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Rocks Become Creative Art
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| Photo by Linda Karn |
(posted Oct 6)
It was more of a creative whim when Christie Manion decided to paint Sparky
on a rock, but this whim has now turned into a business, mypaintedrock.com.
Manion is hoping that by participating in the October 8 Fair Trade at IUPUI
it will help grow the business. She said the Fair Trade helps buyers directly
link to artists and avoid a middleman. "It's my first invitation for
my artwork, I'm pretty excited!"
She is also working to use her artistic talents to raise money for the
Relay for Life by selling her cancer awareness rocks. Some of the proceeds
will be given to the Relay for Life.
She said the different types of cancers have specific colors. "Obviously
breast cancer is pink, and ovarian cancer is teal." She acknowledged
that her grandmother lost her life to ovarian cancer. Manion's artistic
talents can cover most requests. She recently painted angels for her neighbor's
children to celebrate their baptism. She also received a request to paint
an image of a family pet that recently passed. The rock will serve as a
memorial.
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