ONE turns into a big number today!

"Joy"

It is with great joy that I tell you about the overwhelming success of ONE, the reverse-auction fundraiser for the American Cancer Society.  Over $8500 was raised in just over 6 hours, and every cent of it goes to ACS.  This makes me very happy.  I have said it before, but I want to repeat that each piece I contributed to this fundraiser was a "love letter" to a dear friend who was recently diagnosed with breast cancer.  This was done in honor of my late mother, who was a breast cancer survivor.  This is for my friends Ellie, Karey, Lynne, Keri, and Peggy:  all survivors who are living fierce lives.  This is in honor of my friend Steve's sister, who just yesterday lost her long-fought battle with cancer.  This is in honor of  my husband's aunt, Ardeth Laake, who lost her battle with pancreatic cancer in 2009.

Thank you, Virginia Spiegel, for rolling up your sleeves and herding many of us into action.  Over the past several years Fiber Art For a Cause has become one of the leading fundraisers for the American Cancer Society.  I am so honored to have been a part of it from the beginning. 

"Joy"-a mixed media collage for "ONE"

Each week I have showcased a collage each week leading up to the ONE (One Cause, One Wednesday, One Hundred Collages) event.
Here is the fifth, and final, collage for the event. Each collage utilizes all or part of a "mail art" card, along with elements of fiber.  These pieces are mounted on 8.5 x 11 watercolor paper.

This event takes place ONE day only:  Wednesday, February 16th!

Please mark your calendars and join us for the excitement.

One hundred percent of the funds raised will be donated to the American Cancer Society.

"It's All Good"-a mixed media collage for "ONE"

Each week I plan to showcase one collage each week leading up to the ONE (One Cause, One Wednesday, One Hundred Collages) event.
Here is the fourth of my five collages. Each collage utilizes all or part of a "mail art" card, along with elements of fiber.  These pieces are mounted on 8.5 x 11 watercolor paper.

This event takes place ONE day only:  Wednesday, February 16th!

Please mark your calendars and join us for the excitement.

One hundred percent of the funds raised will be donated to the American Cancer Society.

Interview for "ONE" on Virginia Spiegel's blog

Please stop by Virginia Spiegel's blog today to read an interview about the "ONE" fundraising event on February 16th, 2011.

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One Cause - The Fight Against CancerOne Wednesday - February 16, 2011 One Hundred Collages - Created by an all-star team of artists: Natalya Aikens Pamela Allen - Interview Laura Ann Beehler - Interview Liz Berg Pokey Bolton Laura Cater-Woods - Interview Jette Clover Jane Davila Jane Dunnewold Jamie Fingal - Interview Gloria Hansen Leslie Tucker Jenison Lyric Kinard Jeanelle McCall - Interview Linda Teddlie Minton - Interview Karen Stiehl Osborn - Interview BJ Parady - Interview Judy Coates Perez Wen Redmond - Interview Cynthia St. Charles Virginia A. Spiegel Our goal - Raise $8,000 in one day to add to the $205,000 already  donated to the American Cancer Society through Fiberart For A Cause.

"Silence"-A mixed media collage for "ONE"

I am showcasing one collage each week leading up to the ONE (One Cause, One Wednesday, One Hundred Collages) event.
Here is the third of my five collages. Each collage utilizes all or part of a "mail art" card, along with elements of fiber.  These pieces are mounted on 8.5 x 11 watercolor paper.

This event takes place ONE day only:  Wednesday, February 16th!

Please mark your calendars and join us for the excitement.

One hundred percent of the funds raised will be donated to the American Cancer Society.

"What You Get"-A mixed media collage for "ONE"

Each week I plan to showcase one collage each week leading up to the ONE (One Cause, One Wednesday, One Hundred Collages) event.
Here is the second of my five collages. Each collage utilizes all or part of a "mail art" card, along with elements of fiber.  These pieces are mounted on 8.5 x 11 watercolor paper.

This event takes place ONE day only:  Wednesday, February 16th!

Please mark your calendars and join us for the excitement.

One hundred percent of the funds raised will be donated to the American Cancer Society.

Wise Words...

The following is an excerpt from an online interview of Laura Cater-Woods for "ONE", taken from Virginia Spiegel's blog:

What advice do you have for artists who are seeking their unique voice or direction in their own artwork?
Do the work. Do a lot of work. Look at art, listen to music, see live performance in areas outside your particular focus. Read. Do more work. Do enough work to make a lot of mistakes. Risk. Play. Sit quietly for a few minutes every days and just watch the light change. Pay attention.

Go make something.

Your voice is always with you. By giving the extraneous stuff a chance to get made and out of your head, your direction and voice will emerge. It is unavoidable.

Truer words were never written.  This is the ongoing mantra at Art Cloth Studios.  Just do the work.  Do it when you are inspired, and especially when you are not.  Something will bubble up.  

Please take a moment and stop over to read Laura's interview.  She never fails to inspire me, especially now.  The fight against cancer was never more personal.

"Koi", a mixed-media collage for "ONE"

Following in the steps of Linda Teddlie Minton's plan to showcase one collage each week leading up to the ONE (One Cause, One Wednesday, One Hundred Collages) event I have decided to do the same.
Here is the first of my five collages. Each collage utilizes all or part of a "mail art" card, along with elements of fiber.  These pieces are mounted on 8.5 x 11 watercolor paper.

This event takes place ONE day only:  Wednesday, February 16th!

Please mark your calendars and join us for the excitement.

One hundred percent of the funds raised will be donated to the American Cancer Society.