I started blogging last year because I was really lonely. I didn't always know what to say though, and I really didn't have anyone to say it to anyhow since no one was reading along. However, I knew how to draw, and sticky notes are always there for you. So I made some sticky note drawings for my blog. Even toothbrushes can be lovely and mysterious if you look at them long enough. ~ René Joshi Sims
René's zig-zaggy art journey: a three year crash course in love, painting, and D.I.Y. at Rosebud, Alberta; Yale University's Summer School of Art in Norfolk; four hothouse years at Alberta College of Art and Design; a year-long mentorship with Canadian painter Eleanor Bond, and another year working on Chautauqua Stars for a Northern City, a public commission for the E. A. Rawlinson Centre for the Arts. The journey came to a juddering halt when René's son was diagnosed with autism. She recently returned to the studio after a six year absence, and is working on a show about healing, loss, and love that glows just hot enough to see by. She lives with her family in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan and blogs in happy obscurity at fruityfantastica.
All proceeds from items sold on the To Haiti with Love auction go directly to the St. Joseph's Family in Haiti. To make a bid, simply leave a comment with the amount of your bid and your email address. The auction will wrap up on February 8, 2010, and winners will be contacted right away to arrange payment and shipping. Good luck!
Toothbrushes original stickynote drawing by René Joshi Sims (origin: Saskatchewan, Canada)
Starting bid: $10.00