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Sunday, April 06, 2008

Commissioned Art: Celestial

Here are two new pieces that I was commissioned to do --- something that reminded me of her. My first image when she spoke to me about doing the work was something blue and celestial with birds. The works change more than some of other work because of the amount and type of iridescent paint I have used - I wanted to get the effect of how the sky really look so different depending on the light, so very magical and lovely...so above and below are two images keeping in mind that there are many more:

Untitled 69
Series of 2 (12" x 36" each)
acrylic on canvas

It has been sometime where I have painted images not my work the are somewhat representative of anything. I used to do a lot of birds and it was nice to feel that in my hand as I painted these. I love birds. I was thinking of this feeling while I was driving and noticed how many more birds were out...maybe because it is warm and springlike here. Here in Michigan there are so many different kinds that it makes me so happy as my imagination just goes...

here are the two of the birds closeup:

Tuesday, October 02, 2007

Kiva Update

I sold two paintings yesterday (Untitled 23 and Untitled 35) which was great for me...but what got me even more excited and happy was that meant I was able to make two more loans through kiva.og (3 total since I have committed to 10% of my sales to help entrepreneurs in developing countries):

So here are the three people and their projects that I am helping fund (So amazing and makes me sit back and wonder at each of our impacts when I see how making the painting led to helping someone around the world build a better life while someone else is enjoying my art in their home - priceless!):

1. Sevil Qurbanova was born in 1955. She lives in Aksu. She is married and has 2 children. She sells clothing on the central market. In 2005, Sevil took her first Normicro credit. This is her third loan application. Sevil plans to use the money to expand her business.

2. Rosa Ponce: Senora Rosa sells clothing door to door. Having a fixed group of clients, her deliveries are monthly. Many of her clients buy on credit, so part of Rosa's job is to identify the clients who need to pay and then make the collections.

3. Fadia Al Sayegh is a married woman living in Sharoun with her family and her 4 children. Fadia used to sell cosmetic products from door to door. When this activity ended, she started knitting and doing crochet, skills she learned from her mother at age 15. She either sells her work at home or she passes her creations to a woman in charge of selling them. Fadia needs to buy the necessary materials and accessories to sustain and gradually develop her small business. Fadia is part of a group with 5 other women from the same village. Her group's name is 'Al Eman' which means faith. The requested loan is for this group of self-chosen women, living in vulnerable conditions, mostly in rural areas. Group lending is based on incremental increase of loan amount and group solidarity to guarantee repayment. The strength of the group loan is that it encourages a collaborative approach in the borrowing community. The group loan is a very powerful tool towards the economic empowerment of women.

Sunday, September 23, 2007

Commissioned Art

Each painting is 3' wide and 6' tall. I finished these pieces earlier this summer for my friends' living room - the room has very high ceilings (I believe the highest point it 40') and also has a lot of natural light. They go well with the decor and I was really happy with the outcome.

Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Fundraising for Charities

I am behind in my posts and plan to put up my new work here by the end of the month (but it is at my online shop)

…in the meantime, I have a quick post because I am so excited about the results of a charity event that took place tonight in NYC: Sensi - to benefit Meir Panim - an organization which offers aid to those living below the poverty line in Israel through programs such as soup kitchens, free lunch programs and vocational training. Unfortunately, one in every third child lives below the poverty line. Relief Centers in Israel provide the needy, regardless of background, with a comprehensive group of social service programs located across the country. I was informed that the art I donated raised $1200 for the organization & 100% of the sale of the will go to the charity. The event had 100 pieces of art and you can see all the wonderful works donated at the site: www.sensi6.org Here is the piece I donated to Sensi: