Art Auction For Japan Animal Relief - Winning Bid

A belated Thank You to Sue Dewey for the winning bid of $90.00 U.S. for my portrait of @Mariodacat in @cheshireK's Art Auction for Japan Animal Relief. 

Sue won Limited Edition signed print #2/5. We offered the other bidders the same deal, and @Autumnthedoxie took us up on it! Autumn won LE signed print #3/5.  

(Email me at info@bohopets, if you're interested in purchasing LE signed Mario prints #4/5 or #5/5!)

Thank you both so much for helping me raise $180 for WorldVets.org's efforts to help the animals in Japan, and thank you to all the other bidders, as well. I'm honored!

If anyone would like a portrait of their own pet(s), info on how to order is here.

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."

日本を助けてください PLEASE HELP JAPAN

Our hearts go out to all effected by recent events in Japan.

I was particularly touched by this video, said to have been sent out yesterday as a message from the Elders of the Hopi Nation:

100% of all royalties from purchases at my [Zazzle store] in the month of March will be donated to animal rescues in Japan. While you're there, visit my favorite stores and browse for all the items in support of Japan rescue efforts, most of which are donating royalties going toward these charities.

Zazzle is offering free U.S. shipping on most items for $50+ purchases through March 31, 2011 at 11:59pm. The coupon code is: FREESHIPFORU.

50% of the purchase price of my pet portraits for the month of March will also be donated to World Vets. 

T-Shirts

Jazzy's Norty Step Womens T-shirt by BohoPets
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ANIPALS ANONYMOUS Ladies T-Shirt by BohoPets
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Mario da Cat by BohoPets
More Mario T-Shirts

ANIPALS ANONYMOUS Ladies T-Shirt by BohoPets
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ANIPALS ANONYMOUS t-shirt by BohoPets
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Anipals Anonymous Stickers =A..A=

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New Portrait: MarioDaCat

@MariodaCat is a beloved Twitter anipal, being honored at tonight's Twitter #NipClub. For more info on what the heck a #NipClub is, you can check out this great page: http://nipclub.blogspot.com/.

For the occasion, I created this portrait of Mario:

I've also added a line of MariodaCat items to my Zazzle store. Any profits will be split between animal charities and the care and upkeep of one particularly high maintenance Ragdoll cat. Scroll down to the next post for discount codes.

Magnets

Mugs

Doggie Tees

T-shirts (customize any way you like)

Tote Bags

March Zazzle Sales

The following sale is in effect right now on Zazzle.  It apply to all Zazzle products, not just mine, so go to http://www.zazzle.com/bohopets* and check out my new (and old) items, my favorite sellers, and browse the entire Zazzle website.

T-shirts $5 off

* $5 of the t-shirt net sale price will be deducted when one or more qualifying t-shirt items are purchased. The net sale price is the price of the product (excluding shipping and taxes). The coupon code 5OFFSTPADDYS must be entered during checkout to receive the offer. Offer does not apply to screen printed apparel. Offer is valid through March 7, 2011 at 11:59 PM PT. This offer does not apply to past purchases and may not be combined with any other Zazzle promotional or volume discount offers. If a volume discount applies to your order, you will receive either the discount set forth in this offer or the standard volume discount, whichever is greater.


10% off (almost) everything
* 10% of the Zazzle gift net sale price will be deducted when one or more qualifying gifts are purchased and the coupon code SPRINGISNEAR is applied at checkout. For most products, the net sale price is the price of the product (excluding shipping and taxes). Offer is valid from March 03, 2011 at 12:01am PT through March 07, 2011 at 11:59pm PT. This promotional offer may not combine with any other Zazzle promotional or volume discount offers. If a volume discount applies to your order, you will receive either the discount set forth in this offer or the standard volume discount, whichever is greater. This offer does not apply to framed prints, screen printed shirts, or embroidered shirts.


Free shipping with $50 order
* To qualify for this free shipping offer, one or more Zazzle products must be purchased with a net sale price equal to or greater than 50.00 dollars. The coupon code FREESHIPFORU must be entered during checkout to receive the offer. Thefree shipping offer is for economy shipping to U.S. addresses only. Offer does not apply to shoes, skateboards, custom framed prints, screen printed apparel, photo sculptures, binders, premium ornaments, or premium keychains. Shippingcharges will apply to oversized orders and orders being shipped on an expedited basis or outside the U.S. Offer is valid through March 31, 2011 at 11:59pm PT. Your order must be placed during that time to qualify for this special offer. This promotional offer may not be combined with any other Zazzle promotional or discount offers.