1.13.2012

Giveaway Mania (winner+next temple giveaway)

The moment you've all been waiting for.  What will Ashmae paint next?  A unicorn? an airplane? a flower?  Actually, I will be painting either a car, or a kitten, for Megan's son. Yay Megan!  We'll be in touch. Maybe I'll paint both.  If Remy continues to wake up every hour at night and I have lots of extra time on my hands like I did last night while I couldn't sleep, I would love to paint more things for the lovely little creatures you asked.  In the meantime, stay tuned for another giveaway that has to do with the next temple I will paint.

Okay, should we just do it right now? 

I've started my new temple etsy shop, ashmaetemples.etsy.com, which I am very excited about.  I am excited because 40% of sales goes directly to the LDS Temple Patron Fund and I've always wanted my art to help people in some way.  This is small, but  I like doing a part. The fund is set up to help people with the financial means to get to the temple when they are in areas without a temple very near by.
I have a lot to say about painting temples (which I will write in a soon-post), as it has been both an internal struggle and a joy throughout the last year.  After much thinking about religious art, talking to gracious folks, and asking myself what is important to me, the scales are definitely tipped toward joy and excitement about making these paintings.  So, I've received lots of requests for all sorts of temples, and I want to make them all, because I know that they are reminders of specialness to people, but I have a very long list, and I don't know where to start.

Here's where giveaway mania begins (haha, don't worry, i'm not taking myself too seriously over here).


For this giveaway, you can enter as many times as you pass along the word (Facebook, Twitter, your blog,  word of mouth, Pinterest, hand-written letter, phone call)


Let me know what temple you would like me to paint next and a week from now (Friday, January 20th) I will pick a winner and get to painting.  However, even if you don't win, your votes are not in vain.  I will try and surmise and compile my list in the order of the temples that people most want.  (Okay, please note that I don't think I'm some big deal and that people are just refreshing my etsy page waiting for the next temple to come out, but humor me a little, I'm just trying to do something good.  Aren't we all?)


Oh yeah, and I'll send you a print of the temple you picked when it's done.


Here is a list of temples that I've already painted and are up in the shop:
Boise, Idaho
Draper, Utah
Laie, Hawaii
Los Angeles, California
Manhattan, New York
Manti, Utah
Mesa, Arizona
Newport Beach, California
Oakland, California
Portland, Oregon
Provo, Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
Timpanogos, Utah
Washington DC



41 comments:

Heather said...

San Diego por favor. Xxxoooooxxxooo

krebscout said...

I shared on Pinterest and I'll be sharing elsewhere soon, but I want Denver. I also currently live in LA. So maybe I will buy both.

Anonymous said...

Are you just painting USA temples?
I think it would be awesome to add a little Tokyo to your list. (:

Amber said...

I would love Chicago!! Please!! And, actually I do refresh your etsy page to see if you added new temples!!

Kelsi said...

I know it's a small temple, but I would love the temple I was married in--Oklahoma City!

lindsay ross said...

San Diego San Diego San Diego please!!!

Anonymous said...

I would love a Logan temple! My mom's been asking me to buy her one, but since they don't exist yet, that makes it difficult!

nana and atom said...

Oquirrh Mountain. Because it has a cool name. And we got married there. And we would probably just buy it even if it didn't win. And we miss you guys! Hope CA is great!

Becca Lee said...

I'm not sure why I hadn't already pinned your work to my Art board on pinterest, but I've done it. I'd love to see the London temple. It was one of the first Jon and I went to together, and it has such a unique look.

Krysta said...

Las Vegas as you know is on the top of my list, but i don't mind waiting!

Bridget said...

Oquirrh mountain! My dad is the temple president of that temple and I would LOVE to give them a print of that temple.

Deja said...

San Diego! Boston! Love that you're doing this. You do good things.

Haley McCormick said...

I love your paintings!!! And I'm dying for a Las Vegas Temple print for our bedroom. Regardless of what you end up selecting, I think this is a great thing that you are doing.

Kimber Christensen said...

Chicago, Nauvoo or LA

Thank you for sharing your talent!

Kimber Christensen said...

Oops, sorry, you've done LA! I wasn't thinking, and I didn't mean Louisiana.

Sierra Baird said...

The Logan temple would be awesome! That's where we got married.

The Newhouses said...

Montevideo Uruguay

kathy w. said...

Campinas Brazil. Thank you for doing something good—lots of somethings.

Freja said...

Adelaide Australia!!

Aubrey said...

Love your paintings! Bountiful, Utah or Logan, Utah would be my picks!

Sydney Vivian Lambson said...

Hey Ashmae! You know I love your paintings. i had a very special experience in the Johannesburg temple, going with people from my branch in Botswana who were mostly funded by the Patron's Fund. I have a testimony of the patron's fund and am grateful to the members who continue to donate. Could you please do one of the Johannesburg, South Africa?

rachel cassinat said...

san diego san diego san diego! that has been my temple for as long as i can remember. i found out about you on the Lang's blog a while back and have loved your paintings ever since! (love your Manhattan painting and Mesa painting by the way)

Unknown said...

I would like to see the lovely Sacramento Temple, or Copenhagen, Denmark Temple And for now, count me twice for twitter and talking. But I plan to blog very soon!

jeanine said...

I'd love to see Nauvoo or Oklahoma City!

NatAttack said...

Boston Boston Boston! Temple #100 and such a pretty one with purple/blue stained glass windows. Your work is gorgeous!

dai said...

Oquirrh Mountain. I would buy it in a heartbeat.

Crys+Alan said...

Seattle! I thought I already posted, but I can't find it! I think you should do Seattle and it will look so pretty with the Stained glass.

Emily said...

Hello Ashley. I sure love your paintings, you have such a gift. I always wanted to get a photo of the Tampico Mexico temple in my home because my husband served his mission there.

katherine said...

San Diego! I'm always checking your shop to see if you've painted it yet. Your paintings are BEAUTIFUL! I'd absolutely love to have the San Diego painted by you in my home.

Little Lisa said...

I would like to see the Houston Temple painted. It is beautiful, and Texas needs some representation on that list.

Kate said...

Boston! Just found your paintings from a friend's blog and they are lovely.

Tree Peeps said...

Palmyra New York!

The Favorite said...

Pick Me Pick ME!!!

Please paint Palmyra, it's my temple here and I love how you can see the sacred grove from it.
Love you!
~Eliza
P.S. You can come visit anytime :)

Veronica said...

Idaho Falls! Hope I'm not too late.

Caitlin Carroll said...

I vote for Palmyra as well! Or Winter Quarters. Or since no one else loves my home temple, Columbia SC!

Amy said...

I vote Sacramento, but Nauvoo would be awesome as well! What a great giveaway!

Unknown said...

You have my favorites, except Kirtland, does that count?

Unknown said...

p.s. now count me 4 times! I love you and everything you do.

Anonymous said...

Debbie Boldt here! I have your Salt Lake Temple. Really wanting Nauvoo and Jordan River. Sorry, can't just request one temple! You work is lovely!

Becky said...

I know the giveaway is closed but I wanted to make sure Sacramento makes it onto your list :)

Angela said...

i think this is already over but i vote for seattle! Been a fan of yours for so long! I think your work is super!