Art that Scares You--the auction begins
From Cassiphone: Ever read a short story by Paul Haines? Chances are that afterwards you needed a strong drink, strong cup of coffee, or a long shower. Paul is well known in the Australian speculative fiction community for writing the creepy stuff, the scary shit, the story that makes you go 'whoa' or 'aargh' or 'ewwwwww.' And we love him for it, because he does it so damn well.
Right now, Paul and his family are dealing with some scary shit of their own. After being diagnosed with bowel cancer, having sections of his bowel removed and enduring six months worth of chemotherapy, he has recently discovered he has spots on his liver. Paul has met this news by reloading his guns and is going to fight it with two other forms of chemotherapy for cancers like his, combined with a monoclonal antibody called Avastin. Avastin, however is not part of Medicare or the private health system's funding at this stage. It costs $20,000 to do it."
Read how you can help Art That Scares You and bid on the items up for auction, including
TITLE: 'The Survivors', 1994, by Shaun Tan
MEDIA: gouache and coloured pencil on paper
DESCRIPTION: This was a cover illustration produced for Aurealis - I think the first issue to have full colour printing.
other items:
I just donated a limited edition poem written by Jane Yolen and produced as a beautiful broadsheet by Midsummer's Night Press.
Sock puppets (I bid on one)
Books
magazines
a few very odd unmentionable items:
decorative unmentionables
more original art and other goodies.
and pass it on!
Right now, Paul and his family are dealing with some scary shit of their own. After being diagnosed with bowel cancer, having sections of his bowel removed and enduring six months worth of chemotherapy, he has recently discovered he has spots on his liver. Paul has met this news by reloading his guns and is going to fight it with two other forms of chemotherapy for cancers like his, combined with a monoclonal antibody called Avastin. Avastin, however is not part of Medicare or the private health system's funding at this stage. It costs $20,000 to do it."
Read how you can help Art That Scares You and bid on the items up for auction, including
TITLE: 'The Survivors', 1994, by Shaun Tan
MEDIA: gouache and coloured pencil on paper
DESCRIPTION: This was a cover illustration produced for Aurealis - I think the first issue to have full colour printing.
other items:
I just donated a limited edition poem written by Jane Yolen and produced as a beautiful broadsheet by Midsummer's Night Press.
Sock puppets (I bid on one)
Books
magazines
a few very odd unmentionable items:
decorative unmentionables
more original art and other goodies.
and pass it on!