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Those friends who never fail to bring us joy, even when they’re profoundly frustrating.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese little functional matchboxes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eare great to\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003ekeep and display as art or to give as a gift to that special complicated friend. Light a candle, light a campfire, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLight the busted burner on your stove. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehave fun! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePLEASE NOTE. Because we cannot ship flammable material across borders, international customers will not receive matchsticks in the boxes. The correct sized matchsticks for these boxes can be found at most ordinary grocery stores\/supermarkets.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis is \u003cb\u003eCertified Organic Intelligence Art!\u003c\/b\u003e Everything about this print celebrates human creativity. It begins with a real person using good old-fashioned paper and pencil to create the entire piece. It’s then locally printed by a skilled artisan and carefully packaged by our team before being delivered to you. We sincerely thank you for your support!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ravi Zupa Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39516185231430,"sku":"syf","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1776\/1781\/files\/Complicated-Friendships-Matchboxes_Mockups-Grey-BG_750.jpg?v=1787951508"},{"product_id":"living-spare-me-dead-share-me-matchboxes-rza","title":"Memento Vitae Matchboxes","description":"\u003cp\u003eI love the art of Memento Mori! I particularly appreciate the Mexican take on it which is warm and playful and infused with a joyful spirit of celebration for people that we have loved and lost.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAutumn is the time when we contemplate death because we start to see echoes of it in nature. This is why All Hallows’ Eve and Dia De Los Muertos happen when they do.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis new set of matches features some old favorites like the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eExcess in Moderation\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSanta Muerte\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edesigns along with a few new ideas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach order comes with the entire set of 10 for $25.00 + shipping and handling. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese little functional matchboxes are great to\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003ekeep, great to share and great to give as gifts! Light a candle, light a campfire, or light a cigarette. Choose your destiny, have fun! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePLEASE NOTE. Because we cannot ship flammable material across borders, international customers will not receive matchsticks in the boxes. The correct sized matchsticks for these boxes can be found at most ordinary grocery stores\/supermarkets.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis is \u003cb\u003eCertified Organic Intelligence Art!\u003c\/b\u003e Everything about this print celebrates human creativity. It begins with a real person using good old-fashioned paper and pencil to create the entire piece. It’s then locally printed by a skilled artisan and carefully packaged by our team before being delivered to you. We sincerely thank you for your support!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ravi Zupa Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40362096099398,"sku":"rza","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1776\/1781\/files\/Memento-Vitae-Matchboxes_Print-Mockups-Grey-BG_750.jpg?v=1787952063"},{"product_id":"strike-your-fancy-coasters-syf","title":"Strike Your Fancy Coasters","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA collaboration with Arna Miller.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInstead of having a night out on the town, have a night in! These waterproof wooden coasters featuring 5 unique designs are the perfect and dare we say,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e responsible\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e item for a wild game night in with friends and drinks. These beautiful and all-too relatable coasters also are a great gift for those feral loved-ones of yours.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis is \u003cb\u003eCertified Organic Intelligence Art!\u003c\/b\u003e Everything about this print celebrates human creativity. It begins with a real person using good old-fashioned paper and pencil to create the entire piece. It’s then locally printed by a skilled artisan and carefully packaged by our team before being delivered to you. We sincerely thank you for your support!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ravi Zupa Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40410883260486,"sku":"syf","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1776\/1781\/files\/StrikeYourFancyCoasters_GreyBG_750.jpg?v=1785534514"},{"product_id":"brendas-matches-rza","title":"Brenda's Matches","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNamed after our wonderful studio cat!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrenda is the cat that lives in the Ravi Zupa Arts studio. She has a very big personality so we’ve named this set of matches after her. The designs feature some of the old favorites including the Cash Rules cat, the Rage cat and the Flexible Tao Te Ching piece. There are also a few new friends including some emotionally complicated calicos. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrenda’s story is pretty great! She was a feral cat living in the backyard of the Commerce City studio. There are a lot of strays around these parts. As the only long haired tortie, we always referred to her as Brindle Fluff (which later became Brenda). She had a litter of kittens in 2018, of which only two survived. One was a funny looking long haired orange tabby that we called Amish Beard and the other was a short haired gray tabby that we called Gray Guy. The three of them lived in the backyard for a winter, and we saw Brenda catch squirrels to feed the kittens. Eventually we caught all three of them with the help of The Feline Fix, a non-profit  spay and neuter alley cat organization in Commerce City. The vet spayed\/neutered all of them and treated them with basic vet needs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe kittens had a lot of health problems and their growth had been severely stunted from malnutrition so even though they were fully grown they still looked like kittens. The two of them were young enough to eventually get comfortable with humans (one of the vet techs decided to adopt both),\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Brenda on the other hand was “far too feral” and “no amount of exposure to people would make her come around”, so they clipped her ear and instructed us to release her back where we had caught her. Over the next two years, Ravi continued to give her food and shelter in the winters and very slowly she started to trust him. Now they’re fast friends! Brenda loves to sleep on Ravi’s desk and on his lap while he’s on the computer or drawing. She’s not in any hurry to be pet by other people but sometimes… she’s definitely friends with all of us now! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe’s a real street cat and she looks the part, she has a clipped ear, one missing fang, a broken, crooked tail and by the end of the winter she has a mess of dreaded fur that falls off in clumps. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe love Brenda and her big personality! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis is \u003cb\u003eCertified Organic Intelligence Art!\u003c\/b\u003e Everything about this print celebrates human creativity. It begins with a real person using good old-fashioned paper and pencil to create the entire piece. It’s then locally printed by a skilled artisan and carefully packaged by our team before being delivered to you. We sincerely thank you for your support!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ravi Zupa Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40714529341510,"sku":"rza","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1776\/1781\/files\/Brenda_s-Matches_Print-Mockups-Grey-BG_750.jpg?v=1787950319"},{"product_id":"memento-vitae-playing-cards-rza","title":"Memento Vitae Playing Cards","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eWith custom court cards, a unique card back design, two Jokers, and a linen stamped, travel-friendly tuck box, this deck is perfect for a game night at home, around the campfire, at the bar, and everywhere in between. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeavily inspired by the magnificent Mexican printmaker, José Guadalupe Posada! I particularly appreciate the Mexican take on Memento Mori and Danse Macabre, because it’s warm and playful and infused with a joyful spirit of celebration for people that we have loved and lost.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThis deck of 52 standard playing cards features unique court cards, and a Mary-themed card back, plus 2 jokers. Perfect for Poker, Blackjack, Rummy, Hearts, Solitaire, Go Fish, Old Maid, Crazy Eights, and much more. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ravi Zupa Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40734371840070,"sku":"rza","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1776\/1781\/files\/Memento-Vitae-Playing-Cards_Print-Mockups-Grey-BG_750.jpg?v=1787953112"},{"product_id":"big-personality-matches-rza","title":"Big Personality Matchboxes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMany years ago, I lived with someone who ran a doggie day-care out of our house. Before that, I didn’t have much contact with dogs at all. I had always loved cats and always had them as pets growing up. But during that period it was not uncommon for us to have as many as 11 small dogs in the house at the same time. I learned a lot about many breeds and came to really love dogs. These new matches are inspired by the real personalities of actual dogs that I met during that time. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"cursor-init\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pELu_4DsCM4\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eClick here to watch a music video that I created while living in that doggie day-care-house, It stars many of those same dogs.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis is \u003cb\u003eCertified Organic Intelligence Art!\u003c\/b\u003e Everything about this print celebrates human creativity. It begins with a real person using good old-fashioned paper and pencil to create the entire piece. It’s then locally printed by a skilled artisan and carefully packaged by our team before being delivered to you. We sincerely thank you for your support!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ravi Zupa Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40884092108870,"sku":"rza","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1776\/1781\/files\/Big-Personalities-Matches_Mockups-Grey-BG_750.jpg?v=1787949485"},{"product_id":"delightful-characters-rza","title":"Delightful Characters Matchboxes","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt’s so fun to see the world coming to life again in spring and to see all the delightful little characters coming out into the world after a cold winter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen I was young I had a lot of art books that featured the children’s book illustrations from the turn of the last century or before. These little relief print illustrations feature 10 different small animals. They are inspired in part by the illustrations of Arthur Rackham, Earnest Shepard who illustrated the Wind In The Willows, and, of course, Beatrix Potter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Enjoy the Delightful Character Matches!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis is \u003cb\u003eCertified Organic Intelligence Art!\u003c\/b\u003e Everything about this print celebrates human creativity. It begins with a real person using good old-fashioned paper and pencil to create the entire piece. It’s then locally printed by a skilled artisan and carefully packaged by our team before being delivered to you. We sincerely thank you for your support!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ravi Zupa Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41511338377286,"sku":"rza","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1776\/1781\/files\/Delightful-Characters-Matchboxes_Print-Mockups-Grey-BG_750.jpg?v=1787951723"},{"product_id":"cash-rules-matchbox","title":"Cash Rules Matchbox","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is my depiction of a maneki-neko which translates as “Beckoning Cat”. These cats are a popular piece of Japanese culture and act as good luck charms in many businesses and households. Many of us in the west are most familiar with seeing them in Japanese restaurants and other businesses but they have become popular among American households too. They were traditionally believed to bring a wide variety of good fortunes like health and good luck but here in the US we mostly know them as figures that beckon money. (In Japan , the beckoning “come here” gesture is made with the palm down).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI’ve paired the image with lyrics from one of the most famous and influential rap songs ever created and one of my personal favorites from the 90s, C.R.E.A.M. by Wu-Tang Clan. In my opinion, Raekwon is one of the best rappers of that whole era. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PBwAxmrE194\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eListen to the song here!\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis is \u003cb\u003eCertified Organic Intelligence Art!\u003c\/b\u003e Everything about this print celebrates human creativity. It begins with a real person using good old-fashioned paper and pencil to create the entire piece. It’s then locally printed by a skilled artisan and carefully packaged by our team before being delivered to you. We sincerely thank you for your support!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ravi Zupa Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44860079603782,"sku":"rza","price":3.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1776\/1781\/files\/Cash-Rules-Matchbox-Mock_750.jpg?v=1780700998"},{"product_id":"rage-matchbox","title":"Rage Matchbox","description":"\u003cp\u003eI love the poems of Dylan Thomas! Like most people it is this poem that lights me up the most and I’ve decided to share why I love it so much.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Do Not Go Gentle” offers a compelling case that we should embrace the torture of anger and regret while we are dying. The piece starts by listing different types of people (written as different types of “men”, but obviously its for everyone). He lists wise men, good men, wild men, and grave men and describes their respective torments. The sad and frustrating regrets that they each might find when they reflect on their life. The piece ends with Dylan Thomas watching his own father dying in turmoil. He sees that, though his father loves him, Dylan Thomas is himself the frustrating regret that his father is tortured by.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCurse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis poem resonates with so many people because it is one of very few art masterpieces in our culture that sanctions “negative” emotions at death. It is a beautiful and undeniably wise piece that gives us and our dying loved ones, permission to be angry. We receive constant instructions to pass peacefully and gently with love and forgiveness. Ending your life with anger and turmoil in your heart seems vulgar even though we all recognize that a mind’s emotional experience at death is extremely textured to say the least. The idea of embracing rage at death is downright taboo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe other wonderful thing about this poem for me is that it offers us insight on both a universal, macro scale and an individual one. From the pulled back vantage point of the first part we can all find ourselves and members of our families. At the end, it shifts and we are all invited into a deeply intimate room where a specific man is dying and his son is there with him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs his father dies, Dylan Thomas is beginning to grieve, recognizing his father’s disappointment and love for him and his acceptance of his father’s rage is perhaps the most profound apology and forgiveness a son can offer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLove.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eListen to the whole poem, read with the beautiful vibrato voice of Dylan Thomas himself, here:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1mRec3VbH3w\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"cursor-init\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?\u003cwbr\u003ev=1mRec3VbH3w\u003c\/wbr\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis is \u003cb\u003eCertified Organic Intelligence Art!\u003c\/b\u003e Everything about this print celebrates human creativity. It begins with a real person using good old-fashioned paper and pencil to create the entire piece. It’s then locally printed by a skilled artisan and carefully packaged by our team before being delivered to you. We sincerely thank you for your support!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ravi Zupa Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44860103196742,"sku":"rza","price":3.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1776\/1781\/files\/Rage-Matchbox_Mock_750.jpg?v=1780700677"},{"product_id":"rage-big-magnet","title":"Rage Magnet","description":"\u003cp\u003eI love the poems of Dylan Thomas! Like most people it is this poem that lights me up the most and I’ve decided to share why I love it so much.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Do Not Go Gentle” offers a compelling case that we should embrace the torture of anger and regret while we are dying. The piece starts by listing different types of people (written as different types of “men”, but obviously its for everyone). He lists wise men, good men, wild men, and grave men and describes their respective torments. The sad and frustrating regrets that they each might find when they reflect on their life. The piece ends with Dylan Thomas watching his own father dying in turmoil. He sees that, though his father loves him, Dylan Thomas is himself the frustrating regret that his father is tortured by.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCurse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis poem resonates with so many people because it is one of very few art masterpieces in our culture that sanctions “negative” emotions at death. It is a beautiful and undeniably wise piece that gives us and our dying loved ones, permission to be angry. We receive constant instructions to pass peacefully and gently with love and forgiveness. Ending your life with anger and turmoil in your heart seems vulgar even though we all recognize that a mind’s emotional experience at death is extremely textured to say the least. The idea of embracing rage at death is downright taboo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe other wonderful thing about this poem for me is that it offers us insight on both a universal, macro scale and an individual one. From the pulled back vantage point of the first part we can all find ourselves and members of our families. 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It begins with a real person using good old-fashioned paper and pencil to create the entire piece. It’s then locally printed by a skilled artisan and carefully packaged by our team before being delivered to you. We sincerely thank you for your support!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ravi Zupa Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45010355716166,"sku":"rza","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1776\/1781\/files\/MementoVitaeCoasters_GreyBG_750.jpg?v=1785534215"},{"product_id":"excess-big-magnet","title":"Excess in Moderation Magnet","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe recently started making magnets as a free giveaway for members of the Friendly Monthly Print Club. We liked them so much, and the response was so positive, that we immediately started creating more designs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese aren't the typical rubbery, floppy magnets you might be used to. We found a company that makes beautifully crafted magnets with our artwork printed on metal, similar to old campaign buttons. Instead of a pin on the back, they feature a strong, flat magnet.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe think they turned out great, and we hope you like them too!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI lifted this motto from Doug Stanhope’s “No Refunds” comedy special. It offers a very good description of how I live my life. I believe that there are times when embracing wildness is healthy and too much restraint is not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI didn’t always believe that however. I lived a life of very strict sobriety and restraint for 11 years. Not a single drop of alcohol or coffee or any other intoxicants. Not because of any addiction, I just valued that kind of control.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI’m no longer that way now, but I still value temperance a great deal and when I need to, I go for very long stretches of strict self-discipline.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI think it is possible to be addicted to temperance. Everything in moderation. Including moderation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQuick note for the record, I’m not referring here to people who have identified their own addiction and instituted a zero-tolerance policy for themselves. This, I respect very much and I do not view this decision as an addiction to temperance. In my opinion, being alive is one of the most difficult things one could ever do!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eCertified Organic Intelligence Art!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Everything about this print celebrates human creativity. It begins with a real person using good old-fashioned paper and pencil to create the entire piece. It’s then locally printed by a skilled artisan and carefully packaged by our team before being delivered to you. 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We sincerely thank you for your support!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ravi Zupa Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45144919900230,"sku":"rza","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1776\/1781\/files\/IFeelAnxiety_Magnet_Grey_750.jpg?v=1780615162"},{"product_id":"rage-patch","title":"Rage Patch","description":"\u003cp\u003e4\" embroidered patch with iron-on backing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMy old friend Evan Lorenzen recently started working with us, and one day he brought in some beautiful patches featuring his artwork. When he showed them to us, we thought they were so cool that we decided to offer them in our shop as well.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese are iron-on patches that can be applied to sturdy, heat-tolerant fabrics such as cotton, denim, canvas, and durable polyester blends. You can attach them with heat following the included instructions, or sew them on if you prefer a more permanent attachment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe’re excited to share them with you and hope you enjoy them as much as we do!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eI love the poems of Dylan Thomas! Like most people it is this poem that lights me up the most and I’ve decided to share why I love it so much.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Do Not Go Gentle” offers a compelling case that we should embrace the torture of anger and regret while we are dying. The piece starts by listing different types of people (written as different types of “men”, but obviously its for everyone). He lists wise men, good men, wild men, and grave men and describes their respective torments. The sad and frustrating regrets that they each might find when they reflect on their life. The piece ends with Dylan Thomas watching his own father dying in turmoil. He sees that, though his father loves him, Dylan Thomas is himself the frustrating regret that his father is tortured by.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCurse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis poem resonates with so many people because it is one of very few art masterpieces in our culture that sanctions “negative” emotions at death. It is a beautiful and undeniably wise piece that gives us and our dying loved ones, permission to be angry. We receive constant instructions to pass peacefully and gently with love and forgiveness. Ending your life with anger and turmoil in your heart seems vulgar even though we all recognize that a mind’s emotional experience at death is extremely textured to say the least. The idea of embracing rage at death is downright taboo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe other wonderful thing about this poem for me is that it offers us insight on both a universal, macro scale and an individual one. From the pulled back vantage point of the first part we can all find ourselves and members of our families. 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It begins with a real person using good old-fashioned paper and pencil to create the entire piece. It’s then locally printed by a skilled artisan and carefully packaged by our team before being delivered to you. We sincerely thank you for your support!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ravi Zupa Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45144946802758,"sku":"rza","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1776\/1781\/files\/Rage-Patch_Mockups-Grey-BG_750.jpg?v=1790895891"},{"product_id":"disappointed-matchbox","title":"Disappointed Matchbox","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eI think some are approval seeking and they are drawn to cats as a result.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis is \u003cb\u003eCertified Organic Intelligence Art!\u003c\/b\u003e Everything about this print celebrates human creativity. 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We sincerely thank you for your support!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ravi Zupa Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45148463988806,"sku":"rza","price":3.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1776\/1781\/files\/The-5th-One-Matchbox-Mock_750.jpg?v=1780697781"},{"product_id":"im-fine-matchbox","title":"I'm Fine Matchbox","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eEmotions are confusing for everyone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis is \u003cb\u003eCertified Organic Intelligence Art!\u003c\/b\u003e Everything about this print celebrates human creativity. It begins with a real person using good old-fashioned paper and pencil to create the entire piece. It’s then locally printed by a skilled artisan and carefully packaged by our team before being delivered to you. We sincerely thank you for your support!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ravi Zupa Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45148464119878,"sku":"rza","price":3.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1776\/1781\/files\/I_m-Fine-Matchbox_750.jpg?v=1780697756"},{"product_id":"horizontal-tao-matchboxes","title":"Horizontal Tao Matchboxes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca data-encoded-attr-charset=\"dXRmLTg=\" data-encoded-tag-value=\"\" data-encoded-tag-name=\"meta\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca data-encoded-attr-charset=\"dXRmLTg=\" data-encoded-tag-value=\"\" data-encoded-tag-name=\"meta\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca data-encoded-attr-charset=\"dXRmLTg=\" data-encoded-tag-value=\"\" data-encoded-tag-name=\"meta\"\u003eChapter 76 of the Tao Te Ching describes how being rigid and uncompromising makes us behave the way dead things behave. 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We sincerely thank you for your support!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ravi Zupa Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45148464152646,"sku":"rza","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1776\/1781\/files\/Horizontal-Tao-Matchboxes-Mock_750.jpg?v=1780697712"},{"product_id":"vertical-tao-matchboxes","title":"Vertical Tao Matchboxes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca data-encoded-attr-charset=\"dXRmLTg=\" data-encoded-tag-value=\"\" data-encoded-tag-name=\"meta\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eChapter 76 of the Tao Te Ching describes how being rigid and uncompromising makes us behave the way dead things behave. Dry leaves, dead wood, corpses. These things are stiff and brittle. When we behave in a way that is flexible and yielding we behave like things that are living. 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We sincerely thank you for your support!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ravi Zupa Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45148464775238,"sku":"rza","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1776\/1781\/files\/Vertical-Tao-Matchboxes-Mock_750.jpg?v=1780697629"},{"product_id":"rage-patch-copy","title":"Rage Sticker","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-st-gray-800 text-base\"\u003eHigh-quality matte vinyl sticker measures 3\" x 3\" circular\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-st-gray-800 text-base\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMIX \u0026amp; MATCH STICKER SALE: Order 5+ stickers (any combination of designs) and receive 20% off the total price of your stickers!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eI love the poems of Dylan Thomas! Like most people it is this poem that lights me up the most and I’ve decided to share why I love it so much.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Do Not Go Gentle” offers a compelling case that we should embrace the torture of anger and regret while we are dying. The piece starts by listing different types of people (written as different types of “men”, but obviously its for everyone). He lists wise men, good men, wild men, and grave men and describes their respective torments. The sad and frustrating regrets that they each might find when they reflect on their life. The piece ends with Dylan Thomas watching his own father dying in turmoil. He sees that, though his father loves him, Dylan Thomas is himself the frustrating regret that his father is tortured by.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCurse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis poem resonates with so many people because it is one of very few art masterpieces in our culture that sanctions “negative” emotions at death. It is a beautiful and undeniably wise piece that gives us and our dying loved ones, permission to be angry. We receive constant instructions to pass peacefully and gently with love and forgiveness. Ending your life with anger and turmoil in your heart seems vulgar even though we all recognize that a mind’s emotional experience at death is extremely textured to say the least. The idea of embracing rage at death is downright taboo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe other wonderful thing about this poem for me is that it offers us insight on both a universal, macro scale and an individual one. From the pulled back vantage point of the first part we can all find ourselves and members of our families. At the end, it shifts and we are all invited into a deeply intimate room where a specific man is dying and his son is there with him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs his father dies, Dylan Thomas is beginning to grieve, recognizing his father’s disappointment and love for him and his acceptance of his father’s rage is perhaps the most profound apology and forgiveness a son can offer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLove.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eListen to the whole poem, read with the beautiful vibrato voice of Dylan Thomas himself, here:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1mRec3VbH3w\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"cursor-init\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?\u003cwbr\u003ev=1mRec3VbH3w\u003c\/wbr\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eCertified Organic Intelligence Art!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Everything about this print celebrates human creativity. It begins with a real person using good old-fashioned paper and pencil to create the entire piece. It’s then locally printed by a skilled artisan and carefully packaged by our team before being delivered to you. We sincerely thank you for your support!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ravi Zupa Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46499162095686,"sku":"rza","price":3.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1776\/1781\/files\/Rage_StickerMockGreyBG_750.jpg?v=1788565789"},{"product_id":"excess-in-moderation-sticker","title":"Excess in Moderation Sticker","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-st-gray-800 text-base\"\u003eHigh-quality matte vinyl sticker measures 3\" x 3\" circular\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMIX \u0026amp; MATCH STICKER SALE: Order 5+ stickers (any combination of designs) and receive 20% off the total price of your stickers! \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI lifted this motto from Doug Stanhope’s “No Refunds” comedy special. It offers a very good description of how I live my life. I believe that there are times when embracing wildness is healthy and too much restraint is not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI didn’t always believe that however. I lived a life of very strict sobriety and restraint for 11 years. Not a single drop of alcohol or coffee or any other intoxicants. Not because of any addiction, I just valued that kind of control.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI’m no longer that way now, but I still value temperance a great deal and when I need to, I go for very long stretches of strict self-discipline.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI think it is possible to be addicted to temperance. Everything in moderation. Including moderation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQuick note for the record, I’m not referring here to people who have identified their own addiction and instituted a zero-tolerance policy for themselves. This, I respect very much and I do not view this decision as an addiction to temperance. 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I find images that inspire me for one reason or another and just start drawing without a clear, final goal in mind. This was one of those times. I made this drawing back in January while looking at old circus and carnival imagery. It’s inspired by the Coney Island, Steeplechase – Funny Face. I really like it but it’s such an off-putting image that I decided to add these words and save it for this October season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerhaps it describes how one might feel, while spending time with family for the holidays.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis is \u003cb\u003eCertified Organic Intelligence Art!\u003c\/b\u003e Everything about this print celebrates human creativity. It begins with a real person using good old-fashioned paper and pencil to create the entire piece. 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Before that, I didn’t have much contact with dogs at all. I had always loved cats and always had them as pets growing up. But during that period it was not uncommon for us to have as many as 11 small dogs in the house at the same time. I learned a lot about many breeds and came to really love dogs. 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We sincerely thank you for your support!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ravi Zupa Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46589717839942,"sku":"rza","price":3.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1776\/1781\/files\/Murder-a-bird-sticker_mockup_750.jpg?v=1789668101"},{"product_id":"roaring-twenties-sticker","title":"Roaring Twenties Sticker","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-st-gray-800 text-base\"\u003eHigh-quality matte vinyl sticker measures 3\" x 3\" circular\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-st-gray-800 text-base\"\u003eMIX \u0026amp; MATCH STICKER SALE: Order 5+ stickers (any combination of designs) and receive 20% off the total price of your stickers! \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-st-gray-800 text-base\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe live in interesting times! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike many people, I feel an odd mixture of ennui and fretfulness most of the time lately. It sits in my abdomen unchanging and I tune it out as best I can in order to get some work done, make myself lunch etc…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI do remain optimistic though, for two reasons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst, I remind myself that the history of human kind has always moved in cycles, between periods of tumult and stretches of relative calm. And when I look back and see the path that we have traveled, from the 1920s and 30s to now, I certainly see an “arc of the moral universe” that has bent “toward justice”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSecond, Optimism is a choice and a strategy. 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We sincerely thank you for your support!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ravi Zupa Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46589740843078,"sku":"rza","price":3.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1776\/1781\/files\/roaringtwenties-sticker_Mockup_750.jpg?v=1789668194"},{"product_id":"our-own-devil-sticker","title":"Our Own Devil Sticker","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-st-gray-800 text-base\"\u003eHigh-quality matte vinyl sticker measures 3\" x 3\" circular\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-st-gray-800 text-base\"\u003eMIX \u0026amp; MATCH STICKER SALE: Order 5+ stickers (any combination of designs) and receive 20% off the total price of your stickers! \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-st-gray-800 text-base\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI drew this devil back in January just for fun. It was partly inspired by the beautiful Mexican board game Loteria. “El Diablito” is one of the cards in that game, though mine doesn’t really look the same. I’ve never personally played Loteria but I have a lot of friends of Mexican heritage who have it as a fixture of childhood memories.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eThis is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eCertified Organic Intelligence Art!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e Everything about this print celebrates human creativity. It begins with a real person using good old-fashioned paper and pencil to create the entire piece. It’s then locally printed by a skilled artisan and carefully packaged by our team before being delivered to you. We sincerely thank you for your support!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ravi Zupa Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46589793501254,"sku":"rza","price":3.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1776\/1781\/files\/Ourowndevilsticker_Mockup_750_a3056e92-3820-4946-9dec-97914b9e3f8d.jpg?v=1789668363"},{"product_id":"excess-in-moderation-patch","title":"Excess in Moderation Patch","description":"\u003cp\u003e4\" embroidered patch with iron-on backing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMy old friend Evan Lorenzen recently started working with us, and one day he brought in some beautiful patches featuring his artwork. When he showed them to us, we thought they were so cool that we decided to offer them in our shop as well.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese are iron-on patches that can be applied to sturdy, heat-tolerant fabrics such as cotton, denim, canvas, and durable polyester blends. You can attach them with heat following the included instructions, or sew them on if you prefer a more permanent attachment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe’re excited to share them with you and hope you enjoy them as much as we do!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI lifted this motto from Doug Stanhope’s “No Refunds” comedy special. It offers a very good description of how I live my life. I believe that there are times when embracing wildness is healthy and too much restraint is not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI didn’t always believe that however. I lived a life of very strict sobriety and restraint for 11 years. Not a single drop of alcohol or coffee or any other intoxicants. Not because of any addiction, I just valued that kind of control.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI’m no longer that way now, but I still value temperance a great deal and when I need to, I go for very long stretches of strict self-discipline.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI think it is possible to be addicted to temperance. Everything in moderation. Including moderation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQuick note for the record, I’m not referring here to people who have identified their own addiction and instituted a zero-tolerance policy for themselves. This, I respect very much and I do not view this decision as an addiction to temperance. 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We sincerely thank you for your support!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ravi Zupa Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50545140957254,"sku":"rza","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1776\/1781\/files\/Excess-In-Moderation-Patch_Print-Mockups-Grey-BG_750.jpg?v=1790896806"}],"url":"https:\/\/ravizupa.com\/collections\/stocking-stuffers.oembed?page=3","provider":"Ravi Zupa Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}