sometimesdilly
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Hi-
I'm thinking about organizing an original art/photography online auction to raise legal funds for Dr. Jones.
I'm an artist myself, and probably have enough contacts in the "art world" to make a go of an auction as is, but would love to hear from artist Lyme-netters willing to part with one of their creations.
Unless waived, each piece would be auctioned with a reserve high enough to cover cost of materials and/or shipping, refunded when/if the piece sells.
I'd love to help out... I can't do "real" art, but I can do cartoons and I paint murals on my kids' bedroom walls... maybe a coloring book for kids?
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Vanilla
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Yep and as soon as I get done moving sometime after April 21 I can dig some out of my storage unit.
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sometimesdilly
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thanks for the ebay heads up.
i checked out that site and saw that the auctions had been cancelled.
listing the auction on ebay would be a good option to broaden the audience, but i'm not sure if it is possible to have an independent auction there- free of ebay rules and profit taking, etc., which i'd prefer.
in any case, i'd like to have the auction be something more than "just" an auction- more like an "event," to help raise awareness as well as funds.
your idea of a coloring book for kids sounds awesome. i'll be in touch..
dilly
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Foggy
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Does anyone know if any Lawyers are donating their time to the case? It would be a nice gesture...
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sometimesdilly
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vanilla-
that sounds great too- what kind of jewelry do you make?
foggy- don't know the answer to that, but i imagine that there are huge sums of money that have been/will still be required even if some pro bono work is given.
for his sake and for all that is at stake, i sure hope he's getting first rate representation.
dilly
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Vermont_Lymie
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Yay! What a great idea! We will email if I can find anything here worth donating.....may take a couple of weeks. Hope it works to support Dr. Jones.
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dontlikeliver
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What a fantastic idea. I'm not an artist and don't make anything, but I hope that it's a success.
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sometimesdilly
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thanks, DLL-
i've been putting some feelers out, and it seems like an idea that has some legs. i'm going to begin putting together a proposal over the next week or so.
meanwhile, i'll be happy to hear from anyone who is interested in donating art --or helping in some other way. )
Vermont- hello again! and thanks!! No rush.. this will take a long while to put together.
You (and anyone else) can tell anyone interested though, that what is common with this kind of thing is to publish a little bio about each artist and the work she/he does. So, when things work right, the artists also ideally get a little publicity for their work. Of course, it the best possible world, everyone will be interested just for the cause itself.
I am also thinking of asking Dr. Jones if he would feel comfortable posting a notice in his office about the auction- asking parents/kids he is treating to contribute a work of art BY the kids to be auctioned off.
Seems like it would be a great way for the kids themselves to help him out. I would bet the farm that many would love the opportunity. plus, one more way of raising awareness about WHY keeping Dr. Jones is so vital to this community.
dilly
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sometimesdilly
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(yawn))- up before off to bed... dillly
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Vanilla
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Bracelets and necklaces I use gem stones and pearls. I use to whole sale to stores but now I want to sell on eBay if I ever figure out how and get that together... If I sell on line I can get more then whole sale which was not doing it for me finacially even if I was in nice stores.
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