The Okey's Promise Art Auction is Live Now Til 6:59pm PDT Sept. 24!

This is it! The Auction is live! If you'd like to bid on my signed, framed inkjet print portrait of "Smokey" (AKA the wonderful and generous @smokey8 on Twitter), a gorgeous grey and white Tuxedo cat, go now to CHESHIRE KITTEN LOVES KARMA to place your bid.

Cheshire Loves Karma has recruited animal artists to contribute art works for two weekend auctions in support of animal artist BZTAT’s new public art project to bring awareness to the link between child abuse and animal abuse and the importance of the human/animal bond. This is the last two days of the auction.

"Smokey" 8x10" signed print in cool blue wood frame

I've signed the print with silver ink just above the blanket on the left side, along with my initial which is embedded in the print. I could customize the frame by adding a dedication, or whatever you like, also in silver ink...  ; ) 


Good luck!

Okey's Promise Art Auction

Cheshire Loves Karma has recruited animal artists to contribute art works for two weekend auctions in support of animal artist BZTAT’s new public art project to bring awareness to the link between child abuse and animal abuse and the importance of the human/animal bond.

The project is called Okey's Promise.

The auction will help BZTAT purchase art supplies, pay for studio space, and help her devote her time to working on the project. Auction purchase totals will also support her fundraising campaign on Kickstarter.com.

I've donated a work of my own to the auction, a signed 8" x 10" inkjet print of an original digital painting of gorgeous grey and white tuxedo cat, "Smokey." Smokey is known on Twitter as @smokey8. The print is will be shipped at no cost to the winning bidder and includes a cool blue wood frame, as shown below.

"Smokey"

The auction for "Smokey" is this Friday, September 23rd, 2011.

Other items will be auctioned on Sept. 22nd and 24th, below.

Sept. 22 Christmas Quilt by @maggietkat

Sept. 24 Hand Painted Silk Scarf by @pasikas

 Auctions to be held by comments left at http://cheshireloveskarma.wordpress.com/
on the dates corresponding to the auction items.

Art Auction For Japan Animal Relief

My good friend Robin is an artist and cat mom to Cheshire Kitten(@cheshireK). They are hosting The Art Auction for Japan Animal Relief on Cheshire's blog, Cheshire Kitten Loves Karma. The auction has already raised over $300 US for the pawesome World Vets organization. 

1st item in the Art Auction for Japan Animal Relief:
'Parasols for Japan' by @cheshirek's mom! 

The auction will feature a new art work daily, indefinitely, so sign up for email updates on CheshireK's blog to be notified of each auction. It's a great way to support animal rescue efforts in Japan, check out or buy some great art, and/or learn about animal-loving artists. 

I donated a framed, matted Limited Edition print of my portrait of tuxie cat, Mario (@Mariodacat), signed and numbered 2/5. 

I presented Mario the first/original print at the recent #NipClub Pawty in his honor on March 3rd, 2011. 

This Mario portrait auction ends at 8:59 pm EDT, April 5.

From The Art Auction for Japan Animal Relief site:

Limited Edition 2/5 signed Mario Print

"As I told readers a few days ago, we have a very special work up first in this week’s auction. Yes, we’re kicking off round two of the Art Auction for Japan Animal Relief with a portrait of one of the pillars of the anipal community, Mario (@mariodacat on Twitter).

In addition to encouraging everyone in the anipal community on Twitter, Mario and his human mom are big supporters of animal rescue in their community, in particular of Happily Ever After Animal Sanctuary in their home state of Wisconsin. Mario has also been instrumental in re-homing kitties all over the United States. Mario is a loyal follower of this blog and blogs himself on Mario’s Meowsings.

The artist — Cokie the Cat’s mom Kristin — is also an active member of the twitter anipal community. In addition to working in the movie industry, Kristin is a great artist. She also types for Cokie at his blog, Cokie the Cat: Hollywood Insider.

Kristin has donated the signed, numbered print of her portrait of Mario that we open bidding on today. The print is 5×7 and matted in an 8×10 black frame. This print is one of a limited edition of five signed prints, the first of which is owned by Mario himself.

The auction proceeds go to World Vets for their relief deployment in Japan. If you would prefer not to participate in the art auction but would like to support World Vets, head off to the donation page at the World Vets website. If you want to encourage the artists and bidders, we encourage you to leave comments with or without bids!

World Vets in Japan

The auction opens tonight and runs for 48 hours till 8:59 pm EDT, April 5. To bid on the portrait of Mario, leave a comment with your bid. Opening bid is $25. Please bid in increments of $5 or $10.

Bidders, enjoy yourselves and remember that you are giving to two causes at once. You give support to the relief workers in Japan AND to the creative work of our artists at the same time. AND you get a cool artwork for your own house."