I've discovered a way to incorporate everything I do. Lay Missionary of Charity (service), St. Catherine's Apprentice (art), Spiritual Homesteading (blog), MaryJane Farmgirl Sisterhood (earning awesome merit badges), Team McArthur (charity and community). . . . all rolled into one makes Art Charity! Art Charity will be an extension of my art business, which I pursued for my MaryJane entrepreneur badge. I've written that my whole desire behind my business was never to be successful, but to put my art to service. Art Charity is the fruit that desire! My St. Catherine's Apprentice website and this blog will be the canvas to share this.
So those who read this blog already have already met Adam McArthur. He will be the first to receive these donations. But I'd like to expand this service beyond Team McArthur to other charitable causes. My own unique way of giving~using art to spread love!
So here's my blurb:
St. Catherine's Apprentice would like to present Art Charity!!
All profits received from this series of drawings will go to charity. Each
series will be inspired by and created specifically for a certain charitable
cause. It’s art for a cause!
The first Recipient for Art Charity profits will be the McArthur
Family! Adam McArthur is a husband and father of 3, diagnosed with brain
cancer. His family is in need of donations to continue his cancer treatments
and assist with their daily living expenses. You can read more about Adam on
Healer in Your Heart and on the Team McArthur Facebook page set up to raise
awareness for his condition and support for the family.
An imperative component of Adam’s cancer treatment is his
food. He is on a strict gluten-free, sugar-free, vegetarian diet. Therefore this series will be called Portraits of Produce: the McArthur
Collection. Raising awareness for Adam, brain cancer, natural cancer
treatment options, organic foods and local farmers, this collection will
include a weekly drawing inspired by locally grown, organic produce item purchased
from area farmer markets. Each
“portrait” of a fruit or veggie will be coupled with a tasty recipe and farm
highlights.
It's going to be exciting! God willing, this will only be a precurser to a larger project I have in store called Saints and Veggies.
Save a farm. Buy local.
Support Adam. Buy art J