Our friend Miss Rachel has a ministry called Tabitha's Heart that helps street kids in Kolkata, India. My parents have supported her work for a long time. A few years ago, I wanted to find a way to contribute, too. I thought well, lots of people like my art, so maybe I could use that to raise some money. So, my mom and I began scanning my original works of art and making them into notecards.

In 2013, when I was 10, our family decided to travel to Kolkata to visit Miss Rachel's work and meet our sponsored kids. Rachel has a children's home for kids who've been abused or abandoned and have no place else to go. Before our trip, I raised $2000 for the children's home just by selling my cards! When we went to Kolkata that December, I got to meet all those kids in person. It was an amazing experience. I saw that even though I was a kid, I could still make a real difference.

Now I sell cards and giclee prints here on Etsy and occasionally at art festivals and other events. The proceeds from my art still go to Tabitha's Heart. So... please buy lots! :-)

Anicka's mom says: Art by Anicka's proceeds go to Tabitha's Heart, a small Christian non-profit that helps street kids in Kolkata, India, by giving them the support and education they need to break the cycle of poverty. Through their youth centers, preschool, school sponsorship program, after-school tutoring, and children's home, Tabitha's Heart shows God's love to these precious kids and teaches them that they have worth, hope, and a future. One of our sponsored children was the first person in her whole community to graduate from high school! And when children have a future, so do their families. Through the work of Tabitha's Heart, whole communities are being transformed, one child at a time. At www.TabithasHeart.org, you can see what they do, give on-line and even sponsor a child to go to school.

So... buy my art! And spread the word!