When I was last in D.C. for my Sleep Is for the Weak book tour, I spent some time at a street fair, where I met a watercolor artist named Michele Banks. I liked her stuff -- very pretty, very perfect for a kids' room. I asked her if she was on Etsy, and she said no.
And I forgot all about it.
Fast-forward to a few weeks ago, when I got an e-mail from some person named Michele Banks. Her e-mail was rather endearing:
I checked out your blog and liked it - I have a weakness for anyone who lets her cat guest-post.
I asked if she would like a review of her work, and she sent me two pieces. And I'm giving one of them away!
Here goes:
What you can't tell from the photo is the background paper is a very nice quality and has some texture to it, which lends the entire collage even more depth. I am a huge fan of nice texture in anything in life, so that part appealed to me. It's matted and signed, and I like it a lot.
The next collage is the one I'm giving away. It's an Andy-Warhol-esque pastel elephant collage.
The elephants are very 3-D, which I think is the coolest part of this collage. Normally I feel the Andy Warhol thing jumped the shark when you started being able to do it with your own photos at Wal-Mart, but Michele's 3-D addition marks this collage as unique. I just want to reach inside and touch those little elephants. I really do.
You may enter (and should) enter to win the elephant print as many times as you like by commenting. The winner will be chosen with a randomizer on the ides of March (March 15).
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I love me some cute elephants.
Posted by: Melinda | March 05, 2010 at 10:19 AM
Oh lord, my daughter LOVES her some elephants, and her birthday is coming up. She would love love love to have that.
And... really, we can enter as many times as we want? I can just sit here and enter all day...? ;)
Posted by: Mir | March 05, 2010 at 10:29 AM
Yup, Mir -- enter away!
Posted by: Rita Arens | March 05, 2010 at 10:42 AM
oh my! those elephants are so cute!
Posted by: Kylie | March 05, 2010 at 01:27 PM
Elephants would be great for my daughter's room - thanks for the great giveaway opportunity
Posted by: Susan | March 05, 2010 at 01:30 PM
Very cute :)
Posted by: Katie | March 05, 2010 at 03:56 PM
Love the art! Fantastic...and I love your blog too.
Posted by: Tricia Anderson | March 05, 2010 at 04:11 PM
Love that flower!!!
Posted by: Lisa K. Rosenstein | March 05, 2010 at 09:48 PM
Adorable elephants!
Posted by: cagey | March 06, 2010 at 02:40 PM
Oh I love that! My daughter has an elephant sized personality - maybe she'd let me hang it in her room?
Posted by: Kelsey | March 06, 2010 at 08:05 PM
Hi there - I'm the artist. I just wanted to mention that if you like the elephants, I have similar collages in my shop with bunnies, hamsters, rhinos, teddy bears, coffee cups, pandas and cats. Check them out at artmonger.etsy.com Thanks!
Posted by: Michele Banks | March 07, 2010 at 02:32 PM
I love those! What a great way to make a connection!
Posted by: Amelia Sprout | March 10, 2010 at 08:38 AM
I still love those elephants. Just sayin'.
Posted by: Mir | March 11, 2010 at 08:49 AM
And I kind of thing entering a million times is weird and obnoxious.
Posted by: Mir | March 11, 2010 at 08:49 AM
But I'm going to anyway.
Posted by: Mir | March 11, 2010 at 08:50 AM
Because (did I mention?) my girl loooooves elephants.
Posted by: Mir | March 11, 2010 at 08:51 AM
Also, did I mention she has a birthday coming up?
Posted by: Mir | March 11, 2010 at 08:51 AM
She's going to be 12. Which is all grown up, I guess.
Posted by: Mir | March 11, 2010 at 08:52 AM
But not too old for elephants. I hope.
Posted by: Mir | March 11, 2010 at 08:53 AM
I should probably get back to work and stop spamming your comments....
Posted by: Mir | March 11, 2010 at 08:54 AM