FHQ: Firehouse Quilts

 Draw for Life is a blog dedicated that I started with the intentions to blog about projects I've done for charity. Rather than donating money, it's a way to donate my skills to help spread the word of a charity or organization making them stronger one design at a time.

Even though there has been no action thus far this blog has not lost its objective. So without further ado, I'm proud to say that I have gotten and finished my first design project. YAY!!!!!!!

FHQ: Firehouse Quilts of Colorado

Firehouse Quilts of Colorado is an organization made up of amazing quilters that volunteer their time and materials to create and collect quilts in which they then donate to children victimized from fires as well as abused women and children. Which I think is a GREAT action and cause to talk about and aid. They had heard about me from one of my uncle's quilt seminars (as he is a fabric artist) and thought to contact me to see if I'd be interested in giving them a hand with designing a new logo for them. I was glad to help especially after reading their cause.

So this is the progress of how I came up with the logos. The last image on the bottom was the final group they chose.

If you would like to read more about the Firehouse Quilt group, please visit their website http://www.firehousequilts.org/ They are a great group and Dusty is amazing!

I hope that you like what I came up with. I hope that you visit their site. And I hope that maybe I've inspired you.... whomever is reading this... to pay it forward and maybe donate your talents for a good cause.

Assignment 1: Political Messaging!

For my given assignment I chose messaging. I understand that it's not a non-profit and whatnot but they do need help. The republican party is destroying the balance and foundation of the country. They care more about the corporations and the money in their own pockets. They also own the majority of known media while the progressives and the democratic party own few, have far less funding, and are a bit soft when it comes to messaging. The internet is still free terrain sooo the more powerful the better.

Ideas of "Draw For Life" before someone else comes up with it

This is a work in progress. I just have been thinking about it for some time and I thought I'd make space for it at least. The details and description will be posted soon... but here's the idea. Most people that want to help or make a difference can't actually afford to donate as fiances are tight. So instead of donating money... simply donating our time and skills as artist to help in spreading the word of charities, organizations, etc. Being humans we are very visual... and so visual advertisements and messages are really the best way to be heard. A lot of organizations and causes are over looked and passed by because of their limited source of advertising. It's one thing to get things printed but it's more costly just to get great artists to come up with impacting visuals. So this is a group for that... for artists who would like to donate their time and artistic skills to develop and create for organizations. I don't really expect the artists to print (as printing job can range on prices) for their organizations and give them the actual finished hard copies... unless you have the funds to do so (I for one can't soo I don't expect others to). If the organizations offers you a donations for your time... I would say simply turn it around and use it for the cause (like actually doing printed jobs... etc). So pick an cause and get out their. Whether it's a big cause to aid a country to your local animal shelter. It's time to create a wave that will not go unnoticed!