Minx™ Nails Supports Haiti Relief Efforts
Minx Incorporated™ is supporting the Haiti relief effort by creating three new limited edition Minx designs showcasing artwork by Haitian resident Carlo Valtrain.
The three new Minx designs feature components of “Small Birds in Foliage,” an original work created by Carlo, who has lived in Port-au-Prince, Haiti all his life and has been personally affected by the earthquake.
Meet Carlo
A widower with seven children, finding food right now for his family is very difficult. Five of his children were attending school and it is certain that school will not recommence this year so that they will lose the chance to advance their studies. Carlo also supports elderly parents in poor health and several in-laws.
Everyone depends on him and his sole source of income is his art.
Minx co-founder Janice Jordan explains, “We are hard pressed to find words to describe this tragedy, and we absolutely wanted to do something to help the people of Haiti. We decided to use Carlo’s paintings to create the special edition Minx because that gave us the added opportunity to showcase a very talented artist that the rest of the world has not had a chance to see.”
Where You Can Get Yours
Available now to nail professionals through the Minx Nails website, $4.00 from the purchase price of each special edition Haitian Relief Minx will be donated directly to Food for the Poor charity, and an additional $1.00 per set will be provided to the artist. Options for additional contributions are also available online.
More About the Artist
Carlo Valtrain was born on October 26, 1959 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and began drawing and painting at age eight. He sold his first painting at age 14, and at 16 he left school to begin work as a full-time artist.
A versatile artist, Valtrain has worked in different media although he is best known for his paintings. Unlike many Haitian artists who maintain one style in all their works, Valtrain’s themes and styles vary. He paints intricate foliage, colourful birds and wildlife, abstracts, landscapes, and social commentary scenes depicting the difficulties of life in Haiti.
A widower with seven children, like all Haitian artists, Valtrain struggles to live by his art and to share his creative vision in a country that has little tourism or economic vitality.
For more information about Carlo and how to purchase his artwork, please visit his website at Haitian Art Online. These are originals and are not prints – it is not possible to purchase already sold paintings.
These three special edition Haitian Relief Minx designs will only be available for sale until the end of July 2010 so Find a salon near you.
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