By T. Rutter There is an oft told tale in the Old Testament wherein two women are both claiming to be the mother of the same infant. The arguing moms are brought before King Solomon to determine which of the would-be mothers should be granted custody of the baby. In a stunningly callous (but secretly brilliant) act King Solomon orders that the baby be brought before him and instructs his loyal swordsman to cut the baby in half. While one of the “moms” seems ok with this, the

I have a confession to make. I’ve struggled in writing this particular blog post for several months now. I’ve drafted and deleted many feeble attempts but they always turn out the same. Meh. I just can’t convey the volcano of passion I feel for this subject in a concise, clear and compelling way. And then last week happened. For anyone blessed enough to be off of social media for the past two weeks consider yourself very, very lucky to have missed the soul crushing, disturbin

I love my life, I really do. Its taken 53 years to find a career that fills my spirit, makes the world a better place and keeps me on my creative toes. Arte for Elephants does that and more. Arte for Elephants (AFE) has been around since 2015 and has gone through several shifts and adjustments as most businesses do, until it (and we) morphed into our current iteration. Traveling the US state-by-state, mile-by-mile, in our RV, setting up our booth at art, vegan and craft fairs

Yesterday I was shocked to learn (through social media) that a young woman I had worked with a few years ago took her own life. Apparently, to judge by the posts of her friends, it had happened just that day and the sentiments on her FB page were all of disbelief and horror. One message, written in all caps, desperately pleading, “PLEASE DON’T LET THIS BE TRUE, COME BACK TO ME! COME BACK”. Though I had never met the man who wrote the above post, I could hear the pain and ang

We are getting hit, there is no doubt about it, each and every one of us is getting hit. Compassion is taking a beating everywhere we turn. Regardless of your political beliefs, your religion or your ethnicity it seems like the world is going haywire; tensions with N. Korea, acrimony in the US Government, natural resources under threat, tensions in S. America. From Brexit to the Middle East, the waters of our ship seem suddenly tumultuous and uncertain. With our world of 24/7

Yesterday was May 1st, historically, a day of huge significance for cultures around the world. To the ancient Celts it was the day of Beltane (the spring festival of rebirth) the Greeks celebrated with flower baskets, parts of the UK still see the spring in with maypoles, garlands and Morris dancers! What a terrific way to honor what we at Arte for Elephants and our many fabulous friends, are working towards. Rebirth. Sanctuary is really a place of healing and discovery for a