UPDATE 4 p.m. 3/17: The current high bid is $270.
Japan is very special to Mochimochi Land, and so John and I have been especially worried and heartbroken to see the terrible disasters that have continued to happen there in the past few days. We’re relieved that it seems our own friends there are all OK, but the tragedy is huge.
We wanted to do a little something to contribute to relief efforts and maybe bring some smiles in the process, so this week we’re holding a silent auction. Up for grabs is this one-of-a-kind knitted toy!
This Tiny Thing Conversion Factory takes tiny trees and converts them into tiny lions. Because why not, right? I originally made it for the “Luv-able & Hug-able” plush show at gallery hanahou in 2009, and last year it caught Roger Ebert’s eye, who made it internet famous on Twitter for a day.
The piece measures about 13 inches long and 7 inches tall. It’s made of wool yarn and polyester stuffing.
We’ll start the bidding at $50. 100% of the proceeds from this auction will go to the American Red Cross for disaster relief in Japan.
To submit your bid, send an email to shop@mochimochiland.com with the subject “Japan Auction” and your bid in the body of the email. (We’ll update this post once a day with the current top bid.) The last day for bidding will be this Friday, March 18th.
Whether or not you participate in the silent auction, we encourage you to donate to the Red Cross if you can.
Our hearts are going out to Japan this week and beyond!
I express my gratitude to you on behalf of the whole nation in Japan.
I wish the sympathy of your activity to be transmitted to a lot of people.
Iam glad your friends are okay this is such a sad thing to happen I hope they will receive all the help they need it is so thoughtful of you to do this silent auction.((((Hugs)))))Darcy
My heart aches with the damage to lives and property in Japan. It’s the only country I’ve ever wanted to visit and it makes me so sad that this has happened.
i love japan. Best wishes to your friends in japan
is it an international auction? we would like to publish the link on our website. thanks!