Illustrators Australia and Illustrator
Andrea Innocent have organised an online auction of artwork to raise funds for the Japan and Pacific Disaster Appeal 2011. Read more from Andrea below.
"On March 11, 2011 an earthquake with a magnitude of 9.0 struck close to the northeast coast of Honshu, Japan. This earthquake and subsequent tsunami killed 9,737 people, 2,766 injured, and 16,501 people missing across eighteen prefectures, as well as over 125,000 buildings damaged or destroyed. Thousands are still homeless and living in makeshift evacuation shelters in freezing conditions, without power and limited supplies.
The morning of this event, as coincidence would have it, I had spent three hours in my studio sorting through my collection of ‘Japanese stuff’ which included flyers, cards, photos, toys, etc, every time I turned a page or looked at another photo I was reminded of the three years I had lived there and the myriad of wonderful and amazing people I had met.
My own illustration career was inspired and nurtured by the country of Japan and it’s people, it’s culture will always be present in my work in some form and I will always feel a great debt to what Japan has given me, and continues to give to me, as an illustrator and artist.
By the time the earthquake struck I felt like I was there again myself and as I watched the disaster unfold over the weekend I felt an indescribable sadness and fear, my younger brother and his girlfriend live in Tokyo along with many of my Japanese friends, as well as helplessness at my inability to do anything to make it better for all those involved.
By Sunday I had decided I would stage an online auction of my prints on my website. It was shortly after this I received a call from Jody Pratt from IA expressing a desire to help in some way herself. It was from these feelings that the IA for JP online auction of members works was created. I was overwhelmed and overjoyed at the rapid response from members and would like to thank you all for your very kind donations. Please click
here to view the gallery of works available on the IA site, all works are listed on eBay and will go live on Monday 28th of March at 12pm and continues for the following 7 days. Postage and handling of works is the responsibility of the member whose work is sold.
To all bidders I wish to thank you in advance for your interest in the members works and for your time.
100% of the sales of this purchase goes to Japan and Pacific Disaster Appeal 2011 - http://www.redcross.org.au/japan2011.htm
Illustrators Australia charity registration number 26524223
Kind Regards,
Andrea Innocent"
