Seriously, how am I going to pick just one…
I am pleased to announce my latest project. Michelle Page, who has turned her love for Nepalese hand-painted “Beware of Dog” signs into an international pet portrait business, and I have collaborated to create the 2009 Danger Dogs of Nepal Calendar. She provided the art and I created the design. We both picked the dogs, which was challenging because she has over 800 photos and each one is as charming as the next.
I was going to just show you some highlight pages, but I ran into the same problem. I love every dog. So here are all the months featured in the calendar:
The calendar is available for $19.99 plus shipping at our new Danger Dogs of Nepal store.
Visit Michelle’s website to see more Danger Dogs and commission a portrait of your pet (cats, horses, chickens, etc are welcome.) Also, visit Michelle’s blog to follow her adventures in Nepal. She is there right now working with the artists and discovering new ones to add to her network. It’s fascinating!
P.S. email me if you would like any of these images added to a t-shirt, mug, or print. I am happy to put these images on other products for free if you are interested in purchasing them.
Related links:
Danger Dogs in the New York Post
Danger Dog Art from Nepal
Jerry Lee by Sabala
Congratulations, Michelle Page, global dog art entrepreneur and Dog Art Today reader. Michelle's Danger Dog Pet Portrait business was featured in the New York Post last Sunday.
Julia Szabo writes:
Now, Michelle employs 55 Nepali artists who do commissioned artwork for pet lovers all over the world. Simply send Michelle a photo of your dog, (cat, rooster, or horse), and she will have several artists render your pet in the classic Nepali hand-painted tradition. You choose your favorite sign and she sells the others. Signs cost $100 – 300 plus shipping.
Jerry Lee, original photo
Jerry Lee by Punam
Jerry Lee by Hari
Jerry Lee by Asha
If I was Jerry Lee's owner, I think I would take them all. To learn more visit Michelle's website.
Related links:
See my original Danger Dog post with more wonderful signs here.
A Danger Dog by Birju also makes a cameo in my Dogs in Art film.
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Michelle Page is an assistant film editor, a world traveler, and a dog art entrepreneur. Her burgeoning business started in 1986 when she first traveled to Nepal and fell in love with the hand painted "Beware of Dog" signs she noticed everywhere.
As she returned over the years, she realized these wonderful pieces of outsider art were beginning to disappear, replaced by computer generated images with much less charm. So she started collecting the "Danger Dog" signs and then tracked down the artists who painted them. In June, she brought back 100 signs to L.A. (where she lives) and they sold out immediately. In December, she went back for 300 more signs and set up her own website to promote them, along with displays at the Santa Monica Museum of Art and the Craft and Folk Art Museum.
I think the most brilliant part of her business is that you can the commission a "Danger Dog" sign of your own. Simply send Page a photo of your dog and chose the style and wording you like, and she will have 3 artists render your dog in the Nepalese tradition. You pick your favorite and she sells the rest. Each piece costs $200. And, she is in Nepal right now taking requests. This would be a terrific Father’s Day gift. Visit her online photo album to see dozens of examples of dog, cat, horse, and parrot art from Nepal. Really worth a click. Here are some of my favorites:
Here’s a classic of farmers and feminists…
Beyond the lovely, cheeky, vibrant artwork you receive, you also have the satisfaction of knowing you are contributing to artists who find themselves competing with new technology and dwindling sales, that is until Michelle Page came along. Be a global dog art patron and order yours today!
Read more about Michelle Page in Bettijane Levine’s Los Angeles Times article.