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This week we want to introduce you to our Make Department. This department functions as the hub of our entire manufacturing operation, and is responsible for making and/or performing final assembly on over a dozen different products. It’s safe to say that the pace in Make is, well, brisk! Product components flow into Make from […]
Magical Magnets History When we started Original Works 30 years ago, before we created custom magnets, our first product was actually a note card. However, not too long after that, we introduced a 4” x 5” laminated refrigerator magnet. The rest as they say, is history. In fact, our motto – painted on the wall
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We started our Sublimation Department 15 years ago with a few small desktop printers, some hand presses and one product – our 11 oz. ceramic mug. Current department manager Jennifer Deloriea was there in those early days, and has witnessed first-hand the transition to today’s department, which features multiple wide-format printers, mug ovens, and flat-bed
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After artwork leaves Receiving-Art Reconciliation, the next step is our Scan Department. Managed by long time employee Jennifer Deloriea, the Scan Department will acquire, format, and save over 275,000 artworks during our fall 2019 season alone! In addition, for schools running our Online Order Program, scan will upload tens of thousands of images into the
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Upcycled Magnets Get A Second Life Chances are, most of us don’t think about what happens to an object when we throw it in the trash. But one group in Iowa is aiming to be more conscious of what happens to our “garbage” when it’s thrown away by rescuing items headed to the landfill and
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From Receiving to Remarkable: Art Reconciliation at Original Works This is the first in a series of blogs we are writing to familiarize you further with the Original Works Art Program. Each week we will highlight one of our art fundraising artwork manufacturing departments, describe their function, and introduce you to the employees who make
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Real world problem solving isn’t a natural skill. Like everything else we teach our children, from learning to walk and talk, to exhibiting good manners, to socializing, problem solving is a learned skill that is taught through example and experience. Arts in the classroom can provide the perfect opportunity for children to be exposed to
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Parents are usually the first to see and appreciate the flowering of creativity in their children! One of the many skills children learn from the arts – collaboration – is fostered in the classroom, beginning with art projects where kids work together for a common goal in an environment of fun and learning. For young
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The importance of art in kindergarten August is National Get Ready for Kindergarten Month! Kindergarten is a very exciting time for both parents and children, and art in the kindergarten classroom plays multiple roles in early development. According to a recent article on Scholastic.com, these are some of the skills your child may need to
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Farmer’s Market Summer Fun “Why try to explain miracles to your kids when you can just have them plant a garden” ~ Robert Brault Summer Art Project Ideas Summer is upon us! School is over and the warm summer months are here! It’s time for playing outside, running through the sprinkler and growing you own
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