OPERATION PATTY

Hello.

I have to have surgery this spring to remove a tumor. Maggie is hosting an "Operation Patty" Sale starting March 17th, St. Patty's Day!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/hellosisters

Just look for the special Operation Patty shop.

The tumor is benign, but our Manhattan doc says it has to be removed from my ear. So Maggie, Susie and Dee Dee have been crafting string/yarn-themed items sold on etsy and all the proceeds go toward my operation and fancy Elizabethan collar I'll have to wear during the days following.

Our goal is to raise $800~thank you for the support!

Sniffing out The Sketchbook Project

Thousands of artists were sent themed, blank sketchbooks to fill and return. Now that body of work is coming to a museum or gallery near you. After the tour, all sketchbooks will enter into the permanent collection of The Brooklyn Art Library, where they will be available for view.

See the website for more details: http://www.arthousecoop.com/projects/sketchbookproject/exhibitions

28,839 artists from 94 countries participated in The 2011 Sketchbook Project.

Meet my 2 favorite.

Mark Sweeney created The Origin of Love. His prints illustrate the story and I love it! - the expressions on the faces are priceless. Here are some of my favorite pages.

For more of Mark's work: http://www.arthousecoop.com/users/artmark

Maggie (my owner) made If You Lived Here. The book includes charcoal drawings as well as sewn paper pieces. The wing created of maps is my favorite. I even helped by clawing all the feathers as she tried to sew them. I'm very active in the arts! For more of Maggie's book, see: http://www.arthousecoop.com/users/magshag

Hope you get out to check out the tour as it travels across the country over the next few months!