My Purpose is becoming clearer! Today I met with Free Arts and Maryvale which is wonderful residential treatment center for girls 6-18. These girls come from a variety of abusive and neglect filled backgrounds. Free Arts has asked me to head a program for a selected group of young women that will focus on art journaling - each week exploring a new type of medium and culminating in a mixed media canvas for a gallery show at a reputable gallery in Santa Monica where the girls work will be displayed at an opening vip reception and to the public on Sept. 15th. The project will span June through August with workshops every week. These are young women ages 12 to 18 who are in residence from 1 to 4yrs at Maryvale who will be chosen to enter the program.
So here is my Favor ...
My wish list for the girls ...
We need the following new or gently used items
(all items are tax deductible donations through Free Arts)
rubber stamps
ink pads
caran d'ache neo color II crayons
brushes
papers
embellishments
pens
markers
water color paint
stencils
letter stamps
hole punches
punches any shape
ephemera
rub ons
(please, only items that you would use yourself not things you would throw away :) )
If you can donate any thing from the list please let me know -
Hi,
I would love to send some supplies.Pls email me the address to ship them to. My husband and I worked with youth for 10 years and it was very rewarding.
Posted by: Stephanie Coop | May 22, 2007 at 04:52 AM
Hi Gina,
I can send a few things...please let me know where to send it. It is so great that you're doing this!
Chandra
Posted by: Chandra | May 22, 2007 at 07:23 AM
hey gina...i can send some stuff, would it be ok if i sent it with my purpose journal, or do you need it earlier?
Posted by: steff | May 22, 2007 at 07:54 AM
please send me an address to send a package. i have tons of new unmounted stamps.
Posted by: burd | May 22, 2007 at 08:05 AM
I saw this on the ArtFest group, and I totally applaud what you are doing! I would be happy to send you paper and some rubber stamps. Would you be interested in number punches? I have a set of those, too.
Please send me a mailing address, and I will get a box off to you in a week.
I would love to do something like this again, I worked with incarcerated youth years ago.
blessings,
Gwen
Posted by: Gwen Delmore | May 22, 2007 at 08:14 AM
I have things to send if I can get the address.
Amy E
Posted by: Amy E | May 22, 2007 at 08:15 AM
Gina, your request couldn't come at a better time...I'm getting ready to move and needed a nudge to whittle down. Can you use unmounted rubber, too? Please email your address.
Posted by: Jan | May 22, 2007 at 09:27 AM
sweet one - send me your address and i'll round up supplies. be careful for what you ask, lol....xxxx
Posted by: nina | May 22, 2007 at 10:16 AM
What a fantastic purpose! I would love to donate some items. Let me know where to send the box. I can get the items to you within the next week.
Posted by: Tammy | May 22, 2007 at 11:06 AM
My first time at your blog, and it so happens I have piles of stuff I can send. I was going to put them into a local store's garage sale but never got around to it. Please let me know where I can send a box of things. :)
SusanG
scrapsalot1@yahoo.com
Posted by: Susan | May 22, 2007 at 11:29 AM
Hi Gina...
I would be HAPPY to donate some things for this cause.
Could your email me your addy and I will start gathering a box.
Thanks so much!
Posted by: tracie Huskamp | May 22, 2007 at 11:41 AM
I can send a few things...please let me know where to send.
Posted by: Lisa | May 22, 2007 at 12:07 PM
yes, yes, yes.
please send the address where to send and the deadline!
Posted by: kelly rae | May 22, 2007 at 02:49 PM
I've just discovered your blog via Nina's. I'm sure I can find somethings, I've asked Nina to email me where to send things. I'm in Australia so I'll try to make sure it arrives before you start in June.
Ro
Posted by: Ro Bruhn | May 22, 2007 at 05:25 PM
hi gina
i got this link through nina bagley's blog. i would love to donate ephemera and paper. let me know where to send it!
annie
Posted by: annie | May 22, 2007 at 05:50 PM
I have all kinds of supplies I can send - please email me the address to send them to. - Judy
Posted by: Judy | May 22, 2007 at 06:03 PM
Gina,
I was just about to go through all my unused supplies and list them on ebay. I would much rather help kids in needs. Please send me an address to send a package to. I have thought of looking for something in my community for children and art. I will have to start looking as I think this is a great idea!
Posted by: Cindy Dean | May 22, 2007 at 07:29 PM
I would love to send some things to your girls. Please send me your address.
Posted by: Cathy Wegner | May 22, 2007 at 07:49 PM
hi there! I have some stuff! please email to me the addy to send to and I will get it in the mail!
Posted by: claudine hellmuth | May 22, 2007 at 08:47 PM
Hi - can you post or email the address to send the supplies to? Glad to help
Posted by: Mim Stella | May 23, 2007 at 04:54 AM
i have some items to donate...plase send me the address and i will pack them up this week!
Elise B.
Posted by: Elise B. | May 23, 2007 at 05:13 AM
Oh, definitely, I would love to send some things. Please send me the address to ship to. LindaSonia
baddabinda@yahoo.com
Posted by: LindaSonia | May 23, 2007 at 05:19 AM
Of course I can donate! Just send me the address and the deadline...
Posted by: Dawn | May 23, 2007 at 06:48 AM
BTW, Gina: I just posted this on my blog with a link to you...hope that's OK...Also, do you need any acrylic paints and/or sketchbooks? I have some gently used acrylics and new sketchbooks I could send...let me know!
Posted by: Dawn | May 23, 2007 at 07:10 AM
Please send me your address. I would love to send some great stuff for this.
Posted by: Pam Pickard | May 23, 2007 at 08:10 AM