Please Lend a Hand

I've decided to sell a limited edition of 16 prints of my ALICE, REVISITED artwork as ACEO's -- Artist Card Editions and Originals, or the "for sale" version of Artist Trading Cards (also known as "ATC's.")  Whee!

Yes, normally I just swap these playing-card-size bits of work.  But in this case, 100% of proceeds from the sale of these ACEO's will go to a great cause: The Elliot Sylvester ATCA Fund. I think I spoke in an earlier post here on my blog about Elliot, who's the son of one of my oldest and dearest friends, Laura.  He's autistic, and pretty severely affected, and his family is doing all kinds of fundraising so that they might attend a week-long intensive autism training program all the way across the country, at the Autism Treatment Center of America (ATCA.)  The training costs an absolutely staggering $17,500.  Who wouldn't need to fundraise, to pay for that?!? :)~

If I do say so myself, this is one prrrrrrrretty art card.  I think the fact that this card was painted digitally lends it BEAUTIFULLY to printing.  The prints are so vibrant, with vivid blue, red, and yellow tones that positively *pop* off the page!  I've laminated the card, front and back, for a scratch-free, long life.  This card, like all my art cards, is thick and sturdy and fully finished with a full-color backing titled, dated, numbered, and signed by me.  This ACEO will also arrive protected by a clear plastic sleeve, and will be mailed inside a greeting card featuring art created by Elliot Sylvester himself. Elliot's family has printed a set of these cards, featuring his artwork, as part of their ongoing effort to finance his considerable medical and treatment expenses.  If you'd like a closer look or are interested in buying a set of these cards for yourself, please visit www.autissey.com/elliotart, the Sylvester family's Elliot art site.

Anyway... It's just a very small thing, of course... but if I can sell all sixteen cards at $9.00 each and contribute that entire total to Elliot's ATCA fun, that's almost $150.00 I can donate... with your help.  I am personally contributing all postage costs both domestically and internationally, so there is zero shipping cost to the buyers of this card.

If you're of the mind to assist such a big-hearted effort, please visit my POTBELLY ARTS Etsy shop, where you can view and purchase these cards directly.

And if you'd like to learn more about Elliot, his journey through autism, his family, or ATCA, please visit the Sylvester family website at www.elliotsroom.com.  He's such a beautiful, sweet souled boy.

Oh, and PS:  The reason only eight of the cards are currently available is that I somehow stupidly managed to laminate little tiny fuzzies under fully HALF of them, after I printed and assembled them.  AARGH!  So they're not perfect and thus, not sellable.  Maddening, I tell you.  Hmph!  I will be reprinting the remaining eight cards and also listing them for sale just as soon as I can.