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By AmarA Kole
Personal campaign Keep it all Binghamton, US Report
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This all started when I got an invitation for a baby shower....

...and I realized that I didn't have any copies from the first printing of the Teddy Bear Book left.  They had all gone to other babies at other showers over the past five years. 
 
Getting a book ready and printing it is a real process.  It is honestly just as easy to print 10 as to print 1, and if people were interested....
 
Then I remembered that a few folks who had seen the e-book version of my smut book had asked when I was going to print them....
 
And other folk had asked when we were going to print a new edition of Jaelin's self-help book...
 
And here we are, crowdfunding, preparing to print and distribute three books - one totally new, two new editions - all over the world all so that baby-to-be Papso can have a copy of the Teddy Bear Book. 

Pictures and Stories

This is Cuddles, the bear that the book is inspired by.  My belovedest spouse has had Cuddles since long before we were together and it lives on our bed.
 
Writing and illustrating a children's book was on my unwritten bucket list. But not just any kid's book: I wanted to create something that transcended culture, class, and race. A book that any small child could relate to.  Something that a toddler could be read at the end of a long day that would send them into dreams with hope and peace. 
  
Under stars, under moon together we dream. 
The universe is even more amazing than it seems. 
 
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Happiness is the goal. 
 
A simple statement really, but profoundly true when you start thinking about it: why do we do anything? Because we are aiming to be happy, we are trying to be happy. As Yoda said, "Do or do not, there is no try."  
 
In this short book, Jaelin Kole sets out a simple path to being happy in a casual, conversational tone. 
 
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It started as a salacious fantasy scene that reoccurred in my mind enough that I decided to put it to words.  Just one night of hedonistic pleasure in a specific circumstance.  Once that story was out of my head and on the page, the second day started to emerge.  
 
Before I knew it I had a spread sheet to organize who was coming and who was leaving during the fortnight of Marie's service and the guests that were attending each dinner, ball, and garden party.
 
The simple short tale of hedonistic pleasure had become a love story between two intelligent individuals each bound by circumstance that stretched to 500 pages in paperback. 
 
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It's natural to realize that people are going to die, and to have a moment of mourning. Maybe you see a musician or actor and realize how much older they look and it strikes you.  
 
David Bowie's death came as a complete and utter shock to me. 
 
He was like a god, afar, blessing us with his music, his talent, his beauty.  He was Jareth, the goblin king at the center of the Labyrinth. He was the Ziggy Stardust from outer space. 
 
He died. 
And I painted, because that is what I do.  I believe that what an artist listens to while painting has a profound effect on the piece; even from a purely physical standpoint, the music effects the length of the brushstrokes, the speed of the working, the movement.  Tribute|Bowie was created exclusively to Bowie's music - including the very first time I listened to his final album, Blackstar. 
The painting is the first piece I did I would consider a masterwork. It hangs in a place of great honor in our home.  It is listed for sale at $31,133.
 
 The t-shirt is the actual painted image rendered into linework.  Originally it was created for a performance installation we did called INSTALLTION|music.  Musicians played, I painted, people watched live and online. It was pretty cool. 
 
Music transformed into art you can wear. 
 

About the Authors|Artists

AmarA & Jaelin Kole are independent artists.  Their 'day job' is in theatre.
 
AmarA is a scenic artist and member of the IATSE stagehand union. Jaelin is a properties constructionist and chief.  Together they design sets for theatre and opera. 
 
There is something about working in such a collaborative endeavor as theatre that encourages - indeed, demands - that an artist also pursue their individual art with vigor. AmarA*jk exhibit their art regularly at the Bundy Museum of History and Art. 
 
Though they are not writers by trade, writing comes naturally and is a skill both AmarA and Jaelin have fostered.  Of course, the trouble with not being a writer by trade is that for a first time author not in the industry, getting a book published is like winning the lottery.  Both AmarA's first book - Awake: A Vampire Tale - and her second novel offered here - In Service - have been rejected by publishers and agencies large and small.  Jaelin never even bothered to submit Happy, but went directly to the people and self-publishing. 
 
When not 'arting' AmarA enjoys her garden, playing the two songs she knows on guitar, and listening to audiobooks. Jaelin enjoys shopping, playing the drums, and practices kung fu.  Together they like to skate and play with their puppy. 
 
They are supported in their art by a small but loyal contingency of Patrons on Patreon.com/AmarAjk
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Teddy Bear Book | children's book | hardcover
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Small Square (7.5 x 7.5 in); hardcover; full color illustrations; 24 pages

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'My best friend is my Teddy Bear. Wherever I go, he is always right there.
When I am happy, I throw him up in the sky. In my imagination, together we fly.'

A beautiful bedtime book of couplets about a child's first friend, their teddy bear. Includes six coloring pages for your child to explore their imagination and express themselves (or for you to photocopy so they can do so over and over!)

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Teddy Bear Book & Teddy Bear
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Small Square (7.5 x 7.5 in); hardcover; full color illustrations; 24 pages

Plush toy bear; at least 14 in tall

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'My best friend is my Teddy Bear. Wherever I go, he is always right there.
When I am happy, I throw him up in the sky. In my imagination, together we fly.'

A beautiful bedtime book of couplets about a child's first friend, their teddy bear with a beautiful, plush teddy bear for them to love. Book includes six coloring pages for your child to explore their imagination and express themselves (or for you to photocopy so they can do so over and over!) 

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Happy | Self-help book | paperback
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Pocket Book (4.25 x 6.875 in) paperback; 50 pages

2nd edition | signed

 

There's the kind of happy that comes with special moments and exciting events, then there is the everyday-sort of happy that enriches life quietly, like a contented cat purring. This book by generally-happy-person and sef-confessed 'hater of self-help books' - Jaelin Kole -contains practical steps to happiness, laid out in a conversational prose.

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In Service | Erotic Novel | paperback
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Digest (5.5 x 8.5 in) paperback; 503 pages

1st edition | signed

 

Every young man and woman on the Estate goes to serve the Duke for two weeks at his
Mansion when they come of age. Marie doesn’t know what to expect when she arrives for her service. What she discovers in the Duke is a handsome and commanding man, who pushes beyond limits she didn’t even know existed and captivates her fully. Duke Blythe finds himself ever more torn, day by day, between his duty and his growing love for the intelligent and passionate Marie. Each night at the Mansion is a new exploration of hedonistic pleasures, but when service ends, will love conquer all?

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Tribute Bowie | t-shirt
$29 USD + shipping
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Black t-shirt; white printed design | signed

 

AmarA's masterwork - Tribute | Bowie - reworked for you to wear.

When David Bowie died, AmarA was crushed simply because she had never imagined Bowie was mortal. To her, he was the goblin king, a distant god of sorts, an idol. As artists do, she poured her emotion into her art and - over the course of a year - created Tribute | Bowie. The piece was painted as she listened exclusively to Bowie's music, including her first time listening to his last album, Blackstar.

This t-shirt by AmarA is an extension of that art and each shirt is signed by the artist.

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Teddy Bear Book | children's book | hardcover
$24 USD + shipping
Ships Worldwide

Small Square (7.5 x 7.5 in); hardcover; full color illustrations; 24 pages

2nd edition | signed

 

 

'My best friend is my Teddy Bear. Wherever I go, he is always right there.
When I am happy, I throw him up in the sky. In my imagination, together we fly.'

A beautiful bedtime book of couplets about a child's first friend, their teddy bear. Includes six coloring pages for your child to explore their imagination and express themselves (or for you to photocopy so they can do so over and over!)

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Teddy Bear Book & Teddy Bear
$49 USD + shipping
Ships Worldwide

Small Square (7.5 x 7.5 in); hardcover; full color illustrations; 24 pages

Plush toy bear; at least 14 in tall

2nd edition | signed

 

 

'My best friend is my Teddy Bear. Wherever I go, he is always right there.
When I am happy, I throw him up in the sky. In my imagination, together we fly.'

A beautiful bedtime book of couplets about a child's first friend, their teddy bear with a beautiful, plush teddy bear for them to love. Book includes six coloring pages for your child to explore their imagination and express themselves (or for you to photocopy so they can do so over and over!) 

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Happy | Self-help book | paperback
$10 USD + shipping
Ships Worldwide
Estimated delivery Nov 2022

Pocket Book (4.25 x 6.875 in) paperback; 50 pages

2nd edition | signed

 

There's the kind of happy that comes with special moments and exciting events, then there is the everyday-sort of happy that enriches life quietly, like a contented cat purring. This book by generally-happy-person and sef-confessed 'hater of self-help books' - Jaelin Kole -contains practical steps to happiness, laid out in a conversational prose.

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In Service | Erotic Novel | paperback
$18 USD + shipping
Ships Worldwide

Digest (5.5 x 8.5 in) paperback; 503 pages

1st edition | signed

 

Every young man and woman on the Estate goes to serve the Duke for two weeks at his
Mansion when they come of age. Marie doesn’t know what to expect when she arrives for her service. What she discovers in the Duke is a handsome and commanding man, who pushes beyond limits she didn’t even know existed and captivates her fully. Duke Blythe finds himself ever more torn, day by day, between his duty and his growing love for the intelligent and passionate Marie. Each night at the Mansion is a new exploration of hedonistic pleasures, but when service ends, will love conquer all?

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Tribute Bowie | t-shirt
$29 USD + shipping
Ships Worldwide

Black t-shirt; white printed design | signed

 

AmarA's masterwork - Tribute | Bowie - reworked for you to wear.

When David Bowie died, AmarA was crushed simply because she had never imagined Bowie was mortal. To her, he was the goblin king, a distant god of sorts, an idol. As artists do, she poured her emotion into her art and - over the course of a year - created Tribute | Bowie. The piece was painted as she listened exclusively to Bowie's music, including her first time listening to his last album, Blackstar.

This t-shirt by AmarA is an extension of that art and each shirt is signed by the artist.

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