Art Aid for Appalachia
Phoebe Wagoner is the daughter of our good friends David Wagoner and Arwen Donahue, owners of Three Springs Farm. We’ve known Phoebe all her life and were thrilled when she was accepted into Columbia University last year. Eastern Kentucky’s catastrophic floods abruptly ended Phoebe’s summer internship at Appalshop so she seized this opportunity to raise funds for the relief effort.
All proceeds from the sale of Phoebe’s artwork will be passed on to Eastern Kentucky Mutual Aid, a boots-on-the-ground, grass-roots organization putting money and supplies directly into the hands of those in need. We will cover shipping and handling costs but please remember that your artwork purchase is not tax-deductible. And if you’d like to make an additional contribution, that option is available as well.
Phoebe Wagoner Artist Statement
I started this series of paper-cuts last year with the intention of representing some of the childhood wonder I experienced growing up in Appalachia. Memories, songs, and dreams shaped these twelve scenes, which I hoped would show the vibrance and whimsy of this region that sometimes goes overlooked. I have been holding onto these and wasn’t sure what I wanted to do with them until this week. This summer, I was working as an intern at Appalshop in Whitesburg, KY. The catastrophic flooding this past week destroyed not only my place of employment, but hundreds of houses and countless possessions, memories, etc. My own house was safe, but it has been so heartbreaking to see my home for the past couple months reel from this disaster. I’m selling these paper-cuts to benefit Eastern Kentucky Mutual Aid, which I have seen in action and know is directly helping people in need. All pieces are squares ranging from 8 to 9 inches high, and each costs a baseline donation of $100, but if buyers are willing or able to pay more, all proceeds will be donated.
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