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We are feeling energized and hopeful. If we all work together, we can change the direction our country is going. This is a critical time, with a rogue "Supreme" court, and off the rails right wing republicans gunning for our freedoms.
Now, more than ever, winning this election and electing Kamala Harris and Tim Walz – holding the majority in the House and gaining seats in the Senate – is absolutely essential to Democracy. Together, we can make this happen. In order to hold onto rights that we hold dear and to make meaningful changes and implement policies on women's rights, climate change, health care, racial justice, immigration reform, economic equity and so much more, we need a BIG win this November.
To that end, the Pen and Ink Brigade is having a fundraising Instagram Art Sale from September 5th, 10:00 pm EST-September 8th, 10:00 pm EST. All proceeds will go directly to SWING LEFT, via ACTBLUE. SWING LEFT is an organization with a proven track record of getting out the vote and turning swing states blue.
Our Board that made PINK IS POWER 2024 possible.
FOUNDING MEMBER
& BOARD MEMBER
Carin Berger is an award winning designer, and author/illustrator of over a dozen picture books. Her cut-paper collages and dioramas are made with scraps of old books, letters and receipts, and she can’t pass up a good piece of ephemera. Carin is a founding member of the Pen and Ink Brigade, a group of women artists dedicated to creating progressive change with their art. She is the dreamer who conceived of the BLUE WAVE PROJECT and PINK NYC + PINK SF. Carin has received The Original Art Founder’s Award for her illustrations for Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant, and The Little Yellow Leaf, which she wrote as well as illustrated, was named a New York Times Best Illustrated Book. She has been awarded the Scandiuzzi Children’s Book Award and the Best of Show from 3 x 3 Magazine for the International Children’s Book Show. Recent books include: All of Us, a celebration of the power of family, community and love; and A Curious Menagerie which is a festive romp through collective nouns. Carin’s work has been included in numerous exhibits and she has given talks and led art and creativity workshops for kids and adults around the world.
FOUNDING MEMBER
& BOARD MEMBER
Brooklyn artist Kristen Balouch is the author/illustrator of a handful of children’s books which have been recognized by the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation, Society of Illustrators, SCBWI, and others. Her work has spanned over thirty years inspired by the universal themes in folk art and color play. She has collaborated with the Guggenheim Museum, along with various licensing partners, fabric manufacturers, and product makers. Her work has also been seen in the New York Times, Bologna Children's Book Fair, Print Magazine, Communications Arts and solo and group shows.
She is the co-owner and principal designer of Little House Cottons.
She has served on the Banks Street Children's Book Committee and now on the board of the Pen & Ink Brigade. Kristen is also a professor of Illustration Business at Pratt Institute in Associates Degree Department.
Meanwhile, she is on a mission to find new ways to bring art into the world and do good.
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