The Obamas Get a Portie — We Think

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Willy, Come! by Moira McLaughlin, 2009


Rumors are swirling that a dog has been spotted at the White  House and that a male Portuguese Water Dog puppy might there to greet the Obamas when they arrive home today at 5:50 PM Eastern time.  I am tracking all the First Dog news over at my other blog, The Obama Dog Blog.

In the meantime, I wanted to share my latest work with you entitled Willy, Come!  I had the pleasure of working with Portie owner Buffy Nicolas on another collage of her boy Willy.  Our first collaboration was the Porties for Obama – Hope piece.  This one was inspired by Willy’s playful exuberance, his passion for the water, and his obedience training expertise.  I also wanted to incorporate the feeling of springtime in Virginia, where the Nicolas family lives, as well as Buffy’s favorite colors.

Buffy’s response:  WOW! OH WOW!

Made me feel like the collage is a success.

Thank you to the super talented photographer, Lee Anderson, who took the black and white photo of Willy and allowed me to use it in this piece.  And to Donna, his wife and business partner, who helped coordinate the process.

I also put the Willy collage on a line of greeting cards, journals, t-shirts, mugs and more.  Visit my online store to see all the products.  Here are some of my top sellers:

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Portie Greeting Cards

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Portie Journal

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Portie Tote

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Portie Women’s T-shirt

Click here to see more Portie products.

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Comments

5 responses to “The Obamas Get a Portie — We Think”

  1. Buffy Nicolas Avatar
    Buffy Nicolas

    Willy and I are anxiously awaiting!
    Thank you, Moira, for featuring my wonderful Portie!
    These dogs do “steal your heart” and you are never quite the same.
    A person who takes the time and patience with this hypo-allergenic breed, falls in love!
    They are comics! They are intelligent! They love “their people”!
    I do hope The First Family will add a PWD to their amazing family:-)
    Willy’s person

  2. manon doyle Avatar

    Fantastic work Moira! I love your new piece! The Portie looks like a very happy dog! Great with kids I’m sure!

  3. ElizabethE Avatar

    Wow, Moira. That’s fantastic. I’m so impressed, as usual, with your talent. What’s up with the secrecy and Obama’s new dog?

  4. claire Avatar

    what a lively piece! so fun. i will have to check in to stay updated about the obama’s dog… big news!

  5. leesia Avatar

    very cool, moira! great work.
    i have to admit…i’m pretty disappointed that the obama’s didn’t opt to rescue instead of going to a breeder, especially after all the media hullabaloo. it would have been a great opportunity to raise public awareness…

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