Title: Stay Ready

Artist: Manifest

Medium: Charcoal dust, tempera, and sass on canvas 2025

Dimensions: 15.5" x 12.5"

Manifest is no ordinary muse - she's a black-and-white firecracker with a flair for the dramatic and a heart full of grit. After three years in the shelter, her debut work radiates defiance, charm, and unshakable presence. "Stay Ready" is a layered outburst of texture and rhythm, full of confident gestures and unapologetic flair. Every streak and stomp speaks of waiting without wilting, of holding your sparkle even in the shadows. Manifest doesn't paint to be polite - she paints to be seen.

About Manifest:
3 years old, Female, 45 pounds
Meet Manifest! She is a young girl who has lived much of her life in a noisy shelter. Manifest is slow to open up to new people, but once you are her friend she has lots of love to give. She is easy to walk and so cute when she gets the zoomies! Manifest needs to be your only pet. She also would do best in an adult-only home with little to no foot traffic and a place she can stay by herself if any new people come over. The adoption and training teams at Stray Rescue are here to set you up for success in bringing home Manifest!

Status: Manifest is a member of our One Love Club, and she is available for foster or adoption.

*Manifest's art was professionally framed and generously donated by Dogtown Gallery & Frame Shop in St. Louis, MO

Shipping Available:

*If you are the winning bidder and are not in attendance to pick up your item(s) the night of the event at the Four Seasons Hotel artwork will be available for pick up from the Pine Street Shelter starting Wednesday, August 13th. Artwork will NOT be available to pick up before this (unless you are notified otherwise via email). If you are not local to the St. Louis Area, shipping is available for this item upon request (for an additional cost which will be calculated for each piece individually). All winning bidders will receive an email with more information once the auction has closed.