOZIBFC05krbRjz2uxvRTrLDdrX1D_cR1CsU5di-Gq_OrRBMm1RMKPuSm6mhiI4IMvoKdtI6aoVmehzL/s400/rohbino.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 367px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvQfYemqqts80HDbEd0rCEDOOURPYKmPpUXFu72yq2Kyjx30N-tJhaQMsxl2OqooVKE-RzQGhOMPZflN7x8gcJvfy9zYtFGq795WQxtdaX2NB88bChqvO3hyPJ80JYo75NaODjRKA39w1W/s1600/robinhocu.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481217799005810850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvQfYemqqts80HDbEd0rCEDOOURPYKmPpUXFu72yq2Kyjx30N-tJhaQMsxl2OqooVKE-RzQGhOMPZflN7x8gcJvfy9zYtFGq795WQxtdaX2NB88bChqvO3hyPJ80JYo75NaODjRKA39w1W/s400/robinhocu.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 434px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cristiano Ronaldo</span> in White from Crayola. Introduced in the Studio & School 12 box in 1903:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAnUEBMTZ4d10X1UE4d8_5tuA96wHWQooUMmE_CVOuFK1yyA1EdRDAMal6UpjyqvXWLmnD-1WHjWuSbeGY7nfmLze7JTgbTw3KQOyji4oXAqthbAdB1Aj5V0lwGpTaqthpdoP1o1XlwXer/s1600/ronaldo.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481217574734901842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAnUEBMTZ4d10X1UE4d8_5tuA96wHWQooUMmE_CVOuFK1yyA1EdRDAMal6UpjyqvXWLmnD-1WHjWuSbeGY7nfmLze7JTgbTw3KQOyji4oXAqthbAdB1Aj5V0lwGpTaqthpdoP1o1XlwXer/s400/ronaldo.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 367px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkOiFBhhKJKMs_0ob6cD7GuMo3bEbKNcjsDsAmVAOLKALFFONoCOzblMyW4ixVAJVbxIBuhqqAQ2TPxYhzT_7wDf_92Cq4F0D__nWGDPH_GMSYbDrSPAaUcFXIxggduiD-OUj6JSmiZZw4/s1600/ronaldocu.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481217500504163010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkOiFBhhKJKMs_0ob6cD7GuMo3bEbKNcjsDsAmVAOLKALFFONoCOzblMyW4ixVAJVbxIBuhqqAQ2TPxYhzT_7wDf_92Cq4F0D__nWGDPH_GMSYbDrSPAaUcFXIxggduiD-OUj6JSmiZZw4/s400/ronaldocu.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 443px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Wanye Rooney</span> in Timberwolf from Crayola. Introduced in 1993 in the Big Box of 96:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ64bjQrRmcfXFN7au-0OVSRQNFnJ6Do9Hv6cMnEAsdAZoNa5ypnPuUmsKKDEe2R53OrYr926c3Pd3R5VavS5PzfyRx1-lSsUS6M1tisGabgoXNakl2gaBaPIseXMwX8M6Xo0ZrFSGlg9N/s1600/rooney.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481217026709400642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ64bjQrRmcfXFN7au-0OVSRQNFnJ6Do9Hv6cMnEAsdAZoNa5ypnPuUmsKKDEe2R53OrYr926c3Pd3R5VavS5PzfyRx1-lSsUS6M1tisGabgoXNakl2gaBaPIseXMwX8M6Xo0ZrFSGlg9N/s400/rooney.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 377px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhykNmm6DoJCLhrVWxCLVjnvJkAUXxNWNXMBdICcm0_Lpvd0X5H8hn4mouNFyhZKq5X0Ko2bqvQxUBNO_fZu_YXy33Mxuu3ru053hTkI52-VsASDClCsR_I4RgAheT8hsY7Dda5OOh4hnJw/s1600/rooneycu.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481216947523794082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhykNmm6DoJCLhrVWxCLVjnvJkAUXxNWNXMBdICcm0_Lpvd0X5H8hn4mouNFyhZKq5X0Ko2bqvQxUBNO_fZu_YXy33Mxuu3ru053hTkI52-VsASDClCsR_I4RgAheT8hsY7Dda5OOh4hnJw/s400/rooneycu.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 440px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >Press kit photos courtesy of <a href="http://www.wk.com/">Wieden + Kennedy</a>, individual crayon carvings courtesy of <a href="http://www.diemchau.com/">Diem Chau</a>.</span><br /><br />Now, if you haven't seen the Nike Ballman for the 2010 World Cup, learn about him <a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2010/06/nike-ballman-made-of-3000-soccer-balls.html">here.</a><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2010/06/nike-ballman-made-of-3000-soccer-balls.html" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483208451632376514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6QHwgrBb4u1W_Jx8XgQbiHNrf_iRHtNoVOFttGIelGOlhy305qINFXX7khNBKdqeU6x7OlvjJjngbgLiDk5GSr8yzrH8rX3X4-N-fXJEhuAhrpTwbTorvrT3PZ9i3XfHCG0gOpT0_1tg-/s400/14137_Summit2385.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 321px; height: 482px;" /></a>

Nike World Cup Players Carved In Crayons By Diem Chau

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Diem Chau's Crayons Carved As The 12 Chinese Zodiacs

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEBjuqxRjiLp5sYx1JJyoKaZZNk0vsJNuxPqX195fCM9QuvPiXMF3nYYFD5Gn1y774Xnn5ojENIIPf8yExqfAamcnH2rYYVsRTsSdrb4KkFMVYHWiY26L8RLCX-cvbMG-EQptOrUPHJxw/s1600-h/all12.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446381667762890866" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEBjuqxRjiLp5sYx1JJyoKaZZNk0vsJNuxPqX195fCM9QuvPiXMF3nYYFD5Gn1y774Xnn5ojENIIPf8yExqfAamcnH2rYYVsRTsSdrb4KkFMVYHWiY26L8RLCX-cvbMG-EQptOrUPHJxw/s400/all12.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 513px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >above: individually hand carved crayons that represent the 12 symbols of the Chinese Zodiac.</span><br /><br />I can't seem to get enough of the very talented <a href="http://www.diemchau.com/">Diem Chau</a>'s unusual work. While her porcelain work is amazing, it's her carved crayola crayons that continue to blow me away.<br /><br />I have blogged about her <a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2007/09/diem-chaus-crayon-carvings.html">carved crayons in the past</a>, but recently she tackled the 12 signs of the Chinese Zodiac which are now on exhibit at the <a href="http://packergallery.com/">Packer Schopf Gallery</a> in Chicago along with many of her ceramic works in a show named Sojourn.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu6kp7hhhfOHoabNp7_DapB5jKGHzIEdT7g8219S8dCbI6AYKH0w782ukTXIb-1xDpH9Pz3BY7uQWovoWzL6FLyfYvePrqi8dhw1zTW_szjPfNIP2lLxapI5lbYhdta_bYmuJlbkfvHJQ/s1600-h/packerfrontpage.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446380567770459890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu6kp7hhhfOHoabNp7_DapB5jKGHzIEdT7g8219S8dCbI6AYKH0w782ukTXIb-1xDpH9Pz3BY7uQWovoWzL6FLyfYvePrqi8dhw1zTW_szjPfNIP2lLxapI5lbYhdta_bYmuJlbkfvHJQ/s400/packerfrontpage.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 339px;" /></a><br /><br /><br />First, the 12 symbols of the Chinese Zodiac:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLlbIACbBE-HN4Ht3_IMeHBbEQw4RcgpRGrM2_r_nXsVbbIQO0P3t6VLoXZpweLrYJaf2FB-ipZgS8NDFfC1MNKaGaMkKbcEnx64X97AMTthyX2Zk2rGYiGEGRGP_fWYS-INnK-S8iDAk/s1600-h/zodiac-12-cycle-chinese.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446376520675861954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLlbIACbBE-HN4Ht3_IMeHBbEQw4RcgpRGrM2_r_nXsVbbIQO0P3t6VLoXZpweLrYJaf2FB-ipZgS8NDFfC1MNKaGaMkKbcEnx64X97AMTthyX2Zk2rGYiGEGRGP_fWYS-INnK-S8iDAk/s400/zodiac-12-cycle-chinese.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 519px; height: 524px;" /></a><br /><br />Now, Diem Chau's Zodiac Crayons:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW0S2V9FUza4Tces6wET4xwgRAwyhm384hOJdeB5_1EZNVNh9y3fZ0WnVlm9HJ-7R3_VADfQUhLWMWQoHhIe5QW4SMVWk2OBpRmAjiMc1Iv0TtzEtIGV-tO-wwMJS94US13rCgShfVJ88/s1600-h/Picture-21.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446370721934861202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW0S2V9FUza4Tces6wET4xwgRAwyhm384hOJdeB5_1EZNVNh9y3fZ0WnVlm9HJ-7R3_VADfQUhLWMWQoHhIe5QW4SMVWk2OBpRmAjiMc1Iv0TtzEtIGV-tO-wwMJS94US13rCgShfVJ88/s400/Picture-21.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 492px;" /></a><br /><br />She began with the monkey on the far right (note how she wrote on the crayons which was to become which animal):<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt7zIdNuTMfgbAjd6KheN0uEZS3lOvu69UmwT-s50JdJlOk-JMpiu7Qwg14Ku8s6adzryGApRfYCDOLjhvO91tIIKUHq0Z_iNHDg19fCMUV3YuYgm7Se5CIfDD9vo7f7rnsB9E9sBdj8A/s1600-h/before-monkey.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446373624721583714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt7zIdNuTMfgbAjd6KheN0uEZS3lOvu69UmwT-s50JdJlOk-JMpiu7Qwg14Ku8s6adzryGApRfYCDOLjhvO91tIIKUHq0Z_iNHDg19fCMUV3YuYgm7Se5CIfDD9vo7f7rnsB9E9sBdj8A/s400/before-monkey.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 422px;" /></a><br /><br />and once they were finished, she mounted each carved crayon on a wood pedestal for exhibition:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0uq9IbCf_MqMA522PkZFEHuNdR8JQiVyqoNNJepZyXxkNPguig901MptuNaoRCnvgAovIgc_rkyWAAVQIq6tA20OUtxOwnWw_3WMSXNkFjwVnDfZqw7sOFKGFBhRq1D4kN-0jxvir7ko/s1600-h/Picture-22.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446370518348592114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0uq9IbCf_MqMA522PkZFEHuNdR8JQiVyqoNNJepZyXxkNPguig901MptuNaoRCnvgAovIgc_rkyWAAVQIq6tA20OUtxOwnWw_3WMSXNkFjwVnDfZqw7sOFKGFBhRq1D4kN-0jxvir7ko/s400/Picture-22.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 244px;" /></a><br />above: all twelve Chinese Zodiac crayons, finished and mounted.<br /><br />I have close ups and detailed images of all but the Dog, Dragon, Horse, Ox, and Rabbit.<br /><br />The Goat:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoVdMYaVBRbcSnisO_yzhDtQQj_ZPyPgkoLxqKJLoWrnyQFKKGaY0PZR3l7zdGz8ItIii0mBQNJnEqt7Dx0JbHgOts65zowqriSVzB8iJpvUzvSoy2AIgU00yA2YQma0yvGlkG2LQCsVM/s1600-h/goatcrayon.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446370296634605986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoVdMYaVBRbcSnisO_yzhDtQQj_ZPyPgkoLxqKJLoWrnyQFKKGaY0PZR3l7zdGz8ItIii0mBQNJnEqt7Dx0JbHgOts65zowqriSVzB8iJpvUzvSoy2AIgU00yA2YQma0yvGlkG2LQCsVM/s400/goatcrayon.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 341px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimKUflgcL1y76JRaHdowhyAiI_DeSZsVcWQo7NH2bSXN2Ib3bpUop7ghwdYuJdj-bSF0GMJ-9Yccxvpvvr_DF9rdZdXzENyFaN3VGKg5bcoe12z73_-FqM8ffDy5tHxC_Lap1ZrFZ6jBU/s1600-h/goat+cu.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446370193279019010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimKUflgcL1y76JRaHdowhyAiI_DeSZsVcWQo7NH2bSXN2Ib3bpUop7ghwdYuJdj-bSF0GMJ-9Yccxvpvvr_DF9rdZdXzENyFaN3VGKg5bcoe12z73_-FqM8ffDy5tHxC_Lap1ZrFZ6jBU/s400/goat+cu.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 488px;" /></a><br />The Monkey:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiany0jIoacyb7XXJkSHucb9_n6hj2_gT9RGe5G4KgFllivhZqNIT_OgbDXwyn7BBwtqWDPIlZJ9kIzAFi1tjEV8A3NtDd5Z1bRLRx0G0TLD7q_RW0HSB2SnJ7KMNj0bwjc-_s6fpIqavQ/s1600-h/monkeycrayon.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446370053608164546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiany0jIoacyb7XXJkSHucb9_n6hj2_gT9RGe5G4KgFllivhZqNIT_OgbDXwyn7BBwtqWDPIlZJ9kIzAFi1tjEV8A3NtDd5Z1bRLRx0G0TLD7q_RW0HSB2SnJ7KMNj0bwjc-_s6fpIqavQ/s400/monkeycrayon.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 367px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwQfjaIZqUWxQw_l497_Dvbibm6ZtXHjSpZwK1EzYbnSXFUT24WXzb35uFK1J1SYJpFbrGXQEMy-7JNOeYlSmtSlPpx4LlPsn6i8hD4mHHamgcLscqu2fWwuWGkeuzt6PrBpCN2-pvdLM/s1600-h/monkey-cu.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446369958024937506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwQfjaIZqUWxQw_l497_Dvbibm6ZtXHjSpZwK1EzYbnSXFUT24WXzb35uFK1J1SYJpFbrGXQEMy-7JNOeYlSmtSlPpx4LlPsn6i8hD4mHHamgcLscqu2fWwuWGkeuzt6PrBpCN2-pvdLM/s400/monkey-cu.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 490px;" /></a><br />The Pig:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ko1IDaXm8lnp00ZVyrhR7mMpT28Ph0DTb_lkND13srGyFLH_vVKdB6EuFFl2y6oj504sTxr5VgD6vAxrn7BsvGIE9aYSYcS3pc7e2dBSsMEB2iLT6UusueGfFNn0LVeOmVjSABxPH9I/s1600-h/pigcrayon.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446369843359347042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ko1IDaXm8lnp00ZVyrhR7mMpT28Ph0DTb_lkND13srGyFLH_vVKdB6EuFFl2y6oj504sTxr5VgD6vAxrn7BsvGIE9aYSYcS3pc7e2dBSsMEB2iLT6UusueGfFNn0LVeOmVjSABxPH9I/s400/pigcrayon.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 363px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUP-q5L86eAaEQscwn1JtFRiE2FxlfkEXEdOP-lt2ITr6T1K0p53Yw_Oy4tQVKcqaMsM2H1dk7C-2R8-D09culmqK4PpxfiaOoFzvHmdXXdMUKZJiXxFtVmIxQ5W4UoY3cn11RRd_fsZQ/s1600-h/pig-cu.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446369751697287698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUP-q5L86eAaEQscwn1JtFRiE2FxlfkEXEdOP-lt2ITr6T1K0p53Yw_Oy4tQVKcqaMsM2H1dk7C-2R8-D09culmqK4PpxfiaOoFzvHmdXXdMUKZJiXxFtVmIxQ5W4UoY3cn11RRd_fsZQ/s400/pig-cu.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 542px;" /></a><br />The Rat:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8a8deQQ1QdxWrU4WBQiyvshFWrT5BxyFMm6MAnYzvyjkZ-wIvRxESr6pZjod0mGgOp8x1KgnX-EmwtdJIavHsSIRYtyq3WuIs1gfwuhruYL0xfuWtxP1O3AgxL7mCajbhxLLnhBJ-8eY/s1600-h/ratcrayon.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446369642285262034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8a8deQQ1QdxWrU4WBQiyvshFWrT5BxyFMm6MAnYzvyjkZ-wIvRxESr6pZjod0mGgOp8x1KgnX-EmwtdJIavHsSIRYtyq3WuIs1gfwuhruYL0xfuWtxP1O3AgxL7mCajbhxLLnhBJ-8eY/s400/ratcrayon.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 353px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR1HsFproOg1Eic9ldYCup1xjNeO_aoLQNygOoubFU1xpvNauT9jh6Kf_F_Gq1QeAwDgoCf4I1p0lzCn-u8HoTH8ybxwvvS5yk09ZCC6Xj4BeBnunweW9m_ITbdWB-_UEIGEDzFczb0W0/s1600-h/rat+cu.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446369558344310594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR1HsFproOg1Eic9ldYCup1xjNeO_aoLQNygOoubFU1xpvNauT9jh6Kf_F_Gq1QeAwDgoCf4I1p0lzCn-u8HoTH8ybxwvvS5yk09ZCC6Xj4BeBnunweW9m_ITbdWB-_UEIGEDzFczb0W0/s400/rat+cu.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 502px;" /></a><br />The Rooster:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikpzpShZUPTyC_PFzR6dWyk_sPtpVPTEoB-hS6vSs-QnrenDxwtfDWnst8qtf97xAYwzX1NVIeXJP1IO9x-n2xAQBxfFFlj4oipqzisChBnF_3tcj_v4SKHu0yyFmkK-IsCRWHoV7WyJo/s1600-h/roostercrayon.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446369417312078882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikpzpShZUPTyC_PFzR6dWyk_sPtpVPTEoB-hS6vSs-QnrenDxwtfDWnst8qtf97xAYwzX1NVIeXJP1IO9x-n2xAQBxfFFlj4oipqzisChBnF_3tcj_v4SKHu0yyFmkK-IsCRWHoV7WyJo/s400/roostercrayon.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 404px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9CobJPo12axAth7HQ8fhmkPdXFvLwbnzy6_0pAqHgwCfybnsN8NhbzDDga5C3PTAPpXFMu-Dy5ugdHJboIL8VH_7Gt_QAz3QrLHRoIXQ9dkhFaE3HSb1pT26x0j7MiYalVVaRnPThyphenhyphenSs/s1600-h/rooster-cu.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446369311765002386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9CobJPo12axAth7HQ8fhmkPdXFvLwbnzy6_0pAqHgwCfybnsN8NhbzDDga5C3PTAPpXFMu-Dy5ugdHJboIL8VH_7Gt_QAz3QrLHRoIXQ9dkhFaE3HSb1pT26x0j7MiYalVVaRnPThyphenhyphenSs/s400/rooster-cu.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 521px;" /></a><br />The Snake:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji6UrMk14TYEYdGRYlPopPaDA5G7Ozj60PjJF-ebdWeMnld2R2q6k3SFjjDXW7Pl_DwC-4UC2kMkB6RtfkT0jpbE6O1lHHRcv0hPCI0o37K4zDurzDuY42qwNnCJR6VNjVn_FSbWaQPJc/s1600-h/snakecrayon.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446368941017261170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji6UrMk14TYEYdGRYlPopPaDA5G7Ozj60PjJF-ebdWeMnld2R2q6k3SFjjDXW7Pl_DwC-4UC2kMkB6RtfkT0jpbE6O1lHHRcv0hPCI0o37K4zDurzDuY42qwNnCJR6VNjVn_FSbWaQPJc/s400/snakecrayon.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 535px; height: 357px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRD0DEnTVPH2CPevKz0g2I2JL5thkttYkyaOsAP-VLTklOF-Jv_jgNTKlFCh5IbSM3xHXBe13tpGgpf4ecNIhdPnKgO21Odpbapjik-0Li01wSoARY5rwg9lhxCMyxCLqwmCm2cLdxVTg/s1600-h/snake-cu.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446369142361119218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRD0DEnTVPH2CPevKz0g2I2JL5thkttYkyaOsAP-VLTklOF-Jv_jgNTKlFCh5IbSM3xHXBe13tpGgpf4ecNIhdPnKgO21Odpbapjik-0Li01wSoARY5rwg9lhxCMyxCLqwmCm2cLdxVTg/s400/snake-cu.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 520px;" /></a><br />and this year, the Tiger:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd6nPqAOiijw_RFZqoTQ2BZAlOzrF9CRj_wEIIg1PW-VFXjm3XSDtL8bJS8VdgICj6QVnHsNujFrfFZpK2UFlfneyb2SYvOy0P2e3aUvF5H8ykwvl7fyIWNgoKG0vNRY7lgBEZrFvX0V4/s1600-h/tigercrayon.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446368758207527618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd6nPqAOiijw_RFZqoTQ2BZAlOzrF9CRj_wEIIg1PW-VFXjm3XSDtL8bJS8VdgICj6QVnHsNujFrfFZpK2UFlfneyb2SYvOy0P2e3aUvF5H8ykwvl7fyIWNgoKG0vNRY7lgBEZrFvX0V4/s400/tigercrayon.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 352px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4aHJXxVndfeuXB9Fzuo3L-x3CeLw9VPqIIPFrRybT746fmH9lsWd0agvbCth4aYKZntSsxBcRWDxU0QegqPr7WmnA-zHt-bsbN9IqKh-PXwOqGyVJ7oLKxEcFEytntiv1ByfCv39KhBI/s1600-h/tiger-cu.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446368843617972690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4aHJXxVndfeuXB9Fzuo3L-x3CeLw9VPqIIPFrRybT746fmH9lsWd0agvbCth4aYKZntSsxBcRWDxU0QegqPr7WmnA-zHt-bsbN9IqKh-PXwOqGyVJ7oLKxEcFEytntiv1ByfCv39KhBI/s400/tiger-cu.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 501px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">all images are courtesy of the <a href="http://www.diemchau.com">artist</a>.</span><br /><br />Be sure to check out her porcelain pieces in the following show:<br /><a href="http://www.packergallery.com/chau/">SOJOURN</a><br />Packer Schopf Gallery<br />February 19th - March 27th<br />942 W. Lake<br />Chicago, IL 60607<br />312.226.8984<br /><br /><a href="http://www.diemchau.com/">Diem Chau</a>

Diem Chau's Crayons Carved As The 12 Chinese Zodiacs

above: individually hand carved crayons that represent the 12 symbols of the Chinese Zodiac. I can't seem to get enough of the very tale...

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