How are you doing? I hope you’re hanging in, and doing as well as possible in these unprecedented and tumultuous times. Just wanted to let you know that I’ve extended October/November’s V💙TE + RBG🕯fundraiser through January 5th in support of flipping Georgia’s senate seats BLUE in their run-off election. Same/same as before – donate $100+ to ACLU, Fair Fight, or Vote Save America, send me a photo of your receipt, and I’ll send you an original watercolor study from my And How Do You Cope? series. If you’d like your donation/study to be a gift for the upcoming holiday season, I’ll throw in some festive holiday wrapping and a note on your behalf - just let me know. More details below. xo
watercolor studies will be available through January 5th via a $100+ donation to any of the following organizations:
ACLU
“The ACLU dares to create a more perfect union — beyond one person, party, or side. Our mission is to realize this promise of the United States Constitution for all and expand the reach of its guarantees.”
“Few individuals have had such a dramatic and lasting effect on a particular area of law as Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who directed the work of the ACLU Women’s Rights Project from its founding in 1972 until her appointment to the federal bench in 1980…She leaves a country changed because of her life’s work.”
Fair Fight
“We promote fair elections in Georgia and around the country, encourage voter participation in elections, and educate voters about elections and their voting rights. Fair Fight brings awareness to the public on election reform, advocates for election reform at all levels, and engages in other voter education programs and communications.”
Vote Save America
“Don’t live in Georgia? Don’t worry, you can Adopt Georgia to find out the best ways to help organizers on the ground. They flipped this state for Biden and Harris, let’s help them finish it out.”
HOW IT WORKS:
1. donate $100+ to any of the above organizations through January 5, 2021
2. forward a screenshot/photo of your donation receipt + your mailing address to me
via instagram DM or email: emailkimwest@gmail.com
3. i’ll mail you an original watercolor study from the ongoing And How Do You Cope? series
• each work on cotton watercolor paper, appx. 6”x8” to 5.5”x9” is a signed original study.
• selections will be at random.
• if you’d like a choice that reflects a particular genre of coping - e.g. a pint of jeni’s or a jar of cherries for an old fashioned, please include a note with the photo of your donation receipt, and i’ll do my best to accommodate. first come, first served. domestic shipping via USPS priority mail included.
xo,
kim
V💙TE + RBG🕯FUNDRAISER
An entire season has passed between now and the last time I posted about one of these watercolor study/fundraising notes. BTW - an overdue + big !!!THANK YOU!!!! for the response to that initiative. You guys donated nearly $10,000 to ACLU, Black Voters Matter, and Color of Change. THANK YOU.
Early June and late September are bookends to so much, and these last weeks in particular have felt unrelenting.
I’ve jumped back into making more watercolor studies. These latest ones are part of a series I’m entitling And How Do You Cope? Each study focuses on flowers picked from my yard and arranged in an improvised vessel made from common salves of the times: a bottle or jar of something from the bar cart, a coffee mug, an anti-anxiety med container, a cbd botanical soda can, a tin of decaf tea, a pint of jeni’s…..
These watercolors will be available through November 3rd via a $100+ donation to any of the following organizations:
ACLU
“The ACLU dares to create a more perfect union — beyond one person, party, or side. Our mission is to realize this promise of the United States Constitution for all and expand the reach of its guarantees.”
“Few individuals have had such a dramatic and lasting effect on a particular area of law as Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who directed the work of the ACLU Women’s Rights Project from its founding in 1972 until her appointment to the federal bench in 1980…She leaves a country changed because of her life’s work.”
Emily’s List
“BALANCE THE VOICE OF POWER.
Our vision is a government that reflects the people it serves, and decision makers who genuinely and enthusiastically fight for greater opportunity and better lives for the Americans they represent.”
Fair Fight
“We promote fair elections in Georgia and around the country, encourage voter participation in elections, and educate voters about elections and their voting rights. Fair Fight brings awareness to the public on election reform, advocates for election reform at all levels, and engages in other voter education programs and communications.”
Vote Save America
“BE A VOTER. SAVE AMERICA. Your one stop shop to get out the vote.”
HOW IT WORKS:
1. donate $100+ to any of the above organizations from now (Sept. 29) through November 3, 2020
2. forward a screenshot/photo of your donation receipt + your mailing address to me
via instagram DM or email: emailkimwest@gmail.com
3. i’ll mail you an original watercolor study from the ongoing And How Do You Cope? series
• each work on cotton watercolor paper, appx. 6”x8” to 5.5”x9” is a signed original study.
• selections will be at random.
• if you’d like a choice that reflects a particular genre of coping - e.g. a pint of jeni’s or a jar of cherries for an old fashioned, please include a note with the photo of your donation receipt, and i’ll do my best to accommodate. first come, first served. domestic shipping via USPS priority mail included.
xo,
kim
FUNDRAISER
In solidarity with local, national, and global communities protesting systemic racism and police brutality against Black Americans, I wanted to let you know that some watercolor studies from an ongoing studio series are available now through June 30 in support of the below organizations:
aclu
“During slavery, Black people were forced to labor for the enrichment of America. After slavery, the emancipated suffered violent repression and exploitation under Jim Crow laws and black codes in the South and de facto segregation across the nation. H.R. 40 would establish a commission to examine the institution of slavery, its legacy, and make recommendations to Congress for reparations, beginning a process of repairing and restoring after centuries of enslavement. Congress must pass H.R. 40.”
black voters matter
“Our goal is to increase power in our communities. Effective voting allows a community to determine its own destiny.”
color of change
“Color of Change leads campaigns that build real power for Black communities. We challenge injustice, hold corporate and political leaders accountable, commission game-changing research on systems of inequality, and advance solutions for racial justice that can transform our world.”
1. donate $100+ to any of the above organizations through June 30, 2020
2. forward a photo of your donation receipt + your mailing address to me
via instagram DM, contact button on this site, or e: emailkimwest@gmail.com
3. i’ll send you an original watercolor study from an ongoing studio series.
each study is an original signed watercolor, pencil/pen, gouache on watercolor paper, appx. 6”x8” to 5.5”x9”. selections will be at random. domestic shipping included.
