MariNaomi Took Pictures

Here they are!

"At least" = WAAAY over

This just in, from Jim:

"I'd like to thank all the artists who donated work for the Hurricane Katrina fundraiser last night. We raised $3370 for the American Red Cross.
[empasis mine]

I didn't get a chance to meet all of you, but I'm hoping MariNaomi and Jamie will forward my sincerest thanks for your generousity.

There are about 2 dozen pieces left in the gallery. I'm going to keep them on the wall through Saturday afternoon. If we can get the rest of this work sold, we'll defintely go past the $4000 mark!"

Wow. Wow.

When I left last night, there still was a small stack of framed versions of these for $15 each:
http://elreydelart.com/Invaders.jpg
and
http://elreydelart.com/robotprint.jpg

As well as these, which I think are all $100:
http://elreydelart.com/MuniManoftheMonth.jpg
http://elreydelart.com/BarrettJohn.jpg
http://elreydelart.com/Ahh-Haa!BobWills.jpg

And there's a bunch more stuff too. So if you're inclined, you can still go by.

(Excuse the screwy formatting, but the links still work.)

What It Looked Like

Dheeraj Dasari (far R.) and his sweet-as-pie ladyfriend Puja (sp?) and a fullish house. It actually got a little more crowded than this a little bit later. The sassy chin-length bob and sleeveless shirt in the center belong to MariNaomi, who rocks. I don't know what the baldy man was looking at.

"At least 2K."

That's what Jim says we pulled in tonight. (About half of that was from my stuff, which makes me feel good. Plus, my hallway wall is now nice and uncluttered.) La Reina had to tamp down the bills in the donation jar because they were sticking out.

We'll see if we can take the proceeds to Amoeba Records or somewhere they're matching donations and turn it into $4,000.

Not bad for an idea, a couple of emails, and a week. Plus, I got the leftover gummy bears.

Thanks, everyone.

Benefit Flyer

Please email to any and all that might be interested. See you Thursday.

Katrina Relief Benefit! Thursday 9/8, 7-11pm, 66 Balmy, SF

I just got off the phone with Jim Serchak, who runs the 66Balmy gallery. This coming Thursday, we're gonna fill his place with donated artwork and try and raise some $ for the Red Cross.

Katrina Relief Show
Thursday, Sept. 8th, 7-11pm
100% of the proceeds will go to the Red Cross.
Cash, checks and credit cards accepted, no sales tax.
Anyone who wants to donate a bottle of wine or beer or hard stuff can contribute to the bar, which'll also have a donation jar if you're not in an art-buyin' mood.

66Balmy Gallery
591 Guerrero Street at 18th Street
San Francisco

Contributing Artists
Kristine Adams
Jenny Bird Alcantara
Randy Antin
James Barnett
Clancy Cavnar
Nicholas Coley
Dheeraj Dasari
Bill Dunlap
El Rey
Christopher Fabbri
Taiko Fujimura
S.M. Gray
Nancy Hom
Richard Kadrey
Justin Kleiner
Rob Kunkle
Candace Loheed
MariNaomi
Nooworks
Shay Nowick
Gage Opdenbrouw
Dee Dee Russell
Shannon Stevenson
Dave Warnke
Mary Younkin


Artists:
Get your pictures to me or bring them to 66Balmy on Thursday from 3-7 PM. Make sure you have your name and a phone number on the back in case your picture doesn't sell, along with a price. Affordable pricing is encouraged; we want everything to go off the walls and into the Red Cross' coffers. If you told Jim you're in, tell me so I can put you in the publicity.

Thanks to Jim for the space and effort, and to the artists who'll be donating pictures.