tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25235167059074410592011-04-21T22:06:22.154-07:00Colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16657856921964177286noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523516705907441059.post-72636757166655725672008-04-14T19:44:00.000-07:002008-04-14T20:05:43.815-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ip_4VBTQFw0/SAQZnvC2DFI/AAAAAAAAAQE/ryNmGcnAL54/s1600-h/ChildsPlay.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ip_4VBTQFw0/SAQZnvC2DFI/AAAAAAAAAQE/ryNmGcnAL54/s400/ChildsPlay.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189300841071643730" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >During the past several days I have gotten a fantastic amount of positive feedback on my Nintendo shoes! I'd just like to say "Thank You" to all of you who contacted with comments!<br /><br />I'm writing this post to let everyone know that the first pair of Nintendo All-Star sneakers has been sold at auction and that the second pair is now up for grabs. Take a look <a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;item=220224325911">here!</a><br /><br />This time, I'm donating a portion of the total sale to the non-profit organization Child's Play, a</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> game industry charity dedicated to improving the lives of children with toys and games in a network of over 40 hospitals worldwide! Check out their site at </span><a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://www.childsplaycharity.org/">www.childsplaycharity.org/</a><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> for more information on this great organization!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">If anyone, whether your a massive corporate entity or a small, yet kind hearted individual, would like to collaborate with me on designing a shoe to be auctioned off to have 100% of its donated to any charity, please contact me. I would go it alone but right now I'm not really at liberty financially to do something like that and I think that it could be pulled off much more successfully with some involvement from someone with a bit more media clout then I currently posses.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">I'm actually quite busy right now with some commissions for different pairs of shoes, but I'm always willing to squeeze in a few more jobs to keep me busy. If your interested in getting your feet into a pair of hand painted, one of a kind sneakers, please drop me a line at </span><a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://www.blogger.com/coleranze@gmail.com">coleranze@gmail.com</a><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Non-videogame related commissions are more then welcome, by the way.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Again, thanks for all the love!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">C.</span><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2523516705907441059-7263675716665572567?l=allstarcustomkicks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16657856921964177286noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523516705907441059.post-62683177813511288162008-04-08T11:23:00.000-07:002008-04-08T13:55:08.665-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ip_4VBTQFw0/R_vbOZ2njbI/AAAAAAAAAPg/hO-eX23sEn4/s1600-h/ebay2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ip_4VBTQFw0/R_vbOZ2njbI/AAAAAAAAAPg/hO-eX23sEn4/s400/ebay2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186980436351880626" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ip_4VBTQFw0/R_vbO52njcI/AAAAAAAAAPo/miy43XJwv7U/s1600-h/ebay1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ip_4VBTQFw0/R_vbO52njcI/AAAAAAAAAPo/miy43XJwv7U/s400/ebay1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186980444941815234" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ip_4VBTQFw0/R_vbPJ2njdI/AAAAAAAAAPw/auUrM3q1PQo/s1600-h/ebay3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ip_4VBTQFw0/R_vbPJ2njdI/AAAAAAAAAPw/auUrM3q1PQo/s400/ebay3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186980449236782546" border="0" /></a><br />Hi everyone, my name is Cole Ranze, I'm a designer living in the beautiful Delaware River Valley in North East PA. This blog will act as a way to document my newest creative venture, namely painting shoes!<br /><br />Where some might see a pedestrian sneaker, I see a blank canvas waiting to be tagged up.<br /><br />My first attempt was done as a birthday present for a friend. They are a pair of Converse All-Stars featuring some of the most beloved characters from Nintendo's lengthly history of video games.<br />These took me many, many hours to paint and feature 21 different characters from a broad range of games like Super Mario Bros, Zelda, Pokemon and others!<br /><br />I'm currently auctioning off the first pair in a set of 10 limited edition Nintendo shoes on eBay. You can find them by searching item 220222104559. This is shoe #1 of 10 so act fast if your interesting on getting your hands on a pair!<br /><br />I'm currently working on my next design and will post it here when its finished!<br /><br />If your intresting in commisioning a custom pair of shoes, please contact me at coleranze@gmail.com or call 570 729 8784 and we can talk business.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2523516705907441059-6268317781351128816?l=allstarcustomkicks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16657856921964177286noreply@blogger.com4