Giving back

Animal welfare is very important to us, and we came up with a creative way to give back to independent animal rescue organizations that are hard at work improving the lives of furry friends in their communities. Through Co-Founder Shannon Vierra's love of art, she creates handmade art prints featuring series artwork of The Chimera Snare, where a portion of the proceeds is donated to a rotating animal rescue for the month.

For more information on the project's inspiration, check out this blog.

Noah's Ark Animal Sanctuary was founded and incorporated by a small group of residents from Rockford, IL on April 30, 1978. Their primary concern was humane care and population control. There have been over 31,000 animals that have been aboard the Ark. Though their primary objective was to help unwanted and stray animals of the Greater Rockford area, its founders believed the Ark could do more. More for the pet owners in our community. More for the neglected pets of Winnebago County. More for the stray cat population. So, in 2008, Noah’s Ark Animal Clinic was founded.

Their mission is to provide temporary housing, medical care, and restore nutritional health to stray, unwanted, and abandoned domestic animals until a permanent adoptive home is acquired.

View more about Noah's Ark Animal rescue here.

This set of limited-edition art prints is inspired by the second entry in The Chimera Snare series, Reflections, created in collaboration with the talented Chicagoland Artist, Alex Kujawa. Each features a different snippet from a chapter, along with an accompanying seed packet and sticker. Created with the intent to give you a look into one of our main characters' lives through 2 different angles, here you learn that growing food with one's hands is a common practice in Celestine. 

Naturally, we felt it fitting to pair our donation with an organization that protects our precious pollinators.

Bee Haven is a 501(c) (3) organization committed to protecting bees and other pollinators, whose survival is crucial to our planet's future. With their populations under threat, they create safe spaces where they can thrive.

Through habitat restoration, education, and community action, they inspire others to plant pollinator-friendly gardens and adopt sustainable practices. Together we can ensure a future where bees and the ecosystem they support flourish. 

Learn more about Bee Haven here.