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The Patriot Pony Project

JOIN US:  SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 2010

WHISPERING WINDS FARM, 1418 OLD STATE ROUTE 119,

MT. PLEASANT, PENNSYLVANIA, 15666-3511 – 724.547.2550

I got up at 6am today, which is an absolute miracle. I’ve been straightening up the house and getting our pets ready for our absences. The cars are packed, directions are in hand, and I will wake up my son shortly for breakfast.

Below, you will find photos of the art that will be available for sale at the event on Saturday. I have no idea how this is going to go, but this is where you will find updates on our travels and the event as I post them.

Thank you to everyone for their support and assistance on this project!! You are all wonderful, and my gratitude is enormous.

The following images are greeting cards that I made for the event.  Each card is hand printed and the details are either colored or painted by hand. Cards will be available individually, or in packs of 5 and 10. Thanks again to my friends Sarah and Amy for helping me finish this portion of the project.

T-shirts are on their way to PA from the printer. I will post a photo when I get there. Several designs are also available online at Redbubble.com. There will also be a variety of hand made jewelry available at the event. I apologize for not having photos available in advance.

There will be coloring pages and crayons available for children at the event. If weather permits on Friday, I am planning to stencil the Pony logo on Claire’s spring house for the children to paint as well.

Finally, here are the banners that will be used in the parade of horses for the main event. Each is about the size of half a horse blanket and will hang on one side of the horses. They are all hand painted and will be available for viewing after Claire and I speak about our project and I paint her horse as part of a performance art demonstration.

April 17th Fund Raiser for the Patriot Pony Project will be held at my house from 1-4:30 pm. Contact frances@machinepolitick.com for directions.

Thanks to Lisa Chambers for her generous offer to help me with this event.

The Patriot Pony Project is an equine based performance art exhibition. The project is a partnership between MachinePolitick and Whispering Winds; designed to promote patriotism and liberty through the utilization of a series of living canvases. The beautiful horses of Whispering Winds will be hand painted with non-toxic materials by Frances Byrd of MachinePolitick. Each painted horse will be a living manifestation of an original piece of art designed specifically for this live event.

Please join us at Whispering Winds on Saturday, June 12, 2010. More details will be released as they develop, including hotel accommodations and other events in the area for those traveling out of town for the event. At the end of the performance piece, there will be a short description of the project’s formation and the artist’s passion for Liberty and America as well as a description of her larger projects to promote those ideas through her art.

Claire will give a brief description of the Patriot Pony Project, Fulfilling Connections newest workshop for children and families of our brave military.  A scholarship has been established to support this workshop. The audience will then be invited to ask questions, tour the facilities at Whispering Winds, meet the staff, and view fine art in the horse barn.

Claire LeJeune Kemp

Whispering Winds Farm

1418 Old State Route 119

Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania 15666-3511

www.wwsr.biz

724.547.2550

The audience will then be invited to ask questions, tour the facilities at Whispering Winds, and view fine art in the horse barn.

For additional information, please read the Proposal Letter and Project Explanation, or contact frances@machinepolitick.com

This is the introductory flier for a project I launched this weekend. As mentioned, there will be more information as we secure vendors and determine entry fees and times for the event. Below, you will find a short description of the people behind the project.

Some of you here are familiar with me and my work, others are not. About seven years ago, I decided to combine my passion for politics with my talents as an artist and create political art. In the beginning, I focused mainly on issues of big government and hypocrisy. Last year, I started to become politically active and branched out with my work to include patriotic and Liberty based art.

About a year ago, I teamed up with ModernConservative.com to form a Conservative art movement called Declarationism. The home for that project is Liberatchik, where other artists are gathering to add their perspective and join the movement. In the fall, I hope to launch the movement on a national level with the help of my friend Claire, who is hosting the Patriot Pony Project. I met Claire last year at the Taxpayer March on Washington, DC where we discovered a common passion for limited government and individual Liberty. We also share the belief that America is a great country, patriotism is not a stigma, and the people who serve in the military deserve our respect and thanks.

Claire is the owner of Whispering Winds Farm in Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania. She provides several services on her facilities including event planning, horse boarding and breeding, and therapy programs.

Claire and I have teamed up to form The Patriot Pony Project, described above, to promote the ideas of liberty and patriotism. For that reason, the event has been planned around Flag Day this year. In the fall, I hope to return to her farm to launch Liberatchik and raise awareness of the Declarationist Art Movement on a national scale.

This project is made possible by the following sponsors:

Whispering Winds and Fulfilling Connections

7th District FairTax Group

Robert Jones Photography

Liberatchik and Modern Conservative.com

Anystreet.com

Frankie’s Repair Shop, Grayson

If you would like to contribute to my efforts on a personal level, or are a member of an organization that would like to sponsor this event, please contact me for more information. Your support is greatly appreciated. frances@machinepolitick.com

In an effort to make this project and the future of American culture as successful as possible, I am asking everyone to pass it on as far and wide as possible. Repost on your blog, send to friends, submit to your local paper and anything else you can think of. I will be cross posting at Liberatchik as well. Please consider joining our Liberatchik Facebook page.

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Tomorrow is my birthday, so I thought I would take a moment to give thanks. I’m posting this moving video of a speech by Oliver North. The accompanying imagery successfully conveys the strength and character of our armed services. Thank you guys for all you do, and the freedom I enjoy as a result of your sacrifices.

I was honored to participate in A Patriot’s Christmas on Friday in Atlanta. The event was held at the Georgia World Congress Center downtown with the main feature of the event being a screening of The Tea Party Movie. A local vocalist, Lauren St. Jane, sang Christmas songs at the beginning of the event while I painted a Liberty on stage next to her. The painting was raffled at the end of the night to raise money for Operation Home Front and Americans For Prosperity.

I was able to display some of my work at the event and had many encouraging conversations with the patrons. The passion and support that was shown for my work and our efforts here at Liberatchik were extremely encouraging. I hope this was the first of many opportunities to spread the message of Liberty through my work and writings. The American people desperately need something positive to encourage them to stand their ground against the growth of government and loss of personal liberties. I genuinely hope that my work and that of those who are helping me plan a Liberty Art Tour will serve as inspiration to the nation at large.It is my goal to manufacture a modern image of Liberty that encompasses my passion for individual freedom over state tyranny in a modern style that is appealing and iconographic.

The entire painting was completed for the event on Friday. I was able to get a few pictures before I handed ‘Liberty for a New Generation’ over to her new owners. Jack, who is in the film, and his wife were the lucky ticket holders and had many kind words to say about my work. Here are my photos from the event:

A Patriot's Christmas 12/11/09

On Stage at the GWCC

The last drawing in my 9/12 DC journal

Liberty in progress

Final Painting Detail

Liberty for a New Generation

This article will be cross posted on Liberathik.

I just read a very moving article at American Thinker. It’s sad that people have to go to Europe to get perspective on the sacrifice of our soldiers. It’s worse to think we have a President and First Lady who only see our servicemen as political pawns.
I think the author’s tradition of honoring a fallen soldier every year is a very touching and fitting tribute to the huge sacrifice they made in the name of freedom.
My disdain for Michelle Obama is only surpassed by my feelings toward her husband.