Charity Art Auction at Inspiration Avenue

Up for Bid!

Charity Art Auction starting Sunday, May 1, 2011

on the Inspiration Avenue blog

I'm offering two 8 x 10 inch gallery-wrapped canvases

in the Inspiration Avenue Charity Art Auction,

each offered separately. My Blue Angel

is a mixed media piece.

The wrapped-canvas sides are painted, so you can

frame it if you wish, or hang as is!

She's waiting for a home, 

just wishing for someone to watch over!

The second piece is an 8 x 10 acrylic painting. 

I'm so excited about Spring finally coming 

that I got a little carried away in planning my summer garden. 

I say a garden can never be too colorful!

If the flowers don't cheer you up, the little

bluebird will sing you a sweet song!

(The color in the main photo is accurate;

this close up is a bit washed out)

Again, the sides are painted, although 

the flowers themselves end just a bit over the edges :)

I hope you will find something that you can't live without

from the wonderful selection over at Inspiration Avenue!

All items will be posted there by Sunday, May 1.

Here are the fine print details, 

although I won't make you read fine print :)

Bidding will take place in the comments section

of each posted item (bid only on Inspiration Avenue,

not on the artists' individual blogs).

When you bid, remember to leave your email address

so we can contact you if you are the winner.

Many items will have a starting bid suggested;

please bid in 1 US Dollar increments (no pennies please)

Shipping is paid by the artists, so a winning bid

delivers your item right to your door!

Bidding will end at midnight on Saturday, May 7, 2011.

All proceeds will go to Angel Faces ~

read about their wonderful work HERE.

Here is a look at the items available
on Inspiration Avenue. Go see!

Charity Art Auction at Inspiration Avenue

A Very Special Event!

It's almost time for an event near and dear to our hearts 

over at Inspiration Avenue. It's our second annual  

charity art auction and it's 

once again benefiting Angel Faces, 

the amazing organization that makes such a difference 

in the lives of teen girls who have suffered

traumatic burn accidents. If you are not familiar 

with Angel Faces, read about them here.

Guaranteed you will be moved by these courageous girls

and the people at Angel Faces who do wonderful work

to help them cope with the challenges they face everyday.

Currently there are more than ten artists donating

their work for the auction which begins May 1!

Stay tuned for a sneak peek at the items up for bid!

Read more about the auction over at Inspiration Avenue 

by clicking here.

We'd be so happy if you'd help spread the word by posting the 

auction button in your sidebar, if you have a blog.

Here is the code to post it as an html gadget:

<div align="center"><a href="http://www.inspiration-avenue-team.blogspot.com" title="Inspiration Avenue"><img src="http://i920.photobucket.com/albums/ad43/MagpieMine/AuctionBadge2011.jpg" width="175" height="249" alt="Inspiration Avenue" /></a></div>

Thanks so much! Hope to see you at the auction!

Art Auction 

for Angel Faces

 
It's time for Inspiration Avenue's Art Auction!

My contribution is 2 pieces of original artwork ~ mixed media fairies, done with acrylic paint, colored pencil, and a bit of collage. Each fairy is resting on a tree branch with her robin friend. The pieces are approximately 4.5" x 6.5" each and are done on 100 lb. bristol board.

They will come matted in  8" x 10" acid-free white mats
and backed with acid-free foam-core board.

  

 

The starting bid is $12 USD for the pair. Shipping is FREE!

Now for the fine print stuff: 

Bidding will start on March 7, 2010 and will go until 12 noon (est) on March 14. Bids must be increased by $1 USD increments or more. No "cents" please! When you bid, you must leave your email address so we can contact you if you win!  If you win, you will have 72 hours to make payment or the items will go to the next highest bidder. Bidding will take place on Inspiration Avenue's blog. There are many wonderful art pieces up for auction, so be sure to peruse all of them!
There, I think that's all the rules lol.

All proceeds go to Angel Faces, 

a wonderful charity that benefits teen girls. Please read all about Angel Faces here, and you will be inspired and uplifted by their story, as we were.

Hope to see you at the auction!

Charity Art Auction
at Inspiration Avenue for
Angel Faces 

Won't you help the Inspiration Avenue Etsy Team 

contribute to this very special charity that 

helps teen girls with self esteem and life skills? 

Inspiration Avenue is having an 

Art Auction  

starting March 7 to benefit Angel Faces!

The adolescent girls that Angel Faces helps have facial disfigurements due to traumatic injury or birth anomalies, and I'm sure it's hard imagine how daunting are the challenges they must face every day. Especially as they maneuver through their teenage years. Things like teasing, staring, thoughtless or cruel questions, and even bullying. Angel Faces, during a week-long retreat, helps these girls acquire the life skills and self confidence they need to be able to reach their greatest potential. The week includes counseling, art therapy, role playing, help applying cosmetics, and much more all in a caring environment where they don't feel they are "different". The girls come from across the U.S. and around the world.

This is just a small part of the Angel Faces story. I hope you will visit their website to read about this wonderful program!

Visit Inspiration Avenue starting March 7 to view all of the available art pieces. The mediums and subject matter will be as varied as the personalities of our members (who are all incredibly talented, by the way)! The auction will run until noon on March 14. I hope you will visit and be generous for this worthwhile cause!

Please help us spread the word by grabbing the auction badge posted on the Inspiration Avenue blog, and posting it on your own blog or website!  This link will take you to the post with the html code for the badge, and also give you more info on the auction and charity. Please spread the word!! We'd be ever so grateful and excited about all the good karma coming your way!!

Don't forget to join us on March 7, 2010 to browse through all the offerings! Hint: you may be able to get a sneak peek on the individual members blogs as they post their art pieces throughout this week!  

Thank you in advance for the 
help you can give to this truly worthy charity!