Here is my last piece for Purrcasso this year.

It’s a mix of 2D and 3D parts and measures 9″x16″. The characters were sculpted with Paperclay and painted with acrylic paints. The branch is a real branch I found on my way to the train one day. Then I painted paper and took a cue from Brittney with the paper cutting. Here are a couple closeups:

I’ll be heading over to the venue early on Saturday to hang the show. We’ve got so many pieces it’s gonna take quite a while. Luckily, Brittney said she’d give me a hand with it and hopefully we can get it all done in time! In case you missed it, here were my first and second donations.

So it was a few days ago, but Halloween was a blast. Mayka and I headed to Sarah’s for a fun filled night of Disney cartoons, gorey desserts, and cute dogs dressed as sheep. For our costumes we dressed as Harry and Cho Chang from Harry Potter. (I couldn’t resist.) To spice things up, we decided to zombify ourselves before we headed out the door. Lo and behold we were met with Moaning Myrtle when we got to the party.

We will eat your braaaaains.

She didn’t find it as funny as I did.

Also, Brit and Dave had amazing handmade “Wild Things” costumes:

Also, cause I draw things, here are some witches I drew on the train the other day.

(I had to get off the train before I could add hair to that one. But I think she’s better off bald anyhow.)

In other news, Purrcasso approaches! Get ready!

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Anyone who read my old blog or stopped by my APE booth has already seen these pups. I had a lot of fun making them and thought they would make a good addition to Purrcasso. All three will be custom printed and placed in a single frame, signed by me. If you can’t make it to Purrcasso you can still pick them up in my Etsy store!

In case you missed Purrcasso Donation 1…and if I’m lucky I will have Purrcasso donation 3 finished this weekend.

For the past few months I have been hard at work on a very special event. It’s called Purrcasso, and it is a benefit art auction for the cats and dogs of the Berkeley East Bay Humane Society. I volunteered as part of last year’s committee and this year I have stepped up to co-chair with fellow volunteer, Julia Clayton.

So what goes into putting together a benefit art show? First, I decided we needed to update our name. In previous years it was actually “Purr-casso”. We lost the dash and haven’t looked back. Next, being an artist, I decided that we needed some sweet imagery that we could use to promote the show:

Then, being the blogger/web designer that I am, I decided we needed a sweet new blog /website to promote the event and connect with artists. I reserved purrcasso.org and got us set up with a blog through WordPress. (I then fell in love with WordPress and started my own blog there.)

Next came contacting artists. Once again we used the Internet to our advantage here, scouring email lists, blogs, craigslist, and Facebook to contact everyone I could think of that might be interested. I also hounded people at APE this year, which hopefully helped our cause.

Then we ’sat back’ and let the submissions pour in. Artists are generally a friendly and generous group of people and I have heard from so many folks from around the world who want to help dogs and cats with their art. (Hey artists, you’ve still got until October 31 to get your work to me or the humane society!) In the meantime I have been posting like a mad man to the Purrcasso blog, trying to show off all the incredible work that we will have for sale.

So how do you get your hands on this stuff? On Nov. 7, 2009, we will be having our auction from 7-9:30 PM. Be warned that bidding ends at 9 PM. The next day will be a craft sale in the same location, from 12 to 4 pm.

Location:

1809 4th Street
Berkeley, CA 94710
(next to Bette’s Diner)

We are so excited to be on Fourth Street in Berkeley this year. If you’ve never been, it’s a perfect opportunity to come down early, do some holiday shopping, eat at one of their amazing restaurants, and have fun with me at the auction. And it’s conveniently within walking distance of my house!

Neato surprise auction piece: The artwork you see above will be produced as a giclee print and signed by me and auctioned off. I plan on inviting all participating artists who attend Purrcasso on Saturday night to draw/sign around the picture. This will be a one-of-a-kind valuable piece! Spread the word!

Here’s another print that I finished for APE. Halloween is just around the corner and I had this little picture floating around in my head.

Here’s another print I finished for APE. I haven’t done too many pieces in this vertical format, so it was interesting trying to come up with a composition. I wanted a fall piece and this seemed to fit the bill. Also will be available on my etsy store.

Ever been to the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco? It’s one of those places that just doesn’t really belong in the city. I find it magical and fun and wanted to do something in appreciation of it. This print will be available on my etsy store!

Had a great time on this last crawl in SF. Great friends, weather, and food! Started in Portsmouth Square and made our way up Columbus into Washington Square park. Here’s some sketches.

Finally made it to my first burlesque drawing session put on by Dr. Sketchy’s here in SF. Had a great time, looking forward to the next one.