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morriss003
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BEST ANSWER  chosen by asker   |  morriss003  |  May 05, 2009 05:24 AM
Is there an Art For Dummies book?
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I wrote my feedback in the form of a reply to this answer because I'm not that sharp apparently. See below.

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venusarms
venusarms  |  May 05, 2009 01:39 PM
That's funny. Would pair well with something...
venusarms
venusarms  |  May 08, 2009 05:07 AM
Morris003, you are the winner because I went looking through the bookstore for Art For Dummies, which I couldn't find, but the other For Dummies in this context were so funny I laughed out loud, all alone, and scared the crap out of a little old lady. My favorite: IBS For Dummies.
Thank you all for your answers. We are going with a combination of the safety gear, noise complaints and a book I did find called What's Toxic, What's Not all wrapped up in a nice basket.
morriss003
morriss003  |  May 08, 2009 05:37 AM
Thank you very much. Actually, I would probably buy an Art for Dummies book.
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myhaberdasher  |  May 05, 2009 06:33 AM
It sounds like you are talking about a 'white elephant' situation, perhaps with a bit of 'I might actually keep this,' thrown in. It would be helpful if you would give us a price range. Since you mentioned the bottle of wine I'm assuming you are not talking Picasso but perhaps more than a few dollars budgeted.

If it is only a few dollars for the budget I would go with something like this create your own art item: http://leedsworld.com/products/item/?item=6630-20

You could tell them the spirit of the item is that art is a continual creation and recreation.

I am not promoting this because I sell promotional products because I do not sell one at a time, however if you want me to get a 'sample' from the company I can do that. Otherwise they are readily available in specialty shops, toy stores and possibly even the drugstore.
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venusarms
venusarms  |  May 05, 2009 01:41 PM
Thank you.
robbrown
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robbrown  |  May 05, 2009 10:56 AM
Are these the people that you're talking about?
http://www.hazardfactory.org/

Some ideas:

Classy, black-and-white photos of you both naked.

A stack of restraining orders, privacy and noise complaints that are pre-filled with your names and addresses. Dress it up and put a really nice bow around it to make it a "gift".

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2189/2157089992_7ca44c0c09.jpg
If I'm right that this is the hazardfactory.org, it looks like these people like to drink. Personalized bottles of liquor might go a long way. Mix up a tasty drink, bottle it and print attractive (artsy) labels with the name of each person.

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venusarms  |  May 05, 2009 01:41 PM
Yes that is them. The restraining order/noise complaint is really funny.
bunnyphuph...
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bunnyphuphu  |  May 05, 2009 01:35 PM
If robbrown is correct and found the Hazard Factory site, I would suggest getting them some safety equipment!
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TnAcMqiBxug/RodO9791HYI/AAAAAAAABnE/PgGJeBeS92Q/s400/custom_skulls.jpg
Or many some unique signs for around the garage!
http://www.irolisdesign.co.uk/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/.pond/halflife2the-signsofcity-17-20041124045444874.jpg.w180h150.jpg
You can't lose with an unbreakable keyboard (sounds like they might need one from their blog entry...)
http://gadgetfreaks.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/roll-up-keyboard.jpg

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venusarms
venusarms  |  May 05, 2009 01:47 PM
Safety equipment is a great idea.
mamakin
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mamakin  |  May 05, 2009 01:56 PM
Dress up a blow up doll as your favorite diabolical local art critic!

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venusarms
venusarms  |  May 07, 2009 05:53 AM
Not bad but we don't actually know of any art critics. I guess that says something about our legitimacy as art journalists.
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