The tiara that graced the head of Mariah Carey could be yours....
Here's the story. Once upon a time in a land far away, there lived a princess...
oh, no, that's another story.
This chapter begins with a request from e tv for a tiara for Mariah Carey to wear during an interview at the 2006 Grammy Awards. Sally Jean looked at her shelf filled with tiaras and sent this one. It briefly graced Mariah's head during that interview, and was returned to Sally Jean's Studio.
It came to Ann Arbor in 2007 when Sally Jean was in town teaching workshops at FOUND. Sally Jean presented it as a door prize during a fabulous artful evening event we hosted. Our friend Kathleen Splaine Dolan won it at that raffle (and graciously shared it with others who are queens in their own right). After ruling over her household for the past year, perfecting her queenly wave and wowing the masses with her extraordinary extemporaneous speaking at countless royal events...Kathleen decided it's time to pass the crown on for the greater good of helping others.
Thus, Kathleen is donating this tiara, composed of dozens of petite works of art and snippets of vintage papers, created by the queeen of soldering herself, Sally Jean Alexander, to HARC, the HIV/AIDS Resource Center for a silent auction to be held at their May 14th fundraiser, Dining for Dollars.
Dining for Dollars 2008 will mark the fourteenth year of HARC's premiere fundraising event. The event includes a scrumptious dinner at Zingerman's Roadhouse in Ann Arbor and a silent auction full of wonderful items donated by local merchants. Dining for Dollars helps raise over $35,000 for HARC and is the organization's largest fundraiser. For tickets & information, please visist the HARC page.
If you've always wanted your own tiara....
Royal Regards!
Mary