Punk Rock Gives Back ornaments

Dec 7

PUNK ROCK GIVES BACK (PRGB)

is an IRS registered 501(C)3 Charity. Punk rock culture is at the heart of this charity.

“We believe that there are some things in our world that are messed up. Together we can do our part to make it better! Do you have a passion to make your world a better place? Let’s do it! We are here help navigate the government regulations to allow you and your favorite charity do their best work!”

PRGB mailed me four canvasses to paint into ornaments. The ornaments would be auctioned off with the proceeds going to our chosen charity (ies).

Due to the shipping delay & living in Canada, the canvasses showed up a little late to be ready for this year's auction going on right now.

Good news is they will have another one of these auctions going on next year due to the popularity of this year's auction. So mine will be all complete and ready, I’m mailing them back to the PRGB in a couple of weeks.

Going to document the creation here, so they're ready for viewing when they go up for auction.

The first two ornaments, they're works in progress.

*Heels and Converse kisses,

*Skate Santa

I'm adding the spikes and studs to these like I had them on my large paintings last year. Also adding obscene amounts of glitter because, it packs such a visual punch.

Santa's got cake, start of the fancy pants glitter application.

I won't share the final photos…yet. I think some bit of surprise should be left, there is many months before they can be auctioned off.

I will share the work in progress for the last two, in another post.

Thrilled to be doing this for PRGB ! Hope to do more work for and with PRGB and the Punk Rock Museum.

prgbcharityart projects '24

vanessa netzel

Dec 12, 2024

Hobbies and varied interests of sorts.

I have TOO MANY INTERESTS. Everything is interesting. I can be surprised by the things that suddenly intrigue me. Currently I’m debating attempting to turn my poinsettia into a bonsai after the holidays. I learned that poinsettia originate from Mexico, and that climate enables them to grow into trees. Poinsettia trees are BEAUTIFUL. But I live in a cold climate. And I don't have a greenhouse. I thought about stunting the plant into a bush. Some say it's hard to do, some say it's easy. I’m debating if I need another project right now.

Nov 18, 2024

Postal strike, goodbye Etsy, hello Ko-fi

There has been so many surprises over the last year, I’m weary of them now. Another surprise is just how much Etsy makes off each sale.

Before the move, I was selling things so rapidly it wasn't easy to keep track of the hidden fees. I’d had my shop for years. I ignored the fees, figured they balanced out in the end. I was selling and paying bills after all, and that was the goal.

I moved locations, eventually reopened my Etsy shop, and had my first sale. One sale meant it was very easy to see how much Etsy took in fees. Every deduction from Etsy was just on that one solitary sale.

Punk Rock Gives Back ornaments

Art vs artist, comparing the years of growth.

All orders mailed out!