Author Archives: Don

Making Sparks

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Don

Check out these handsome dudes… And while you’re at it check out the write up from Sprout Fund the Schmutz Co. Founders Dave English and Don Orkoskey got for speaking at Making Sparks – a symposium dedicated to the Spark Grant … Continue reading →

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Happy New Years From The Schmutz Company!

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Don

2010 has been an outstanding success and an incredibly fun year for The Schmutz Company Thanks To You! We have had the privilege of making original animations with families from all over the world and from right here in our own … Continue reading →

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Donate to the Schmutz Company

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Don

Support the work we do with Children You may (or may not) have noticed the new paypal donation button on SchmutzCo.com either way – you should probably click on it. Why should you donate? First, in the name of honesty, … Continue reading →

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Scandalous Videos

Posted on November 15, 2010 by Don

The following videos are scandalous! They were created at the Andy Warhol Museum on Nov. 13th 2010. We’re hoping to sell them to TMZ or Access Hollywood but so  far our calls have gone unanswered and we keep transfered directly … Continue reading →

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Animate Your Scandal

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Don

Become a celebrity, make the scene, ditch your entourage, and get in with the in-crowd. Work with The Schmutz Company in the Warhol Weekend Factory to create, animate, and star in your very own celebrity scandal. Embrace the glamor, the star power, the heady excess as … Continue reading →

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Updating

Posted on September 6, 2010 by Don

The Schmutz Company has been very busy with lots of other projects but we are happy to announce that we are now back in action. We’re not just back but we’ve got a full schedule of fun fall activities … … Continue reading →

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Get Our Ringtone!!!

Posted on March 12, 2010 by Don

No joke, this isn’t spam, we were not hacked and best of all the ringtone costs you NOTHING* Go here: http://www.locallytoned.org/tone/217 Get the tone, load it on your phone, and take your meds. You can read about the tone that … Continue reading →

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Rent the Lodge

Posted on March 8, 2010 by Don

So we’ve recently gotten permission to hold a limited number of special events and classes at the Lodge. If you’re interested in renting it visit the rental page here or visit the Facebook group to get more information. We have … Continue reading →

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Closing Ceremonies

Posted on February 19, 2010 by Don

Just a quick note that March 5th will be the closing of the Distillery Programs Unstill’d show at the Schmutz Lodge. It’s been a fun ride. We’ll miss the activity and buzz of 9 artists and their helpers running around … Continue reading →

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Unstill’d photos

Posted on February 6, 2010 by Don

Don almost never works this fast but with the snowpocalypse he had the time to finish the photos so here are some choice shots as well as a link to the gallery of them all. – Enjoy! Here are the … Continue reading →

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