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How’s this for a pet mission?
Artist Roma McCook couldn’t resist the chance to design her personal big Scottie, first to assist entice vacationers from all over the world to Scotland and secondly to boost important funds for Maggies Cancer Care.
“I loved doing it,” the Aviemore born and bred graphic artist advised the Strathy this week, as her lovely canine ready to half firm with the 29 others of the ‘Scotties by the Sea’ path round St Andrews and the East Neuk of Fife.
“It was a huge success and broad loads of publicity to the east of Scotland with so many people travelling across the world just to follow it.”
Roma (30), who was educated at Aviemore Primary School and Kingussie High School earlier than heading off to school at Dundee, is now primarily based in London.
She is a full time graphic artist specialising in pet portraits.
She was invited to design her personal canine within the path for sponsorship by the AFS Group of Dundee.
“I was thrilled to be accepted and to play my part in a great project which now comes to the charity stage.
“At the weekend all the dogs were viewed together as the organisers prepared to auction them off later this month, with the aim of raising a pile of cash for Maggie’s.
“Anyone will be able to bid so please tell all the Strathy readers they can join in and maybe offer a forever home to my boy in Badenoch and Strathspey!”
The Scotties by the Sea Charity Auction will take place on November 30 from 6.30pm.
Each sculpture has been individually designed and painted by superb artists like Roma and can now assist Maggie’s.
Serious bidders with £2,000-plus to spare can be part of the reside public sale here
The on-line public sale is now open for registration and {the catalogue} could be seen utilizing that hyperlink.
