"The Skeleton Puppy Series" M: Print $200.00

"I started working on pieces for this show to help raise awareness about the horrors that go on in puppy mills. I knew bad things were happening, I'd heard rumors, but I wasn't really prepared to see for myself. The research for this show was very gruesome and difficult to get through. There were many times when I had to force myself to keep going, and several of the images will haunt me forever. It has made such an impression on me that I feel it is important to share my new found knowledge. Many of the puppy mill images I found in my research were emaciated and pathetic. In this series I wanted to take that thought further. The colors, the looseness of the drawing, and the background were intended to create an eerie atmosphere, almost like the subjects had just been excavated. It was important to me that people see the ultimate results of puppy mills." Artist Mollie Chounard of St Peters, Missouri. (5x7 Prints available $15.00 each or set of 4 for $50.00)