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ink&paper from Ben Proudfoot on Vimeo.

ink&paper is a documentary by Ben Proudfoot about Aardvark Letterpress and McManus and Morgan Paper. The two shops are located near MacArthur Park, and are two absolute treasures. McManus and Morgan is the oldest paper supply company in Los Angeles, and if they don’t have the paper you need, they can find it. Their next-door neighbors at Aardvark Letterpress are masters of letterpress printing (they did Jim and Celia’s wedding invitations). Like many small businesses, they are struggling in the current economic climate, and they could use your support. We’ve always referred people to McManus and Morgan for the sorts of speciality paper that we don’t carry, but consider this a pre-emptive referral to go and support these amazing businesses.

We were asked to pass this along, and it struck us as an odd enough request to almost make sense:

ARE YOU READY TO CONQUER YOUR CLUTTER AND CHANGE YOUR LIFE?

If you are tired of struggling with the life you’re living and think that your clutter or disorganization is holding you back, we want to hear your story!

Let organizational expert Peter Walsh help you achieve your goals with your home and your life!

A show for OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network is now seeking Los Angeles area residents who are ready to dig deep and change their lives!

To be considered for the show, email a brief paragraph about your situation and how it got to be that way, a recent photo of yourself and your clutter and contact information to:

bigfishcasting@mac.com ATTN: CLUTTER

The deadline for the Second Annual Krylon Clear Choice Art Scholarship competition is fast approaching. Scholarship applications are due by March 1, 2010. The program will award $12,300 in money, grants and art supplies to future artists and their schools, including five $1,000 scholarships and five $500 grants for winners’ high schools.

The scholarship program is open to high school seniors and college freshman and sophomores in the United States and Canada. Students are required to submit a portfolio, artist’s statement, letter of recommendation and transcripts. In addition to the $1,000 scholarships, the five recipients will receive a package of Krylon artist sprays and adhesives for use in their work worth approximately $70. Each of the high schools from which they have graduated from will be given a package worth $250, from which numerous art students can benefit. Ten additional students and their high schools will receive product gift packages as well.

To download the application form, to see more about the 2009 scholarship winners or for more information about the Krylon Clear Choice Art Scholarships, visit the Krylon Clear Choice Scholarship Program.