I was commissioned to paint a mural for Temple Israel's new Children's Library.
This is to honor the life and love of books - ETHAN GOLD
This was made possible by
THE FRIENDS OF ETHAN GOLD CHILDREN'S LIBRARY FUND
The images of the this mural were given to me by the client who found
what she wanted from the internet. Using those images as a guide, I also added
my own style to the mural.
Here is a slide show of the progress from start to finish.
Noah's Ark Mural for the Children's Library at Temple Israel by Bonnie Sprung
Temple Israel 50 S Moss Rd, Winter Springs, FL 32708
On Friday nights BASE Camp Children's Cancer Foundation
bringsdinner and a movie to the kids at several hospitals.
I have been creating fun art for some of the kids at Arnold Palmer Hospital.
Bonnie's ACEO Project for a Cause is helping
BASE Camp Children's Cancer Foundation.
This Project puts smiles on faces all around. The ones I do for the kids at the
hospital and for everyone else who would love to donate a few dollars to
get an original ACEO art card for themselves or for a gift.
Each card is numbered and recorded. Eventually many of the cards will be published
as an ABC Motivational book.
Recently Base Camp was one of the charities at a fund-raising event (Xtreme Dance Studio BASE CAMP event 2nd Annual Wine Soirée at The Vineyard Wine Company in Lake Mary, Florida.) I set up a table with Original ACEO cards that could be purchased that night.
The ones sold I numbered and recorded.
In my earlier blog posts you can read on how and why I got this project started.
I am having so much fun creating these ACEO motivational cards.
Bonnie's ACEO Project for a Cause is helping
BASE Camp Children's Cancer Foundation.
Every Friday night BASE Camp provides dinner and a movie to the kids at several hospitals.
Here are a few photos of the cards I created for some of the kids at Arnold Palmer Hospital. Putting smiles on those sweet faces, was fun and very rewarding.
In my new Motivational Doodle Series, I have ART that can be Personalized.
Your name at the top and below along with lots of Fun Doodles
are the Motivational Words that start with the First Initial of your Name.
Here is a sample of mine.
"Personal Motivation B" - Size is 12"x16" - The words and doodles are drawn with white textile paint on bleach treated black canvas then mounted on luan and finished with a black acrylic painted spackled texture.
As you can see my initial is B and my Motivational words are:
I first want to say Thank You to everyone who has responded, donated and loved their new ACEO original artwork.
This is a project that I started in Feb. 2013, to help raise funds for
BASE CAMP Children's Cancer Foundation.
BASE CAMP is a central Florida non profit that has been serving children affected by cancer for 30 years. Terri Jones program began in 1982, and focus on helping the entire family through this journey.
When I was introduced to this foundation, I knew it was a perfect fit for me. I was looking to pay it forward. Unfortunately Cancer has run in my family, so we have always given to the various foundations. BASE CAMP being in my own backyard. I wanted to help out the local kids and families in need.
So, what you can do ... Simple
Send a Self Addressed envelope along with $2.00 and your favorite Motivational Word.
I will create an ACEO original artwork with the word of your choice, and mail it back to you in the self addressed envelope you provided. Only one word per envelope. There is no limit on how many ACEO cards you would like.
All the Cards are numbered, and one day may become a book with just the image of the ACEO card and their number.
Here are a few that have already been done and mailed.
Get an Original Motivational Artwork and
Help a Cause at the same time.
All for $2.50 and the price of a stamp.
Mail Money Order to
Bonnie Sprung
167 Plumosus Dr.
Altamonte Springs, FL 32701
Only ONE ACEO per envelope
Here is a way for you to get your own card with this easy
PayPal button.
Simply type in your motivational word you would like to have
created in ART and then click the Buy Now button.
Your Motivational Word
Your word will inspire me to make it look cool in whatever medium I feel like working in at that moment.
Collect them, frame them, give them as gifts. Whatever you do with your
words, each one will be numbered, scanned and recorded for future ABC
motivational books, that will also benefit BASE Camp.
For more info on how this all began and the definition of ACEO, please read my first post
It’s been a little over seven years since I lost my dad. Growing up; I have always tried to give to charities. One of the main ones, we gave to was Leukemia because my grandmother (my dads mom) passed from, when I was two. She was only 52. My mom is also a survivor from that big C. For many years, the ORT Foundation was a charity my mom worked for and she still gives too. Plus my mom also crochets baby blankets for Project Linus. So I have always given, when I can to the big charities. When my dad passed at the young age of 72, we gave to Hospice. Now all those charities are great and are always in need, but I wanted to do something for a foundation in my own backyard. What I found was a foundation that not only deals with that big C, it also helps children and their families.
Lately I have been thinking of how I can do something for others with my ART.
In an art show I was set up in last week, one of the other artists had these small pieces of art she called ACEO’s tacked up on the wall. I was curious; and after asking “what are these ACEO’s?” , she sort of explained. I was still perplexed and inspired at the same time. I was already doing small art, but they were magnets.
Then early Monday morning I was watching The Jeff Probst Show and he had this gal on who created happiness with a handwritten note, leaving them for strangers. I also thought why can’t I make people happy with an original piece of artwork.
So what if you need an explanation, you Google it, right? That’s what I did …. ACEO is Art Cards Editions and Originals. This was a movement that started ten years ago on Ebay. They are a standard size trading card (two and one-half inches by three and one-half inches) The size is the only rule in creating one, you can use any medium and any surface desired.
What has also inspired me are Motivational Words. Everyone has seen these in all sorts of ways, from posters to rocks and on and on… What I have done over the past few year’s, is to put words on wearable art, recycled art and high end art.
Now to explain my ACEO Project….
Choose a motivational word that you would want turned into art.
Mail me your word along with a
self addressed stamped envelope and $2.00.
50% of the money will go to
BASE Camp Children’s Cancer Foundation
They are located in Winter Park FL.
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