http://artwithheart.org Helping children in crisis through creativity Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:23:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Art with Heart has been invited to host an art activities table at a Lunar New Year Celebration on Saturday February 6th, and we are in need of volunteers to represent Art with Heart. For the art activity we will have Color of Hope Hearts (paper hearts that kids color on ... http://artwithheart.org/blog/volunteers-needed-to-help-celebrate-the-lunar-new-year-with-art-with-heart/ [caption id="attachment_3018" align="alignleft" width="225" caption="Jennifer with Oodles of Doodles"][/caption] Jennifer Schlobohm was living in Portland, Oregon when her husband brought home an article from Horizon Air Magazine about Art with Heart, and suggested that Jennifer look into getting involved. Jennifer had a strong art background in art – and had even taught ... http://artwithheart.org/blog/scholbohm/ Evi Feltus is a Child Life Specialist at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle. She became interested in becoming a Child Life Specialist when she volunteered for Art with Heart at Children's Hospital several years ago. She had nannied for many years and found her volunteer time through Art with Heart ... http://artwithheart.org/blog/cs-at-swedish/ Art with Heart is deeply grateful for its long-standing partnerships with hospitals and organizations, like the Starlight Children’s Foundation of Canada. The Foundation has been using Art with Heart's therapeutic books for over five years, and most recently ordered nearly 2,000 Chill & Spill journals for hospitalized teenagers in its ... http://artwithheart.org/blog/starlight/ PRESS RELEASE: On Tuesday, February 2, 2010, from 6:30 – 9pm, Teatro Zinzanni will host an “Exotic Wines Festival,” the 1st annual winter wine tasting event in Seattle. More than just Cabernet, Merlot, Syrah and Chardonnay grapes are growing in Washington State vineyards these days.  With 23 Washington wineries featuring their ... http://artwithheart.org/blog/zinzani/ Talese Heckler is professional artist, designer and teacher in Seattle. She’s also been a friend to Art with Heart for several years. She recently decided that in 2010, she wants to give 10% of all proceeds from her "Heart Art" series sales to help the efforts of Art with Heart. We ... http://artwithheart.org/blog/taleseheartart/ Last year, Shirley Chiu came up with the Recycle Circle Project during an airplane ride and this year, Art with Heart is the happy beneficiary of that idea! The Project encourages professional designers to create works of art from unused material samples. The art is then sold to the public ... http://artwithheart.org/blog/recyclecircle/ Hotel 1000 really knows how to throw a party! The kick-off celebration of their "12 Days of Comfort, Joy & Cheer"  came to life with a fashion show and live auction, which raised over $8,000 to support Art with Heart's programs to help children in crisis. The evening began with snowflakes that ... http://artwithheart.org/blog/12-days-kick-off-auction/ We’d like to thank the Sammamish Club for their recent donation of over $5,000! Art with Heart was chosen as the beneficiary of The Sammamish Club’s first-ever community-building fundraiser. The month long event would not have been possible without the efforts of several amazing staff members who worked diligently to ... http://artwithheart.org/blog/sammclub09/ Art with Heart invites you to join us at an Exclusive Art Angels Reception At Hotel 1000, Seattle’s premiere luxury boutique hotel Benefiting children in crisis through Art with Heart’s Programs Tuesday, December 1, 2009 VIP Guest Reception in the Grand Suite begins at 5:30 pm General Admission begins at 6:30 pm Hotel 1000’s ... http://artwithheart.org/blog/stddec1/