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Tuesday 27 July 2010

Wobinna and Friends: Class Assignment: Conclusion

Wo-Built Comic Strip: Wobinna and Friends: Class Assignment Part 3, Conclution: Robot Clean Oil from Beaches, illustrations Dawn PalfreymanComic Strip: Wobinna and Friends: Class Assignment: Part 3
Illustrations and story by Dawn Palfreyman
Copyright 2010 © Wo-Built Inc.
Wobinna & Friends: Class Assignment - Conclusion (Part 3)

Panel 1

Wobinna and all her classmates crowd into the auditorium anxiously awaiting the start of the competition. The principal is on stage at the podium making his introductory speech while the judges and teachers look on.

Wobinna (in the audience): Tough competition Rob!!

Principal (loudly and with great enthusiasm): Welcome participants! Let me say, I’m proud of all of you!!


Panel 2

Wobinna, Rob and Paul are eagerly explaining to the judge how their project works. The judge listens intently and makes her marking as they all chime in. The project all put together and spread out on the floor is called the petroleum pelican.

Paul (excitedly): The head scoops, sifts and swivels. Into the containment body it goes!!

Wobinna (continues with just as much excitement): Opens and closes too!

Rob (not to be left out, chimes in as well): The remote controls all the action!!

Panel 3

All the winners are crowded onto the stage in jubilation. With arms outstretched and cheering in triumph they hold onto their trophies & prizes while the announcements of the winners can be heard in the background.

Principal’s voice in the background: This year’s auction was amazing. Very creative projects! Now ... to the winners and cash prizes!!!

Judge: 3rd Prize Team – "Ride Baby Ride" for $150.00! 2nd Prize Team – "Domed Domicile" for $300.00! 1st Prize Team – "Pelicans" for $500.00!!

Ride Baby Ride team jubilantly: We placed 3rd dude! Cool!

In conclusion Wobinna gives the audience the thumbs up while Paul and Rob wave. All three are clutching the 1st Prize cup!!!

Look for new adventures of Wobinna and Friends next week!!

Wo-Built Inc. is dedicated to women in the trades. We created Wobinna & Friends to encourage women to look at the construction industry as an alternative career choice with a multitude of options. Wobinna & Friends is interested in all aspects of the construction industry. We would like to see more women explore the many opportunities open to them and become successful.

Wobinna & Friends and any associated characters, storylines and/or merchandise are the sole property and copyright of Wo-Built Inc. This includes all media.

links:
Wobinna and Friends: Class Assignment
http://tinyurl.com/wobinna6
Wobinna and Friends: Class Assignment: Part 2
http://tinyurl.com/wobinna6b
Wobinna and Friends: Class Assignment: Conclusion
http://tinyurl.com/wobinna6c

Thursday 22 July 2010

Wobinna’s Dream Home Contest: Submission #2 Tree House

Wo-Built Inc. Design Competition 2010 Wobinna Your Dream House Tree, illustration by Dawn PalfreymanImage: Design Competition 2010
Wobinna Wants to Know: What's Your Dream House? Is It ...
#2 ... Maybe Lots of Nature, Like a Tree House ...
Illustration by Dawn Palfreyman
Copyright 2010 © Wo-Built Inc.

More ideas from the Wo-Built staff, this time about the tree house.
Dawn’s interpretation of a tree house is living in a tree with separate structures, but Lonya has a new take on it. Here is what her tree dreamhouse is all about.


The Tree House
In these days of green awareness and eco-friendliness, what could be more ideal than maybe ... a tree house? Not only does a tree house epitomize sustainability but it brings us back to a simpler and quieter time. A time when we were younger, innocent, and freer. And certainly, to a time when we could and DID let our imaginations run riot.

It seems that in these modern times, people are rediscovering tree houses and their joys and as such a few companies that specialize in tree houses have sprung up. Of course these are still for children only, but if you yearn to get away from it all, imagine living in a custom-built tree house just for you.

My dream tree house would actually be nestled between some trees away from prying eyes, but not necessarily IN a tree. It would be high enough off the ground to be able to walk underneath, a glassed-in area (sort of like a family room underneath your house) and supported by a number of beams.

There would be a staircase to access the main floor area. It would consist of a wraparound balcony and it would be divided into 3 rooms - 2 bedrooms and an open concept kitchenette, living and dining area with a huge bay window to be able to see the forest animals frolicking (remember this is a dream!) – but hopefully no bears!

Although I am a nature lover, but not really one for roughing it too much, an indoor washroom is needed with, of course, indoor plumbing. And being environmentally conscious my tree-house would have to be "green" (no pun intended).

This would certainly be my ideal getaway, away from prying eyes, back to nature and a more leisurely pace of life.

Lonya is the staff writer for Wo-Built Inc.

Next design idea: The Grand Staircase

Wo-Built Inc. is dedicated to women in the trades. We created Wobinna & Friends to encourage women to look at the construction industry as an alternative career choice with a multitude of options. Wobinna & Friends is interested in all aspects of the construction industry. We would like to see more women explore the many opportunities open to them and become successful.

Wobinna & Friends and any associated characters, storylines and/or merchandise are the sole property and copyright of Wo-Built Inc. This includes all media.

Thursday 15 July 2010

Wobinna and Friends: Class Assignment: Part 2

Wo-Built Comic Strip: Wobinna and Friends: Class Assignment Part 2: Robot Clean Oil from Beaches, illustrations Dawn PalfreymanComic Strip: Wobinna and Friends: Class Assignment
Illustrations and story by Dawn Palfreyman
Copyright 2010 © Wo-Built Inc.
Wobinna and Friends: Class Assignment continues (part 2)

Panel 1

Wobinna is in the workshop at Rob’s parent’s garage with Paul and Rob and their project all wrapped up (literally!) in huge boxes. Paul gives the thumbs-up, while Rob looks on with relief and joy at a job well-done.

Wobinna (with her arm up triumphantly declares with excitement): Yes!! All done... Great job guys!!!

Panel 2

Wobinna is in the driver’s seat of the van while Rob and Paul load up the boxes with the project into the back of the vehicle.

Wobinna: Have we got all the boxes?

Rob (looking around for any stray boxes): Ummm……..

Paul (panting and struggling to load a huge box onto the van): I hope so!!

Panel 3

Wobinna, Paul and Rob are in the auditorium with all their other classmates unpacking the boxes and setting up their project.

Paul (bringing in the last box): We got this in the bag!!

Rob (with enthusiasm): Fer sure man!!!

... to be continued.

Look for the exciting conclusion and the announcement of the winner next week!!

Wo-Built Inc. is dedicated to women in the trades. We created Wobinna & Friends to encourage women to look at the construction industry as an alternative career choice with a multitude of options. Wobinna & Friends is interested in all aspects of the construction industry. We would like to see more women explore the many opportunities open to them and become successful.

Wobinna & Friends and any associated characters, storylines and/or merchandise are the sole property and copyright of Wo-Built Inc. This includes all media.

links:
Wobinna and Friends: Class Assignment
http://tinyurl.com/wobinna6
Wobinna and Friends: Class Assignment: Part 2
http://tinyurl.com/wobinna6b
Wobinna and Friends: Class Assignment: Conclusion
http://tinyurl.com/wobinna6c

Thursday 8 July 2010

Four Steps to Your Perfect Home Renovation

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Tuesday 6 July 2010

Welcome to Our Newly Designed Website!

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We are pleased to introduce our newly designed website, wobuilt.com!

The new fresh-faced website features a more stylish, easier to navigate, contemporary design.

What has not changed is our commitment to excellence with a social mission to provide mentoring, employment and support for women through our construction projects.

Over the years, this mission has been expanded to include "green" building and to create affordable housing in the community. Our long-term goal is to combine training as well as providing affordable housing.

As a renovation company, we offer complete design and build services for custom homes, 2nd floor additions, front and rear extensions, and extensive interior remodeling.

Some of our other services include in-house kitchen designs and remodeling, home maintenance service plans and commercial construction and renovation.

You will find information about our building construction projects and you will also discover faster ways to communicate with us via Social Web applications: Blogger, Twitter, Linkedin, and Facebook.

We hope that you will find as much pleasure with this newly created layout as we do!

link:
facebook.com: wobuilt: Our newly designed website is up. Some small changes still to be made, some pages still to be added, but we have made huge progress. Have a look. www.wobuilt.com

Friday 2 July 2010

Wobinna and Friends: Class Assignment

Wo-Built Comic Strip: Wobinna and Friends: Class Assignment: Robot Clean Oil from Beaches, illustrations Dawn Palfreyman

Comic Strip: Wobinna and Friends: Class Assignment
Illustrations and story by Dawn Palfreyman
Copyright 2010 © Wo-Built Inc.

Panel 1

Wobinna is in her shop classroom as her teacher reads out their assignment. She gets a brainstorm and starts whispering excitedly to her classmate.

Teacher: New Project…Blah, Blah, Blah. You can win prizes!

Wobinna (whispering excitedly): I have an idea Paul! Let’s meet in the caf!

Paul listens intently.

Panel 2

Paul, Rob and Wobinna sit at the cafeteria table and talk excitedly about their ideas for the upcoming project over lunch.

Paul again listens intently and eats as Wobinna and Rob enthusiastically discuss their plans.

Wobinna: What about a robot that can clean the oil from the beaches?

Rob (waving his hand excitedly): Awesome! I think teach will love it!!

Panel 3

Paul, Rob and Wobinna are back in the workshop as Wobinna shows the boys her idea drawn out on paper. They go over their plans for the project and Paul and Wobinna start assembling materials and tools.

Wobinna (carrying some boards): You find it?

Paul (triumphantly): Ya, It’s over here!

Meanwhile Rob sets up a working area at his house.

Paul and Wobinna go shopping for the rest of the needed materials.

In a flurry of excitement the assembly begins.

... to be continued.

Stay tuned to the exciting conclusion of the project!

Wo-Built Inc. is dedicated to women in the trades. We created Wobinna & Friends to encourage women to look at the construction industry as an alternative career choice with a multitude of options. Wobinna & Friends is interested in all aspects of the construction industry. We would like to see more women explore the many opportunities open to them and become successful.

Wobinna & Friends and any associated characters, storylines and/or merchandise are the sole property and copyright of Wo-Built Inc. This includes all media.

links:
Wobinna Is Born
http://tinyurl.com/wobinna
Wobinna Built a Fabulous Doll House
http://tinyurl.com/wobinna1
Wobinna and Friends Built a Fabulous Lemonade Stand
http://tinyurl.com/wobinna2
Wobinna and Friends: The Joys of Shop Class!
http://tinyurl.com/wobinna3
Wobinna and Friends: A Summer Job Project Like No Other
http://tinyurl.com/wobinna4
Wobinna and Friends: Class Assignment
http://tinyurl.com/wobinna6
Wobinna and Friends: Class Assignment: Part 2
http://tinyurl.com/wobinna6b
Wobinna and Friends: Class Assignment: Conclusion
http://tinyurl.com/wobinna6c