Dog Art Today

Tag: Jane Giat

  • Harry by Oliver Lett

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    When I began this blog, I envisioned it as a place for people to find the right artist to capture the essence of their pets through art. I’m pleased to announce my first (known) match. Rebecca Giat, daughter of Jane Giat, the co-owner of the pet memorial company Art from Ashes, discovered London-based artist Oliver Lett on my site and commissioned a portrait of her dog Harry. As you can see, Ollie did a fabulous job! I absolutely love this charming, quirky, adorable piece, and I’m thrilled to have been the international matchmaker.

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    Keep me posted on any other Dog Art Today connections you would like to share.

  • Congratulations Daniel Giat!

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    Time to brag about Art from Ashes’s co-owner Jane Giat’s husband. Daniel Giat was nominated for an Emmy last week for Best Writer of a Movie or Miniseries for HB0’s Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee. It’s so fun to kind of, indirectly know someone who’s nominated. Congratulations and good luck! The Emmys air September 16 on Fox at 8pm.

    (Congratulations note card available at Just My Type Letterpress.)

  • Pet Memorials: Art from Ashes

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    Memorial Day is for remembering our veterans. But so many images of cemeteries can’t help but bring up other losses on our lives. Our pets may never have seen the front lines, but they have lived in the trenches with us, and when they pass away, it can be difficult to find the right way to honor and remember them.

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    Deb C. Brown, her sister, Jennifer Bourgeois, and their best friend, Jane Giat of Amherst, MA felt this difficulty acutely as they said good-bye to many beloved pets over the years. Finally, inspired by the sisters’ grandmother’s 100-year paperweight collection, they founded Art from Ashes where artists create gorgeous glass sculptures using the ashes of your pet.

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    Visit their site to learn more. And read about the company’s genesis and some of their lovely custom orders, like the purple dinosaur, a replica of one dog’s favorite chew toy, that holds the ashes of the pet and the toy –- so sweet — in today’s The Republican article by Melissa Katz.