Red Cross Bear Auction
This article reprinted from the John T Unger Weblog. The original article can be found online:
http://blog.johntunger.com/2005/08/red_cross_bear_.html
© 2008, John T Unger
Last Saturday was the big fundraising auction for the Red Cross. All the bears were on display and went to the highest bidders. I was kind of pleased, when I pulled up, to see that my bear had been chosen to greet everyone as they first came in.
I was kind of hoping to see the auction price on my bear break all previous sales records for my work. That didn't happen… in fact, mine went for a pretty low price early in the auction before the bidding heated up. The good news was that it went to a friend of mine, Anne Belanger.
I did some consulting for Anne on a public art mosaic project she organized in Rogers City last year. I'm pleased to know that the bear has a good home with someone who will really enjoy it. Anne and I are planning another mosaic project for Rogers City this fall, which I'll post more about when the grants come through and the project starts up.
