The Carmel Art Festival will be auctioning off dogs. These dogs were created by local artist Gerrica Connolly, and then decorated by an assortment of local artists. Proceeds from the festival benefit Professional Artists in the School Program and Youth Arts Collective, a Monterey after school art program. The dogs will be on display at the sponsoring businesses, and then there will be a silent auction May 13-16, 2004.

Believing art to be a very important element in our community, Homescapes, Carmel is pleased to be sponsoring a dog for this auction. Beau and Thompson's sister, Keri Marion, has plied her talent and created "Wonderpooch", as shown below.