A couple weeks ago, Artist Ashley told me about the Circle of Art, a fundraiser the Saline Picture Frame Company holds to benefit Food Gatherers, a local organization dedicated to feeding the hungry. The fundraiser asks local artists to donate works of art, which SPFC then auctions, and the proceeds from the auction — which begins online and ends at a party at the store — are donated to Food Gatherers. I liked the idea, so I submitted an 8×10 of a photograph from my trip to Dayton last summer:

The photograph is now on the SPFC website, and bidding is now open, so go check it out and place a bid! Do it soon, because online bidding ends this Saturday (17 May). Come on … you know you want to own a real print of a real Burrill Strong photograph and help out Food Gatherers at the same time. It’s for a good cause! (And I don’t mean my artistic ego! Although that may be a good cause, too.)

Also, I can’t neglect to mention Artist Ashley’s piece. I’ve seen a similar piece of hers in person, so I can confidently say that this piece is 100% certified awesome. See, I’m giving you a choice here: if you’re not so much into photography but you like crazy-cool fine art, you can bid on Ashley’s piece. There’s something for everyone!

So, who wants to bid on my photograph and on Ashley’s piece? You want to bid on my photograph and on Ashley’s piece!