Lisa Elbertsen on sat 19 mar 11
The information below is from the British Columbia Potters Guild but I
wanted to forward it along in case you are wondering if and how you can
help.
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ONLINE ART AUCTION FOR JAPAN, Earthquake and tsunami relief
Mar. 24 - 27
"Handmade For Japan" was borne out of concern for Japan's residents by
Japanese-American ceramic artist Ayumi Horie (http://www.ayumihorie.com).
She, Ai Kanazawa Cheung and Kathryn Pombriant Manzella have mobilized to
solicit, promote, and auction handmade pieces of art generously donated by
talented artists throughout North America and Japan. One hundred percent of
all net proceeds collected via the auction will be donated to the relief
efforts in Japan through Global Giving's Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relie=
f
Fund
(http://www.globalgiving.org/projects/japan-earthquake-tsunami-relief/).
They now have 72 incredible artists participating, including some major
artists such as Betty Woodman, Jun Kaneko, Toshiko Takaezu, Lisa Congdon,
Akio Takamori, Takashi Hinoda, Nancy Blum, Jeffry Mitchell and Warren
McKenzie. Ai, Kathryn and Ayumi have been working non-stop for the past six
days fielding emails, inviting artists and galleries, and getting press
releases out to the media. Yesterday, they were thrilled to have an article
in the New York Times! See:
http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/17/seeing-things-handmade-for-ja=
p
an/
Handmade For Japan's mission is to raise money through an online auction on
March 24-27 for relief efforts to assist the victims of Japan's catastrophi=
c
earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear emissions. Because of the urgency of the
situation, the auction will begin on eBay on Thursday, Mar. 24, 8 p.m.-
Sunday, Mar. 27, 8 pm. The auction items will be listed under the "Handmade
for Japan" seller ID here: http://stores.ebay.com/handmade-for-japan.
Previews of the auction items will be available in English and Japanese
through Facebook pages
(http://www.facebook.com/handmadeforjapanauction#!/handmadeforjapanauction?=
s
k=3Dinfo) and Twitter updates. All inquiries in either language should be s=
ent
to handmadeforjapan@gmail.com.
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EARTHQUAKE APPEAL FOR MASHIKO VILLAGE, Japan
The Leach Pottery in St. Ives, England, recently launched an earthquake
appeal for Mashiko Village, Japan. Mashiko has over 400 studios and kilns,
providing the main livelihood of the village. The recent quake has caused
considerable damage to both kilns and buildings. Mashiko's two main museums=
,
the Mashiko Ceramics Museum and the Hamada Reference Museum have also been
badly hit. Mashiko Town in Tochigi prefecture is located about 60 miles
north of Tokyo.
The Leach Pottery is historically connected to Mashiko. In 1923, Shoji
Hamada, co-founder of the Leach Pottery with Bernard Leach, returned to
Japan following the Tokyo earthquake of 1923. He settled in Mashiko with hi=
s
family where he set up his own pottery, now owned and run by his potter
grandson Tomoo Hamada.
If you'd like to support Japanese potters at the Mashiko pottery village
through the the Leach Pottery relief fund, there is information on how to d=
o
so here: http://www.leachpottery.com/What-s-On/News-Feed.aspx
----------------------------
Regards,
Lisa
Website: www.LisaElbertsen.com
Blog:
www.sunnydazedesign.blogspot.com
Facebook:
www.facebook.com/sunnydazedesignstudio
Lee on sat 19 mar 11
Both of these are very credible places to help. You can see the
matcha jawan I put in Handmade For Japan here:
http://on.fb.me/egTNJF
On Sat, Mar 19, 2011 at 6:21 AM, Lisa Elbertsen wrote:
> The information below is from the British Columbia Potters Guild but I
> wanted to forward it along in case you are wondering if and how you can
> help.
>
> -----------------------------
>
> ONLINE ART AUCTION FOR JAPAN, Earthquake and tsunami relief
> Mar. 24 - 27
>
> "Handmade For Japan" was borne out of concern for Japan's residents by
> Japanese-American ceramic artist Ayumi Horie (http://www.ayumihorie.com).
> She, Ai Kanazawa Cheung and Kathryn Pombriant Manzella have mobilized to
> solicit, promote, and auction handmade pieces of art generously donated b=
=3D
y
> talented artists throughout North America and Japan. One hundred percent =
=3D
of
> all net proceeds collected via the auction will be donated to the relief
> efforts in Japan through Global Giving's Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Rel=
=3D
ief
> Fund
> (http://www.globalgiving.org/projects/japan-earthquake-tsunami-relief/).
>
> They now have 72 incredible artists participating, including some major
> artists such as Betty Woodman, Jun Kaneko, Toshiko Takaezu, Lisa Congdon,
> Akio Takamori, Takashi Hinoda, Nancy Blum, Jeffry Mitchell and Warren
> McKenzie. Ai, Kathryn and Ayumi have been working non-stop for the past s=
=3D
ix
> days fielding emails, inviting artists and galleries, and getting press
> releases out to the media. Yesterday, they were thrilled to have an artic=
=3D
le
> in the New York Times! See:
> http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/17/seeing-things-handmade-for-=
=3D
jap
> an/
>
> Handmade For Japan's mission is to raise money through an online auction =
=3D
on
> March 24-27 for relief efforts to assist the victims of Japan's catastrop=
=3D
hic
> earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear emissions. Because of the urgency of the
> situation, the auction will begin on eBay on Thursday, Mar. 24, 8 p.m.-
> Sunday, Mar. 27, 8 pm. The auction items will be listed under the "Handma=
=3D
de
> for Japan" seller ID here: http://stores.ebay.com/handmade-for-japan.
>
> Previews of the auction items will be available in English and Japanese
> through Facebook pages
> (http://www.facebook.com/handmadeforjapanauction#!/handmadeforjapanauctio=
=3D
n?s
> k=3D3Dinfo) and Twitter updates. All inquiries in either language should =
be=3D
sent
> to handmadeforjapan@gmail.com.
>
> ----------------------------
>
> EARTHQUAKE APPEAL FOR MASHIKO VILLAGE, Japan
>
> The Leach Pottery in St. Ives, England, recently launched an earthquake
> appeal for Mashiko Village, Japan. Mashiko has over 400 studios and kilns=
=3D
,
> providing the main livelihood of the village. The recent quake has caused
> considerable damage to both kilns and buildings. Mashiko's two main museu=
=3D
ms,
> the Mashiko Ceramics Museum and the Hamada Reference Museum have also bee=
=3D
n
> badly hit. Mashiko Town in Tochigi prefecture is located about 60 miles
> north of Tokyo.
>
> The Leach Pottery is historically connected to Mashiko. In 1923, Shoji
> Hamada, co-founder of the Leach Pottery with Bernard Leach, returned to
> Japan following the Tokyo earthquake of 1923. He settled in Mashiko with =
=3D
his
> family where he set up his own pottery, now owned and run by his potter
> grandson Tomoo Hamada.
>
> If you'd like to support Japanese potters at the Mashiko pottery village
> through the the Leach Pottery relief fund, there is information on how to=
=3D
do
> so here: http://www.leachpottery.com/What-s-On/News-Feed.aspx
>
> ----------------------------
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Lisa
>
>
>
> Website: =3DA0 www.LisaElbertsen.com
>
> Blog: =3DA0
> www.sunnydazedesign.blogspot.com
>
> Facebook: =3DA0
> www.facebook.com/sunnydazedesignstudio
>
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