Bicycle Pannier for a crazy dog lady

I was fortunate to meet a creative fabric artist at Art A Whirl and we did something I love to do, we swapped our talents and both came away with fun art pieces! Mine is a bit more 'functional' in the form of a bicycle pannier. With two fabrics to represent my dog obsession, this piece speaks to me through my love for biking and dogs. Nikki has an Etsy shop and if you're looking for a great bicycle gift for someone or yourself, check out: http://www.etsy.com/listing/51794601/bicycle-panniers

The piece I swapped for the pannier was a portrait of her two pugs and boston terrier. I was able to meet these three stout and snorty pups and fell in love.

Shoreview Press

Click here to read a story by the Shoreview Press about the Dogs of North Oaks print! The article really summarizes the Dogs Around the Lakes/River prints well. Hurray!

Dogs Along the Mississippi River

A celebration and gathering of downtown Minneapolis dogs will take place Sunday, August 29th, 2010! Lintu Art is bringing the annual print series Dogs Around the Lakes to downtown Minneapolis as Dogs Along the River. This event celebrates our four-legged friends, the summer weather and Minnesota gathering places.
Lintu Art will be teaming up with Secondhand Hounds, Dog Grounds, Toast Wine Bar and Downtown Dogs to raise funds, have fun and mingle. Participation is free but proceeds of sales will benefit rescues and dog-friendly spaces!
To have your dog become a candidate for the first Dogs Along the River print, contact Lintu Art's Sarah Thornton for a free ten minute photo session, group walk and mingle at Toast Wine Bar!

sarah.lintu@gmail.com or 612-986-0769

Google map of photo area and walk start: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&ll=44.98859,-93.269034&spn=0.000914,0.001725&z=19&msid=100537317912513495483.00048e96a7ac6ad172f35

Finland bound

Today I leave for Finland. In my memories, Finland is heavenly. Its like northern Minnesota but with many more wild berries, more saunas and less black flies. I hope to bring back parts of my experience and borrow the Finnish style in my artwork. During a wonderfully busy summer, it will be difficult to leave projects behind, but I think this trip will be a refreshing time to enjoy my sketch book's white pages.

Before I left, I made a trip to Northfield to begin spreading the word about Dogs Along the Cannon River. What a fun experience to visit the old college town again and to stop into almost every store. I look forward to meeting the dogs that will be representing Rice County and the surrounding area.

Lake Calhoun print unveiling

The 2010 Lake Calhoun print will be unveiled on the patio of the Tin Fish Restaurant. If that space is too crowded (they do not take reservations) we will move the unveiling to the area where the photos were taken, just south of the Tin Fish along the walking path. Bring your dog, your friends and your dog's friends to be the first to see the print!

In case of rain or extreme weather, the print will be unveiled at Lintu Art's studio on Thursday, August 5th at 6pm. Watch for an email, a blog or Facebook announcement if the weather is uncertain. Please note that the Northrup King Building is a people only space.



Map to Tin Fish:

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=100537317912513495483.00048a7da695f761ae719&ll=44.948015%2C-93.306134&spn=0.002179%2C0.005681&z=18

Lake Harriet 2010 print

I would like to introduce you to the newest Dogs Around the Lakes print! A higher quality image will be added to my website's gallery. If you are interested in purchasing one of the limited edition prints or an individual dog portrait used to create the print, please contact me for availability! Note that dogs featured on the print receive a special price of $40 for a 6x6 portrait (regularly $75!). Have a wonderful weekend!

Calhoun 2010 photos and selection!

To view pictures taken at Dogs Around the Lakes: Lake Calhoun, please visit this site: http://lintuart.com/LakeCalhoun2010/
Some of the thumbnails may appear as X's when viewing the gallery, I apologize for this and I'm working to fix the bugs asap! The large pictures will still appear.

With over forty dogs strutting their stuff to support Start Seeing Black Dogs, I have had a tough time choosing sixteen to represent the group. All the dogs are beautiful and I'd love to include each one on the print. Here are the sixteen pups for Dogs Around the Lakes: Lake Calhoun 2010:

Chester, Chance, Tux, Prince, Macy, Nika, Stewie, Penny, Pixie, Zazou, Tank, Elli, Olive, Luna, Kobe and Stan