Creating a MAGIC POT: Artists and Community-Giving
Recently, an e-mail arrived inviting me to decorate a terra cotta plant holder to be auctioned off at a charity event, Eat Play Love, put on by Toronto’s Children’s Peace Theatre, this Saturday, May 10, 08. Though I had no previous knowledge of the charity and wouldn’t be able to attend the event, I thought it was a fun idea and interesting cause. This past Monday evening, the pot was delivered. By Wednesday afternoon, I’d glamorized it with faux jewels and iridescent paints. Almost overnight, a non-descript container started to turn into a "Magic Pot." Artists are often called on to give in whatever ways they can. Whenever and however possible, most of us try our best—whether time and resources permit, or not. The finished pot is inserted above. How it looked before treatment is inserted below.
I have had the privilege of being an artist donor for Boston’s Art Connection for several years, already. This is a marvelous one-of-a-kind artist- and community-friendly organization. It would be wonderful if other major cities could follow its model, bringing artists and the wider community together, year-round, in mutually satisfying and innovative ways.
