tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81132087721555071322024-02-19T09:42:21.372-05:00Adventures of Dylon @GrumbledudeBlog of Art of Chainmail Creator - http://artofchainmail.com - BEST BEGINNER`S GUIDE #ArtOfChainmail #independent #chain #chainmail #chainmaille #maille #mail #diy #howto #tutorials #instructions #patterns #weavesGrumbledudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12117487932782643650noreply@blogger.comBlogger270125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8113208772155507132.post-10145991052642693712020-09-30T22:22:00.001-04:002020-09-30T22:22:45.358-04:00Dylon's Cancer Journey First Anniversary<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8DYJaet0VqU" width="480"></iframe>Grumbledudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12117487932782643650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8113208772155507132.post-41911326833762806972016-06-14T10:09:00.001-04:002016-06-14T10:09:16.297-04:00Lifeblogging?<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/t2zP4W3vVfg" width="560"></iframe><br />
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Hi, my name is Dylon and I teach chainmail.</div>
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I discovered this ancient art after watching the cheesy <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Cyborg-Blu-ray-Van-Damme/dp/B0091C22AY/ref=as_li_ss_tl?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1465912747&sr=1-1-catcorr&keywords=cyborg&linkCode=ll1&tag=projecdearsea-20&linkId=06f100120a9945f84c580cca7d3733ea" target="_blank">Jean Claude Vanne Damme movie Cyborg</a> on VHS nearly three decades ago.</div>
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Since that fateful date I have written books, created numerous tutorials on various chain weaves and provided instruction to students of all ages.</div>
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The last fan convention I attended in person <i>(instead of via social media)</i> was nearly 20 years ago. This is mostly due to living on remote northern island called Manitoulin which is about 3 hours from <st1:city w:st="on">Sudbury</st1:city> and 8 hours from <st1:city w:st="on">Toronto</st1:city> by car.</div>
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So when the opportunity to attend <a href="http://graphiccon.com/" target="_blank">Graphic Con</a> at the <st1:city w:st="on">Sudbury</st1:city> Arena with my friend and social media guru Christine from <a href="http://lifeonmanitoulin.com/" target="_blank">Life on Manitoulin</a> - I decide to go dressed as my chainman self. After all, I would not have survived the past 30 years as a freelance artist if I was not my own hero.</div>
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Nothing represents this better than the <a href="http://herochain.com/">Herochain.com</a> print-all-over t-shirts we were wearing. Which not only represent my personal philosophy of knowing what you are and wearing it like armour, but are also quality print-on-demand <i>(POD)</i> products produced via Society 6.</div>
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This is a service which not only benefits the environment, but also allow math-blind artists like myself deal squarely with our fans by letting a reputable organization handle all the dirty work. Such as overhead, wholesale, customer service and returns.</div>
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I also think that it’s wonderful that as a <a href="http://herochain.com/">Herochain.com</a> ambassador, <a href="https://society6.com/curator" target="_blank">Society 6 curators</a> can also become their own hero by earning real-life affiliate dollars sharing the creative content they love.</div>
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Completing my cosplay homage to Cyborg was a chest-mounted <a href="https://www.amazon.com/GoPro-CHDHY-401-HERO4-Silver/dp/B00NIYJF6U/ref=as_li_ss_tl?s=photo&ie=UTF8&qid=1465912601&sr=1-4&keywords=gopro+hero+4+silver&linkCode=ll1&tag=projecdearsea-20&linkId=1ac0006e49d4986a76499e71bf5e9a3f" target="_blank">GoPro Hero 4 Silver</a> capturing time-lapse footage for just about the entire duration of our afternoon convention attendance - condensing 3 hours of continuous photographs into approximately 8 minutes of video.</div>
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Capturing a frame every half second resulted in somewhat blurry action which I have mixed with start and stop captions. I call the resulting point-of-view the “Chainman Effect” in the spirit of an unholy alliance between <a href="https://youtu.be/SYM-RJwSGQ8" target="_blank">Tove Lo’s Habits</a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Hardcore-Henry-Blu-ray-Digital-HD/dp/B01E083MV6/ref=as_li_ss_tl?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1465912791&sr=1-1&keywords=hardcore+henry&linkCode=ll1&tag=projecdearsea-20&linkId=eadabba6bb9cf91b270ff855182f0426" target="_blank">Hardcore Henry</a>. If the resulting POV low is a little too dizzying for you, imagine how existence is for me or feel free to use the pause button liberally to enjoy the convention scenery.</div>
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The truth is that editing this composition by compressing 8 minutes of native 4K footage into 5 minutes of start/stop 1080p pressed my venerable PC to the bleeding edge. As will uploading the resulting file to Youtube and Facebook. For editing I was using <a href="http://www.nchsoftware.com/videopad/" target="_blank">VideoPad from NCH Software</a> for the first time at the suggestion of my friend Will Smith, who obviously has way more video editing experience than myself.</div>
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Special thanks to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOyuH6LXloyQOeKTOtCZRrA" target="_blank">Valentina Carias from Because Geek</a> for being the coolest <i>(and only)</i> YouTube celebrity I've ever met in person with some truly down-to-earth advice and a friendly reminder that even heroes crash their hardware from time-to-time - especially whilst editing crazy timelapse videos.</div>
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It’s my sincere hope that you enjoy this trip through the multiverse with thanks to all the great cosplayers who participated in this work of living art for <a href="http://whytes.tv/">Whytes.tv</a>! Especially the ones I missed capturing like the Final Fantasy Crew, Boba Fett, Scarecrow, some kind of strange robot oven, the Pines family of Gravity Falls, Nina Tucker - the uber-creepy dog-girl chimera from Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood, at least 4 different Harley Quinns and a million more multiverse attendees I cannot recall!</div>
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Next convention I’ll definitely stick around for the Masquerade and will hopefully have more than a couple of days of preparation - also, please let me know what you think of this video!</div>
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Oh, and my final question for all Game of Thrones fans is… When the final credits roll, who do you think will be sitting on the Iron Throne and why?Grumbledudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12117487932782643650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8113208772155507132.post-54616365301525550132016-05-02T19:08:00.000-04:002016-05-02T19:08:00.050-04:00What is Justice By Knight?<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CYmQL-Sfkwc" width="480"></iframe><br />
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Even if I don't get to watch live I'm still pretty stoked about tonight's premiere of my chainmaille interview for Eastlink Cable's Talk Nerdy at 8pm on Channel 10. I'm working on some raw footage of the interview to share on social media, but in the meantime please check out our latest <a href="http://whytes.tv/">Whytes.tv</a> production commemorating <a href="http://www.whytesonline.com/" target="_blank">Whytes</a> last night at the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/harbourcentre/" target="_blank">Gore Bay Harbour Centre</a> entitled Justice By Knight....Grumbledudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12117487932782643650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8113208772155507132.post-85102689788731686342016-04-13T13:03:00.000-04:002016-04-13T13:03:37.202-04:00Top 3 Ways to Start Ormlänk Chain Weave?<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cuNsA8xmRh4" width="480"></iframe><br />
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Today is an exciting milestone with the launch of my first ever chain weave tutorial video as part of our new <a href="http://www.whytes.tv/" target="_blank">Whytes.tv YouTube Channel</a> - hope you enjoy this lesson and be sure to let me know what you think! So far I've really enjoyed working with our Hero4 Silver - despite all the technical ups and downs of learning a new piece of equipment. POV filming is a lot of fun and I can hardly wait to put together more fresh island content.<br />
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Oh, and just for fun - here is an animated GIF of me speed weaving Ormlänk:<br />
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Can't tell you how exited I was to finally receive my <a href="http://herochain.com/">HeroChain.com</a> print-all-over chain t-shirt from Society 6 the other day! As a freelance artist I love this print-on-demand service, plus friends, fans and followers can make affiliate dollars just by signing up as Society 6 curators. That's what I call a win-win-win situation!Grumbledudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12117487932782643650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8113208772155507132.post-749910852123918292016-04-04T10:02:00.000-04:002016-04-04T10:02:11.590-04:00Making the chain?Busy week carried into weekend with responsive site design upgrades for <a href="http://www.artofchainmail.com/" target="_blank">The Art of Chainmail</a> and <a href="http://www.whytesonline.com/" target="_blank">Whytes Online</a> both going live after much polishing.<br />
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Had a funny giggle upon discovering that Sudbury's <a href="http://www.talentnorth.ca/" target="_blank">Talent North Magazine</a> <i>(which some of you may remember from my <a href="https://issuu.com/talentnorth/docs/talent_north_january_2016/31?e=0" target="_blank">Zombie adventures in Espanola</a> last summer)</i> choose to feature none other than yours truly for the cover of their April edition. Check out the widget below - something awesome about this publication is that it is completely free-to-read online via international digital publishing service <a href="https://issuu.com/publishers?entryPoint=start" target="_blank">Issuu</a>. <i>(In retrospect I wish we'd had something this slick for the digital edition of <a href="http://scrapbook.whytesonline.com/" target="_blank">Scrapbook</a>.)</i><br />
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All around Talent North is definitely an innovative publication and even includes an <a href="http://issuu.com/talentnorth/docs/talent_north_march_2016/5?e=19439119/33830835" target="_blank">awesome editorial this month on self-confidence</a>!Grumbledudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12117487932782643650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8113208772155507132.post-55612461496112337612016-03-30T12:50:00.001-04:002016-03-30T12:50:59.750-04:00IT has been too long?Seems like forever and a day since I've had a chance to catch my breath in the midst of immense change for all of Whytes. Our first task started before x-mas with switching apartments - a month-long event of hauling hundreds of loads up and down two flights of stairs that my groin is still recovering front. Completely loving the new space which is a major upgrade - especially with fresh <a href="https://www.facebook.com/dylon.whyte/posts/10153453135582765" target="_blank">Jack Whyte art on the walls</a>.<br />
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Once settled we ended up diving directly into learning "<a href="http://www.coffeecup.com/forums/responsive-site-designer/" target="_blank">Responsive Site Design</a>" in order to ensure our content remains current and compatible. This kind of dynamic designing has been an ongoing self-education like none other and still hasn't ended - with final edits for both <a href="http://www.artofchainmail.com/" target="_blank">Art of Chainmail</a> and <a href="http://www.whytesonline.com/" target="_blank">Whytes Online</a> yet to be completed.<br />
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Although I'm totally in love with the first draft of the new RSD Art of Chainmail - a resource sure to grow. Something cool about this design is that <i>(like <a href="http://scrapbook.whytesonline.com/" target="_blank">Scrapbook: a story of art</a>) </i>we worked with nothing other than materials we already had on hand and although we later purchased RSD software, the original RSD AOC draft was created for a budget of exactly $0. Yay frugality!<br />
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Of course all of this is just build up to working on our free Manitoulin Island Colouring Book and some other secret art projects that we still have in the works.<br />
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In the memetime I managed to complete a new introduction banner for my blog and social media network in my "spare time" <i>(see above.)</i><br />
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Well, this week a friend noticed the reactionary Warhol inspired pop-art banners across my social media network and requested something similar based on a meme featuring their feline buddy.<br />
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Overjoyed with the results, I asked my friend if his buddy would mind the sharing of his pop art visage via my <a href="http://www.herochain.com/" target="_blank">shoppe on Society 6</a>? His buddy agreed almost immediately - based on the principal of being a complete and utter attention whore.<br />
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Am I driving you a little catty? - here's a <a href="https://society6.com/product/cat-copy-42_print?curator=grumbledude" target="_blank">link to the entire Cat Copy #42 exhibit on Society 6</a> - with daily discounts and free shipping just in time for the holidays!<br />
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P.S.You may notice that the above link contains my Grumbledude Curator ID - as a Society 6 member I don't actually earn from affiliate links to my own art - but that doesn't mean that you can't - <a href="https://society6.com/curator" target="_blank">sign up today</a> and start sharing your favorite art for fun and profit!Grumbledudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12117487932782643650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8113208772155507132.post-47797474610297582522015-12-03T08:00:00.000-05:002015-12-03T08:00:49.244-05:00Dude - You're Not Getting Adele?Small amount of flusteration this weekend with a kiboshed pop art tribute t-shirt lasting barely 10 minutes on the open oceans of produce-on-demand.<br />
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Fueled with indignation I was convinced the best thing to do was to pen a vitriolic indictment of all intellectual property bureaucracy...<br />
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...but instead decided to create some original digital reproductions based on my own infamous chainman.me photograph...<br />
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<b>5 Days Left!</b> Help <a href="mailto:dylon@chainman.me">dylon@chainman.me</a> remain independent and authentic with a <a href="https://teespring.com/dude-youre-not-getting-adele" target="_blank">swank Andy Warhol inspired digital pop-art t-shirt</a> featuring the one and only face he has the legal right to use,Grumbledudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12117487932782643650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8113208772155507132.post-42033815331409148512015-11-14T11:31:00.000-05:002015-11-14T11:34:13.765-05:00What is Pionium?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As a rational and humane being I think that love is an often misunderstood concept confused with lust, attraction, mating instinct and a host of other all-too human experiences. </div>
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With so-called true love being the self-sacrifice of caring so deeply that no matter how close you wish to have something you let go of it completely. Because of this the irrational dreamer in me has never given up on a certain cheesy sense of romance.</div>
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With a nod to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rashomon_effect" target="_blank">Rashomon Effect</a> - objective, subjective and relative reality from different perspectives as explored in <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008Y5OWO8/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B008Y5OWO8&linkCode=as2&tag=projecdearsea-20&linkId=3WZFQOVKQL4AVEEM" target="_blank">Kurosawa's Rashomon</a> and <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/811.Yann_Martel" target="_blank">Yann Martel</a>'s <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0156027321/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0156027321&linkCode=as2&tag=projecdearsea-20&linkId=ROPWJWPUCUIIMQ6P" target="_blank">Life of Pi</a>. </div>
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Anyhow, just we were slowly starting to use this affectionate alternative to all the perceived weight of "love" with sweet nothings such as "I pi you" instead of "I love you" we found ourselves completely unsure of the outcome of our decision to be together until we turned an otherwise unassuming city corner and simultaneously looked up to discover a literal sign from above.</div>
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Seriously, across the city traffic, two or three stories up the side of a building was this flipping huge banner sign for some radio station that read, "Pi - 3.14159265359... etc." We froze in our tracks, completely lost the conversation we were having and sort of just stared at each other like, "WTF!?"</div>
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Then, with a huge sigh of accepting what was obviously inevitable we found our relationship cemented with bizarre synchronicity, were married on Feb 29th less than a year later and have permanently inked wedding bands.</div>
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Anyway, here is a special sign for all the lovers and dreamers who experience <a href="https://teespring.com/space-dilly" target="_blank">the Ineffable Spirit of Pi</a>.</div>
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Also for your enjoyment - collectible chain print travel mugs are now available at <a href="http://herochain.com/">HeroChain.com</a> for only 24 woolongs aka USD!</div>
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In the spirit of artistic mavericks such as <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/3253.Pablo_Picasso" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.298039); background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(68, 68, 68, 0) 50%, rgba(68, 68, 68, 0.247059) 50%); background-position: 0px 1.15em; background-repeat: repeat-x; background-size: 1em 2px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.15em; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Picasso</a>, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/28811.Banksy" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.298039); background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(68, 68, 68, 0) 50%, rgba(68, 68, 68, 0.247059) 50%); background-position: 0px 1.15em; background-repeat: repeat-x; background-size: 1em 2px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.15em; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Banksy</a>, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/1203.Andy_Warhol" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.298039); background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(68, 68, 68, 0) 50%, rgba(68, 68, 68, 0.247059) 50%); background-position: 0px 1.15em; background-repeat: repeat-x; background-size: 1em 2px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.15em; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Warhol</a>, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/118314.Henri_Matisse" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.298039); background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(68, 68, 68, 0) 50%, rgba(68, 68, 68, 0.247059) 50%); background-position: 0px 1.15em; background-repeat: repeat-x; background-size: 1em 2px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.15em; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Matisse</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Beltracchi" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.298039); background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(68, 68, 68, 0) 50%, rgba(68, 68, 68, 0.247059) 50%); background-position: 0px 1.15em; background-repeat: repeat-x; background-size: 1em 2px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.15em; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Beltracchi</a>, <a href="http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/r/roy_lichtenstein.html" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.298039); background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(68, 68, 68, 0) 50%, rgba(68, 68, 68, 0.247059) 50%); background-position: 0px 1.15em; background-repeat: repeat-x; background-size: 1em 2px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.15em; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Lichtenstein</a>, <a href="http://www.jackstime.com/" target="_blank">Jack Whyte</a> and other well-known renegades - the self-taught school of Advertism proclaims that product placement has long been a means by which creativity may support itself. Essentially the same as any commercial artistry - except honest about its goals - the difference is that opposed to seeking elaborate sponsorship - advertainment memes are humorously presented as overt advertisements for self-made applied arts projects such as <a href="http://www.herochain.com/" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.298039); background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(68, 68, 68, 0) 50%, rgba(68, 68, 68, 0.247059) 50%); background-position: 0px 1.15em; background-repeat: repeat-x; background-size: 1em 2px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.15em; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Hero Chain</a> - just one of Dylon Whytes’s unique produced-on-demand couturier product lines and <a href="http://scrapbook.whytesonline.com/" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.298039); background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(68, 68, 68, 0) 50%, rgba(68, 68, 68, 0.247059) 50%); background-position: 0px 1.15em; background-repeat: repeat-x; background-size: 1em 2px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.15em; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Scrapbook: a story of art</a> - his father’s full-colour memoir.<br />
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“If you find that this type of art upsets you this is due to its blatant honesty - and - well - if you’re upset by honesty - then fuck you - your lies - your hypocrisy and your motherfucking censorship.” ~ Dylon</div>
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Got to thinking about how much I used to look forward to cartoons on Saturday mornings when I was a kid. Especially the ones that don't involve catching every new overseas consumer trend like hemorrhaging a Ebola of the pocketbook.<br />
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So this week I decided to make my own very Saturday Morning Cartoon - <a href="https://youtu.be/sdqsD-350nY" target="_blank">[HeroChain Presents] The Majestic Moose in G Miner</a> - hope you guys enjoy! This was one of those rare weeks where I actually had a little extra time due to Waifu's vacation - so I honestly don't know when I might have time to create a piece this intricate again - at least for awhile.<br />
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As for me, today I'm taking the rest of the thanks-for-giving weekend off. Love you guys! Remember - likes are ok, sharing rocks and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=UCnnLBLgTC6bg4BXR01u6SSA" target="_blank">subs are superb</a>!<br />
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Thanks in advance for your patronage <i>(the good kind)</i> and supporting the arts!<br />
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I'm blown away by the overwhelming success <b>Hero Week</b> has received with our chain themed items literally flying off the digital shelves! Keep your eyes peeled and across my social media network for streams of fresh content brought to you by this monumental moment!Grumbledudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12117487932782643650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8113208772155507132.post-62513999629719707152015-09-28T12:00:00.000-04:002015-09-28T12:00:52.549-04:00Have you got what it takes to be a real hero?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Chain artist Dylon Whyte sure believes so with a labour of love that combines applied arts with memes and produce-on-demand technology to create the legendary t-shirts and various epic hero accessories of his latest initiative - <a href="http://www.herochain..com/" target="_blank">Hero Chain</a> - wear you can be the Hero!<br />
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"Today, by utilizing a lifetime of technical experience I am able to produce chain faster, lighter, stronger and less expensive than ever before on the computer. POD services such as the <a href="http://www.herochain.com/" target="_blank">Hero Chain Shop on Society 6</a> afford independent artists such as myself the unique opportunity to represent ourselves authentically by bringing similar ideas from digital canvas to life."<br />
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Keep watching for many more unique opportunities as Hero Week continues on <a href="http://chainman.me/">Chainman.me</a><br />
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Please feel free to email Hero Chain requests to <a href="mailto:mrba@herochain.com" target="_blank">Mr. B.A. Hero</a>Grumbledudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12117487932782643650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8113208772155507132.post-49721223721351367952015-09-28T11:05:00.003-04:002015-09-28T11:06:57.427-04:00Dylon and The Founding Chain Fathers!?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>What the heck is Hero Week!?</b><br />
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With a successful Kickstarter under <a href="http://www.whytesonline.com/" target="_blank">Whytes</a>' belt - softcover Scrapbook proof in transit and waifu away visiting family - I decided that this is perfect time to unveil some of my latest work. Most of which was created in my so-called spare time - especially <b><a href="http://herochain.com/">HeroChain.com</a></b><br />
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A unique advertainment project inspired by all the heroes - nameless and otherwise - who have inspired me over the years. Including the founding fathers and every motherfucker who's ever had the balls to fight for independence - even if it meant making peace with themself.<br />
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For shits and giggles I've dubbed this "event" <b>Hero Week</b> which runs across our <a href="http://www.chainman.me/2015/07/are-you-social-media-savvy.html" target="_blank">social media network</a> with all sorts of fresh work and flash sales from September 28th to October 4th, 2015 - when I will reveal the most gigantic Scrapbook banner to date!<br />
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I'm also using this opportunity to catch up with with much overdue fan request including this piece which comes to us all the way from <a href="http://www.memecenter.com/grumbledude" target="_blank">MemeCenter</a>! Thanks again - I'm sure you know who you are!<br />
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Remember - <a href="http://www.herochain.com/" target="_blank">Be the Hero</a>!Grumbledudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12117487932782643650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8113208772155507132.post-30490415963087308402015-09-26T13:27:00.000-04:002015-09-26T13:27:34.535-04:00Ever had one of those weeks that just melted into memory?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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What a week folks! Can report that the printer has produced a final proof of Scrapbook - once this has been thoroughly checked we will be ready for our initial print run of 100 hardcover first editions.<br />
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Only 50 copies left! <a href="http://www.whytesonline.com/products/scrapbook" target="_blank">Pre-order today</a> to ensure holiday delivery!Grumbledudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12117487932782643650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8113208772155507132.post-90073350716058770102015-09-24T10:28:00.000-04:002015-09-24T10:28:00.080-04:00Award-winning self-portrait?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Photo supplied by a collector - this rare Jack Whyte self-portrait from the 1960's was influenced by the evolution Picasso's infamous guitar players.<br />
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<br />Grumbledudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12117487932782643650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8113208772155507132.post-63133699216940079342015-09-23T09:24:00.000-04:002015-09-23T09:24:00.280-04:00A Condensed Look at the Whyte Family?<i>This summary is written as part of a present to Andrew Braden Whyte and Francesca Valentine George on the occasion of their wedding. January 11, 2006</i><br />
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The story begins in the Central Highlands of Scotland, in the hills around Loch Katrine, in the early 1600’s. The area was the home to the Clan Gregor. Anyone born to the Clan could use the surname MacGregor <i>(son of a Gregor)</i>. The Clansmen were a fearless and ferocious lot. Having had their lands taken by others in a series of failed alliances, the McGregors seemed to spend an inordinate amount of their time stealing other people’s cattle and sheep. If they were wronged, they would lash out with all their force, sometimes nearly decimating another Clan. Such a battle occurred at Glenfruin in 1603 <i>(the Valley of Sorrow) </i>when the Clan Colquhoun was massacred by the MacGregors. The event led the King to deal out his severest punishment. He proscribed that the surname MacGregor could no longer be used, a punishment that lasted until 1784. As a result, some of the fiercest MacGregors took aliases <i>(nineteen aliases have been documented)</i>. Among the names were three of the colours of the MacGregor tartan; Red <i>(which in Scottish is Roy)</i>; Whyte <i>(spelled both White and Whyte)</i>; and Black.<br />
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In 1603, King James The First, ascended the throne of England and Scotland. He was Scottish, from the House of Stuart. Famous for supporting the colonization of America with the settlement of Jamestown in 1607, King James also supported the Ulster Plantation, a mass settlement of northern Ireland by his Scottish supporters. In an attempt to dampen the power of the Catholic Church in Ireland, thousands of Presbyterian Scots moved to northern Ireland, amassing in counties like County Cavan and County Tyrone. These Ulster Scots, or the Scot-Irish, lived in Ireland for almost 150 years until the potato famines of the 1840’s saw many of their descendants begin to emigrate to Canada, the United States and Australia.<br />
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This brings us to my Great Grandmother, Margaret Noble. Born in 1838, in County Cavan, Ireland, she married a gentleman whose ancestors most likely came for the Loch Katrine area of Scotland during the Ulster migration. His name was Park Scott <i>(Sir Walter Scott came from the Loch Katrine area of Scotland and it was his writings that made Rob Roy (MacGregor) famous)</i>. Park and Margaret ran a farm in County Cavan. They had seven children. Suddenly, in 1871, Park died and Margaret struggled for three years to keep the farm going. Fortunately Park had hired a young lad whose ancestors had also come from the Loch Katrine area. His name was William Whyte. William was a confident, assertive young man, standing over six feet in height. He had worked his way to be the Manager of the Scott farmstead. In 1874, at the mature age of twenty-four, William proposed to Margaret, nine years his senior, that he would marry her and adopt her seven children. Within a fortnight of their marriage he had the family on a train to Belfast, and then a ship <i>(the S.S. Dominion)</i> to Canada. The family settled in Toronto, where William became a Sergeant on the Toronto Police Force <i>(it was in Toronto that William changed the spelling of his name from White to Whyte, perhaps to more reflect his Scottish roots)</i>. He lived to the ripe old age of Ninety-Five. <i>(d. September 25, 1942)</i>. I personally identify with William Whyte, as there has been no calendar year for 158 years, that he or I have not been on this earth.<br />
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In Toronto, William Whyte and Margaret Noble Scott Whyte had three children of their own; two boys and a girl. One of the boys was my grandfather; John Alexander Whyte. <i>(b.1878)</i>. John Alexander had many of the optimistic attributes of his father. He was fascinated with Thomas Edison’s invention of electricity and in his early 20’s he invented an electronic signal system that could be activated from a train locomotive. What I remember as “wig-wags” which acted like a double pendulum, would alert automotive or horse traffic to an oncoming train at a railroad crossing. John Alexander gave up a good job with the federal government, and at age twenty-four, started the Whyte Railway Signal Company. For years the company did quite well. The family had a chauffeur driven car and their back yard had a miniature railroad where John Alexander could test his inventions. With the advent of World War in 1914, all government contracts were cancelled. The company hit the skids, and John Alexander enlisted in what was to be the Royal Regiment of Canada. He did not stop his inventing. In Europe he invented the submarine nets that were used to detect German U-Boats from coming up the English Channel to the Thames River. He even received a congratulatory letter from Lloyd George. He was hospitalized in France for over a year and while there managed to win a European Chess Championship. Upon returning to Canada after the war he spent much of his spare time in the 1920’s trying to design an electrical tabulating machine <i>(an early calculator-computer)</i> that could be used to display the odds at the horse race tracks. Although he did not develop the system that was finally adapted, he patented dozens of alternatives.<br />
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John Alexander’s sister, Letitia Jane Bothwell Whyte, was a concert pianist and often accompanied her baritone soloist husband in concerts throughout North America. John Alexander’s brother, Frederick George Whyte moved to Guelph, Ontario, and was to have a war hero as a son. <i>(more later)</i><br />
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In 1902, John Alexander Whyte married Minnie Evelyn Braden. Minnie was a twin <i>(John Alexander was a twin as well, but his twin brother, Benjamin, died at birth)</i>. Minnie’s twin sister, Maude Albina Braden had married John Alexander’s half brother, Noble Park Scott, five years earlier.<br />
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The Bradens were another Ulster Scot family, who had migrated from County Tyrone a generation earlier than the Whytes. Minnie’s grandfather had migrated in 1840 with his wife, six children <i>(they eventually had nine)</i>, his two brothers and their families, his wife’s father and brothers, and their families. While their ship was anchored in Toronto harbour, awaiting debarkation, Minnie’s father, Matthew Braden, was born. The extended families wintered in Toronto, and then set off by wagon train to settle the area known as Braden’s Corners, near Cookstown, <i>(Cookstown was the main city of County Tyrone)</i> about 50 miles to the north of Toronto. While most of the family were farmers, Minnie’s father, Matthew, was a cabinet maker.<br />
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John Alexander Whyte and Minnie Braden Whyte had five children; four boys and a girl. The second oldest son was my father, Herbert Braden Whyte. Herb was an outgoing salesman with a good sense of humour. He worked for the Canada Glue Company all of his adult life, but loved drawing cartoons which he would liven up with coloured pencils. He illustrated a few books, and his cartoons were featured in the local newspaper until his mid 80’s. During the Second World War he was a member of the Toronto Scottish Regiment and cherished the honour, in 1939, to have presented the Regimental colours to Queen Elizabeth, the Queen mum, who was Colonel-In Chief, and patroness of the Regiment. Herb taught marksmanship during the war and was assigned to the Secret Service. At one period, he was stationed in Ajax, just east of Toronto, where a Secret Service officer named Ian Fleming was being trained. Ian Fleming went on the write about the Secret Service in a series of novels starring James Bond.<br />
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Three of John Alexander’s boys were in the service, but it was John Alexander’s brother, Frederick George Whyte, who had the war hero son; William “Billy” Whyte. Early after fighting started, Billy went to England and enlisted in the R.A.F. He saw action in the Battle of Britain, but it was a mission in May of 1943 that made notoriety. On May 16, 1943, twelve Lancaster bombers set out from England, carrying one 4000 pound bomb each. With a daring night maneuver they flew 60’ feet above the reservoirs of three German dams along the Ruhr Valley. When the bombs hit the water they were designed to skip along the surface <i>(like throwing a flat stone in a pond)</i> striking the dams. These famous “Dam Busters’ managed to destroy two of the three dams that night. But of the twelve Lancasters, each with 7 airmen aboard, only 4 returned; 28 men survived, 56 were lost.<br />
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Billy went on to make more than 20 raids into Germany. By 1945, he was the Leader of a Mosquito Squadron. Less than eight weeks before VE Day <i>(Victory in Europe Day)</i> Billy was killed in action. His mission that day was to drop 4000-pound bombs almost horizontally into tunnels along the main railway line in western Germany. Most remarkably, and perhaps with most sadness, Billy was still only 21 years old.<br />
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Herbert Braden Whyte married Violetta Mary Saywell on July 10, 1935. Vi’s father, Arthur Saywell, like his father and brother, were harness makers in Toronto and Oshawa. Arthur’s father, Stephen George Saywell was born in Buckinghamshire, England in 1850; his wife, Fanny Lunetta Tongue, in Birmingham, England, that same year. Vi’s mother, Mary Rowney, was born in Dundee, Scotland on July 19, 1878. She lived to the age of 95.<br />
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<i>Herbert Braden Whyte and Violetta Mary Saywell Whyte had two boys; John Arthur Whyte (John: named after Herb’s father, and Arthur; after Vi’s father (or Herb’s younger brother).</i> I also thought that it was appropriate because with the initials “JAW”, Jack could inherit all of the monogrammed items that belonged to his grandfather, John Alexander Whyte; and George Herbert Whyte <i>(George; named after Herb’s uncle, Frederick George Whyte, or Vi’s grandfather; Stephen George Saywell; and Herbert after his father)</i>. Jack lives on Manitoulin Island in northern Ontario and has become a well-known artist, doing pictures in oils, acrylics, and an unusual form of collage.<br />
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George has had a varied career, from playing hockey in Europe to teaching, politics, and running a company that specialized in land development and construction.<br />
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On June 10, 1967, George Herbert Whyte married Helen Phelps Martin. Helen was born in New Jersey, just outside New York City. Helen’s father was a City Editor on the New York Times newspaper. His parents had come from England. Helen’s mother was from Belgian stock. Her mother, Katherine Elizabeth Kiehl had grown up in New York City where her father founded the now famous Kiehl Pharmacy on 3rd Avenue. Her grandmother, Matilda M. Gylson was from Antwerp, Belgium. Helen has spent most of her professional adult life as a Town Planner.<br />
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George Herbert Whyte and Helen Phelps Martin Whyte had two boys; Andrew Braden Whyte <i>(November 25, 1976)</i> and Charles Martin Whyte<i> (February 27, 1981)</i>. The boys were educated in Canada, the Dominican Republic, and the United States. Like their great, great grandfather, William Whyte, they had traveled greatly by their early 20’s.<br />
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Permit me to make three observations about the Whyte men. Firstly, they are bold, confident, risk takers, and appear to accomplish much in their early life: witness William Whyte proposing to a lady nine years his elder with seven children, and within weeks of their marriage, sailing across the ocean to a new life; or John Alexander Whyte, leaving a good job at 24 years of age and starting a company based on the merits of his own invention; or George Herbert Whyte taking off to hitchhike around the world with Helen at age 25. <i> (Helen was 23 years of age)</i> on a budget that averaged 30 cents a day; or Andrew Braden Whyte and Charles Martin Whyte taking off to Europe and South America to hitchhike in their mid teens.<br />
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A second observation is that there seems to be a gene for longevity in the family mix. Andrew and Martin’s great great grandfather, William Whyte, lived to be 95 years of age.<br />
Their maternal great grandmother, Mary Rowney Saywell also lived to see 95 years. And their grandparents; Herbert Braden Whyte and Violetta Mary Saywell Whyte both lived to their 90th year. Many others lived well into their 80’s. So if you eat properly, do not drink or smoke, and exercise well, you could have a very long life.<br />
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And finally, let me say that after reading and contemplating my uncle’s 253 page 1989 book entitled; “<a href="http://vitacollections.ca/ogscollections/2729411/data" target="_blank">The Genealogical Story of the Scott-Noble-Whyte Family</a>”, I think that whatever you do in life, you probably have a gene somewhere, that will make the task easier. As I look over the history of the extended family, I see people from all walks of life; farmers, cabinet makers, harness makers, inventors, salesmen, secret service personnel, musicians, artists, businessmen, teachers, air force pilots, newspaper editors, pharmacists, and policemen. Whatever path you take, someone from the Clan Gregor, or their mates, has probably gone before…….Best Wishes<br />
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Grumbledudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12117487932782643650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8113208772155507132.post-52624097081089369332015-09-22T08:57:00.000-04:002015-09-22T08:57:00.109-04:00Media coverage for Scrapbook intensifies?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When Jack Whyte started his winter project last year, I don't think he ever thought it would generate the interest it has, let alone generate more than $14,000 from a Kickstarter campaign. The end product is "Scrapbook: a story of art" and it's a gorgeous 456-page, large-format hardcover book<br />
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<a href="http://www.thesudburystar.com/2015/09/14/book-preserves-manitoulins-history-heritage?utm_source=addThis&utm_medium=addthis_button_facebook&utm_campaign=Book+preserves+Manitoulin%27s+history%2C+heritage+%7C+Sudbury+Star#.Vfb5ebb6yHE.facebook" target="_blank">Read the rest of the Sudbury Star article by Island columnist Ruth Farquhar here...</a>Grumbledudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12117487932782643650noreply@blogger.com0