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Store: artbyakiko
Website: www.akiko-watanabe.com
Artist: Akiko
Featuring: Art (Painting)
Contact by convo
Role: Member since 2008

Original animal paintings, prints, and note cards

Akiko has donated a part of the proceeds from the sales of her artwork to numerous animal charities in the US. She will be donating 10% of the proceeds from her Etsy store to Pets In Need, a no-kill shelter in California.

Charity of Choice: Pets In Need

 

Store: Rosemary Brown Photography (brownrose)
Artist: Rosemary
Featuring: Art (photography)
Contact by convo
Role: Member since 2007

Rosemarie Brown Photography features fine art photography printed to archival standards on museum quality watercolor paper. Favorite subjects include animals, Nature, structures, and found still lifes.

Rosemarie Brown has been an animal lover and advocate her whole life. She has volunteered her time and design skills for numerous animal rescue organizations. Prior to the birth of her daughter, Rosemarie was a practitioner in animal communication. Although she no longer offers her services, she still utilizes it in her photography. Currently she has cats - many cats.

Charities of Choice: Forgotten Felines of Sonoma County, DreamCatcher Wild Horse & Burro Sanctuary, Defenders of Wildlife

 

Store: Candy and Puppies (candyandpuppies)
Artist: Sara
Featuring: Art (photography)
Contact by convo
Role: Member since 2008

Fine art photographs.

Info about you and animals (written in third person)

Charities of Choice: ASPCA, Pit Bull Rescue Central, The Elephant Sanctuary

 

Store: Celtic Cat Photos (celticcatphotos)
Websites: www.celticcatphotos.1000markets.com, www.celticcatphotos.com
Artist: Cathy
Featuring: Art (photography)
Contact by convo
Role: Member since 2008

We sell matted photographs from Ireland & Scotland - Animals - Flowers and vintage cars.

We support PAAW an animals adoption group in the Detroit, Michigan area and the wildhorse refuge in South Dakota, and the Humane Society in Michigan.

We are for all animals - even pesky squirrels!

Charities of Choice: PAAW, Wildhorses Refuge

 

Store: Dragon House of Yuen (dragonhouseofyuen)
Website: www.dragonhouseofyuen.co.uk
Blogs: www.dragonhouseofyuen.blogspot.com, www.sadtohappystory.blogspot.com
Artist: Annette
Featuring Art (cards & aceos) and Bags & Purses (art-accessory)
Contact by convo
Role: Ad Hoc Promotions Committee (Birthday Bash Advertising) & Member since 2007

Annette makes beautiful art to be looked at and thought about. Her rabbit art-accessory bags are inspired by her rescue rabbit Arabella. Her ACEO cards are small snippets of wisdom given by a little rabbit. She also makes cards and soft sculpture baby hares.

Each Arabella bag pledges 10% to a specific rescue/charity.

Charities of Choice: BUAV (British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection)
WSPA (World Society for the Protection of Animals), Bobtails Rescue in the UK, The Buckeye House Rabbit Society, The Rabbit and Guinea Pig Welfare

 

Store: Ellebee Photography (ellebeephotography)
Artist: Lisa
Featuring: Art
Contact by convo
Role: Member since 2007

Share the world through ellebee photographys eyes. Lisa Bradshaw, photographer, takes great pride in bringing people her unique view of nature as seen through the lens of her camera. All prints are sold matted and signed, ready to give as a gift or keep as something special for yourself. Only the highest quality papers and products are used, all acid-free of course. You will get years of enjoyment from these prints. All images are available in larger sizes and ellebee photography is always open to special orders.

Lisa Bradshaw, owner of ellebee photography, has been an animal lover since the day she was born. She started volunteering at her local veterinary clinic at the age of 14, thinking at the time she wanted to be a vet. Sadly, she realized that not all people value the life of animals as much as she did and decided to take her professional dreams in another direction. Currently, Lisa volunteers with the Seattle Humane Society in Washington State. She lives with two wonderful furry friends, Leopold and Kiras, the crazy cats. They are a true joy in her life! Proceeds from sales go to the Seattle Humane Society as well as specific zoological societies where certain images were taken.

Charities of Choice: Seattle Humane Society, Cougar Mountain Zoological Society

 

Store: fenrislorsrai
Website: www.rainydaypaperback.com
Blog: fenris-lorsrai.livejournal.com/
Artist: Honorah
Featuring: Art
Contact by convo
Role: Member since 2008

Honorah has been sculpting for roughly eight years. She has a degree in anthropology from Ohio Wesleyan University so much of her work is influenced by that. She loves incorporating styles from different cultures, especially ones that most Americans may not be familiar with. She is also involved with the furry fandom and is a gamer, so sometimes makes reference to those subcultures in her art.

Honorah takes her dog to work everyday. She's a stray rescued from Puerto Rico. She now spends all day greeting people at Honorah's bookstore and showing off what wonderful pets rescue pups make.
Both her current cats are shelter cats, including a special needs cat. Beau is deaf so has no idea how loud she is when she meows!

Honorah does a review of a charity every Saturday on her blog. A different charity every week! Many are related to animals or conservation related causes.

Charity of Choice: Save A Sato

 

Store: gingercatpress
Blog: gingercatpress.blogspot.com
Artist: Tara
Featuring: Art
Contact by convo
Role: Member since 200?

Info about your store (written in third person)

Info about you and animals (written in third person)

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Store: jmcguinness
Website: McGuinnessPhoto.com
Artist: Jen
Featuring: Art (Photography)
Contact by convo
Role: Publicity and Promotion & Member since 2008

McGuinness Photography sells nature-inspired photographs-matted and ready to frame or as photo greeting cards to share with others. The shop also sells photo pendants, made from their original images. In addition, the shop sells unique crystal prism suncatchers.

While we would like to help all animals, we donate primarily to rabbit organizations because they are the third most likely animal surrendered to shelters, especially after the Easter novelty has worn off.

Charities of Choice: 3 Bunnies Rabbit Rescue, House Rabbit Society, PAWS CT

 

Store: karenkayartworks
Website: www.karenkayartworks.com
Blog: www.karenkayartworks.com
Artist: Karen Kay
Featuring: Art (mixed media)
Contact by convo
Role: Member since 2008

Karen Kay of KarenKayArtWorks creates and sells mixed media original paintings and prints made from the originals. Her recent work includes dogs and cats with a portion of the proceeds going to Excelsior Springs Friends of Animals, a dog and cat rescue group.

Coming soon to her shop are ACEO's, greeting/note cards and note pads. Also in the works are her new designs for t-shirts for all the dog lovers out there!

Limited edition prints of her environmental billboard, which will be seen throughout the state of Missouri on over 70 different billboards, are available here.

Karen has opened her home to foster dogs thru Excelsior Springs Friends of Animals, a dog and cat rescue group. You can see her rescue dogs on her blog/website. http://www.karenkayartworks.com

A portion of the proceeds from her dog and cat art prints goes to Excelsior Springs Friends of Animals located in Excelsior Springs, Missouri. You can visit them here http://www.esfoa.org

Charity of Choice: Excelsior Springs Friends of Animals

 

Store: Late July Photography (LateJuly)
Website: www.unchainontariosdogs.org
Blog: www.latejuly.blogspot.com
Artist: Nicole
Featuring: Art (photography)
Contact by convo
Role: Member since 2008

Photographic prints of stray/abandoned animals including dogs and cats.

Info about you and animals (written in third person)

Charities of Choice: Unchain Ontario's Dogs, Sasha's Den, Westminister Pet Sanctuary

 

Store: LolaLynn
Artist: Lynn Hanousek
Featuring: Art
Contact by convo
Role: Recruiting Subcommittee & Member since 2007

Info about your store (written in third person)

Info about you and animals (written in third person)

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Store: mvegan5
Artist: Michele
Featuring: Art (cards & prints) and Jewelry (vintage components)
Contact: mvegan5-at-EFAArtistsHelpingAnimals-dot-org
Role: Director (membership), founder, co-team leade, & Member since 2006

Michele is an artist, photographer, and jewelry maker who is inspired by her love of animals and nature. Her shop, Cards and Jewelry by Michele, features prints and cards of her artwork, and jewelry that she creates using vintage and recycled components.

10% of all sales at Cards and Jewelry by Michele go to the EFA Charity of the Month. Her items can also be found in these Etsy shops that help animals and other charities such as AWBAR, Etsy for Charity, and Handmade 4 Hounds.

Charities of Choice: Farm Sanctuary, East Bay SPCA, Feral Cat Foundation

 

Store: pigatopia
Artist: Shannon
Featuring: Art
Contact by convo
Role: Member since 200?

Info about your store (written in third person)

Info about you and animals (written in third person)

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Store: PurrPrints (PurrPrints)
Other shops: cafepress.com/purrprints, zazzle.com/purrprints
Website: PurrPrints.com
Artist: Rebecca
Featuring Art (prints)
Contact by convo
Role: Member since 2008

PurrPrints features unusual original cat art, from minimalist line drawings to detailed pointillism and stippling. These original works have been turned into high quality prints, cards, necklaces, magnets, ACEOs, bags and more by the artist. Additionally, 5% of all the store profits go to the Shamrock Foundation, a no-kill animal shelter in the artist's hometown. She also regularly donates items to the efa shop and animal charity auctions.

Becca and her husband Mark are owned by four incredible cats and one African Grey parrot, all of whom have trained their humans quite well in feeding, fetching, and petting. All of the cats are rescue kitties, though Becca and Mark mostly feel like they are the ones who were rescued--except when it's 5a.m. and one of the cats decides to go careening across the bed at full tilt. When not on etsy or playing with animals, Becca spends her time pursuing a PhD in Rhetoric and Composition and teaching writing classes at her local university.

Charity of Choice: The Shamrock Foundation

 

Store: Schmoomunitions
Website: www.Schmoomunitions.com
Artist: Julia Jasinski
Featuring: Art (paintings)
Contact by convo
Role: Member since 200?

Schmoomunitions sells items made by Julia who works with animals at work and at home. Cats are the most popular subject. Acrylic paintings on canvas and paper are the majority.

Animals are the reason Schmoomunitions exists. Schmoo the persian cat who died too young is the inspiration for all of Schmoo related ammunitions. Schmoomunitions are powerful, dangerous and sometimes lethal artworks made to protect humans from the ugliness
of the world. Arm yourself!

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Store: The Tea and Cake Riot (teaandcakeriot)
Other shops: zuppaartista.etsy.com, cafepress.com/samigurrrl
Artist: Michelle
Featuring: Art (Photography and Fine Art)
Contact by convo
Role: Member since 2008

The Tea and Cake Riot store sells art and things! It is still fairly new but items will be added weekly in the near future. For sale are collages, photography, paintings and custom design work.

The ZuppaArtista store is a fine art photography store, full of images of travels, nature and animals. There images are printed on quality archival papers and are sold in different sizes and sets.

The Tea and Cake Riot and ZuppaArtista are run by a gal who loves animals like crazy! There are charity items available for purchase in both stores. Michelle and her husband own 3 cats (Dogg, Flea and Maceo) and one beautiful black lab (Sami). Sadly, Sami is battling osteosarcoma but at the age of 14, she is doing exceptionally well in her fight. To read about her story, her website is cafepress.com/samigurrrl. The samigurrrl store is dedicated to raising money and awareness for animal charities.

Charities of Choice: Humane Society of the U.S., Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, Pasadena Humane Society (CA)

 

Store: Cori's Pawtraits (terikor)
Website: corispawtraits.com
Blog: corispawtraits.blogspot.com
Artist: Cori
Featuring: Art (Fine Art)
Contact by convo
Role: Member since 2008

Animal Themed Art including pastels, acrylics, monotypes, prints, Giclees, note cards, gift tags, magnets and tile coasters. Commissioned pet portraits available upon request. Cori Solomon captures the essence of dogs, cats, horses and wildlife in various styles whether it be realism or abstraction.

Cori Solomon is owned by 3 salukis, Gabi, Keli and Lexi and 2 cats Albee and Ollie. Tradition has it that all her animals names have an (i) at the end of the name. The antics of Cori's salukis and cats give her the inspiration for the art she creates. Cori has worked for many years with Stola, her breed's rescue as a volunteer and has donated her artwork to many of their fundraisers, auctions and online store. Giving back to the breed that has given her so much joy throughout her life is very important. In recent years Cori decided to expand her participation in helping animals by donating a percentage of her proceeds on the majority of art and products she sells to numerous charities and rescues. She now donates actively to about 15 charities and is always looking for more.

Charities of Choice: Stola, Saluki Tree of Life, Turtle Ridge Wildlife Center, TBAR, True Blue Animal Rescue

 

Store: wolfgangzehen
Other shops: nilochlainn.etsy.com, schwa.etsy.com, serenityservices.etsy.com, recoverandlive.etsy.com
Blog: talbottferal.blogspot.com
Artist: Carolynn McLaughlin
Featuring: Paired Photography and Haiku
Contact by convo
Role: Member since 2008

Carolynn is a haiku poet and cat lover. Recently, her 17-year-old cat Wolfgang died. He had 24 toes - a super-foot and a sub-foot on each front leg.

In his honor, she creates pieces about cat feet. She knows all cat lovers enjoy playing with cat toes! Hence the name, WolfgangZehen - "Wolfgang Toes" in German.

She grew the idea for photo, poem and an interesting typeface as components of a unified art piece from an undergraduate art history class in East Asian Art. Carolynn grew up around scrolls, paintings and triptychs in the the Monumental style of China, though the ones she knew were Japanese. When she took the course she learned that the Chinese venerated the Three Gems in art - poetry, calligraphy and painting. One work could have three contributors, and some poets and calligraphers were known beyond their locations and their life-spans.

Combine that with lolcat and you've got it.

She says she's no painter, and that her handwriting looks like Jack the Ripper's scrawl, but she's pretty sure she can write haiku and point a camera! Haiku is the form that makes the most sense to Carolynn as a writer: minimalist, a logical syllabic form (5-7-5), a punch of humor or sobering truth. And Microsoft Word, for all its shortcomings, does have some cool fonts.

That's the story. Enjoy! Remember that all purchases provide cash donations to IndyFeral.org or FaceSpayNeuter.org, both of which promote responsible pet ownership and humane treatment of animals.

Info about me and animals: Carolynn has had cats, hamsters and gerbils since she was seven years old. Her parents' treatment of all animals taught her that animals are to be respected and venerated as friends, and this became ingrained in her belief system early on. She loved petting zoos as a child, and loves them still. She abhors cruelty in all forms and does her best to shop cruelty-free and organically when she can afford it.

Carolynn has a fiscally questionable habit of taking in stray cats, and this has expanded to caring for feral cats and even learning to love dogs and other animals with whom she has little experience. Carolynn believes that, as children, all animals begin as pure love, and that only fear and abuse can change that. She also believes that human patience and love toward abused animals, in turn, can change that fear back to love once again.

Charity of Choice: IndyFeral.org, FaceSpayNeuter.org

 

Store: A Wonderful World (wonderfulworld)
Artist: Jody
Featuring: Art (photography) and Paper Goods (cards)
Contact by convo
Role: Member since 200?

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Store: WoodsEdge
Artist: Alicia
Featuring: Art (photography)
Contact by convo
Role: Member since 2008

Fine art photography.

Info about you and animals (written in third person)

Charities of Choice: German Shepherd Rescue of New England, CANTER New England, The Humane Society

 

 

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