Flowers from Amsterdam

* Designed by Andrzje Owczarek * Always 1 bought = 1 donated * Free shipping in Amsterdam and beyond :-) THE ARTIST ANDRZJE OWCZAREK Andrzje was born in Poland but lives in Amsterdam. As a 7 year old he met Picasso with his grandmother and this was only the beginning of a turbulent life that reads like a book. Andrzje . fled in 1981 from Poland to Amsterdam. He caused a furore as a fashion model, acted in art, had his own line of jewelry and owned a stable with Arabic thoroughbred horses. He lived a jet set existence in the higher circles. As an artist he worked in New York with Andy Warhol and got lesson from Karel Willink. After this exciting jet set life where he also flourished as a donor of The Salvation Army, he is circumstances suddenly client of The Salvation Army. This trap calls Andrzej now his return to Earth. He got his life back on the rit and further developed into an artist. DESCRIPTION Flowers from Amsterdam is the theme of the sock. The flowers are standing symbol for taking care of each other, a beautiful message. Below do you see the artwork that Andrzej made for us on which the design is based. THE ORGANISATION [The Salvation Army]The Salvation Army For our design in Amsterdam we work together with Het Leger des salvation. The Salvation Army believes in opportunity. In second chances. In third chances. And every chance after that. Every person matters. No one excepted. Every life is worth living. To join contribute to their cause we donate a pair of socks for every pair of something we sell to them. QUALITY This artwork is made of: 95% cotton, 3% polyester, 2% elastane Wash at 30 degrees and the socks should not be put in the dryer. (we do that ourselves, we can have them ;-))