Hearts for Anna
To all of my fellow artists please consideringmaking a Heart for Anna, everyone else please consider buying one! I have known Anna for several years, we met through the art fair circuit. She is a such a gem of a person and wonderful artist, please read on and help if you can. (And I'm sorry for the short notice...I just found about this wonderful fundraiser today).
Anna Millea,a longtime Guild and Artful Home artist, is fighting breast cancer -again. The disease has returned aggressively and is now in her bones,requiring an extreme sixteen rounds of chemotherapy. She has noinsurance, having been deemed uninsurable due to her "pre-existingcondition."
When we at Artful Home learned of this we knew we needed todo something to try to help her through this situation. What we havecome up with is an event we are calling "Hearts for Anna", to which wehope you will contribute and donate a little bit of your time andtalent.
Artful Home will hold a 5-day online event, "Hearts for Anna",August 12-16, 2009 in which miniature artworks, no larger than 5" x 7",will be sold. The items will be sold first-come, first serve, with allitems selling for $100 on Day 1, $75 on Days 2 - 4, and $50 on Day 5.All money will go to a fund that goes directly to Anna Millea to helppay for her medical bills.
Rapt in Maille
I'll be featuring several of my friends from "Art Girls" over the summer as I happen by their art fair booths, today it's Melissa Banks of Rapt in Maille. I love her work and own one of her wide slinky cuff bracelets....I think it must be a wonder woman thing with me, I feel empowered with a cuff on! And Melissa is very prolific in this department, below are 2 of my new favorites. The chain mail is so comfortable to wear and for me always getting into paint and clay and other materials I don't have to worry about mussing it up, easy to clean, shiny stainless steel. 
Melissa has many different collections which include necklaces, bracelets, rings and earrings, visit RaptInMaille.com to purchase on-line or better yet try to catch her in person at one of her summer shows. She is exhibiting at Wells Street is this weekend, June 13-14th.
Meet Rone Prinz
I had the pleasure of meeting Rone Prinz at the 57thStreet Art Fair last weekend, she is from Woodland Hills, CA. I came byher booth during the drizzle early Sunday morning as she was putting out her work.
I thought this bird in a tree piece was just wonderful and clever, it's what drew me into her booth. Then all the other treasures started coming out like the chair necklace in the top photo.
The sculptural pieces actually come apart and contain multiple jewelry pieces and have messages etched in them. Very unique and wondeful things...You can see Rone's work this weekend in Chicago at the Old Town Art Fair or next weekend in Milwaukee at the Lakefront Arts Festival.
Chicken Girl Give-Away
The wonderfully talented illustrator Jannie Ho is having a BLog Giveway that involves free business cards and a free print of your artwork...check it out!
Bob the Dog with a Blog
Bob lives in Virginia, he has a blog and it appears a very talented photographer named Bev Hollis...Did I mention Bob has a crush on Alice? He is quite a handsome boy, pretty fancy with that brindle coat...Alice is a lucky girl!
Unexpected Gift #2
I guess I should say Unexpected Gift #3 if I include that great Kong Care Package we received last week...So this one came from the east coast...from Art Licensing Artist & Maven Carol Eldridge...she recently blogged about creating all these fun holiday decorations complete with very well thought out merchandising package. So it was also the gift of a little lesson in product development, licensing design, and packaging! Thanks so much Carol..I love my happy little Blue Bird and fun pins! As always you are a wealth of knowledge.
Unexpected Gifts...
I received 2 lovely and very unexpected packages in the mail today! Michelle Allen, an incredible artist and blog-o-sphere pal sent me this wonderful handmade snow man ornament complete with vintage bingo card (he is sporting a bingo chip) and other fanciful details, and a greeting card with magnet art attached. I can't believe it because when I read her blog and post about making these I immediately wanted one (and secretly wished I was there helping to make them)...she posted a few in her etsy store but of course they were gone by the time I checked it out. Suddenly I have one, thank you so much Michelle! ...and the whole presentation with vintage bingo card...so cool...and all so thoughtful.
One of a Kind Friends...
Some fun pictures with many of my pals from the One of a Kind Show...wish I had gotten around to see everyone (no helper this year) - it was crazy big, I think over 700 artists with the Artists Project.
With Ann Maxwell-Weisbrod...the very wisest of Broads!
My wonderful neighbor, Nancie King Mertz.
Flat Iron based artist and really nice guy, Kevin Lahvic...
with the lovely jeweler, Jodi Rae Brownstein...
Andy (thumbs up) Witt one half of Circa Ceramics...
with Nancy Pizarro (other half of Circa) & mixed media artist, Kim Frieders.
(Photo credit: Kelly Velasco!)
Mary Laskey (winking) with her beautiful enamelware.
Jeff Condon...who I never even had a chance to chat with.
Jean of Weener Ware & Barb in the photo below:
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