Damaris Pierce
69 Wamboldt Ave. Asheville, NC 28806
(828) 254-0988
dp08@artoflife.com
www.IAmThankful.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 13, 2007

Asheville, NC Artist Launches National I Am Thankful Postcard Art Project-Submit Postcards Now

Asheville, North Carolina—This November, artist Damaris Pierce launches her new, national postcard art project just in time to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday. The project, entitled I Am Thankful, encourages individuals of all ages and organizations such as craft guilds, public schools and counseling centers to create original postcard artwork expressing gratitude. Postcards submitted can honor people, places, things or circumstances and artwork can be simple or elaborate as long as it remains two-dimensional. Once completed, postcards can be mailed to Pierce’s attention at her studio located at 69 Wamboldt Avenue Asheville, North Carolina 28806. All postcards will be considered for public display. In January 2008 Pierce will feature the submitted gratitude postcards on her newly redesigned web site http://www.IAmThankful.com.

“Gratitude is more than a concept”, states Pierce, “it is a state of being that can be cultivated every day”. “I believe when you focus on the things you are thankful for each day you begin to live a more joyful, fulfilled and pleasurable life,” she continues, “I want to share this with others and create a public display of gratitude that ripples around the globe!” Pierce hopes to attract a variety of people and groups to the project including elementary school classrooms, art students, scrapbook enthusiasts, spiritual communities and more. “All people understand what thankfulness is, it is universal, it crosses all cultural boundaries, “ adds Pierce, “I want to encourage them to express, share and live it.” For more information on how to submit postcards contact Damaris Pierce at or visit www.IAmThankful.com

Pierce, a German native, is a self-taught “outsider” artist who works with many mediums including stone, wood, paint and glass. She moved to the United States in 1990 and has resided in Asheville, North Carolina since 1998. After a successful corporate career Pierce was inspired to make a dramatic transformation in her life. She chose to relocate to the mountains to begin living a more conscious and meaningful life dedicated to creative expression. Her original artwork is currently featured in multiple Asheville art galleries and she consults one-on-one with clients as a creative and spiritual mentor. Pierce was also recently chosen to be the German translator for the EMOTO PROJECT. This project is the latest from Dr. Masaru Emoto, who is currently developing a children’s book of his nationally recognized studies of water crystals, The Hidden Messages From Water.