the first fundraiser

it's been awhile since i've blogged! we have been busy making dolls, prints and getting ready for the first hope+healing fundraiser. it's sept. 2 (first thursday) at the pioneer tent building (6th & main) in boise. we will be having a silent auction, if you purchase a doll that evening (it runs from 5-9) you will have the opportunity to paint your dolls with supplies provided! (fabric paints, brushes and such). it's time for the art to bid farwell to it's lovely stay at mercy hospital and will likely be up at a local church until it resides in its next hospital (details to come...i'm working with a handful of hospitals to discuss possibilities, times, etc). this project is a work in progress and i am learning how it works best to give within the needs of hospitals. i am currently trying to arrange bringing dolls to a few local hospitals, then hopefully to seattle children's on sept. 27, when chloe has her yearly mri to make sure all is well in her noggin (no problems since the surgery!). since it takes a while to schedule logistics with hanging art in hospitals, the dolls will be given away first, then the art scheduled for later. the lovely thing is, by the time the art is hanging in a new hospital, there will likely be a new group of kids who had not yet received dolls ready to personalize them with fabric paint! this gives us two opportunities to reach out, which is exciting. meanwhile, we can direct families and caregivers to the pdf to view and interact with the art. eventually i hope we can give printed books to these families. until then, i love the possibilities the internet has to offer in regard to viewing the work. that's all for now! come on over to the first thursday fundraiser, hosted by my wonderful etsy street team group "idaho indie works". thanks for reading! marymakesart