All the details you could need!

Welcome to the Grow Hope foundation's April Art Auction!! We are so happy to have you join us!  The art in this auction has been donated to help us raise funds to complete the first structure at Tusubira Village. When this structure is completed we will be able to finally house our social worker on the compound as well as begin offering a number of programs including family planning, skills training and a space to package our sustainability project- Tusubira Porridge!  The sooner we can get this building complete the sooner we can really begin to really offer substantial opportunities to this community.  We are so grateful that you want to join us and know that together we can complete this building!

 

So- the details!

1. The auction will begin first thing Friday morning, April 24th.  It will close at 3 pm PST on Saturday April 25th.  The last bid at that time will be the winning bid.

2. THE ITEMS ARE OUT OF ORDER - that was due to everything being done as drafts, coming in at different times, etc.  The numbers are simply for our reference.

3. The winning bidder will be responsible for postage costs. All of the art will be shipped from the United States.

4. The winning bidder will have 24 hours to submit their winning bid to the Grow Hope foundation.  If after 24 hours the winning bid hasn't been submitted, the second highest winning bid will become the winning bid.

5. Painting listings signify a painting (pretty self-explanatory...)

6. Art on Paper signifies art that is simple on paper- a sketch, words, a simple watercolor, etc.

7. Art with Thread is a stitching piece

8. To place your bid, leave the $ amount and your email address in the comments under each item.

{Custom Patches - Everybody Wins!}

When artist and art school owner Jeri Engen sent us these patches, we fell in love! Each one is custom-made and all three are perfect for our founder Kimberly Taylor.  When Jeri saw how excited Kim was about these patches, she offered them to the auction.  But not the ones she made for Kim.  Jeri has offered to make THREE CUSTOM-MADE PATCHES for THE FIRST TEN donors who donate $100 or more!  Simply leave your name in the comments and make a donation to thegrowhopefoundation@gmail.com through paypal and Jeri will make you three patches of your own!

You can learn more about Jeri Engen here: http://www.kudzustudio.com

{Photograph One}

This photograph was donated by artist, photographer and world adventurer Evgenia Messenger.  Evgenia spent months traveling through India and Asia photographing the beauty of the people there.  She has generously donated four of her images to help raise funds to complete our first structure at Tusubira Village.  You can see more of her work here: http://www.evgenia-messenger.com

This image is of a pilgrim that had just finished walking for six months to arrive in Bodguya, India, home of the bohdi tree- the tree of enlightenment

size: 10" x 15"

{Painting Three}

My dear friend Robin Laws donated this amazing piece. Robin works in multiple mediums to create these dreamy works of art.

This is a 6x6 cradled wood panel ready to hang. The base for the painting and ink work is velvety smooth Venetian plaster. It's finished with encaustic wax which gives it a dreamy quality. The piece is a part of a series titled The House of Gathering which represents the place in our hearts, our dreams and lived reality where we sustain hope for the world through the grace of giving and receiving love. Kimberly you are my heroine of Love xo i am honored to play a small part on your journey of love

{Art on Paper Two}

This beautiful painting on paper, titled "L'Atelier" was donated by French artist Mireille Derbré.  Madame Derbré is a painter whom we had the good fortune to meet through her daughter while visiting France last year. She is incredibly talented and so very gracious to have donated a number of pieces to the auction. You can see more of her work on her website:  http://www.mireille-derbre.com/ 

size: 10" x 15"

{Photograph Three}

This photograph was donated by artist, photographer and world adventurer Evgenia Messenger.  Evgenia spent months traveling through India and Asia photographing the beauty of the people there.  She has generously donated four of her images to help raise funds to complete our first structure at Tusubira Village.  You can see more of her work here: http://www.evgenia-messenger.com

This image was shot in Udaipur, India

size: 10" x 15"