A bed designed by Mount St Thomas artist Poncho Army is being auctioned alongside creations by Reg Mombassa and The Block judges Shaynna Blaze and Darren Palmer as part of a fundraiser for the Cancer Council.
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The artist’s work was converted into a queen-size mattress after it was voted the best design in a public vote by bedmaker Sealy.
The online auctions, which conclude on Monday at 8pm, include works by fashion designers Henry Roth and Akira Isogawa.
‘‘I was pretty humbled to be included with those artists,’’ said the urban and contemporary artist, real name Trina Collins.
‘‘I’ve got 500 or 600 followers [on social media] and they’ve got tens of thousands.’’
Collins’ winning image of a swan was part of her Fight or Flight body of work, produced during a year-long residency at Wollongong City Gallery in 2013.
Funds raised from the auctions will go towards Cancer Council’s Pink Ribbon.
‘‘This project is close to me as many members of my family have been diagnosed with cancer, including my mother who was diagnosed with breast cancer when I was 12 and passed away when I was 17,’’ Collins said.
Click here to bid on the beds.