I’m passionate about using my Art as Activism and collaborating with organizations that align with my ethics and values. Creating custom products that continue to raise awareness and funds for various organizations is one of the ways I like to give back.
Help me become a “Lunch Lady” in my final 2024 Fundraiser!
Odd Man Inn is holding their First Annual Food Drive and awarding the top donor for each of the 7 pig neighborhoods with the title “Lunch Lady”.
I’m campaigning to earn the title Lunch Lady for the Garden Houses Neighborhood which is home to 18 special pigs including Miss Cleo the current President of the Pig H.O.A!
I’ll be auctioning off 12 special items made specifically for Odd Man Inn and donating 100% of the proceeds to the Food Drive Fundraiser in hopes that I can raise enough funds to be the top donor for the Garden Houses Food Drive!
12 items and 12 days to bid! My campaign begins December 1st, 2024! Sneak peek a few of the auction items below and check out my Auction Campaign Intro Video!
Save The Buns Limited Edition Collection
I was excited to offer a cheerful limited edition collection to help raise awareness and funds for a wonderful CT based non proftit, Save The Buns, an organization whose goal is to provide sanctuary or adoption to rabbits who have been or are intended to be used in animal experimentation. Additionally, they seek to promote alternative methods in place of animal use in research and testing.
Arthur’s Acres: Booty Bowls
Booty Bowls were inspired by the cutest of pig siblings Maya & Myles who were given a second chance at life when the kind folks at Arthur’s Acres Animal Sanctuary took them in. AAAS is home to over 40 pigs, numerous hens, dogs, cats and other beloved non human animals. Maya & Myles were tremendously abused, riddled with mange, underweight and malnourished when they found refuge at the sanctuary. Despite the horrible abuse they endured and thanks to the specialized care they were given they are now thriving at AAAS.
Goats of Anarchy: Fight Like A Goat Mug
I was honored to be able to support Goats of Anarchy in summer of 2024. Earlier in the year I had painted a portrait of one of their residents on a plate and donated it to them for a fundraising auction. GOA is a vegan farm sanctuary with a focus on goats with disabilities. GOA rescues and rehabilitates animals who are sick, injured, abused, blind, broken, missing limbs, or have other disabilities, and gives them a forever home. Run entirely from donations this sanctuary is home to over 200 animals including goats, sheep, alpacas, equine, cats, dogs and more.
The Odd Man Inn Collection
I have been an avid follower of Odd Man Inn for a few years now and truly admired the incredible work that Founders Wendy & Josh Smith continuously pour into their devotion for the animals in their care. Their weekly Friday Night News Briefs have had me laughing out loud at times and tearful at other times as they transparently share news of the refuge and the behind the scenes stories of what goes into running it. I had the pleasure of working with Varun Rathi, Creative Projects & Communications Coordinator for Odd Man Inn Animal Refuge in 2023. Odd Man Inn supports several working artists through their Artists Corner, an area on their website where they feature work by artists who share a portion of their sales with the refuge. I truly enjoyed getting to chat with Varun and we discussed ideas for custom pieces of pottery and I began work on 3 designs that nearly sold out during Pre-Order week! Secret Snack Bowls, Logo tumblers and Snout Magnets were a hit among those who know and love the Founders Wendy & Josh Smith and all the incredible animals under their care at Odd Man Inn. The refuge is home to 180 pigs across more than 15 species and their Animal Care Crew is top notch caring for this aging population on over 90 acres of land! It was an absolute pleasure working with Odd Man Inn and I look forward to future fundraising efforts . I was pleased to be able to donate $900 to Odd Man Inn in 2023!
Potato, one of 6 rescued laboratory buns to be saved by Save the buns takes his first sips of water from his custom bowl.
Customize your own catalyst for change mug with a variety of text and color options.
Riley Farm Mugs feature Theodore the hero on one side and the Farm logo on the other.
Save The Buns Bowl
Save the Buns is a non profit working to rescue bunnies from laboratory settings, rehabilitate them and match them with safe and loving forever homes. I first discovered this organization at Compassionfest in summer of 2022. I reconnected with one of the founders, Mallory in February of 2023 at RI Veg Fest and when I heard that ceramic food bowls was one of the things on their ‘wish list’ for their first batch of rescue buns, I knew I had found my next Clay for a Cause collaboration!
After speaking with Mallory about the needs in a food bowl, namely, weight and size I got right to work designing and creating custom bowls for the first batch of rescue buns named after root veggies. These special buns will be up for adoption in May of 2023 and their bowls will accompany them to their forever homes.
As it turns out the bowls are being used for water at the rescue because some silly buns like to overturn their water bowls leaving wet blankets and messes to clean up. The custom bowls are heavy and slippery enough so far none of the buns have managed to flip them over yet!
Do you have a bun you’d like a bowl for or would you like to purchase a bowl for a future bun rescue to be gifted to Save the Buns? Click here to order your custom bowl!
A portion of the sales from each bun bowl will be donated to Save the Buns as they continue to work tirelessly on behalf of lab buns within Connecticut.
Catalyst for Change Mugs
When Roe v. Wade was overturned in Summer of 2022 I found myself angry and in an effort to channel my rage and utter disgust , I created the Catalyst for Change Collection. I began making mugs with powerful statements that align with my own thoughts about the current state of affairs in my country. I feel strongly that it’s not only my responsibility as a woman to support other women and our rights as humans but also as a Small Business Owner to SPEAK UP! A portion from the sale of each mug is donated to Planned Parenthood Action and The National Network of Abortion Funds. I have donated over $700 to date.
The Riley Farm Mugs
Back in 2018 I had the opportunity to collaborate with the The Riley Farm founder and President Marla Riley and a talented local artist Olivia Mortrude to develop a piece of pottery that would generate donations for the animal rescue farm. After months of prototypes and test firings the Riley Farm Mugs made their debut! The limited edition mugs sold out and I happily donated 35% of the proceeds to Riley Farm!
Since collaborating with them, the farm has relocated to a larger parcel of land and expanded their rescue efforts! Please consider sponsoring one of the Riley Farm Animals by visiting their Patreon Page here and spread the word about their amazing work to save animals!