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Happy Holiday!!!!

Since I am surrounded by the gigantic power of nature in America, I chosen my subjects were “Nature.” I am working with my own perspective of nature, giving my favorite colors as much freedom as possible. Rather than copying natures art facts.My goal is to create nature with spontaneous intuitive energy and flow. Dripping, dropping and pouring extremely diluted beautiful oil paints, from all directions on stretched canvas in turn, I apply layer upon layer of color. My goal is to approach the same dynamic power of nature flow between myself and my work, and also flow between me and nature.

Lately, the web has been buzzing with talk of the movie based on Ayn Rand’s classic novel “Atlas Shrugged”, and the Bracelet Hank Rearden gave his wife.

Our Movie-Style Bracelet is available on eBay, along with our version of the bracelet as described in the novel, and a Key Fob/Charm inspired by both the movie and the novel -

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At first, people wanting an “Atlas Shrugged Bracelet” had to settle, if they were deperate, for something that looked like a blue/green dog collar, or go without. We don’t like seeing people settling for… well… for something that looks like a blue/green dog collar, so we decided to make a beautiful, jewelry quality, handmade .900 Silver reproduction of the bracelet shown in the movie,  hammered, cut, and polished by Jon himself, without any automated tools. Jon chose to use .900 Silver for its versatility, and because Rearden Metal doesn’t exist.

Bracelet #1 was polished on both sides, Bracelet #2 was privately commissioned and made from polished 304 Stainless Steel. From Bracelet #3 onward, Jon has decided to make a “dual purpose” bracelet. It is highly polished on one side, and quite elegant though it still bears some hammer marks which give each bracelet a unique “personality” , and for those occasions when an “earthy” look is more apropriate, the reverse side bears all of the marks and patina created during the forging of the silver.

In addition, Jon is now making a series of bracelets much closer to what is described in the novel, and for people on a tight budget (who isn’t these days?), a Key Fob/Charm of three crude links from the novel and one trapezoid pice from the movie, inscribed “Who Is John Galt? Both of these are also composed of .900 Silver.

Check out our YouTube video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AX1KcrDDGvw

Please feel free to contact us through our CONTACT US page to ask any questions.

Yoko was inspired by women around the world. This painting describes the images of women at the UN CSW54 event  in New York in 2010.

Do you remember the great artwork from the toy and model boxes of the 1960s and ’70s from Hasbro, Aurora, Revell, IDEAL, etc? Well, we are now producing Giclee prints of some of that great art!

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Our dog Kava is ready for Trick-Or-Treat!

PetSmart and other pet stores are in the spirit of Halloween, selling costumes for your pet.

I prepared this one for our dog Kava, using a witch hat, green yarn straight hair, and a black mask. He is SO cute, and cooperative!

On the other hand, our cats Remy and Grey have no patience for such foolishness as Halloween costumes… But what would you expect, after all… THEY’RE CATS!!

Maybe if I bribe them with lots of salmon and catnip, they will allow me to subject them to the silliness I have in mind…

To Be Continued…….

If you have been putting off needed repairs, now is the time to get it done, and with our Special Holiday Pricing, you’ll be glad you did!

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I like this club name “Toastmasters” 

I can learn how to make French Toast. …NO!

I can learn public speech and leadership.
I love to talk and I love to meet people, but once I started to talk,

I realized I can not speak so called Public speech ? Official talk ? Professional business speech?

I believe you saw my YouTube videos. OMG! Horrible ! …Terrible !…

I have to study speech in front of the camera or in front of the people. That’s why I started to take lessons.
I recommend you to join Toastmasters and learn how to be a great leader.

It is fun.

 Toastmasters club is international, I think they have club in Japan , in Europe. There are 86 clubs in Manhattan ONLY.

I will have my very first speech (Ice breaker speech) in November.

My club name is TIC Toastmasters club.

Wish me Luck!

Being the “can do” guy that I am, and not enjoying a cold house or the fees the HVAC techs charge, I began looking for a solution to the problem. Over the course of a couple weeks, I tried to find a solution, when I had time to work on it, and came up with nothing that worked. As I got ready to give up, and call a “pro”, I gave it  one more try. As I checked the electrical connections on the small round housing on the inside of the unit (to the left of the blower) that has two wires and two hoses coming from it (a diaphragm switch that senses an imbalance in the exhaust flow and shuts down the heater so you don’t poison yourself with CO (Carbon Monoxide)), I thought to check the hoses that come from it as well. When I removed the hose on the right side of it, a small amount of water and crud poured out! I cleaned the hose, and then checked the left side hose which turned out to be dry. After reconnecting the hoses, and putting the cover back in place, I turned the heater on and it ran fine, keeping the house nice and warm! Unfortunately, about a week later the problem was back. I checked the right side hose of the diaphragm switch, and again water came out. I had never had a problem like this with the heater in the past 20 years, so I found it odd that this problem had suddenly appeared, but there it was. After about a month or so of clearing this hose whenever it collected water, I set about to permanently repair the problem.

The two hoses run from the diaphragm switch to the blower housing. The hose that filled with water was connected to a port which faced up from the inside of the blower directly into the exhaust pipe. Aparently, water must have been coming down the exhaust, running into the hole, and down the hose. When enough water collected in the bend of the hose, it acted as a plug and caused in imbalance which triggered the heater to shut down.

To repair the problem, I bent a small piece of aluminum into a U shaped shield and placed it over the hole with one side outside the rim of the exhaust flange so it is held in place by the exhaust pipe and the screw that secures it.  It is very important that the shield be securely fastened so it does not fall into the blower housing and cause damage to the fan. Since the completion of this repair, I have not had any problems with the heater, so it now appears I have found a solution to the problem, while I search for the water leak.

So, how was water getting into the exhaust pipe and flowing down to the heater? I honestly don’t know at this point. In May 2010, I went up on the roof to check the cap and chimney above the roof. I found some surface rust, but no holes. The cap is open on the sides, but it has been this way for the 50 years the house has been here, and we never had this problem (as far as I can recall). I guess I’ll just have to go up there again, to see if I missed something the last time. I wasn’t too concerned until I shot the photos for this article. The outlet flange on the blower has more rust than it did last year, and if it rusts through that could produce a dangerous CO leak. So, I guess it’s best that I continue to search for the leak in order to plug it and prevent it from causing other problems. I the meantime, at least I have a heater that works for those occassions when it is inconvenient to run the wood stove.

LEGAL STUFF -
If you have the same type heater and are experiencing the same problem, this repair may be what you need. IMPORTANT – This repair involves the exhaust pipe of the heater. If it is not properly sealed, it can leak Carbon Monoxide into your home and KILL you. BE CAREFUL, CHECK FOR LEAKS AND SEAL THEM. If you attempt this repair, you do so at your own risk. This article is presented for informational purposes only, as an aid to helping you identify a specific problem (water leaking down exhaust pipe and causing a safety device to shut off your heater), and getting your heater working again while you search for the source of the water leak. The repair of this condition is not completed until the water leak is found and sealed.I, and YKO Studio will not be held responsible if you attempt to repair your heater and wind up causing damage or death in the process.

                                                                             - Jon Olson “The Right Guy To Call”

We are selling an accurate reproduction of the stickers used on the MPC Fireball XL5 toy from the 1960s.  They are produced “in-house” right here at YKO Studio on high quality glossy sticker paper. And if you prefer the paint-job of the original XL5 in the TV series, we’ve got you covered there, too…

Clicking on either of the two photos above will take you to our product page which includes details, more photos, and pricing information. We have been selling our sticker sets since June, 2010 on eBay and have many happy customers.  Now you can buy them direct from us without the need to have an eBay account!

So check out our product page and if you wish to place an order, or have questions, please feel free to contact us at sales@ykostudio.com

                                                                                           – Jon & Yoko