Art for a Cause

Many times, art is more than just something made to look pretty. It can be an expression and reflection of the artist, created to send a message, or made to help a cause the artist is passionate about. Mom’s Basement has it’s own donation shop, and I’ve found many generous artists on Etsy and DeviantART creating items for selfless causes. Not only do they offer awesome, geeky art for purchase, but they help you feel good about yourself at the same time.

Portal Illustration Retro Print by BearandRobot for MomsBasementCharity

Last year, Mom’s Basement raised $150 for Child’s Play, a gaming industry charity devoted to providing consoles, games, books, toys and other entertainment to hospitalized children. The Mom’s Basement Charity store on Etsy is open for the holiday season once again and accepts dollar donations as well as offering awesome geek merchandise for charity.  It’s our hope to raise more money this year!  If you are interested in donating your handmade geeky items, check out this thread on the Mom’s Basement team.

Basement dweller SliceofOrange makes buttons and magnets featuring your favorite video game and anime characters. Also available are adorable cat pins in different breeds – the total price of each is donated to Forgotten Ones Cat Rescue in Toronto, ON. Visit SliceofOrange to see all the cute kitties available.

Brown Tabby Pin for Charity by SliceofOrange

This awesome Resident Evil-inspired print is available from ArcadeArt - 50% of the purchase price is donated to Child’s Play.

Resident Evil Los Illuminados by ArcadeArt

I love dinosaurs, and this Ichthyosaur embroidery is awesome! 20% of anything purchased from thefrogbag is donated to The Tapir Preservation Fund.

Fossil Ichthyosaur Thread Painting by thefrogbag

These beautiful heart container earrings were created by ElvenStarClayworks. A portion of the shop’s sales go to a different charity every month. This month is the Red Cross.

Heart Piece Earrings Legend of Zelda by ElvenStarClayworks

This adorable squid print is available from Guava, and helps raise money for the SPCA.

Charity Print: SquidLove by Guava

The gorgeous painting below is one of many donated by a large handful of artists for inclusion in the COLORS Charity Artbook, which donates all proceeds to the National Organization for Rare Disorders.

COLOURS ARTBOOK: Pink Pink by 1022

Every day this year, Alaina from LainyArt has drawn an ACEO for charity. All the proceeds from sales of the ACEOs go to Alternatives to Violence, an organization building a safehouse for abused men, women and children.

Book Lover ACEO Charcoal Drawing by LainyArt

These chibi cards were made by tea-bug and are currently on auction on eBay for the March of Dimes. Super cute!

March of Dimes Charity Sketch Cards 2012 by tea-bug

For more awesome charity art, check out the treasury below!

CHARITY – Wheaton&#… Erajia $4.00	Constellation neckl… oneeyeddog $28.00	Stainless Steel Pen… DeChampDesigns $14.00	Cupcake Rose Charit… GirlyGeekChic $18.00
Tiger Mask “Mu… OakMyth $200.00	Koi Temporary Tatto… TTTP $10.00	MOVEMBER Moustache … starsNscars $10.50	Smokey Gray with Fl… DelightfulDisa… $5.00

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