We are having a sale of decorative items from the last collections. These items are new Eskayel products at up to 50% off!
Limited quantities available.

FOOLSGOLD ARTS AND SASHA NOE PRESENTS JOIN FORCES TO RAISE FUNDS FOR CATSKILL ANIMAL SANCTUARY
Exhibition and Silent Auction to be Held December, 13th 2011, 6-9pm

BROOKLYN, NY – December 2011 – FOOLSGOLD ARTS, an organization that helps raise much needed funds for the natural environment and its inhabitants through silent art auctions, has teamed up with Sasha Noe Presents in SoHo, NY to host their fifth fundraising exhibition titled FOOLSGOLD SANCTUARY NYC. After a very successful show at One Mile Gallery in Kingston, NY, which raised almost five thousand dollars for the Catskill Animal Sanctuary, Foolsgold arts has decided to hold an auxiliary show in NYC. Over 50 artists were invited to make work based on John Berger’s Why Look at Animals about the complex relationships between man and animal. On December 13, 2011, a cocktail reception and silent auction will be held and the proceeds from the sale of each piece will go directly to CAS.

“We are very excited to help support such an amazing animal rescue organization once again and help extend awareness about it to our city friends,” said Shanan Campanaro and Maria Kozak, founders of FOOLSGOLD. “The generosity of the artists and support of the patrons, is a testament to how artistic talent can be used to help the environment and its inhabitants.” Located on 80-acres in the Hudson Valley, CAS is home to horses and twelve species of farm animals rescued from abuse and neglect. In addition to emergency rescue, CAS also educates the public through innovative programs about the sentience and suffering of farm animals and how institutionalized cruelty impacts all of us. “We are so grateful to FOOLSGOLD, Sasha Noe Presents, and all the artists who use their creativity, vision, and passion to benefit needy animals,” said CAS Director Kathy Stevens.

Artists in the exhibition include Academy Award winning filmmaker and photographer Zana Briski, who shot CAS residents; Peter Max, known for all of his Beatles artwork, will sign and dedicate a print; Richard Saja, a contemporary embroiderer who recently did a collaboration with Opening Ceremony, has created a special sculpture for the exhibition; John Gordon Gauld, responsible for the window displays at Bergdorf Goodman, is doing a new watercolor; as well as many other noteworthy artists including Steven Assael, Panni Malekzadeh, Eric White, and Vanity Fair photographer Patrick Fraser.

The benefit is graciously sponsored by Fanelli Café, Eskayel, One Mile gallery, and Heineken.

About FOOLSGOLD ARTS
Founded by Brooklyn-based artists Shanan Campanaro and Maria Kozak, FOOLSGOLD curates and produces exhibitions that celebrate the natural environment and its inhabitants. The artwork is sold through silent auction and raises funds to support various charitable organizations committed to protecting the natural environment and wildlife. Previous exhibits have taken place in New York City and Reykjavik, Iceland and have benefited Farm Sanctuary and the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust respectively.
For more information, please visit www.foolsgoldarts.org

All Foolsgold exhibitions are sponsored by NY based design studio Eskayel which was established by FOOLSGOLD co-founder Shanan Campanaro. Utilizing imagery from many of the paintings included in FOOLSGOLD shows, Campanaro creates fantastically patterned bespoke wall coverings, textiles, pillows, and ceramics. Her collections have been featured in New York Magazine, the New York Times, Martha Stewart Living, and Daily Candy to name a few.

Maria Kozak is a painter and performance artist who recently completed her MFA at the New York Academy of Art. She is known for her frenetic large-scale oil paintings of birds and beauty queens. Her work is in numerous collections nationally and abroad. The Maypole, her last performance, was written up in The Art Newspaper and Paper Magazine.

About Catskill Animal Sanctuary
Located in New York’s Hudson Valley, Catskill Animal Sanctuary is a haven for horses and farm animals rescued from abuse and neglect. In addition to emergency rescue, CAS educates the public about the impacts of factory farming and institutionalized cruelty on animals, people, and the planet we share. Founder/Director Kathy Stevens is the author of Where the Blind Horse Sings: Love and Healing at an Animal Sanctuary and Animal Camp: Lessons in Love and Hope From Rescued Farm Animals, and blogs for The Huffington Post. To learn more, go to www.casanctuary.org or contact Michelle Alvarez, Director of Outreach & Communications at 917-414-9428, and michelle@casanctuary.org

About Sasha Noe Presents
Sasha Noe Presents is a new contemporary art venture from sculptor and restauranteur Sasha Noe. The gallery is located in the heart of SoHo, in a loft above the historic cultural institution Fanelli Café. Sasha Noe Presents is committed to providing a platform for innovative curatorial projects and showcasing emerging talent whilst trying to revive a once thriving artistic community in Soho. The gallery is located at 94 Prince Street, New York, NY on the corner of Prince and Mercer.

I curated a little online shop of some of my favorite things made by some of my favorite people!
Check out the sweaters and vintage home items from Spring and Clifton, my favorite is this Ace of hearts ceramic dish which you can also hang on your wall.

I also have one of these baby alpaca blankets from D. Bryant Archie. It is so soft, I sleep with it every night!

I wear Jane D’Arensbourg’s jewelry religiously.

Also Julie Thevenot’s new jewelry and accesories are so fabulous.

Maria Kozak is my favorite painter and we are peddling her prints exclusively.

Check out all my favorite pics for holiday gifts at the holiday pop up shop here.

ps. Just for reading this post you can get 15% off all holiday gift items by using the promo code poppost11 at check out

If you are planning to be upstate the weekend of July 23rd you must stop by our Foolsgold Sanctuary exhibition and benefit for Catskills Animal Sanctuary at 1 Mile Gallery in Kingston, NY. Its going to be a really fun event with raffle items that are a serious steal, cocktails, and beautiful art from artists in the area and some heavy weights from the city. If you need to get away this is the weekend to do it, and we would love to see you! Click here for places to stay in the area.

These fairly-traded, ethical and sweatshop-free necklaces and bracelets from Amnesty International are a cute, inexspensive present for Mothers Day. Check out their sale on jewelry made by artisan women, where the money you spend goes to help women raise their families and better their communities and every purchase you make supports their life-saving human rights work.

I am very excited to tell you that now most of my paintings which are used to make Eskayel patterns for wallpaper and fabric are available in our online shop. Prints in various sizes and when available original artwork can be purchased here.
A Percentage of all artwork sales will be donated to Foolsgold Arts.
These are some new paintings of my dog kaya.

Here at Eskayel we are working hard on one of our favorite yearly events, another Foolsgold arts exhibition! This year the exhibition will benefit The Farm Sanctuary and will be held in New York at RH Gallery. We have a slew of talented artists donating beautiful work for auction and the founder of Farm Sanctuary will be speaking, plus cocktails will be served.

I will be exhibiting paintings which comprise the artwork from which the NEW Eskayel Wallpaper collection is being designed! The new collection wont be out until the end of the year but this is your chance to get a sneak peak on its origin and maybe even take a piece home, and all for a worthwhile cause. I hope to see you there!

One of our showrooms VOOS is having a sale for the month of August! Don’t miss this chance to get amazing discounts on locally crafted one of a kind furniture and accessories!

ESKAYEL X LEXUS DARK RIDE

We are pleased to announce that we have partnered with Lexus in their Dark Ride campaign to launch a new hybrid vehicle.
To get a Dark Ride membership number please email us and you will receive special offers from Eskayel and other venues, boutiques and restaurants.
Eskayel will have four different special offers for Dark Ride members popping up as well as a baseline offer of 25% OFF all our web sales through September.

Visit www.lexusdarkride.com for more information and to sign up using your membership number.