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Putting Art in Your Pocket

I think the idea of putting art in your pocket is extremely f.a.b. as Lady Penelope used to say. Lately here in Ireland - and I guess in the US and GB too - times have started to get tough financially. We've certainly seen a big drop off in the gallery - people ain't spending. Maybe that's a better time to get people focused on quality as distinct from brands. Of course there are quality brands but I mean the idea of a brand is obnoxious. We should be rewarding people for inventing and imaginin… Continue

Added by Haydn Shaughnessy on August 22, 2008 at 8:11pm — No Comments

My Wallet

My Wallet Is Tight! I'll Get A Picture Of It Later it's an army one except it is red brown and black Cool Huh? Continue

Added by Bandonman on July 25, 2008 at 8:31pm — 1 Comment

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Create your own Lava Lamp Continue

Added by Bandonman on July 25, 2008 at 8:16pm — No Comments

Fintan's birthday eve 25th July 2008

this Time Of Year Again he is gonna be twelve (Fintan My Brother) Continue

Added by Bandonman on July 25, 2008 at 11:31am — 1 Comment

Where artists intervene

Had a great talk with Nathaniel Stern this weekend about where art and artists can intervene to make us more conscious and perhaps conscientious about how we behave. Nathaniel just staged a performance work in South Africa which involved on one RSA's leading art critics going without electricity for the day,having light supplied by two black guys hand cranking a light. The implications of what he has done are huge. Likewise what Jon has done here really deserve our attention, asking people to in… Continue

Added by Haydn Shaughnessy on July 13, 2008 at 1:59pm — No Comments

Travels with my Wallet

Last weekend, we( me and my two eldest sons) went to Antrim, Northern Ireland to attend the Irish Juvenile Athletics championships. We had booked a hotel in Belfast, and we were a little nervous about going there, having heard for years how violent the place was. Now we knew about the peace process and the good Friday agreement, but still, Belfast keeps reminding us of bombs, murders and nothing much else. It was a long drive up there from Cork, after about five hours in the car, we passed the… Continue

Added by Roos Demol on July 13, 2008 at 1:00pm — 1 Comment

My Wallet is Entering its "Return to Jon" phase

Since I got the wallet I have used nothing else to store and carry my money. It's been the subject of quite a few conversations - I notice in cities when I pay for something people ask questions about it so I get a chance to talk about art and about the gallery. But I also get the chance to look like a funky guy again - after all these years. My wallet is purple with leopard spots on a yellow background. What does it mean to spend money through a piece of art? That's an important question to me… Continue

Added by Haydn Shaughnessy on July 10, 2008 at 5:00pm — 1 Comment

What would you like to be part of this book?

Lets get started putting together the body for the first artists book. I would like to know what you think should make up the contents. Your participation is this initiative is what I am looking forward to. The not knowing what will come next and the being open to new ideas is what makes this project so unique. Since this is a community involved project please let me know your thoughts. I am all ears. --Jon Continue

Added by Jon on June 22, 2008 at 9:00pm — 5 Comments

Fragments, Languages and the Referendum

The last week has been a very busy one. I've been posting out various wallets, as well as getting the fragmentsorganised and also dealing with children schools, choir and athletics. Pretty tiring. I guess the MRI was OK, nobody called, which probably means there's nothing wrong. I'd love confirmation of this though! I'm also doing some research for the Conversation Group, in Europe. The research is in different languages, which I really enjoy. Part… Continue

Added by Roos Demol on May 24, 2008 at 1:30pm — 1 Comment

Hard Times, Come Again No More.....

We were singing this song with the Chorus of Opera Cork, during our last concert a week ago, and ever since it's been playing non-stop in my head. Whatever I try, it keeps coming again and again and again. Could it have anything to do with the fact that my wallet stays frighteningly empty these days? Is it because I just had to have an MRI to see if the dreaded BC has come back? by Stephen C. Foster Let us pause in life's pleasures and count its many tears, While we all sup sorrow with… Continue

Added by Roos Demol on May 17, 2008 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Flickr functionality added

A quick note to say you can now upload photographs from your flickr account. Go to photos, upload and scroll down - you're see the app there. Continue

Added by Haydn Shaughnessy on May 8, 2008 at 2:00pm — No Comments

What's The Project About?

If you're been a regular visitor the past few days you'll see the messaging change quite often on the home page. It's hard to know where to put the emphasis for the project. Roos for example thinks we should emphasise our philanthropic message, I want to build up some irony with a hard sell message but in the end it is all about particpation, joining and involvement. If you've time to read here is the long v… Continue

Added by Haydn Shaughnessy on May 1, 2008 at 9:00am — No Comments

Me and my Wallet

I was just looking at the photo's of the Wallet Wall. I think they look great! The colours are lively and show a lust for life and happiness. I'm finding it hard to decide which wallet I like most. Each of my children has already made up their minds of which one they would love to have. The fact that these wallets are 'different' because they are made and designed by an artist makes it even more exciting for them. With my own wallet I will , first of all, pay for a fair-trade, non-branded coffe… Continue

Added by Roos Demol on April 28, 2008 at 1:49pm — No Comments

Our Philanthropy Aspirations

What we mean by the One World Wallet is an object or symbol that unites people in freeing their minds from the persuasions of branded goods. Brands not only dominate what we spend, they also have power over how we think. Say no to that. We've grounded this project in art rather than brands. Bring art into your daily life instead of brands. The wallet and art work can mean all kinds of whacky ways to spend money except bowing down to the brand. As recession bites we are going to have to do this… Continue

Added by Haydn Shaughnessy on April 28, 2008 at 9:30am — No Comments

The Wallet Wall

As we're gearing up to the launch I thought I'd add a few words about the Wallet Wall - actually I've added a few pictures, moving ones too. The wall is a virtual installation of the first 100 wallets. As more people buy wallets we will add more and more to the wall, always changing the image. Eventually we will create a wallet room but the first 100 wallets constitute the first downloadable art work, an art work created out of the wallets in a virtual space. I'm still eagerly searching for the… Continue

Added by Haydn Shaughnessy on April 26, 2008 at 5:00pm — No Comments

A Six Step Guide to the One World Wallet Initiative

First, thanks for taking the trouble to learn more about OWW. You're very welcome. You can upload photographs and blog posts and you can use the material here to make art or inform your work. Buying the wallet contributes to the upkeep of this community - for example we pay $20 a month to keep it advertising free. We think the site is an exciting concept for a network of creatively inclined people. But we're always feeling our way and hoping for ideas to make this better - largely hopin… Continue

Added by Haydn Shaughnessy on April 21, 2008 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Welcome to the One World Wallet Initiative. First of all, I have always been keenly aware that art i…

Welcome to the One World Wallet Initiative. First of all, I have always been keenly aware that art is a way to heal. I do my "Cosmos" series to calm and center myself as a form of healing. This work tends to help center other people also. Here is an image of a "Cosmos" piece. … Continue

Added by Jon on April 19, 2008 at 2:30am — 2 Comments

Jon Has the First Batch Ready

Ok, so it is 18.15 on the 17th April and a note from Jon arrived saying the first 100 wallets are ready, he's happy with them and we're good to go, so it's looking around now for the best shipping options and for how to connect this community to Paypal. Good to go! Continue

Added by Haydn Shaughnessy on April 17, 2008 at 6:15pm — No Comments

Working on A New Arts Project

It's exciting to be building up the One World Wallet but I thought you may want to know some of the detail, which might not be at all exciting. I want to do the One World Wallet under the auspices of a new brand that my gallery is developing, called This Is Not A Brand. The idea of it is art is not a brand but it is full of creativity and innovation, the very things that brands are supposed to reflect in the IT industry. To say something is no… Continue

Added by Haydn Shaughnessy on April 17, 2008 at 5:43pm — No Comments

One World Wallet

We're just a couple of weeks away from launching the One World Wallet Initiative. Jon is busy designing and making wallets while I get the site together and we discuss things while we are 3000 miles away from each other. Let me tell you a little bit about myself and the gallery. We're based in West Cork, Ireland and as a gallery began working with Jon before Christmas 2007. As well as our physical gallery we run a gallery in Second Life called Ten Cubed. Here's a photograph of that:… Continue

Added by Haydn Shaughnessy on April 15, 2008 at 5:00pm — No Comments

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Many of you know I have put all things aside in the last few months, including the work here, to focus and to produce my next 100 piece exhibition of hand-made miniaturized garments. At last count, I will have 109 pieces for this exhibition. My pl...

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