"Odell's paintings capture the playful glint in the eye of a dog whose only goal is to chase a brightly colored ball - over and over and over."
~Chris Worthy
Tribune Times

" 'They are fun, whimsical and colorful,'
Holden said."
~Chris Worthy
Tribune Times

(WeekDate Award)

"The calendar is especially useful to those with recurring appointments.
The unique design means owners write once and have weekly or monthly appointments
at the ready."
~Chris Worthy
Tribune Times

WeekDate ... has won the Gold Award in the “Most Original” planner/pocket category of the World Calendar Awards of the Calendar Marketing Association.
In addition, Weekdate snagged the Silver Award
for “Most Original” pocket/planner in the National Calendar Awards.

Belle Magazine
(WeekDate Feature)
December, 2006.

Metropolitan Arts Council
"Charish The Arts"
September 30, 2004

“ONLY WRITE IT ONCE” WEEKDATE CALENDAR WINS GOLD

Greenville, SC, March 22, 2006 – WeekDate, a checkbook-sized paper planner that offers both the convenience of high-tech calendars and the reliability of paper, has won the Gold Award in the “Most Original” planner/pocket category of the World Calendar Awards of the Calendar Marketing Association. In addition, Weekdate snagged the Silver Award for “Most Original” pocket/planner in the National Calendar Awards.

WeekDate allows you to easily record a recurring event, yet you ONLY WRITE IT ONCE. The top flap of the calendar is visible above the current week and offers space to write set activities for each four or five weeks of the month. Below the current week is space to add weekly fixed activities. Each week begins with Monday in order to keep weekend activities recorded together. Once the week is finished, the spiral-bound calendar easily reveals the next week’s schedule of appointments and events, including the recurring activities that are above and below the spiral-bound portion.

The Calendar Marketing Association (CMA) is the only worldwide trade association for the calendar industry. Founded in 1989 and based in Wheaton, Illinois, its main purpose is to represent the interests of designers, marketers, publishers, printers and suppliers of both retail and custom calendars.

This WeekDate planning system is the brainchild of artist Kay Odell, president of Kodell Art, LLC. Kay specializes in whimsical art and dog commissions, and you can choose from her eight colorful and fun original designs to personalize your WeekDate cover. Enclosed in a protective plastic cover, they are available at www.weekdate.com for $19.95 plus shipping and handling. WeekDate is a perfect gift, unique and different while practical and portable.

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For immediate release
Contact: Catherine Mosley, 434-660-0646, cmosley@kodellart.com

“ONLY WRITE IT ONCE” – WEEKDATE IS A NOVEL CONCEPT
FOR CALENDAR USERS WHO MUST HAVE IT ON PAPER

Greenville, SC, March 3, 2006 – It’s likely you’ve been in this situation before: you’re holding the phone between your ear and shoulder, a child on one arm, and your calendar in the other hand when the voice on the phone tells you that your monthly book club, Johnny’s weekly tae kwon do, or Sally’s ballet class has been moved to another day of the week. While some of us scramble through each month to make the change, the smart woman has a WeekDate calendar… she makes the change once and Voila! – she’s done for the year.

WeekDate is a checkbook-sized paper planner that offers the conveniences of a high-tech calendar. It allows you to easily record a recurring event, yet you ONLY WRITE IT ONCE . The top flap of the calendar is visible above the current week and offers space to write set activities for each four or five weeks of the month. Below the current week is space to add weekly fixed activities. Each week begins with Monday in order to keep weekend activities recorded together. Once the week is finished, the spiral-bound calendar easily reveals the next week’s schedule of appointments and events, including the recurring activities that are above and below the spiral-bound portion.

This unique, patent-pending calendar lets you pencil things in on the spot. WeekDate offers a new choice for calendar users who prefer to have everything written down on paper. It allows you to record daily, weekly, monthly and annual events easily without the fear of losing it all.

This WeekDate planning system is the brainchild of artist Kay Odell, owner of Kodell Art, LLC. Kay specializes in whimsical art and dog commissions, and you can choose from her eight colorful and fun original designs to personalize your WeekDate cover. Enclosed in a protective plastic cover, they are available at www.weekdate.com for $19.95 plus shipping and handling. WeekDate is a perfect gift for the holidays, unique and different while practical and portable.

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For immediate release
Contact: Catherine Mosley, 434-660-0646, cmosley@kodellart.com

2007 WEEKDATES ARE HOT OFF THE PRESS!
January Resolutions? WeekDate Is The Answer.

Greenville , SC , September 26, 2006 – “Get organized” always makes the top 10 in New Year’s resolutions, and a new patent-pending calendar will help you keep this resolution. The beautiful and fun cover designs keep you stylish on the outside while the ingenious layout within helps you simplify and get organized as the new year begins.  

WeekDate is a new award-winning, compact paper planner that offers the conveniences of a high-tech calendar. It allows you to easily record a recurring event, yet you ONLY WRITE IT ONCE . The top flap of the calendar is visible above the current week and offers space to write set monthly activities for each four or five weeks of the month. Below the current week is space to add weekly fixed activities. Each week begins with Monday in order to keep weekend activities recorded together. Once the week is finished, the spiral-bound calendar easily reveals the next week’s schedule of appointments and events, including the recurring activities that are above and below the spiral-bound portion.

This unique calendar lets you pencil things in on the spot. WeekDate offers a new choice for calendar users who prefer to have everything written down on paper. It allows you to record daily, weekly, monthly and annual events easily without the fear of losing it all.

Updates for the 2007 versions include:

WeekDate recently won the Gold Award as the “Most Original” planner/pocket category at the World Calendar Awards of the Calendar Marketing Association. In addition, WeekDate snagged the Silver Award for “Most Original” pocket/planner in the National Calendar Awards.

WeekDate has been featured or is scheduled to appear in the following publications: Skirt! Magazine, Belle Magazine, Palmetto Parent, Upstate Parent, Low Country Parent, The Tribune Times and Island Family Magazine.

The WeekDate planning system is the brainchild of artist Kay Odell, president of Kodell Art, LLC. Kay specializes in whimsical art and dog commissions, and you can choose from her eight colorful and fun original designs to personalize your WeekDate cover. Enclosed in a protective plastic cover, they are available at www.weekdate.com for $24.95 plus shipping and handling. WeekDate is a perfect gift for the holidays, unique and different while practical and portable.

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