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Celebrating a mutual commitment towards compassion for all, Global
Strays (www.globalstrays.org)
the international animal rescue charity co-founded by Elizabeth
Shafiroff, partnered with Ted Barkhorn, contemporary
fine art photographer, to launch his first New York exhibition
at NOVO LOCALE (263 Bowery). A portion of the proceeds from the
sale of work by Ted Barkhorn whose modern imagery reveals the
natural world, will go to Global Strays for the duration of the
New York show (through January 28) and through Earth Day April
22, 2019, on tedbarkhorn.com.
The mission of Global Strays, Elizabeth Shafiroff explains is to
“support and empower animal rescuers worldwide especially those
with limited resources. We strongly believe compassion is a
driving force able to bring about positive change. If a person
learns to be compassionate towards one being, then that person
will learn to be compassionate towards all. This message, we
believe, is beautifully communicated in the work of Ted Barkhorn
so it was only natural that we would partner with him.”
For Ted Barkhorn, the alliance with Global Strays speaks to a
mutual concern for the environment, “I believe that we share a
passion for nature itself, respect for the earth, mindfulness of
the world around us. Animals, humans, plants, trees…all need
protection and that is our shared mission.”
Ted Barkhorn is known as The Pareidolia Photographer as his work
expresses a phenomenon which happens when we see a recognizable
image, a dove, a face, a man, appearing in a rock, a cloud or in
this case, a tree. “I am inspired by the mirroring technique of
Da Vinci, the depth of Michelangelo and the unexpected colors of
Van Gogh,” Barkhorn says. He reveals dimensional stories in his
photographs of giant gnarled and twisted Redwood roots. Human or
animal figures, sometime hidden in mosaic-like patterns,
sometimes appearing in their natural form, are present in his
compelling and often brilliantly-colored imagery.
Global Strays will benefit from the sales of his work in the
gallery through Earth Day 2019, April 22. Find Ted Barkhorn on
Instagram @thepareidoliaphotographer and online at
tedbarkhorn.com.
About Global Strays
Global
Strays is a 501c3 non-profit
organization which supports and empowers animal rescuers
worldwide with a focus on those with limited resources. From
donations that we receive, we support our partner organizations
who rescue and raise awareness on the plights of dogs, cats,
horses, and other species that have been abused, neglected, or
abandoned. We distribute grants to our partner organizations for
projects including large-scale spay and neutering programs to
help control the over-population of stray animals, clinics
providing free veterinarian care in rural communities for
families with pets and including for working horses, educational
initiatives that help teach children and families responsible
pet ownership, vaccination programs for rescued animals, monthly
food for animal shelters, construction and maintenance of these
animal shelters, salaries for shelter care-takers, and more.
Since we began
two years ago, Global Strays has eight partner animal rescue
organizations, 4 in Nicaragua, 3 in Colombia, and 1 in the
Dominican Republic, who we have met with several times, and seen
their work first-hand and with whom we are in constant
communication. The majority of these rescue organizations
receive little to no outside help besides from Global Strays, so
they are extremely appreciative of our help.
For more
information or to make a donation to Global Strays,
please visit www.globalstrays.org.
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