Hello! Welcome to our fundraiser for Ukraine. Ukraine is in desperate need of aid - including medical supplies, food and water, funds for repairing infrastructure and supporting the frontlines. We hope we can help in any way we can. Nine artists have gathered to participate in this grand giveaway; which means nine winners! Tickets are $5, and there is no limit on individual ticket purchases. The more tickets you purchase the better your chances of winning!
Who are the Artists? What can we win?!:
Jameson Sedlacek - @animism_ento_art - entomology still life of scorpion, dried flowers, and crystals
Tess Tejedor - @hollowreposecreations - framed snake skeleton with roses for Ukraine
Moth & Candle - @mothandcandle - hand dipped wax candles, specially made in prayers for Ukraine
Elise Hanson - @ehshstudio - hand carved frame with black fox fur and squirrel skull
Eric Carver - @ericdurancarver - Original art, collage on paper 5x7 Ethereal Snake Wrangler
Gary Staab - @staabstudios - bronze cast snail for Ukraine’s resilience and staying true to your heart’s success
Sweet Destructor - @sweetdestructor - ceramic display plate with hand painted intertwining snakes and arrow
Atropos Curios & Molly Brennan - @atropos_curios & @mouseinadress - invoking Baba Yaga witch vial, for those needing help to fight
Alessandra Dzuba - @alessandradzuba & @oraclekc - framed ink blot assemblage of Ukraine’s spirit and resilience
Why raise funds for Ukraine?
This is more than just a humanitarian raffle; I am Ukrainian and my family has suffered at the hands of Russia’s government in the past and present. My grandparents were from Lviv Oblast and the Carpathian Mountains. This war is not new to my family, and with some family still residing in Lviv, we are reliving our grandparents past. When my grandparents were just children, they barely survived due to the terror-famine perpetrated by the USSR, known as the Holodomor Genocide, where 3.5-5 million lives were lost. Then, as young adults, they were stolen from their families and sent away to forced labor camps. My grandfather, a Ukrainian historian, took to the streets to stand up against the hate, discrimination, and book burnings. He rewrote the books the Russians were trying to erase, preserving Ukrainian culture and history. For that, he was sent to forced labor camps and then eventually Auschwitz. After surviving these awful hardships, my grandfather vowed to always stand up against hate and continued his work preserving Ukrainian culture and history as a published author, History PhD, Holocaust survivor, and activist up until the end at his 100th birthday. The Russian government is once again trying erase Ukraine and its vibrant culture, history, and beautiful language. I hope I can follow in my dido Bohdan’s footsteps in the only way that I know, through art. I donated an original piece made specifically for this raffle, of what Ukraine’s resilience and my heritage means to me.
We are reliving what happened in the past and watching yet another genocide of the Ukrainian people and culture. This war has been an underlying fear for decades and it is important to see what it truly is, a genocide. Please help us help Ukraine in their dire need and not let hate win.
Who will we be donating to?
Razom for Ukraine - A great foundation that has been rallying efforts for Ukraine since the start of the Revolution of Dignity in 2014.
Don’t have the means to donate?
There are plenty of other ways that you can help Ukraine; whether that’s sharing the word of this raffle or other Ukrainian voices, dismantling misinformation, or just learning more about Ukrainian Culture. Click here for links to other ways to support Ukraine
When will winners be announced?
Winners will be announced May 13th - you will be connected directly to the artists, so be ready to provide your address to verify shipping. 100% of funds will be donated to Razom and a donation receipt will be provided once all funds go through.
Thank you so much for your support,
xo Oracle