Pokey's got a soft heart like that. She had already rescued her dog Clarence, and at least one cat.....She knew of Friend's For Life no kill shelter in Houston because that's where she found Clarence. Pounds, Humane Society Shelters, and other rescue organizations have a lot of bills, and often not enough money to meet their needs. No-kill shelters have even more pressure because they often take animals that have issues, some behavioral, some just because they happened to have a certain kind of ancestor....such as Pitt Bulls, Rottweilers, Dobermann's etc.
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| "Longhorns have homes on the Range" |
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| "Spot and Dash" |
So...I started out by making the top one. Blech. But it was a post card. I decided I would whip out my Inktense pencils and make a Longhorn, using my hand painted sky fabric and some rust dyed fabric for the range....after all, Longhorns all have homes on the range, shouldn't other domestic animals have a shot for a home? Besides....it's Texas...longhorns should sell.
The last one is just because I love goldfish. This is "Spot" and "Dash" portraits of two goldfish from my pond. I used Inktense on these, then sheer crepe, which I stitched the fin lines through...and put them on a batik "pond."
The dumb thing was that with all the flooring, cleaning, cooking, etc. for kid coming home with friends last week, and the fact that we ripped up the carpeting in the dining room.....well....I forgot to mail them.
Ruth Powers graciously agreed to take them to Pokey at THE SHOW ....as Ruth won an award...I wanted to to do more...especially a house bunny one because my niece Katie adopted a pet rabbit from her local shelter. I think my crew here will forgive me...Lemmie was a dumped kitty, Acei was an abandoned cat from people who moved and left three litters of cats behind, Angel, and her predecessor Tassie were both from Protector's of the Animals in Connecticut. Henry, my first cat when I was out on my own was one who if I didn't take him was going to be drowned. Harrison, my roomie Nancy and my cat was one which had gone through three homes before I took him in in Williamsburg. My other neice Beth's dog, Trucker, came from a English Shepherd rescue group, and Luna was a stray who I finally tracked down the owner and they gave her to me. So...yes, it is about time I give back too.
If you are going to Houston, check out the sale. They will be sold for $20 each and Pokey is also contemplating some on-line sales. Maybe I'll get to do a bunny too, if she does! Thank's Pokey, and a HUGE thanks to Ruth Powers.
4 comments:
You know I really need to start making little postcards when I just want to do a quick study or a little created time between projects (or during a long project). They make nice gifts - they make nice donations - these are fabulous and its nice to see some more of what was donated!!
These are great and I'm glad you were able to make some. I was too slow and didnt' get them done in time. Bad me...
Vivien, I sent mine to Ruth Powers as she was going, so if you have already made them, or if you know someone who IS going, then Pokey said you can deposit them in Room 213 as long as it is there before....Nov. 3rd? Something like that.
Nina Marie, I'm not so sure about them being fast...I spend a half a day on the wierd little ugly one and the other two took almost a full day each...not quite....just shy, but still, I don't find them "fast" necessarily.
what a fabulous idea to raise funds for needy animal shelters. Your cards are beaitufl! I envision an internet fund raiser where people could bid for a quilt on which each block is contributed by a different artist. Best wishes
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