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Chewbacca and the Nobody

Posted on May 5, 2019 by G. Winkler — Leave a comment

Recently Peter Mayhew, the actor who famously played Chewbacca in the Star Wars films, passed away at age 74. This hit me pretty hard. Who am I? I am just a nobody, but I got to work with him for…

Tagged with: agents, challenges, Chewy, Cosplay, creativity, culture, education, Experience, frustration, Imagination, inspiration, inspirational, Jedi, Knights, Peter Mayhew, Star Wars, Wookiee, Writing
Posted in Art, Star Wars, Writing

Snow inspired Hoth fun

Posted on February 10, 2019 by G. Winkler — Leave a comment

Okay, so this is another one of my action figure photo series. I think every writer should do stuff to get in touch with the characters they are writing for especially if the characters and setting are not based on…

Tagged with: action figure, art, Black Series 6 Inch, creativity, Experience, Hasbro, Hoth, illustration, Imagination, inspiration, photography, play, practice, preparation, snow, Star Wars, toys, winter, Writing
Posted in Art, Inspiration, Star Wars, Toys, Writing

Star Wars: Solo the movie and the book….

Posted on February 7, 2019 by G. Winkler — Leave a comment

When I discovered that a series of movies were to be made concerning the character Han Solo from Star Wars, I was excited. I am a Star Wars fan. I saw a New Hope in the theater as a kid,…

Tagged with: Action, adventure, art, books, Canon, Claudia Gray, Darth Maul, Dryden Vos, Entertainment, Han Solo, James Luceno, Legends, Mandalorian, Mur Lafferty, Netflix, reading, Ron Howard, science fiction, space, Star Wars, Universe, Writing
Posted in movies, Star Wars, Writing

Nike ad campaign and it’s implications…

Posted on September 5, 2018 by G. Winkler — Leave a comment

The Nike ad campaign is obviously designed to stir people up and create a buzz about the Nike product. But when does advertising cross a line in the messages they sell and market to the population? In the past rock…

Tagged with: call for action, controversy, culture, education, Experience, extreme, frustration, inspiration, Marketing, Messages, Nike, Responsibility
Posted in Culture, current events, Marketing

Senator McCain

Posted on August 27, 2018 by G. Winkler — 1 Comment

I am not a Republican. I am not a Democrat. I am non-partisan. I can make my own choices and do not need a group to tell me how to feel or think. I can do that fine on my…

Tagged with: challenges, culture, education, Experience, fast food, food, frustration, health, HFCS, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Hurricane Katrina, inspiration, making changes, Public Service, Senator John McCain
Posted in Culture, current events, Inspiration

The Star Wars Enigma

Posted on June 26, 2018 by G. Winkler — 1 Comment

So you may have heard rumors of all kinds of drama involving Star Wars and the fans of Star Wars…you think….who cares? If you are not a fan of the Star Wars Universe, then that attitude is understandable. You are…

Tagged with: art, challenges, character development, creativity, culture, fandom, Han Solo, heroes, Imagination, inspiration, inspirational, Jedi, Knights, respect, Star Wars, The Last Jedi, Writing
Posted in Culture, Mental Health, Star Wars

Jango Fett on Safari

Posted on May 23, 2018 by G. Winkler — Leave a comment

I have been doing digital photography of action figures for many years now. I do it for fun. It’s a nice creative outlet that tends to cheer me up when I am feeling down. I actually did an online comic…

Tagged with: Action Figures, Black Series, creativity, digital photography, Hasbro, Imagination, inspiration, Jango Fett, nature, photography, practice, Star Wars, toys
Posted in Art, Digital Photography, Inspiration, Star Wars, Toys