Mythic Entertainment's Mike "Daarken" Lim and Dreamworks' Leif Jeffers aren't the type of gentlemen to sit around idly while a friend is in need. When Lim's girlfriend (Cat) was diagnosed with breast cancer earlier this year at the age of 25, the two quickly hatched a plan to help her wade through the sea of medical bills that a bilateral mastectomy and 16 weeks of chemotherapy can quickly accrue. That plan quickly turned into an art auction named "beautifulgrim."
Artists from all over the game and film industries have contributed to the project -- from Blizzard and Rockstar on the gaming side to Pixar and Disney on the film side, to name only a few. Lim is hoping to hold the auction "sometime next Spring" in either San Francisco or New York City, though plans are still a bit up in the air. " We are still in the process of looking for a venue, so the date and location of the opening reception is still unknown," Lim told us. He also encouraged people to check out some of the already submitted works on the project's Facebook page. Any money earned in the auction beyond what Cat requires will be given to "a breast cancer related charity to be determined by the artists in the coming weeks."
Though you only have one day left to tell Lim if you'd like to contribute, final art for the show isn't due until February 1. We wish them the best of luck.
Reader Comments (12)
Posted: Dec 15th 2009 12:11AM MystileArmor said
Slow claps are for when a tiny dude punches a guy that's been harassing the girl of his dreams all night long, and finally has enough.
This one deserves a roaring applause.
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This one deserves a roaring applause.
Posted: Dec 15th 2009 12:50AM DevilSei said
"Slow claps are for when a tiny dude punches a guy that's been harassing the girl of his dreams all night long, and finally has enough."
Mystile, you don't see the deep metaphor hidden in that?
He is the tiny dude, the money to pay for the treatments are the wind-up, and the treatments themselves are the punch to the guy harassing his girl (aka the cancer) which knocks him out.
That clap? Is everyone else contributing and supporting them during and after this.
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Mystile, you don't see the deep metaphor hidden in that?
He is the tiny dude, the money to pay for the treatments are the wind-up, and the treatments themselves are the punch to the guy harassing his girl (aka the cancer) which knocks him out.
That clap? Is everyone else contributing and supporting them during and after this.
Posted: Dec 15th 2009 12:08AM MystileArmor said
Stories like this make you feel a bit better about certain companies and people in general.
Good luck to all involved in this project and a lot of strength and support wished for Cat and everyone else in a similar situation.
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Good luck to all involved in this project and a lot of strength and support wished for Cat and everyone else in a similar situation.
Posted: Dec 15th 2009 12:58AM CheeziePotato said
I'm glad that companies are starting to do charity events and auctions to help sick or less fortunate people, It really makes me happy.
Good luck to everyone involved in this event and I hope Cat recovers soon.
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Good luck to everyone involved in this event and I hope Cat recovers soon.
Posted: Dec 15th 2009 1:06AM RKN said
My heartfelt support and prayers for all affected by cancer and their loved ones. I had babysat a young couple's infant daughter seven years ago and she lost her mother to cancer in June of last year when she was only seven years old, poor thing.
Kick cancer's ass!
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Kick cancer's ass!
Posted: Dec 15th 2009 2:30AM Mortegro said
It would be really great if you covered more of the arts angle of Video games. Artists who do design, mock ups and things like that would be great to be able to see more of.
There is a lot of really great visual artists involved with video games. Let's see more of their work here.
I can not imagine it would hurt in helping to encourage to take the medium more seriously.
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There is a lot of really great visual artists involved with video games. Let's see more of their work here.
I can not imagine it would hurt in helping to encourage to take the medium more seriously.
Posted: Dec 15th 2009 12:34PM lobotomies4free said
Who wants to bet this story doesn't make the mainstream news?
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