Unmasking the Wild Updates
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The last day, and Some thoughts about the Children in Crisis Fund from Ann James ….
Imagine you are a child – now in a place that is unfamiliar – maybe without your family – because they have died or disappeared in the horrific storm of war you have just escaped… Pictures and sounds and thoughts stuck in your head that you can’t escape. Unnamable, unbearable things that have happened […]
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Two days to go and some final Bear facts.
On these last two days of the Unmasking the wild auction, I would like t0 focus on the work done by the two charities for which we are raising funds. Today, I asked Australian Director of Animals Asia, Anne Lloyd-Jones, to write me a last post for the site. . . . The Bear Facts Rescuing animals is an […]
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Countdown … three days to go!
Only three days left… Consider bidding on a mask that will transform you into a beauty … ‘The Scarlet Beauty’ by the gorgeous Anne Spudvilas Or perhaps you would prefer to be transformed into something darker, in which case, you might bid on ‘The Call of the Wild’ by wild man and consumate […]
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The countdown … Four days to go!
Getting down to the wire now. Today I want to offer you for renewed delight, the mask made by the brilliant climate change specialist, author and editor, nor to mention brilliant photographer, Cat Sparks. Here is Super Cat Here is her mask, ‘We are what we Read’ This would look fantastic and […]
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The Countdown … Five days to go!
What is it about a countdown that induces a sense of urgency? Is it all those movies you watched where the bad guy was counting down before he pushed the button to set off the TNT? Or the countdown in front of the firing squad? Or the countdown while Houdini tried to get out of the […]
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The Countdown …six days to go!
Have you made a bid yet? Have you been outbid by an unknown rival? Take heart and dig deep, for you can bid again! Bid as many times as you like. Or take a look at the other masks to see if another catches your fancy. Take a second look at Peter Carnavas’s gorgeous “The Land is […]
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The Countdown … seven days to go!
Only seven days left to make a bid! Consider the mask of the remarkably talented Lucia Masciullo. Think how wonderful it would be to own this lavishly feathered piece of art below… or imagine yourself owning The Bird Man created by my talented brother, Ken. Or you could bid on the lovely mask created by the talented […]
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The countdown … eight days to go!
Only eight days remain of the auction now. Imagine being able to hang Metamorphosis by Beast mistress Cathy Larsen, alongside the certificate of ownership you will receive with each mask, explaining how this Unmasking the Wild exhibition and auction came about, how much it raised for the two charities and how you played […]
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The Countdown … nine days to go!
With just nine days of the auction remaining, why not consider bidding on Coral Tulloch’s lovely Carnivale. Not only will you have an exquisite work – you will have purchased a mask made by the illustrator of the marvellous Phasmid, written by Rohan Cleave and recently short-listed in the CBC Book of the Year awards […]
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The Countdown … Ten days to go!
Now that the last of the mask makers has been unmasked, I mean to count down the remaining ten days of the auction with a new post for every day gradually reprising all of the creators in joint articles. This is post one of ten. I will also randomly rotate the mask makers pages to the home page […]
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