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This company provides services in biweekly loan payment accelerators for the auto industry. They assist customers in the acceleration of their loan payoff through biweekly half payment debits. The half debits, which occur every two weeks, allow customers to make an extra principal payment each year starting usually in the second year of the loan.
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Complaint: This company refused to return money to my account with out charging me $35 + $25 wiring fee. Even though it was explained to them that the service was set up incorrectly via *********** ***** ** ********* *********. The money had not even been applied to the account that it was meant for- **** *********... they claimed to have no information on Smart Note or the payment plan. I'm extremely frustrated that this company took money from my account, applied it nowhere and wants to charge me for it. Very fraudulent!
Desired Settlement: I hope that this doesn't happen to anyone else. I shouldn't have to pay for a mistake by the dealership. I feel scammed!
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Complaint: I signed up for smartnote when I purchased my 2014 Toyota Tundra to make automatic payments for me. At the time I didn't realize smartnote was a entire different company away from Toyota. I don't get monthly statement from smartnote telling me how much of my money they are banking and how much they actually pay. I do get statement from Toyota Financial Services which is where my loan is through. All of this seems shady anyway. Well I recently had knee surgery and am out of work for an undetermined amount of time. I sent a letter to smartnote 2 weeks ago on 10/22/2014 to cancel the service right away. I let them know that I would be out of work for awhile and that I could not make those extra payments that smartnote takes so I wanted to cancel the service. Well today 11/4/14 smartnote debited my checking account for $352.69. I still haven't heard anything from them either. So far this period they have now collected $1058.07. My payment is only $701.47 which is due on 11-14-14.
Desired Settlement: I want the service to be canceled immediately so no more charges will come out of my bank account. Also I want all money refunded to me that hasn't been applied to my Toyota Financial Services account. So they either need to make the November payment to Toyota Financial Services and refund the rest to me or refund the entire amount to me in time for me to make the payment myself.
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Complaint: I purchased a 2010 ****** ** ******* on August 6, 2014. ***** ***** approved the loan amount and sent me my first bill for $466.66 for September's payment. The payment is due on Sept. 20, 2014. Today, when I noticed my balance on my checking account is -$500. I first assumed someone had compromised my bank account and I was the victim of fraud. When I did a Google search on the company that made the transaction, it showed as: *************** **** - SMART NOTE Through a little investigating, I discovered that Smart Note does business with ***** *****, the issuer of my loan. Now here is my problem -- I NEVER authorized ANY payment or even gave out my bank account information to Smart Note! I have absolutely no idea how they were able to get my bank account information, let alone take a payment when I NEVER signed a single document authorizing this! This transaction caught me completely by surprise, as a result, I went negative on my bank account and now have an insufficient funds fee of $35. I agreed to pay ***** ***** by the 20th of every month, I NEVER AGREED TO DO BUSINESS WITH SMART NOTE. This company has such a makeshift, amateurish website it leads one to believe they are not a legitimate organization.
Desired Settlement: I want to be taken off the Smart Note billing system immediately. There is no documentation I ever signed authorizing Smart Note payments; for that matter, I never even gave out my account information to ***** *****!
The customer also emailed SmartNote Customer Service regarding this matter and I have already replied and addressed his concerns. Please see the attached email exchange between the client and myself. I have asked him to please call me directly to get this matter resolved. I have yet to hear from him.
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Complaint: Pursuant to Paragraph 5 of the contract, I wish to cancel the SmartNote Agreement on my ****** ***** ****. I feel it is a scam, it was not explained (only included as part of the closing documents).True, I did sign the agreement along with about 25 other fine print documents. The Finance person at ***** ** ******* made it seem as if this agreement was a normal part of the financing documents in the closing process. I was not offered a financing alternative, just told to present a voided check.
Desired Settlement: I understand there may be a requirement to pay the enrollment fee to get out of this rip-off. I hope you will waive some or all of the fee considering the way I was bulldozed into the Agreement. My preference is to get out of the Agreement rather than be saddled with this reminder that I was swindled. Please let me know if you need additional information and how I make any payment of the enrollment fee, if necessary. VIN#:***************** SmartNote Acct.#:******* Home Phone: ***** ********
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Complaint: I was told that they would make biweekly payments to lower the principal of my loan...instead they take out biweekly payments from my account and only pay monthly...stating that twice a year they will make an extra payment instead...plus they are charging 1.95 per transaction which was not disclosed and an initial $425 that they take out of your first year of "extra" payments..this is a total scam...we are playing $85 plus $225 just to get out of the scam. This should be illegal!
Desired Settlement: They need to refund us the $85 plus any fees we have paid them to this point which includes the extra payment they are keeping and "applying" to the initial fee.
First let me apologize for any misunderstandings regarding the SmartNote program. We truly strive to provide our customers not only a valuable service but also an exceptional customer service experience which exceeds our customer's expectations. SmartNote is known as the premier biweekly debiting & loan payment acceleration program. We debit our customers every 2 weeks for half of their loan payment and send one full payment a month to their lender. In doing so, we generate an extra half payment every 6 months that we send to the lender with the customer's regular full monthly payment. This extra payment allows the customer to accelerate their payoff and accelerate the equity on their loan. In addition to the before mentioned benefits, the SmartNote program also provides:
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Complaint: I had contacted this company on 3-24-2014 to cancel my enrollment and have a refund check issued to me. I was informed that I would receive a check within 30 days, as is their policy. After not receiving anything in the mail from them after 30 days, I contacted the company. I was informed that not only had the amount I was owed changed from over $200 to around $60 because of their fees and adjustments, but also a check hadn't been issued yet and if I wanted the money wired that I would have to pay another fee. I also have never received an itemized statement of charges/changes from them since the cancellation. I can't help but think that if I had forgotten about this, that I would have never received a refund. I still have not been issued a refund check or an itemized statement from them as of 4-24-2014.
Desired Settlement: I would like a TIMELY refund, and an itemized statement including how they prorate their enrollment fee.
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Thank you for bringing this matter to my attention. It is my goal as the Customer Service Manager at SmartNote to resolve customer complaints quickly, fairly and to the satisfaction of all parties involved. I have reviewed Ms. *****'s account and according to our records, Ms. ***** called our call center and spoke to Account Specialist, ***** *. regarding a debit that was processed on 3/21/14 in the amount of $123.36. Ms. ***** stated that she was going to pay off her auto loan in full and she was requesting to stop the biweekly debits through SmartNote. ***** *. processed Ms. *****'s request and closed out her account. It was explained to Ms. ***** that a refund in the amount of $211.72 for debits processed on 3/7/14 & 3/21/14 would be mailed to her in 30 days via check USPS per SmartNote policy, less the $35.00 Prorated Enrollment fee. Please note that Ms. ***** agreed to pay a one-time deferred Enrollment Fee of $246.00 to SmartNote that is collected within the first year of service when she signed up for the program. Ms. ***** had not yet satisfied the Enrollment Fee and as a courtesy SmartNote prorated the fee down to $35.00.
The next day, 3/25/14, we received notification from Great Southern Bank, Ms. *****'s financial institution, that the debit that was processed on 3/21/14 was returned for the following reason: Debit submitted on 03/21/2014 (ID: ********) was returned unpaid. Return code was R10 (Customer Advises Not Authorized; Item Is Ineligible, Notice Not Provided, Signature Not Genuine, or Item Altered. When we receive this notification it usually means that the customer went to their bank and told them to pull the funds back from SmartNote. Unfortunately, this created a returned debit (NSF) fee of $25.00 and we had to subtract $123.36 from the refund of $211.72 because the 3/21/14 debit was pulled back, leaving Ms. ***** with a refund of $63.36. I sincerely apologize that a representative from SmartNote did not contact Ms. ***** on 3/25/14 regarding the returned debit and the change in her refund amount causing Ms. ***** to have to call back on 4/24/14. As a show of goodwill I would be happy to waive both the $35.00 Prorated Enrollment fee and $25.00 NSF fee and transfer $123.36 back into Ms. *****'s bank account at no additional charge. I will also send an account history to her right away.
Again, I apologize for any inconvenience this situation may have caused and as I stated previously, it is my goal to ensure all parties involved are satisfied with this resolution. If additional information is required or if you have any questions, please feel free to call or email me at 512-615-8701 or ***********************. We value our customers and any and all feedback is appreciated.
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Colombo (ICRC): Sri Lanka will host the 24th South Asia Teaching Session on international humanitarian law, organised by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) with the support of the Ministry of External Affairs Sri Lanka, from 26 to 31May.
Approximately 50 nominated individuals from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Iran, Maldives, Nepal and Pakistan will participate in the event. Participants include government ministry officials, members of the armed forces, police services, academics and civil society organisations. Sri Lanka will be represented by 17 participants from the University of Colombo, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of External Affairs, the Attorney General's Department, the Legal Draftsman's Department, Sir John Kotelawala Defence University and the Armed Forces.
Academics and experts in international humanitarian law will deliver lectures on such topics as the role of women in peace-building, the relationship between international humanitarian law and international human rights law, and provisions of international humanitarian law relating to missing persons.
"This unique event enables academics, public officials and members of the armed forces from the region and beyond who work in international humanitarian law or a related field to enhance their knowledge and share perspectives," said Cherine Pollini, head of the ICRC delegation in Sri Lanka. "It is a vibrant forum for discussion of present-day challenges to international humanitarian law and of the relevance of that body of law in post-conflict situations."
The South Asia Teaching Session, which started in 1999, has developed into a prestigious academic forum recognised throughout the region. It was held in Sri Lanka once before, in 2012, and was also held previously in India, Nepal and Bangladesh.
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This year's undergraduate students represented a wide range of work and I was so excited to narrow the selections down from hundreds of talented artists to these amazing top 10. I hope you'll enjoy viewing their work and choosing your favorite artists and designers for the award! Thanks to everyone who took the time to enter. xo, grace
Thanks again to O'More College of Design, West Elm, BRIKA and Parsons for generously donating this year's awards
Finalists are listed in alphabetical order
Jenna Blazevich
Jenna is a graphic design student at the University of Illinois at Chicago. You can see more of her work here.
Who/What inspires your work? "Pieces of communication design that have a sense of humor and appear to be the result of the curiosity of the designer are very inspiring to me. I'm very drawn to work that was made in periods of time where posters, packaging design and logotype design all had to be done by hand. I very much appreciate being fortunate enough to get an education that has thoroughly instructed me how to utilize the computer in design work, but starting with my pencil and paper will always be very important to me. The sciences and learning about how things work is extremely inspiring to me. I believe that having an elevated understanding of things of that nature has a very significant effect on the way I can go about visually communicating an idea. Marian Bantjes absolutely amazes me. Her work seems to come from a magical and inexplicable place in her brain, and she makes me want to push my work further than what seems easy or comfortable. Burlesque of North America is the reason that I came to a realization that graphic communication was what I wanted to pursue for the rest of my life. Their work is incredible and surrounding my workspaces with their prints makes me a much happier and more excited artist and designer. The bands Arcade Fire and Of Montreal make me feel like there could be no end to the things that I could design and create. When one is inspired by so many different time periods and forms of art, (as these two bands are), art-making really can be something that one can devote their entire life to. "
Where do you hope to be in five years?: "In five years I would absolutely love to be in a position where I am being sought out to make work both in my illustrative lettering style and in other styles that I have yet to discover that I will possess. I think often about how I may end up wanting to work more closely to the wedding industry because of how personal and important the work is to the client. I know that I am so much more interested in a line of work of that nature than in one of user interface design or advertising. The most essential thing for me will be making work that I love and am extremely proud of."
Why do you think you should win this year's scholarship?: "I think that I should win this year's scholarship because I believe that I have so much potential as an artist and designer. Every new form of art or design that I learn about, I become enamored with and it has its own individual effect on who I will become as an artist and designer. I have a remarkable work ethic and desire to complete every project that I start. Thinking about the work that I am going to make in my future excites me more than anything else could. The prize money would allow me to calmly begin to pay off my student loans upon graduation, while being able to financially support starting my own career in the design industry."
Jennifer Bernstein
Jennifer is studying Printmaking, Material Art and Design at Ontario College of Art and Design. You can see more of her work here.
Who/What inspires your work?: "At the moment, I am really inspired by the opportunities in daily life that challenge me as an artist to interrupt the veneer of sameness. I am inspired by genuine moments of human interaction and sometimes vulnerability. I find inspiration from the moments in life that are often overlooked – the most extreme subtleties. I'm inspired by language and story-telling, and finding a way back to lost practices. Working within the framework of an institution can sometimes be a struggle, especially when artistic freedom is stifled. But I've been very fortunate to find a couple of very amazing mentors at school. One of my professors, Shannon Gerard has been a very big inspiration for me while studying. Our interests and goals are often very similarly aligned, and she constantly reminds me why I want to do what I am doing, and helps me find a way back to the things I hope to say and achieve in my practice. "
Where do you hope to be in five years?: "In 5 years I hope to be able to have my own small-run press. My partner and I have also started a business making homewares in ceramics, merging ceramics and printmaking to create functional pieces for everyday use. I'd like our business to continue to challenge me to find new ways of applying traditional printmaking methods to new materials. I would love to teach workshops to both adults and children. Knowing that printmaking is very much reliant on sharing equipment, I'm hoping to create some kind of collaborative studio with a few of my fellow grads after thesis. I'd like this space to encourage collaboration and also provide us with opportunities to consult and work on some exciting projects. I've always wanted to have illustrations in the New York Times! And I want to have a children's book published. I'd like to be focused on my independent art practice while also continuing to make functional work, and I hope to be consistently showing work in various gallery spaces. There is a print studio in Finland where I would love to do an artist residency. Basically, in 5 years, I want to be able to support myself doing what I love. It is really my hope that I'll be able to create the kind of job for myself that will enable me to wake up everyday and be creative and channel my talent into something that makes me genuinely happy. "
Why do you think you should win this year's scholarship?: "I wish I were in a position where I could be making more of the work I want to be making without stopping myself because of unrealistic material costs. If I were to win, the prize money would enable me to accomplish some of the projects I have been hoping to do for some time. I would use a portion of the money to buy screen-print materials to set up a workspace outside of school. Ideally, I'd like to be making investments in the more costly materials so that I can have access to printing equipment when school studio times are restricted, and also thinking ahead for after I graduate. In addition to the purchase of screenprint equipment, I'd use a portion to offset my everyday material costs like printmaking paper and japanese papers, polymer plates, copper for intaglio printing."
Kelsie Conley
Kelsie is studying Printmaking and Drawing at VCU. You can see more of her work here.
Who/What inspires your work?: "Growing up attending DIY punk shows and events, the do-it-yourself ethos greatly influences my art making as well as my interest in printmaking. When I started making prints I was doing it in an academic context through intaglio and relief processes while at the same time screen printing shirts and patches for my friends bands or other projects made with thrift store frames and found screens. That contrast taught me a lot about accessibility of art, and how important it is. "
Where do you hope to be in five years?: "In five years I hope to be pursuing, or have finished, by mfa in printmaking as well as my mfa in creative writing. Ideally I would like to be working in a non-profit printmaking collective, similar to Studio 23 in Richmond, that is focused on community engagement as well as offering a space for artists to pursue their own work. Apprenticing under a Master Printmaker is definitely a dream of mine if I was lucky enough to get a chance to. "
Why do you think you should win this year's scholarship?: "Winning this year's scholarship money would allow me to continue my education outside of the university. This summer I really want to take letterpress classes that are offered at a printmaking studio here in Richmond that my school does not offer. "
Amber Esner
Amber is studying Illustration & Printmaking at the Cleveland Institute of Art. You can see more of her work here.
Who/What inspires your work?: "Some artist that inspire me: Rob Ryan, Keri Smith, Kate Bingaman Burt, Julia Pott, Chelsea Dirck, Harris Johnson, Daniel Johnston, Mike Mills, Steve (ESPO) Powers, Natalya Lobanova, + a bunch more artists. Some people in general that inspire me to keep working: Carly Bartel, Cara Mullinary, Mike Polk, Katie Johenning, Suzanne McGinness. The film BEAUTIFUL LOSERS: This film has inspired me in so many ways. It is really difficult to explain. I have probably pressed play to that movie over 130 times, but have only used my eyes to watch it maybe 3 times. I use it as my background sound while I make. So many great sentences, ideas, inspirations, & realizations have come from that film.
Life Situations: The fact that my parents moved away the minute I graduated high school evolved into me having a slight separation anxiety problem. This separation anxiety I realized was probably created from moving so much as a kid because both of my parent were in the navy. I feel that the need for me to keep in touch with people came from those situations. That is why a lot of my work involves staying in contact & involving others in my work. Getting cheated on/dumped. This situation sparked the idea of still wanting to love someone when you know you can't or you shouldn't. Even though these people are out out of your life they still have a hold on you. They set the template of love for you and now when ever you decide to love someone again, you will go through the entire relationship comparing it to the last. This subject inspires me greatly because it is the only way for myself and others to deal with the fact that it is possible for other humans to instantly stop loving one another. Situations that either make me extremely happy and/or sad are the feelings that have been inspiring me lately.
Street Art: After watching the film BEAUTIFUL LOSERS over & over, it gave me a new appreciation for street art & culture. The people who use the street as their canvas inspire me greatly. It is such a simple concept. As Barry McGee said in the best way possible, "A kid's tag is a kid's tag. It was communication in the simplest form. It doesn't have any various trappings of the art world." Doing street art gives you the possibility of communicating to a number of different people on so many levels. The power of street art is gained from perceived power, you know? You can look at something under a bridge and wonder what it is, then everyone starts talking about it and then the power is gained from perception. I'm inspired by the risk people take to get their message across to more than just one person. I find it admirable.
Culinary Art: I started working at a place called Lucky's Cafe in Tremont, OH about 3 years ago. I currently do not work there, but after leaving I realized that that restaurant inspired me in such ways that I didn't even notice while I was still there. Lucky's tries its hardest to make everything from scratch. They even provide their own garden full of veggies & herbs that they use to cook with. Anyways, the fact that they take the time to brine their own corn beef, to make their own caramel sauce, to grow their own pickles to use in their very own thousand island dressing, oddly, has inspired my work greatly. I've come to see that things that are hand made are more appreciated. When you are creating from scratch people are more prone to appreciate you and your act because you didn't take the quicker route. I find myself writing out or cutting out all of my own lettering for all of my projects instead of using typed fonts. Half of me does it because I know people get excited when they see it & then say, 'You did that all by hand?", but the other half does it because it just makes me happy in general. I love knowing that the marks I place on paper or a wacom tablet are mine & original.
Themes: Connection, interaction, relationships, story telling, love, memories, dislike, voyeurism, pattern, realization, change, + a bunch of themes that I haven't even realized I've been creating about."
Where do you hope to be in five years?: "Professionally I see myself as a freelance illustrator/artist. Working for different places is more appealing to me than just being part of one thing. In five years I want to be making independently, working with a younger group of people and educating them on the art world, & hopefully, maybe, have a little store/gallery/coffee shop started with a group of close friend who are also artist & who are also passionate about the same things. "
Why do you think you should win this year's scholarship?: "I think I should win this year's scholarship because I feel I'm a well rounded individual. Work wise I am capable of creating on many levels. I'm capable of making anything from realistic portraits in graphite; to silkscreening multiple post cards for a holiday sale; to branding & designing for a local fashion designer's fashion show fund raiser; to photocopying & handing out zines composed of sweet things that boys have said; to sending a hand made, cut, & collaged letter to someone who is in need of a little cheering up. Another reason I think I should win is because I put honesty, heart & hard work into the things that I make. I feel art is more successful when the viewer can see the maker through the work. It gets my heart beating when I can tell that someone created something that they love & are proud of. I think my work has that certain aspect. Being nice works too. You can make mater pieces & make clever work, but if you aren't nice & show a certain amount of passion for what you do, then that master piece will eventually start to lose the thing that got the viewer to love it in the first place. If I won I would use the prize money to continue my MAKING MAIL PROJECT. Buying envelopes, stamps, old books, pens, special papers, glue sticks, quirky things from the thrift store, zine making materials & art making materials in general can start to add up quickly. I would use the money to keep making things that are possible to send through the mail. By doing this I would be using the money to maintain the art of letter sending alive; keep people inspired & hopeful when they open their mail box; & help me see that there are people worth getting to know and staying connected with. "
Amanda Hunter
Amanda is studying Painting at RISD. You can see more of her work here.
Who/What inspires your work?: "I am inspired by the ephemeral quality of paper and its embedded history. The archive of the fragments of history we collect and that we make, they are the residue of our lives as we move through time. They are the traces of what once was. I am interested in the understanding my place in time through the history that came before us. As Roland Barthes said that the history is before our existence?
As mentioned in the description of my work the mystery of these forgotten traces, these fragments that are witnesses to a past unknown to me completely fascinate and inspire me and the work that I produce. Through painting and art making I am able to investigate further and embed these found scraps into my own history of making. I have been working from found photographs and using old pieces of paper (example: newspapers of the 1950's) in my work, but as I have moved through art school the concept and approach to the my materials of inspiration has gradually changed as I begin to think deeper and be more conscious of the historical fragments I am using. I know my work will always be changing but I feel that my love and the inspiration that I draw from the forgotten photographs, paper and residue of a time that once was will never be dismissed. "
Where do you hope to be in five years?: "At first I was not sure how to answer this question. I have recently been focusing on becoming a live in the present, enjoy the now kind of person, as I so easily get caught up and overwhelmed by the looming future of the unknown. But now I am in a place after having many discussions with my mother (my best friend) that I should find peace, as well as excitement in the unknown. There are so many possibilities for my future in the next 5 years that I do not know what will happen. Each day I wake up and have my coffee and go to the studio. As one of my painting professors once said when he was applying to grad schools and faced with rejection he once said that it was okay, because he knew no matter where he was whether in his hometown or another city, he was going to wake up, have his cup of coffee and head to the studio. That is how I feel, in 5 years I know that I will wake up, have my coffee and go to my studio. My love, excitement and desire to paint will never dissipate. I feed off of my paintings just as much as it is an outlet for myself (as confusing as that may sound). As of right now this is my vague idea of plans after graduating RISD. I hope to take some time off, possibly return home to spend time with my mom. It would be refreshing to have some time off from an academic environment and to see how my paintings change without the campus studios and 6 hour critiques. I love being in school, but I find a piece of mind in being out of the academic bubble and experiencing the outside real world (I will admit… kinda scary).
Career wise I do not know where I will end up and what I will be doing. I intend to travel and do some residency programs. Recently my mom and I have been toying with the idea of going into business together after I graduate. Together we would be refurbishing furniture and selling antiquities and our vintage finds. It would be an exciting ride after college and a good way to pay back student loans, but we will see. I know for sure that in 5 to 6 years I know I will be hungry to go back to school, I have a list of "Dream" schools I plan to apply to for my Masters. As I have gone through art school the goal has always been to be a professional studio artist and to experience the "Art World". But who knows what will happen? I never expected myself to be at RISD when I was a junior in High School. I still have a year and a half left of RISD and for right now that is all I am focusing on. "
Why do you think you should win this year's scholarship?: "To win the scholarship would help to alleviate the burden of tuition costs. Every little cent counts as I have racked up a serious debt attending RISD, though it is a debt that I do not regret because the roller-coaster ride of experience has truly been priceless and has awakened me to so much more than I could anticipate from a state university. My mom and I made the decision that RISD was the right choice despite the ominous tuition total. To have the prize money would really help with material costs as I have begun to scale up my work greatly. The prize money would allow me to produce more work and to collect more material for inspiration. As I work as much as possible attending school full time and a crazy schedule of six hour studio classes, all the money of my paychecks goes to food and rent. To win the prize money would help not only me but my mom with expenses of being in art school. I hope that you will consider me for the scholarship as I feel great things are on the verge for my paintings, and everyday is a new adventure inside and outside of the studio. "
Zack Ingram
Zack is studying Printmaking and Book Arts at MICA. You can see more of his work here.
Who/What inspires your work?: "I've been looking to outsider artist Henry Darger for inspiration for years, as he's a definitive example of an artist who makes work completely for himself, untouched by the trends and harsh critique of the art world. And while I do recognize that it serves as a primary catalyst for great contemporary artists of today, I love the sincerity and lack of restraint that his work holds. The landscape of home (natural and manmade) is a major source of influence in my work. I'm fascinated with every part of my tiny Mississippi hometown; I love visiting the swamp reserves across the delta, listening to blues music, researching its rich (although tragic) history and how it intertwines with my family's past, as it had direct in involvement with the Civil Rights Movement of the 60's. My work is usually result of some inward reflection, a part of myself that needs to come forward through a tangible medium, an according space. "
Where do you hope to be in five years?: "In five years I hope to be working under (or working toward becoming) a master printer, or involving myself in some kind of cooperative, community program that promotes the education of print history and technique. More specifically, I'd like to move back to the south to share my excitement.
I hope that it happens within the next five years, but I want to start work towards an MFA, as I would ultimately like to teach on the college level. "
Why do you think you should win this year's scholarship?: "I'm a hardworking student with a lot of potential, and while I face financial hardships like many art students, I'm afraid that it could potentially inhibit my upcoming endeavors. This funding would allow my work to expand in scale and stability, it would keep me from holding back any reservesI may have with my upcoming thesis work. My ambition typically outweighs my wallet, but with this scholarship I would have absolutely nothing keeping me from making work that is truly unique."
Melanie Kasten
Melanie is studying printmaking and fibers at UMKC. You can see more of her work here.
Who/What inspires your work?: "The most most predominant inspiration in my work is not only the traditional crafts of women throughout history, but specifically the women in my family. The women in my families history were very talented at sewing, crocheting/knitting, embroidery, weaving, upholstery, etc. I even have a relative that during the turn of the century (1890's) was born with no arms and only 2 fingers, yet she was famous for her penmanship as well as sewing and crocheting. I even found newspaper clippings about her. Her and her husband and sons joined the circus during the dust bowl and she was known as "Lady Josephine" and people would pay for her to write her name. She was amazing in her day and I have found her to be an immense inspiration in my work. Every day I am inspired by her courage and persistence at being a useful part of society despite her disabilities. "
Where do you hope to be in five years?: "Professionally, I hope to be able to be doing what I love, both personal and commercial. I would ideally love to be creating my own style of work as a profession, however, the realistic side of me would rather be working as a design professional as part of a team while still being able to do my own work in my spare time. I have already had a career in the past that lasted over 8 years. What I learned from that experience is that I need to be doing something that I am passionate about.
In the long run, I hope to continue going to school and getting my masters degree so that I can teach at the college level because I love helping to inspire creativity."
Why do you think you should win this year's scholarship?: "Of course I would love to say that I deserve it because I am very talented, however, I am sure that many of the people who are entering this scholarship competition are extremely talented. I only wish that I am chosen to help me with all of the costs that are entailed in attending college. Unlike many students in college now, they are getting help from their parents. I am having to pay my own way through college since I only receive so much money from grants and financial aid.
If I am so honored as to win this scholarship, I plan to put the money towards all of the insanely expensive materials required in being an art students. I try whenever possible to use good quality materials because sometimes when you use the low quality materials, you get a low quality outcome."
Brie Sausser
Brie is studying Interior Architecture at California State Long Beach. You can see more of her work right here.
Who/What inspires your work?: "Nature is always a great source of inspiration for me. I love to hike, stroll down the beach and get inspired by textures, color palettes, and forms. I am lucky enough to live in California where nature is so diverse and I never cease to find new and exciting things to draw from in the hills and coastlines around me. Also, my classmates inspire and challenge me. Their creative capacities encourage me to stretch and further develop my own. "
Where do you hope to be in five years?: "In 5 years from now, I hope to be working in some sort of design or architecture firm (small, medium or large), gaining invaluable experience and knowledge necessary to become a successful designer and businesswoman in my future. I hope to work with all types of professionals (interior designers, architects, contractors, graphic designers, etc.) in order to learn from them and discover where I will fit in best within the professional world. I hope to maintain an open mind when approaching every opportunity and see it as something to learn from. Someday I hope to live in a house that I designed and built! "
Why do you think you should win this year's scholarship?: "I feel that I am worthy of winning this year's scholarship contest because I am extremely hard working, dedicated and passionate about design and creativity. My passion is what drives me to give endless amounts of time and effort to creating and design. I feel that I could really benefit from the scholarship money because equipment and supplies are very costly and burdensome. Moreover, I would be over to moon to have the financial ability to study abroad! Studying abroad has always been financially out of reach for me, and it would be so tremendous to have that opportunity. I dream of seeing all of the extraordinary architecture around the world!"
Dominique Savidge
Dominique is studying Textile Design at Philadelphia University. You can see more of her work here.
Who/What inspires your work?: "I love looking for new and upcoming artists. They always inspire me the most. But, I love to pull inspiration ideas from the world around me, architecture, modern art, natural elements, world issues…"
Where do you hope to be in five years?" "I hope to me designing for an apparel company, preferably in a print design position. I also want to travel the world! "
Why do you think you should win this year's scholarship?: "I believe I should win because I am a strong and hardworking designer. I am dedicated in everything I do and I believe by work will bring joy to many people. The money would be contributed to my brand collection. It would be a great start in helping me succeed in the future. '
Claire Danielle Sherriff
Claire is studying Applied Arts metal and silversmithing at De Montfort University in the UK. You can see more of her work here.
Who/What inspires your work?: "Initially I used my inspiration as a form of therapy by choosing fear. This allowed me to be able to discuss, with my peer group, the way I felt and this helped me to overcome what had become a huge obstacle in my life. Now that I feel confident and feel I can deal with my previous issue, I have started to take inspiration for my final year of work, from fashion. Initially 1920's and 30's glamorous and elegant clothing and now I am also looking at couture pieces. I am currently designing a new collection of work that will be a range of hand raised vessels decorated with curvature forms, compromising a combination of skills from hand forming to stone setting rivets. I hope to design a couture collection of metalwork."
Where do you hope to be in five years?: "Immediately after my degree I would very much like to study for a masters degree specialising in metal and silversmithing on a part time basis. This will allow me to perfect my craft skills and become a master of my chosen materials and processes. I would like to study part time over two years whilst building up my own business as a self employed maker. I hope to be selling my work in many high end galleries along with attending well known craft fairs and exhibitions in the UK and hopefully around the world! I would love the opportunity to also teach my skills to others and having my own studio with a workshop would allow me to do this. This is my main aim for the next 5 years."
Why do you think you should win this year's scholarship?: "I feel that I have achieved a great deal during my degree. I have worked extremely hard to pass my previous two years of my degree with a first class grade. I am extremely hard working and my work is personal and means everything to me. If I were to win the scholarship, I would put all of the money towards the cost of my Masters Degree as the UK doesn't offer student loans and funding is extremely limited."
ALL VOTES MUST BE CAST BY SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22nd AT 10PM EST
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My vote is for Dominique Savidge. Beautiful work! Love the Stringy floral!
I'm voting for Amber Esner. She's an awesome girl and her art is very unique and fun to look at.
interesting that all entries are american
Yikes! The question "(1)" in the survey box suggests we're voting for High School awards. FYI.
I vote for claire sheriff
voting for Claire because her work is original,fashionable and unique
Vote for Jenna because she is a great person and very talented.
My votes for Claire beautiful work
Fantastic work but there's only one winner for me. Claire Danielle Sherriff gets my vote
Brie Sausser creates interesting exciting interiors appropriate to intended use of space. I vote for her.
I LOVE Dominiques Savidge's work! You can tell the time and hard work she puts into her patterns. Keep up the hard work, Dominique!
Claire Sherriff Beautiful pieces.
I'm voting for Claire because her work is origional, fresh and beautifully made and finished
I've voted for Claire, because her work is beautiful. DMU!!
great work Brie Sausser
I vote for Zack Ingram!!
My vote is for Dominique Savage. Love her designs!
Brie Sausser has my vote! I see a bright and creative future in front of her and she always inspires me to do my best. Fantastic work Brie!
Jenna Jenna Jenna!!!! All the way!
neither the entries nor finalists are all american. we students from the UK and canada in this post and there are more coming tomorrow.
Wow! I voted for Jenna Blazevich because I just can't say no to lovely typography and such an extensive portfolio! Melanie Kasten would be a close second, but I was genuinely impressed with ALL of these young artists. Congrats to all of you, may this d*s mention take you far!
Brie Sausser is the best designer!
My vote is for Dominique Savidge! Her work is as amazing and beautiful as she is!!
My vote is for Dominique. You can clearly see the beautiful detail and hard work of each piece.
Dominque looks like she knows what she's doing,my vote is for her.
Dominique Savidge gets my vote!! Aaaaazing work!
I vote for Dominique-love the patterns and colors!
My vote is for Claire D. Sherrif. Her work is original, beautiful.
each and every one of these students are so talented and amazing! it's almost impossible to choose a favorite. Cheers!
I vote for Kelsie Conley. Her work is amazing!
My vote is for Dominique Savidge! I love all of her designs!!
My vote is for Dominique . You can tell she really works hard.
I love Amber's envelopes. I want to copy them!
I vote for Brie! In love with her style.
I vote for Dominque, her work is amazing!
I vote for Brie Sausser!!!
Dominique's work is so young and fresh to look at. Her prints make me smile and feel like a summer afternoon.
I vote for Brie Sausser
Dominique Savidge has talent that is outstanding. As an art major myself once upon a time, this is not taught, this is within. Dominique is a true artist! go for that Golden Ring and redesign it!
Dominique takes time in her work and it shows. My vote is for her.
My vote is for Dominique….so inspirational!!
Dominique Savidge's wotk is awesom!!!
Dominique. Savidge. Beautiful work
My vote goes to Claire Danielle Sherriff. Stunning original pieces.
I vote Claire Sherriff!!
I vote for Brie Sausser. She has an amazing imagination and offers up brilliant solutions do design challenges.
My vote is for Dominique Savidge, she is a true talent and her work is outstanding!!!!!
Amber Esner. Her work is really "her own". She has distilled herself down pretty accurately.
Blown away by Brie Sausser's work. A true artist.
My vote is for Brie Sausser. Nice commercial 3D work, especially her interior architecture.
Love Kelsie's work! So detailed!
Dominique Savidge!
Amber gets my vote.
Jenna Blazevich's work is outstanding. She has my vote!
Brie Sausser has talent that is out of this world incredible! Her passion and hard work is reflected greatly throughout her entire body of work.
My vote is for Dominique Savidge! Her work is amazing & you can tell all the time she puts in her work!!
zack ingram!
Brie Sausser's designs are elegantly simplistic any extremely pleasing to the eye. Ms. Sausser gets my vote :-)
I voted for Zack Ingram because his work looks very cohesive and true to himself. Great job!!
Good luck Brie
My vote is for Dominique Savage, love it
My vote is for Dominique Savidge. She is so talented and her work is amazing!!
Amber Esner gets my vote.
Dominique Savidge all the way; her work is amazing!!
Brie Sausser is quite talented! It's an amazing field of contributors and I'm really impressed by all the works! Brie is my vote!
Very impressed by all of the contestants! It's so hard to choose one… I want them all to win. So good. TOO GOOD.
Dominique Savidge has such beautiful work, looks like it took time and lots of effort, and is so beautiful. She has beautiful and talented work. Dominique Savidge is my vote! Her work is so impeccable.
Kelsie Conley gets my vote! The folktales series is beautiful!
Good luck Jenna……
Brie Sausser's work shows a sensitivity to negative space, an appreciation for visual flow, and an artful eye. Excellent designs!
Harding Working, Creative, D
riven and Talented Brie Sausser gets my vote
My vote us for Brie Sausser, love her work.
I voted for Brie Sauser. There is obviously a talented field but I loved the diversity of her work and each piece resonated with me.
Definitely Claire!!
Lovely work Claire!
I vote CLaire Sherriff.
CLaire all the way!
I vote for Claire Danielle sherriff. Her work is amazing
My vote is for Claire!
My vote is for Amanda Hunter. Amanda's Making Mail project sounds very interesting! Good Luck!
Brilliant work – my vote goes to Claire
This is really good work!
I really like Melanie's work!!!
My vote goes to Claire Danielle Sherriff. such beautiful work from a truly beauti9ful person
my vote goes to Claire Sherriff
I vote for Claire Sherriff as I believe her work is excellent
My vote is for Claire Sherriff, the work she does is outstanding
My vote is for Dominique Savidge. I love the kiwi and lemon print.
My vote is for Amanda Hunter! She is an amazing artist. :)
Vote for Brie Sausser! An exceptional talent, Very passionate individual who will change the world with her talent!
Good Luck Brie!
Kelsie Conley! She is amazing!
Voting for Kelsey Conley!
I vote for Melanie!
WOW! Love the linework in Kelsies drawings. Got my vote!
Kelsie Conley
Great work, Helen Westergren! I am proud to have you represent H-B Woodlawn's art department and vote for you to win this design scholarship!
My vote is for Amber Esner! Love it!
Kelsie Conley
Kelsie Conley
My vote is for Melanie Kasten, an artist through and through.
Oh my, I have to choose Jenna Blazevich. Such wonderfully creative work.
I vote for Amber Esner
Love the flow of Kelsie's work! Must look at her website!
My vote goes to Amber!
Jenna Blazevich all the way…..
punx vote 4 kelsie
zach ingram zach ingram!
zach ingram!
My vote is for amber esner
Kelsie Conley
Jennifer Bernstein!!
I vote for Kelsie Conley! Love the detailed illustrations.
Kelsie Conley has amazing work! Such a unique style of drawing
Kelsie Conley!
I vote for Francis McNair. Love the work!
Dominique Savidge's work is outstanding!
Jenna Blazevich for sure !
My vote is for Dominique! Her work is absolutely beautiful and unique.
I vote for Jennifer Bernstein
Brie Sausser Is an extremely talented mind!! I cast my vote for Ms. Sassy Sausser!
I vote for Melanie, Her work is so intricate. I love it.
I vote for kelsie :)
Brie Sausser is an extremely talented young designer. Her ideas are fresh and thoughtful and always pleasing. Her comprehension of design from all aspects is comprehensive and exciting to observe. Good Luck, Brie!
I vote for Jennifer Bernstein. Beautiful ceramics!
My vote is for Claire, such beautiful work.
Great selection. My votes for Claire D Sherriff though. Lovely pieces.
Claire gets my vote, beautiful.
Jenna Blazevich is extremely talented. She uses so many mediums. Amazing at anything she does!
I love your work Jenna Blazevich!
What a fabulous talent that Kelsie Conley!!
I vote for Amanda Hunter
Kelsey Coneley's prints are sophisticated both in content and execution. Quite sophisticated work for a young artist. The award is highly deserved.
My vote goes to Claire…. Completely talented and utterly inspirational
Brie's work is very creative and distinctive.
Brie's work is very creative and distinctive in style.
I Vote for Jennifer Bernstein. Your work is a labour of love and the essence you've captured is truly the multiculturalism of Canada. Well done and good luck.
Very nice work by all, but I voted for Brie Sausser. Her design is unique, but has a clean, fresh element to it at the same time.
Brie Sausser shows great visual flair and a creative approach to taking everyday spaces and making something special that is interesting and functional.
I voted for Kelsie. She's fantastic!
I vote Dominique Savidge!!
My vote is for Jennifer Bernstein. She is an incredible talent with a great flair for what she does. Her work reflects her loveliness.
Jennifer Bernstein,
Amusing, yet not too presumptuous.
Down to earth designs with dignity and elegance
Jennifer, your work is outstanding. Talent is a your gift to share.
I vote for Jennifer Bernstein.
I vote for Amanda Hunter. Her work is truly inspired and I find it fascinating to look at. Her use of fragments of history in her art combined with her unique talent make her pieces very interesting.
I vote for Brie Sausser. Modern, clean design with good color choice.
My vote is for Brie Sausser as her work shows a very unique style and is absolutely beautiful !
My vote is for Brie Sausser!
Brie is an amazing desinger. Unique, creative and talented. Good luck breezy you got my vote :)
Brie demonstrates great form and functionality in her designs.
My vote is for Jennifer Bernstein.
My votes is for Amber Esner. Depth, uniqueness and wonderful use of color
I vote for AMBER ESNER.
I am voting for Amber Esner. I really enjoyed her art and her write up
Brie is incredible.
I vote for Brie Sausser. Her work is artistic, inspired and original.
Love the Kiwi print with the pop of lemons. Dominique Savidge rocks!
Amber! Amber! Esner! Esner!
I voted for Amber Esner! Her Making Mail project is amazing!
I voted for Jennifer Bernstein. I particularly like your illustrations — very colourful and multicultural.
Love her work
I vote for Jennifer Bernstein. Jennifer your work is amazing
I am definitely a fan of Jennifer Bernstein's work. Just Great!!
I vote for Jennifer Bernstein, she is great
I vote for Jennifer Bernstein.
And the winner of my vote is Jennifer Bernstein.
I vote for Jennifer Bernstein, I like her fine works
Jennifer is great
I votefor Claire Danielle Sheriff, what style!
I vote for Jennifer Bernstein


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At the fair this year, you had a chance to pay to play to win a rabbit — a real, live bunny. I played June 11; it took me $5 from my boyfriend, a bucket of balls and luck to win, and I did. I ran over to the side of the fence where they were being kept.
Talking with Mayor Gene McMurry on Monday, I couldn't help but feel the enthusiasm he has for revitalizing downtown Carrollton. It is, indeed, infectious.
In 2002, I joined The News-Democrat as editor. One of the reasons I accepted the job was because, when I came for the interview, I immediately fell in love with this small city on the Ohio River. (At that point, I'm not sure I knew there was still another river bordering the city.) To work in a place where one only had to look out the window to see this mighty waterway was a huge attraction for me.
Kentucky and Indiana have a racing heritage deeper than any two states in our country.
As new members of the Carroll County Fair Board, Christin Michelle Stoops and I would like to take this opportunity to thank some individuals who helped make our 2011 county fair a huge success.
First of all, to every participant and contestant who entered any one of our events, from the derbies to the pageants, we are thankful to all that participated.
I want thank workers at area U.S. Post Offices for their participation in the recent food drive.
All of the food collected was donated to the food pantry located at St. John's Catholic Church. It will go to help local families.
Also, thank you to all those who donated food to the drive.
Mary Katherine Smith
I wish to thank the Rumpke Family and the employees of Rumpke Waste Management for co-sponsoring the first annual Carrollton Cleanup Day. I also want to thank Mike Humphrey, Jailer, and the inmates for their assistance as well as the Carrollton Public Works employees.
Even though not as many citizens took advantage of the opportunity to discard unwanted articles as I had hoped for, there was enough participation to merit another day next year.
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Milk + Honey + Idris Elba
There is a new web series called Milk + Honey, but that's not important. What's important is that it's produced by Idris Elba. And here is a video of him talking about it. More like Milk + MARRY ME, am I right, LADIES?! Ladies? Helloooooo?!