tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86545388971821198532024-03-08T13:57:21.521-05:00Art for PittiesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654538897182119853.post-81922137636902651282010-08-30T01:32:00.001-04:002010-08-30T01:32:55.347-04:00Thank You!!The auctions have ended and we raised a lot of money and awareness for this awesome cause!! Thanks to everyone involved and that helped spread the word. Special thanks to all of our talented artists. We couldn't have done it without you.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654538897182119853.post-66919919326359832722010-08-24T21:34:00.008-04:002020-11-26T03:18:09.878-05:00All the auctions are LIVE and LINKED!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://shop.ebay.com/art_for_pitties/m.html"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 470px; height: 114px;" src="https://dwaynelutchna.000webhostapp.com/afp/ebay_charity_header.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Just finished posting the remainder of 53 individual auctions. Click <a href="http://shop.ebay.com/art_for_pitties/m.html">HERE</a> to go to our eBay listing or scroll through the <a href="http://artforpitties.blogspot.com/p/work.html">ART</a> section on our blog and click on the piece you'd like to bid on. Only 5 days left so help us spread the word! Thanks everyone!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654538897182119853.post-53029105085296565172010-08-22T08:00:00.023-04:002020-11-26T03:27:35.019-05:00The Art Show was a Success!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.facebook.com/#%21/album.php?aid=24724&id=134853459875723"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 470px; height: 314px;" src="https://dwaynelutchna.000webhostapp.com/afp/art_show.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Thanks to everyone who came out last night and supported this great cause!! It definitely helped spread awareness and build exposure for this project. Lots of people invited their friends and family members who commuted from hours away. We really appreciate that. I overheard quite a few people talk about pieces they were interested in bidding on, including a few friends that vowed to having a bidding war with each other over one of the tote bags. I'm confident the auctions will have a great turn out. Special thanks to all the artists that contributed their work, Owen for DJing, Melissa for driving us and all the art to the venue, Mary and Jenith who helped me hang and label all the pieces, everyone that helped market the event and Gallery Bar who were kind enough to have us and donate a portion of the proceeds to Even Chance. Be sure to check out the auction later today!! We'll be linking each piece in our blog to eBay Charities. Thanks again everyone!!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#%21/album.php?aid=24724&id=134853459875723&ref=mf">Update: We just posted photos on our Facebook page from the event.</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654538897182119853.post-23759477973624261962010-08-16T10:00:00.002-04:002020-11-26T03:28:26.280-05:00Gallery Showing!!!!!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://dwaynelutchna.000webhostapp.com/afp/flyer.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 470px; height: 664px;" src="https://dwaynelutchna.000webhostapp.com/afp/flyer.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Jenithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745846473976970403noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654538897182119853.post-43984880955963155832010-08-16T08:00:00.001-04:002018-02-06T00:47:00.000-05:00Artist #48: Eldon Thorndike<span style="font-weight: bold;">Eldon Thorndike</span> was born and raised in Alexandria, Louisiana. He learned from his father how to fish, how to fight, and how to paint. At age 33, the soft-spoken Thorndike has pretty much given up on the first two but has embraced the last: a prolific artist, his work typically chiefly concerns the cosmos, which is a subject he says he could paint forever. Thorndike now lives in an east-facing studio loft downtown with his two cats and boa constrictor, where everyday the sunrise burns his eyes.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654538897182119853.post-20829095810866970122010-08-15T08:00:00.008-04:002020-11-26T03:29:38.911-05:00Artist #46: Rosanna Lyons<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://dwaynelutchna.000webhostapp.com/afp/_artists/rosanna_lyons.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 470px; height: 238px;" src="https://dwaynelutchna.000webhostapp.com/afp/_artists/rosanna_lyons.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rosanna Lyons</span> is a fine art painter and dog lover living in the Bay area. She also animates Special Effects for The Simpsons TV show. Her past work includes animation for Dreamworks SKG, Disney, Amblimation ( A Spielberg company) and Don Bluth Studios. She originally comes from Ireland. Rosanna has collectors from all over the world; From Singapore to LA and Australia. She adores painting people and dogs in a classical manner. At present, Rosanna is working on a group of large nudes, which she is planning to exhibit in San Francisco next year. She lives with her beautiful terrier mix Marnie, too- cute- to- live- Scottie rescue, Reggie and handsome human, Aaron! See her work on Face Book at Rosanna Lyons Fine Art or on her website at <a href="http://www.rosannalyons.com/">www.rosannalyons.com</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654538897182119853.post-56982718190754817692010-08-15T08:00:00.007-04:002020-11-26T03:29:09.159-05:00Artist #47: Liquid Liquid<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://dwaynelutchna.000webhostapp.com/afp/_artists/liquid_liquid.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 470px; height: 238px;" src="https://dwaynelutchna.000webhostapp.com/afp/_artists/liquid_liquid.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Liquid Liquid</span> were key players in the New York minimalist funk underground music scene of the early 1980s. Run DMC's Darryl McDaniels emphatically claimed that for DJs of that era, "You had to have Liquid Liquid in your crate." The group’s instantly recognizable track “Cavern” became the basis of Grandmaster Flash’s rap classic “White Lines (Don’t Do It).” Interest in Liquid Liquid never waned, with songs regularly licensed for movie and TV soundtracks (from Miami Vice to Spike Lee’s The 25th Hour), and countless samples and reconfigurations dotting the dance-groove landscape. In 2003, Liquid Liquid made a triumphant return to the stage at the Knitting Factory in New York City. The four original members performed together for the first time in nearly 20 years. Band members: Scott Hartley (drums, percussion, talking drum) Richard McGuire (bass, percussion, piano, guitar) Salvatore Principato (vocals, percussion, bass) Dennis Young (percussion, marimba, roto-toms)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654538897182119853.post-20841956004198146262010-08-14T08:00:00.007-04:002020-11-26T03:29:59.235-05:00Artist #45: Andrew Zubko<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://dwaynelutchna.000webhostapp.com/afp/_artists/andrew_zubko.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 470px; height: 238px;" src="https://dwaynelutchna.000webhostapp.com/afp/_artists/andrew_zubko.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Andrew Zubko</span> is a Portland, OR based artist and illustrator that specializes in traditional, digital, and dimensional illustration. His past clients include The Wall Street Journal, The Portland Mercury, Psychiatric Annals, Ink & Paper Group, and Red Sneaker String Ensemble. In the spring of 2010, Andrew's illustration, Batman Vs. Shark, led to internet fame and notoriety. It was seen on sites such as Geekologie, i09.com, and the official blog of Rachel Maddow and led to the commission of a cover for The Portland Mercury, depicting the subject matter chosen by its readers by an online poll. The winning topic was Betty White, holding a flaming chainsaw, riding John Ritter. This piece again gained quite a bit of attention online, and a print has even made its way to the private collections of both the Ritter family and Betty White. The latter half of Andrew's life has been heavily influenced by animal rights as well as the right of all life to be treated with respect and compassion. He has a good pit bull friend named Ishmael who resides in southern California with other good friends. Visit <a href="http://zubko.com/">www.zubko.com</a> to see more of Andrew's work!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654538897182119853.post-8373582578029134592010-08-13T08:00:00.004-04:002020-11-26T03:53:28.564-05:00Artist #44: Leanne Mai-ly Hilgart<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://dwaynelutchna.000webhostapp.com/afp/_artists/leanne_hilgart.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 470px; height: 238px;" src="https://dwaynelutchna.000webhostapp.com/afp/_artists/leanne_hilgart.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Leanne Mai-ly Hilgart</span> has been coordinating campaigns for animals since she was 8, went veg at 10, is an MBA drop-out and was modeling in Hong Kong when she started the vegan fashion house Vaute Couture to answer her lifelong wish- a chic winter dress coat that's also vegan and warm enough for a Chicago winter. The coat line launched in the fall of 2009, to a cult following of animal lovers and winter warriors around the world including celebrity fans like Emily Deschanel, Alicia Silverstone, Ally Sheedy, and Ginnifer Goodwin. She has been featured on Oprah.com dispelling myths about compassionate fashion, on the cover of VegNews Magazine, and has been named 1 of 40 Redefining Green by Grist.org.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654538897182119853.post-22850506278577138982010-08-12T08:00:00.004-04:002020-11-26T03:54:31.268-05:00Artist #43: Sally-Anne Ryan<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" https://dwaynelutchna.000webhostapp.com/afp/_artists/sally_anne_ryan.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 470px; height: 238px;" src="https://dwaynelutchna.000webhostapp.com/afp/_artists/sally_anne_ryan.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sally-Anne Ryan</span> is a British artist who specializes in animal portraiture. As well as private commissions, she has worked extensively with animal charities around the world. Hailing from a country where Pitbull Terriers are a banned breed she was fascinated to meet some when she recently spent time in the states. What she found was a breed that was not only physically beautiful, friendly & playful but one that always got blamed at the dog park for everything no matter what happened or who was involved! Both she & her dog Mabel fell hopelessly in love with the breed, and so it's with pleasure she takes part in this fantastic artistic initiative to change the perception and promote Pitbull rescue (Adopt Adopt Adopt!). Sally-Anne Ryan will be starting her own art company, which will launch late 2010 and will donate a percentage of profits to animals in need around the world, details will be released via her website, <a href="http://www.sallyanneryan.com/">www.sallyanneryan.com</a> & her <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sally-Anne-Ryan/135849146292?ref=ts">Facebook Page</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654538897182119853.post-9084393224203661422010-08-11T08:00:00.003-04:002020-11-26T03:55:31.706-05:00Artist #42: Elizabeth Olsen<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" https://dwaynelutchna.000webhostapp.com/afp/_artists/elizabeth_olsen.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 470px; height: 238px;" src="https://dwaynelutchna.000webhostapp.com/afp/_artists/elizabeth_olsen.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Elizabeth Olsen</span> blends her artistic tendencies with her respect for the lives of all animals, daily. As founder and designer of olsenHaus Pure Vegan, Elizabeth works to expose atrocities committed against animals at the hands of humans through her cruelty free brand of footwear. olsenHaus is found internationally to an ever growing clientele of humans seeking style sans animal suffering. Elizabeth lives in NYC with her cat Baby Girl who has no interest in allowing Elizabeth to adopt a dog what so ever, however they are looking to adopt a new kitty buddy in urgent need of a home. <a href="http://www.olsenhaus.com/">www.olsenhaus.com</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654538897182119853.post-91404822743220568272010-08-10T08:00:00.003-04:002020-11-26T03:56:06.376-05:00Artist #41: Hideki Takahashi<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" https://dwaynelutchna.000webhostapp.com/afp/_artists/_artists/hideki_takahashi.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 470px; height: 238px;" src="https://dwaynelutchna.000webhostapp.com/afp/_artists/hideki_takahashi.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hideki Takahashi</span> is an artist from Tokyo, Japan. His Structuralism style and work include paintings, installations, and also clothing...specifically denim jeans. Growing up in Japan, he learned about fashion and culture very early on. His work playfully explores how denim jeans, apparel, and fashion are perceived in contemporary mass culture by placing them in various contexts that illuminate the differences. As a Fashion Composer, as he calls himself, his work takes these differences and magnifies them, beyond the confines of definition and redefines them as, Restless Installations. He currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. (Written by Andrew David Baron) <a href="http://www.hidekitakahashi.com/">www.HidekiTakahashi.com</a> / Twitter: @HidekiNomonoUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654538897182119853.post-52965651801980187562010-08-09T08:00:00.005-04:002020-11-26T03:56:26.683-05:00Artist #40: Daisy Church<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" https://dwaynelutchna.000webhostapp.com/afp/_artists/daisy_church.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 470px; height: 238px;" src="https://dwaynelutchna.000webhostapp.com/afp/_artists/daisy_church.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Daisy Church</span> works and lives in Los Angeles as an artist and animator. She has worked extensively as a flash animator on various television shows, commercials, music videos and independent films in addition to having completed three of her own short animated films. As well as animation animation, Daisy loves to paint, and exhibits her personal work and fine art in galleries around the country.<br /><a href="http://www.daisychurch.com/">daisychurch.com</a><br /><a href="http://daisychurch.blogspot.com/">daisychurch.blogspot.com</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654538897182119853.post-26766559874790695182010-08-08T08:00:00.003-04:002010-08-09T11:04:02.733-04:00Artist #39: Patty Lee Wilkes<span style="font-weight: bold;">Patty Lee Wilkes </span>is an Ohio based artist who has been painting for many many years, as well as knitting. Her designs have been featured in knitting publications like Spin-Off. She also crochets, is currently writing a cook book, writes articles, and is a jewelry designer. Patty has 2 children in California and an adopted daughter from El Salvador. Her Japanese Chin, CoCo and chihuahua, Minty live with her. (Patty was unable to provide us images)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654538897182119853.post-70235910944953382802010-08-07T08:00:00.002-04:002020-11-26T03:56:50.015-05:00Artist #38: Woody Welch<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://dwaynelutchna.000webhostapp.com/afp/_artists/woody_welch.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 470px; height: 238px;" src="https://dwaynelutchna.000webhostapp.com/afp/_artists/woody_welch.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Woody Welch</span> was born and raised in New York City for the first eleven years of his life and watched his mother, Jewel Flowers, pose for pin-up artist Rolf Armstrong. Woody learned how to draw from watching Armstrong as well as other pin up artists and continued his art education at The Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, before moving to California to work in special visual effects design. In Hollywood for the past 30 years, Woody has worked in the motion picture and television industry doing everything from concept art to storyboards. His art has been on display at the San Diego Comic Con art shows and in various magazines and paper back book covers with science fiction and fantasy themes. His main hobbies are over-eating, procrastination, and watching too much cable T.V. <a href="http://www.woodywelch.net/">www.woodywelch.net</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654538897182119853.post-82588779964486421002010-08-06T08:00:00.008-04:002020-11-26T03:57:09.323-05:00Artist #37: Misha Tyutyunik<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" https://dwaynelutchna.000webhostapp.com/afp/_artists/misha_tyutyunik.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 470px; height: 238px;" src="https://dwaynelutchna.000webhostapp.com/afp/_artists/misha_tyutyunik.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Misha Tyutyunik</span> is a contemporary painter who lives and works out of Brooklyn, New York. He was born in the Ukraine, and moved to The United States when he was seven. A graduate of Pratt Institute with a BFA in Communications Design with a focus on Illustration, Misha paints and works as a graphic designer for companies such as A&E Television Networks, ENK, Brooklyn Arts Council, and Coca Cola. Influenced by social realism, abstract expressionism, Japanese prints, surrealism and impressionism, his work blends figurative painting with surrealistic dreamscapes, utilizing subdued colors and intense brush strokes, to create unique, mood based parallel worlds. Since the Spring of 2009, Mr. Tyutyunik and a partner have been operating a business called Collective Consciousness NYC, providing creative services and promoting talented, up and coming artists, himself included. Misha has exhibited his artwork throughout New York City, and currently directs and curates a galley he started through his business, in Dumbo, Brooklyn.<br /><a href="http://mishat.com/" target="_blank">www.mishat.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.ccnycinc.com/" target="_blank">www.ccnycinc.com</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654538897182119853.post-32922075855463750192010-08-05T08:00:00.003-04:002020-11-26T03:57:29.191-05:00Artist #36: Camilla Gurun<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" https://dwaynelutchna.000webhostapp.com/afp/_artists/camilla_gurun.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 470px; height: 238px;" src="https://dwaynelutchna.000webhostapp.com/afp/_artists/camilla_gurun.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Camilla Gurun</span> is currently studying to receive an MFA in Printmaking from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. She grew up in the California Bay Area, and then did her undergraduate studies at the University of California at Santa Cruz. Camilla's work focuses thematically on an obsession with childhood and innocence. Working with personal and found photographs, Camilla isolates images that have to do with the naive nature of children, using a sense of humor of and simplistic style to recreate past memories. <a href="http://camillagurunprints.blogspot.com/">http://camillagurunprints.blogspot.com</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654538897182119853.post-11475237855662178612010-08-04T08:00:00.005-04:002020-11-26T03:57:48.768-05:00Artist #35: Marie Roberts<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" https://dwaynelutchna.000webhostapp.com/afp/_artists/marie_roberts.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 470px; height: 238px;" src="https://dwaynelutchna.000webhostapp.com/afp/_artists/marie_roberts.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Born in Brooklyn, lives and works in Brooklyn. Studied painting & drawing at CUNY:<br />BA Brooklyn College & MFA Queens College. Exhibiting since the 1980's. Professor at Fairleigh Dickinson University, painting , drawing. Artist in Residence, Coney Island USA; current banner painter to the Coney Island Circus Sideshow. (Photo courtesy of Bruce Handy) <a href="http://www.bitterwonder.com/">www.bitterwonder.com</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654538897182119853.post-20017678318097088262010-08-03T08:00:00.006-04:002020-11-26T03:58:15.531-05:00Artist #34: Diana Coltenback<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" https://dwaynelutchna.000webhostapp.com/afp/_artists/diana_coltenback.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 470px; height: 238px;" src="https://dwaynelutchna.000webhostapp.com/afp/_artists/diana_coltenback.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Diana Coltenback</span> pictured with one of her 3 Pit Bulls, Jake, was born and raised in Bronx, NY. Diana was an artist from an early age. As she grew and began taking a more serious interest in art, her passion, creativity and talent was evident. Over the years her many talents have included faux finishing, residential and commercial murals, pet portraits, wildlife drawings, business logos, dog bows, children’s and women hair accessories and more. Having trained herself over the years, Diana is a self-made success story. Her creations have now sold in almost every state in the US as well as over 20 countries worldwide. In addition to her artistic abilities, Diana has been a Pit Bull advocate for over 20 years which includes over 10 years engaged in Pit Bull rescue in which she has been responsible for rehabilitating and re-homing hundreds of Pit Bulls.<br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/AllAboutYoshi" target="_blank">http://www.etsy.com/shop/AllAboutYoshi</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654538897182119853.post-39956661867719475402010-08-02T08:00:00.003-04:002020-11-26T03:58:25.567-05:00Artist #33: Patrick Mathews<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" https://dwaynelutchna.000webhostapp.com/afp/_artists/patrick_matthews.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 470px; height: 238px;" src="https://dwaynelutchna.000webhostapp.com/afp/_artists/patrick_matthews.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Influenced by comic books, graffiti, and skate art, Patrick began drawing obsessively at a young age. His love for drawing and painting continued as his interests expanded to fine art and illustration. When not working on commercial projects, Patrick spends most of his time skateboarding, hanging out with his pit bull, Willie and working on personal art work. Patrick is currently based out of San Francisco and works as a production artist for the game company, Metamoki. For more work, check out <a href="http://blog.art-pm.com/">http://blog.art-pm.com</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654538897182119853.post-8312559161692061762010-08-01T08:00:00.007-04:002020-11-26T03:58:36.796-05:00Artist #32: Julia Emily<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://dwaynelutchna.000webhostapp.com/afp/_artists/julia_emily.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 470px; height: 238px;" src="https://dwaynelutchna.000webhostapp.com/afp/_artists/julia_emily.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Julia Emily</span> is a designer from London recently transplanted to New York city where she lives with her extra long husband and teeny tiny daughter. When she's not designing her range of crocheted jewelry, masks and accessories, or sewing uniforms, bags or baby clothes she teaches some of her skills to others up in Harlem at the <a href="http://www.esaiecouturedesignschool.com/">Esaie Couture School</a>. What she loves most is creating and constantly strives to learn new ways to make pleasing objects. She also loves the fact that creativity can be harnessed to raise money and awareness and hates that anyone would feel the need to inflict their violent natues on innocent creatures. You can find some of her work at <a href="http://www.juliaemily.etsy.com/">juliaemily.etsy.com</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654538897182119853.post-64609977329558247292010-07-31T08:00:00.002-04:002020-11-26T03:58:51.757-05:00Artist #31: Melissa Bertoncini<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" https://dwaynelutchna.000webhostapp.com/afp/_artists/melissa_bertoncini.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 470px; height: 238px;" src="https://dwaynelutchna.000webhostapp.com/afp/_artists/melissa_bertoncini.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Melissa Bertoncini</span> is a Brooklyn based business manager, vegan and devout animal lover. After studying in England and traveling the world, she decided to settle back down at home in New York City. She currently owns a bookkeeping and business management firm in addition to being a mom to her rescue pit bull, Jane.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654538897182119853.post-21495534557304722482010-07-30T08:00:00.001-04:002020-11-26T03:59:02.967-05:00Artist #30: Michelle Guillory<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" https://dwaynelutchna.000webhostapp.com/afp/_artists/michelle_guillory.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 470px; height: 238px;" src="https://dwaynelutchna.000webhostapp.com/afp/_artists/michelle_guillory.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Michelle Guillory</span> is a designer and photographer from Houston, TX. She learned to sew by watching her mother from a very young age, where the lesson “anything worth doing is worth overdoing” was taken to heart. She sells embellished tote bags on Etsy under the name <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/luckypiglet">Lucky Piglet</a>. Michelle shares her home and life with her husband and three dogs, two of which are pit bulls. She feels a special affinity for pit bulls and contributes to pit bull-specific charities and causes regularly.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654538897182119853.post-1915250571356033312010-07-29T08:00:00.003-04:002020-11-26T03:59:14.379-05:00Artist #29: Alex Morales<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" https://dwaynelutchna.000webhostapp.com/afp/_artists/alex_morales.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 470px; height: 238px;" src="https://dwaynelutchna.000webhostapp.com/afp/_artists/alex_morales.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Alex Morales</span> is a freelance artist who specializes in gouache, watercolor and pen and ink illustrations. Please feel free to contact Alex Morales for any illustrations that you are interested in having made. Alex also does sculptures in clay as well. You can email him at drone.head@gmail.comUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654538897182119853.post-86085081056131084402010-07-28T08:00:00.004-04:002020-11-26T03:59:24.366-05:00Artist #28: Jane MacLeod<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://dwaynelutchna.000webhostapp.com/afp/_artists/jane_macleod.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 470px; height: 238px;" src="https://dwaynelutchna.000webhostapp.com/afp/_artists/jane_macleod.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jane MacLeod</span> is a self-taught screen printing artist living in Edinburgh, Scotland. She shares her home with two rescue greyhounds, Max & Molly, who are the inspiration behind her designs. She is passionate about greyhound rescue & works closely with her local greyhound re-homing charity, Gracehounds. When she's not getting creative with inks & screens, Jane operates her own dog walking business, spending her days outdoors in the beautiful Scottish countryside in the company of her favourite animals!<br /><a href="http://www.maxandmollydesigns.com/">www.maxandmollydesigns.com</a> / <a href="http://www.gracehounds.plus.com/">www.gracehounds.plus.com</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5