'Pomcasso' paints custom art to raise $45k to save her life
Meet 'Pomcasso' - the dog painting custom art to help raise $45k for life-changing surgery.
Glitter, an 11-year-old blue Pomeranian, was diagnosed with stage C mitral valve disease - life-threatening heart failure - in July 2022.
To save her life she needs mitral valve repair surgery - open heart surgery in Japan in September 2023 because Dr Masami Uechi at the Jasmine Clinic in Japan.
Dr Masami is one of the two vets who can do this surgery - the other is Dr Daniel Brockman at the Royal Veterinary Clinic in Hatfield, UK.
Her owner, Brittany Echevarria, 29, needed to raise $40k to fund the surgery and the flights there.
Talented Glitter has been painting custom art to sell to help with the fundraising and has raised $40,933 - enough to cover the cost of the operation.
Brittany now needs an extra $5k due to cover the cost of shipping and paint supplies for Glitter's art.
Brittany, an event manager, from Maui, Hawaii, said: “If you want a painting with your dog and you don’t want them to paint their pawprints, you can put the painting in a bag and peanut butter on the bag and let them lick it.
"We put organic peanut butter and a bit of organic coconut oil to let her lick it.
"I got the idea to sell it because I saw Limbani, a chimpanzee, whose painting was sold for up to $1,000.
“Glitter loves licking - people loved Limbani’s painting - I just figured if people saw Glitter and her story, they would be empathetic, it would touch people’s hearts and luckily people took well to it.
“We want to make it authentic for her. Once she creates it, I will go in and add some dusting of glitter on it.
"I will just sprinkle it on there, so that’s like her signature with her paw print on it.
“It's like a little masterpiece of her to say thank you to the people help saving her life.
"Why wouldn't people want to see an adorable little dog in a Picasso costume and creating a painting?
"I thought it would touch people’s hearts and luckily people took well to it.
"She is a little pomcasso."
Glitter, an 11-year-old blue Pomeranian, was diagnosed with stage C mitral valve disease - life-threatening heart failure - in July 2022.
To save her life she needs mitral valve repair surgery - open heart surgery in Japan in September 2023 because Dr Masami Uechi at the Jasmine Clinic in Japan.
Dr Masami is one of the two vets who can do this surgery - the other is Dr Daniel Brockman at the Royal Veterinary Clinic in Hatfield, UK.
Her owner, Brittany Echevarria, 29, needed to raise $40k to fund the surgery and the flights there.
Talented Glitter has been painting custom art to sell to help with the fundraising and has raised $40,933 - enough to cover the cost of the operation.
Brittany now needs an extra $5k due to cover the cost of shipping and paint supplies for Glitter's art.
Brittany, an event manager, from Maui, Hawaii, said: “If you want a painting with your dog and you don’t want them to paint their pawprints, you can put the painting in a bag and peanut butter on the bag and let them lick it.
"We put organic peanut butter and a bit of organic coconut oil to let her lick it.
"I got the idea to sell it because I saw Limbani, a chimpanzee, whose painting was sold for up to $1,000.
“Glitter loves licking - people loved Limbani’s painting - I just figured if people saw Glitter and her story, they would be empathetic, it would touch people’s hearts and luckily people took well to it.
“We want to make it authentic for her. Once she creates it, I will go in and add some dusting of glitter on it.
"I will just sprinkle it on there, so that’s like her signature with her paw print on it.
“It's like a little masterpiece of her to say thank you to the people help saving her life.
"Why wouldn't people want to see an adorable little dog in a Picasso costume and creating a painting?
"I thought it would touch people’s hearts and luckily people took well to it.
"She is a little pomcasso."
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00:00 Meet the pawtastic Picasso.
00:02 Come along as my dog Glitter paints her way to raise money for a life-saving surgery that she desperately needs.
00:08 Glitter is battling mitral valve disease, and without having this procedure done in time, she will unfortunately not survive.
00:14 So for just $15, Glitter will create a unique masterpiece just for you.
00:19 By purchasing a painting, you will be helping fund her open-heart surgery and saving her life.
00:23 We also have a GoFundMe if you want to help support Glitter that way instead.
00:27 This customer asked for a piece that encapsulated Glitter's persona.
00:31 Now if you know Glitter, you know that she exudes princess energy, so we chose the color Diva Pink.
00:36 We also picked blue since her breed is a blue Pomeranian, which makes her so special and unique.
00:41 And for the final color, we picked silver because technically her fur is gray to the human eye.
00:46 As a final step, we added a dusting of Glitter for authenticity signed with her signature paw print.
00:51 Glitter loves creating these for you guys, and she works really hard on them.
00:55 If you'd like to be a hero in Glitter's story and purchase a painting, please send us a message on Instagram.
01:00 Thank you so much and see you next time.
01:02 Welcome to Painting with Glitter. This is your host, Glitter the Pom.
01:06 She might be the cutest Pomeranian you've ever seen in your life.
01:10 She will be making custom paintings for $15 in order to raise money so that she can have mitral valve repair surgery in Japan.
01:17 Glitter is currently battling mitral valve disease, which is a very serious heart condition.
01:22 Without this surgery, she has been given a year to live, so it is really, really important to us that we get it done on time.
01:29 If you'd like to learn more about her condition and more about her story, we have other videos on our page that go more in-depth about it.
01:35 Our first customer, shout out to my mom, wanted a red painting, so after Glitter picked out some paints, she began licking away to create this masterpiece.
01:45 She really enjoyed making it and she worked super hard on it.
01:49 This is the final product right here.
01:51 And of course, it would not be complete without a Glitter paw print stamp as her signature, as well as a dusting of Glitter for authenticity.
02:00 And if you would like to help save Glitter's life and purchase a painting from her, we would be forever grateful.
02:05 You can head over to our Instagram, which is linked throughout TikTok, to privately DM us and place your order.
02:11 And we are still accepting donations on our GoFundMe, which is linked in our bio.
02:15 Thanks for watching.