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Melissa Connolly is a writer, editor, and aspiring artist who lives in Washington, DC. Her pen and ink drawings always include the cats she's known throughout her life: The Mother Kitty, Gordon, Simon, Comet, Ashes, Norman, B.J., and Tigerlily. This weekend, they all helped out with the oil spill cleanup. Like everyone, The Mother Kitty was devastated by the images of the pelicans smothered in oil. She got straight to work! (Comet got a hug from one that he was helping.) Gordon made a new friend he found slithering nearby, while Ashes and B.J. dealt with the shellfish. She had a feisty conversation with the crabs, and he polished off some clams. (Some happy shrimp looked on after their baths.) Simon and Norman were the only ones willing to go into the water. Simon's swam with dolphins, and Norman scouted the deep for any fishes in trouble. (Right now, he's amid some safe schools.) Lily, meanwhile, learned lots from her new friend, Turtle, who is years and years and years older than she is--and all of us!

You can find more of Melissa's Kitties on her blog http://melissaconnolly.blogspot.com

Each card is available for a $10 donation. See details at right.

690 Starfish and Octopus

My name is Mark MacKay  and I am an illustrator from New Hampshire. The size of my piece is 4"x6". I used gouache, ink and colored pencil.

My blog address is www.mackaystudios.blogspot.com and my website is www.mackaystudios.com.

Each card is available for a $10 donation. See details at right.

687SOLD -688 In the Hands of Hope

687.SOLD It's All In Our Hands

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My name is Roxanne Vise, I'm a fine artist and mom and right now paint in encaustic and acrylic. These little works called, "Hope" and "It's All In Our Hands", are pen and ink and watercolor and measure about 3" x 4" and I'm so grateful to offer them to help make the ripple continue.

Thank you Kelly for creating this great project and providing a way for artists to help.

I hope you all enjoy them - ripple on!

More of my work and links to my blogs and Etsy shop can be found
here: http://www.visestudio.com

Each card is available for a $10 donation. See details at right.

686 Slick Willie

My name is Chad Albers and I’m an illustrator/designer living in Minneapolis. Thank you for putting together such an amazing blog. It is so great to see people come together for such a special cause.

10 digital prints available. Approximate size is 8x5. 

http://weirdoboy.wordpress.com/

Each card is available for a $10 donation. See details at right.

685 SOLD Finn the Whale

My name is Amy Intravia and I live in Fullerton, CA. I have always loves whales and when I was in Hawaii I would get up early to watch them play in the water from my balcony. They are such beautiful, gentle creatures who even have a playful side. My little whale was painted on 4 x 6 watercolor paper with Gouache and Watercolor. I call him "Finn".

I blog here...when I have time...it is still a rather short blog:
http://amyintravia.blogspot.com/

Each card is available for a $10 donation. See details at right.

683-684 Back to the Ocean

683. SOLD Which is the way back to the ocean?

684. Mamma, we are surrounded

Hi, my name is Adrienne Seet and I am an illustrator and TV producer living in Oslo, Norway. I was filled with a sense of urgency to finish these illustrations even though I have much work to do. I read about Kelly's commendable effort in Illustration Friday and I hope that my small effort helps the world and the ocean in some way.

Here are my two small contributions; 'Which is the way back to the Ocean?' and 'Mamma, we are surrounded'. Both are original illustrations done in watercolour pencil and ink on Canson watercolor paper, measuring approximately 4" x 6".

Each card is available for a $10 donation. See details at right.

Prints are also available for $10 donations after the originals are sold. For sale on my blog site http://littlepixyboots.blogspot.com upon request.

679-680-681-682 Playing the Blues

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Seeing the oil continue to stretch further into all corners of the Gulf is tragic. I feel the blues of Louisiana would be the choice music played by the fish living in the Gulf. Ladies, gentlemen, oysters, and sea turtles, the Gulf Band.

Casey Girard
www.caseyg.com

Each card is available for a $10 donation. See details at right.

677-678 Walk Gently Through the World

677. A Spot on the Sea

678. Blanket of Oil

Artwork by Yvonn.

"... May you walk gently through the world and know its beauty all the days of your life" - Apache blessing

It's too sad if we don't see the beauty until we destroy it.

Each card is available for a $10 donation. See details at right.

676 SOLD School of Fish

Alicia "Kat" Dillman is an illustrator who lives in the San Fransisco Bay Area with her boyfriend and two Studio Kitties. Kat paints digitally using Corel Painter, mainly for children's books.

As someone who grew up in the Bay Area with it's miles and miles of tidal wetlands and marshes, news of oil spills is always heart wrenching.

These are digital illustrations and will be digital prints. Alicia will sign the back for you.

Experience Kat's work on her website: http://www.katgirlstudio.com/

Each card is available for a $10 donation. See details at right.

672-673-674-675 An Oily Dilemma

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My name is Marsha Rollinger and I'm currently the very busy manager of Nintendo's in-house design department near beautiful Seattle. It was very important to me to find the time to create a few pieces for this project. Thank you Kelly, for organizing a way to enable us to help through our artwork.
The image area for each is 4.75" w x 7.25" high.

Blog:
http://equinoxart.blogspot.com/

Each card is available for a $10 donation. See details at right.

671 This is Wrong

My name is Jeff Batt, I am 25 years old and I live in Wilmington, Delaware. You might call me a jack of all trades, master of none. I like to experiment with many different media and my changing style, which means no two pieces look alike. I'll try anything once.  More of my artwork can be found here: http://eyeofthedragon.deviantart.com

This piece has more of an urban 'guerilla art' feel to it; rough, edgy and powerful. The black silhouette really drives the message home. Maybe I could make this into a sticker and slap it up in random places to motivate people to action!

The card is 2.5 x 3.5, black paint and ink stencil on textured watercolor paper.

Each card is available for a $10 donation. See details at right.

669-670 No Matter How Small

669. SOLD A Person's a Person

670. SOLD Make Yourselves Heard!

My name is Deborah Davidson and I am a Japan-based translator and Etegami artist. Etegami is a traditional Japanese postcard art that combines drawings with words-- in this case, the accompanying words are a quote from Horton Hear a Who by Dr. Seuss. Each of my Etegami is a hand-painted original on a soft washi postcard (approx 4" x 6").

To learn more about Etegami go to my Etegami blog: http://etegamibydosankodebbie.blogspot.com

Each card is available for a $10 donation. See details at right.

668 SOLD Seal

Artwork by Glen.

Each card is available for a $10 donation. See details at right.

667 Can You Hear Us?

Artwork by Pam Schoeman is on an 8x11 piece of recycled 110Lb paper, drawn with pen and calligraphy ink.

See more of Pam's work here:
http://pamschoemanillustration.blogspot.com/

Each card is available for a $10 donation. See details at right.