"I Am Made of Stars"
9 x 12 mixed-media on watercolor
"It's not about how much we give but how much love we put into giving"
- Mother Teresa
On April 14, nearly 300 girls were abducted from their school in Nigeria by a radical group that believes that girls should not dare to dream about becoming anything but wives and mothers. To date, there is no information about these girls, other than the group leader's boast that they will be sold into slavery. One month later, artists are coming together for these girls.
Please join me, our host Jessica Sporn and artists from around the world in doing what we can to support this cause. Many of us have donated original work for auction here. All proceeds will be donated to girlrising.com, a global campaign for girls' education.
To participate in the auction, please pop over to #BringBackOurGirls. The auction will start at 7 am EDT on May 15th and last until 3 pm EDT on May 17th.
For my part, I am proud to offer the following (a favorite!) mixed-media painting. The original post describing the work can be found here.
Oh! One more thing: as an added incentive, I'm offering a free mug matching the painting as my gift to the highest bidder. And of course all shipping costs will be absorbed by me.
Free 10 oz art mug is my gift with the purchase of this painting
To read more information about the girls and their plight, you can go here. To learn about what actions you can take, please check out the Facebook page here. And to see all the blog posts from other artists who are contributing to the cause, please join the hop below:
Linda Kittmer http://
Ronda Palazzari http://
Marjie Kemper http://www.marjiekemper.com
Judy Shea http://
Glenda Hoagland http://
Astrid Maclean http://
Lisa Pace http://lisapace.com
Jackie Neal http://
Claudine Criner http://
France Papillon http://www.france-papillon.com
Kristin Van Valkenburgh http://
Marcia Beckett http://
Ruth Levy http://lerusho.wordpress.com/
Sally Lynn MacDonald http://
Renee Zarate http://
Natasha May http://
Carmen Whitehead http://
Seth Apter http://
Marybeth Shaw http://mbshaw.blogspot.com/
Amy Ingardia-Walker http://
Kelly Warren http://
Julie Bernier http://
Adrienne Hoban http://www.allure-decor.com/
Krista van Tol http://
Cheryl Grigsby http://
Jill Meyer www.jillmeyer.com
Lisa Flaherty http://
Kerry C. Mitchell http://kerrycmitchell.com
Lizabeth Harrington http://
Barbara Lanza www.barbaralanza.com
From the bottom of my heart, I thank you. Together we can make a difference. . . .
UPDATE: And together WE DID! I'm thrilled to report that the auction brought in over $3,900 for the girls. Thank you for all of your help and support!
Thank you Kristin, Eva and Paint Party Friday!
Kristin xo
16 comments:
wow its wonderful Kristin and such a worthwhile project, Annette x
Very good picture and a good idea with the coffe mug, looks also great.
Greetings
Sabine
This is wonderful,I love the whole idea.
Yes it is a fantastic thought. The mug looks great.
what a gorgeous contribution- along with that mug! I hope it brings a good donation-which I'm betting it will:)
This truly twinkles, gorgeous!
Really beautiful Kristin, good luck with the project! Valerie
Wow Kristin! That's such a wonderful contribution...and such a worthy cause! I LOVE this piece. xoxo
Worthy cause and lovely painting !
Beautiful painting and project...such love from wonderful artists!! Great mug too!
Hugs Giggles
This is a wonderful piece. I pray that all the endeavors will bring the girls home.
Nicole/Beadwright
Beautiful and expressive - wishing all the best for this event! Keep up the good work - and happy PPF!
Beautiful painting! I love the lettering. And together with the mug it makes for a great contribution. Let's hope these girls get found real soon....
this piece is wonderful, and works soooo great with a mug! Good luck on helping to raise money for this!
she is so beautiful
A wonderful piece! She is stunning~
Wow, what a wonderful piece to be help support such a heartfelt cause. I tweeted about it and was sent an email-my tweet of the week! I didn't know or would have donated.
I hope you are doing well!
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