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ART FULL OF HEART
FUNDRAISERS & EFFORTS!

Artwork above by Christine Shebroe.

ZNE’s Art Full of Heart program (AFH) is born out of recognition that support from the community is at the core of artistic success. In turn, it is our desire to share our success and return what we can, to our community.

Art Full of Heart specifically strives to support causes that are member chosen, and these causes do not necessarily need to be art related. Click here for more information.

LIVE PINK!
In honor of Mossy!

ZNE's program to place free and inspirational artwork into the hands of those whose lives have been impacted by breast cancer. Click on the Live Pink banner above, to learn more.

ZNE MEMBERS DO GOOD!
See what we are up to!

Artwork Above by Shawn Marie Hardy.

ZNE Members are up to so much good, working on behalf of so many different causes - it is absolutely amazing. Click on the art image above in order to learn more and Join in on all these good deeds!

HOPE SEES A STAR!

Gina Gabriell of San Ramon and Iva Wilcox of Danville, are two artists who share a tragic connection. Both women’s daughters were diagnosed with fatal diseases in late 2006. In April of this year, Gina’s daughter Stevie McMoyler died from a brain tumor at the age of 19. In June, Iva Wilcox’s daughter, Brianna Grant, was only 17 years old when she died from a rare disease ~ MDS (myelodysplastic syndrome). ZNEart.com is an international group of artisans, headquartered in Pleasanton. >

When ZNE group members found out about the two deaths, they wanted to go beyond extending traditional condolences to Gina and Iva, given the magnitude of their loss. Because the group is so large, many members have never met Gina or Iva, but they still wanted to reach out and extend support. Both Stevie’s and Brianna’s families have been touched by the effort.>

“In many places in the world a grieving mother is surrounded and cared for. The entire village mourns with her. They try in their own way to take a tiny bit of her sorrow so she will not have to carry it all herself. Who would have thought that here were there are no villages, where people sometimes don't even know their neighbors - that Iva and I would experience this same loving embrace from our community. Nothing can heal this loss, but the kindness helps me to endure, to believe in the goodness of all things again.” Says Gina Gabriell, of the Hope Sees a Star project. >

In January of 2008, Laurel True, a world renowned mosaic artist, will begin designing a permanent mosaic art installation in memory of the two girls. The installation is scheduled to be installed in the Butterfly Conservation Garden at The Oakland Zoo in May of 2008. The memorial will incorporate the sentiment: “In Memory of Stevie and Brianna – forever loved daughters of the creative community.” In conjunction with the installation, a $5,000 donation will be made to the Zoo. Staff at the Oakland Zoo have indicated that they hope to use the funds to support an intern who will be a caretaker for the garden.>

Learn more about visiting the Hope Sees a Star blog.

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