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Harley 115th at the Museum

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Labor Day Weekend at the Museum It has been a few years since I have shown art at the Harley Museum so when I found out Heyltje Rose was going this year I jumped on the chance to share a booth with her. Our hand crafted motorcycle goods have a tendency to compliment each other rather well and, with the added bonus of seeing her face for a week, it made the prospect of the journey irresistible. So with quite a bit of preparation I loaded up the Art mobile and drove to Milwaukee to Hustle Art during the 115th Anniversary party. A few things changed this time around. Firstly, the museum extended the hours of operation so we had to be present from 9-9. Pretty long days, which denied us the opportunity to visit friends, but at least we got to spend a lot of time together to catch up and developed some pretty stellar ideas. I would tell you about our magic brain children but sometimes the million dollar ideas needs to be kept secret. Haha...  Secondly and most imp...

Joey and the Chopper Boys - Jack Schit

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"Joey and the Chopper Boys - Page 25" Throughout this children's book there has been many small and important details added to show my appreciation to the people I have met and who have inspired me along this journey.  On page 25, during the culminating event of the book, Joey is presented with the  "PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD"!  Who better to present this award than the Legendary Jack Schit himself.  Jack can be found at motorcycle events all over the country bringing life and animation to any biker event. I am happy to have shared many good times with this man and thrilled to be able to include his presence in this children's chopper experience. "Right then, so loud the entire neighborhood could hear, the emcee blasted to the crowds that it was time to announce the "PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD".  Joey remained quiet and calm as she hoped with all her might that all the work she did to her bike would be well received.  ...

Children's Book with a Message!!!

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"JOEY AND THE CHOPPER BOYS" Written by : Jessi Combs Illustrated by : Kayla Koeune This fully illustrated children's book is finally complete after a year of hard work. Lots of time and consideration was carefully put into the illustrations and text. This 28 page book would make an excellent gift for any young person in your life. The book teaches the valuable lesson to Never Give Up and to view all new faces with an open mind. Joey is a little girl who loves motorcycles. In this book she is uprooted from her small town home and has to move into the city for her father to find work. Joey finds herself without her friends and the path to make new ones proves difficult. With a strong mindset, instilled by her father, to never give up we follow Joey through a tireless effort to prove her self worth. The book conveys that anyone can do anything they dream if they believe in themselves. Never give up Girls can too Believe in dreams To Purchase yo...