Showing posts with label Kickstarter projects. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kickstarter projects. Show all posts

The Power of Photography to Stop violence Against Children With Albinism in Africa

>> Monday, November 30

~UPDATE: Dec 1~ Unfortunately, this project failed to reach its goal. Bummer. :(




Albino children are often abused or sacrificed for medicinal and witchcraft purposes in Africa because people do not understand their condition. Joanna Rudnick and Rick Guidotti are part of a team traveling to Africa to make a film about these children and to encourage others to help rescue them from death and abuse due to ignorance. Only 26 hours to go!

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Longevity: A Photo Exploration Into Love (France)

>> Monday, November 9

~UPDATE: Dec 1~ Unfortunately, this project failed to reach its goal. Bummer. :(


Lemia Monet Bodden is traveling around the world and interviewing couples who have been together more than 30 years, asking them the simple question, "How did you do it?" What a beautiful project, I am so happy to be a part of it!

Project site: LONGEVITY -A PHOTO EXPLORATION INTO LOVE (FRANCE)
Pledge goal: $4000
My pledge: $5
Deadline: November 15

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We did it!

>> Tuesday, November 3

Take a look a that little widget, my friends: 100% funded SUCCESSFUL

A big, big thank you to everyone who helped make it possible. I'd write more, but I've been in bed most of the day with an excruciating migraine (too much stress, argh!!), so just know that I love you all. Details will come in a few days.

Peace,

-Emily

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Defending Art from Copy-Cats: John T Unger's Fire Imp Sculptures

>> Thursday, October 29

~UPDATE: 1:12pm~ Just came across this thoughtful article that shows the issue is more complex than at first glance (i.e. you can't copyright functional items as art if the "artsy" part of the item is essential for it to function).

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Well, I was going to publish this delightful Kickstarter project early next month, but something unfortunate has happened and I believe the word needs to be spread now.


John T Unger's "Fire Imps"

John T Unger has been creating fire-bowls and sculptures from recycled steel for many years now. Recently it came to his attention that not only has another artist stolen and copied his designs, but now the copy-cat is suing John for exclusive rights to the designs in order to mass-produce it. John has already spent $50k out of his own pocket in legal fees to defend his copy-righted art, and he is now using his Kickstarter project (see below) to help raise funds so that he can win the lawsuit. Any leftover money will be used to start up DefendArt.org, an non-profit to help out artists in similar predicaments.

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Mysterious Letters

>> Monday, October 26



I'm a HUGE fan of hand-written letters. In fact I sent out four of them just last week. Frankly, there is nothing that says I love you better.

Well, Michael and Lenka have decided to take such sentiments one step further; they plan to send a hand-written letter to every household on earth. Yeah, all billion or so of them. So far they've showered one town in Nothern Ireland with their love, Cushendall, garnering a BBC news cover. Pledge with me and help them pounce on their next town.

Project site: Mysterious Letters
Pledge goal: $2,000
My pledge: $5
Deadline: November 9

About Kickstarter.com
Kickstarter.com is a website run by five guys based in Brooklyn, NY. The concept is simple: A person has a project that needs a little boost to get started. This person posts their project to Kickstarter.com and promises rewards based on how much money people pledge to their project. Other people sign into Kickstarter.com and pledge money towards projects they favor. If a project meets or exceeds the funding goal by the deadline, the backers' credit-cards are charged (these are donations, not loans, btw) and the person begins their project and sends out the rewards to their backers upon completion of their project. Projects can be anything really, but often include producing a music album, saving collections from the dump, funding a trip, and even making a mural into handbags. Learn more.

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Almost halfway to our funding goal!

>> Monday, October 19


The above widget automatically updates with current stats. Cool!


Our "Art and Advocacy" project is now almost halfway way there--whoa! Thank you so much to all my faithful backers and promoters. I love you all. Please continue to spread the word and keep the pledges coming! Only two weeks to go. I'm excited. :)

In other news, I was going to post some pictures of my paintings from over the weekend, but I didn't like any of them. *sighs* I'm really out of practice with a lot of techniques. Let's just say that if you learn from your mistakes, I did a lot of learning this weekend. God is still good, no?

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Turba: Indie music/puzzle game

>> Sunday, October 18

~UPDATE 10/20/09: Congratulations, guys, on a successful project!



Keith Morgado and Jonathan DeLong recently graduated from Full Sail University and are developing a puzzle game that bases its levels on songs found on your iTunes. Neat stuff!

Project site: Turba: Indie music/puzzle game
Pledge goal: $200
My pledge: $2
Deadline: October 20

About Kickstarter.com
Kickstarter.com is a website run by five guys based in Brooklyn, NY. The concept is simple: A person has a project that needs a little boost to get started. This person posts their project to Kickstarter.com and promises rewards based on how much money people pledge to their project. Other people sign into Kickstarter.com and pledge money towards projects they favor. If a project meets or exceeds the funding goal by the deadline, the backers' credit-cards are charged (these are donations, not loans, btw) and the person begins their project and sends out the rewards to their backers upon completion of their project. Projects can be anything really, but often include producing a music album, saving collections from the dump, funding a trip, and even making a mural into handbags. Learn more.

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Our Kickstarter project is taking off!

>> Saturday, October 10



Dear friends,

Our art project is now over a quarter of the way there. I'm so excited! I can't wait to be able to use my artwork to help out those in need, and I have so many people standing behind me already. Thank you so much to all who have pledged so far. You are an essential part of making this happen. Just 23 more days to go!

Grace and peace,

-Emily

PS: If you have missed out on past updates, you can see them here.

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A Dictionary Story - Art book

>> Friday, October 9

~UPDATE 10/15/09: Congratulations, Sam, on a successful project!



Sam Winston has already published a limited-edition set of his visual story, but now he wants to make it available to everyone. I've pledged my five bucks. What about you?

Project site: A Dictionary Story - Art book
Pledge goal: $7000
My pledge: $5
Deadline: October 13

About Kickstarter.com
Kickstarter.com is a website run by five guys based in Brooklyn, NY. The concept is simple: A person has a project that needs a little boost to get started. This person posts their project to Kickstarter.com and promises rewards based on how much money people pledge to their project. Other people sign into Kickstarter.com and pledge money towards projects they favor. If a project meets or exceeds the funding goal by the deadline, the backers' credit-cards are charged (these are donations, not loans, btw) and the person begins their project and sends out the rewards to their backers upon completion of their project. Projects can be anything really, but often include producing a music album, saving collections from the dump, funding a trip, and even making a mural into handbags. Learn more.

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Because everyone needs a PIRATE BATH!!

>> Friday, October 2



Jody Sagorin has been making t-shirts out of her garage. Now she wants to get them professionally printed. Let's make it happen!

Project site: let's get these t-shirts printed... because everyone needs a PIRATE BATH!!
Pledge goal: $1500
My pledge: $1
Deadline: December 30

About Kickstarter.com
Kickstarter.com is a website run by five guys based in Brooklyn, NY. The concept is simple: A person has a project that needs a little boost to get started. This person posts their project to Kickstarter.com and promises rewards based on how much money people pledge to their project. Other people sign into Kickstarter.com and pledge money towards projects they favor. If a project meets or exceeds the funding goal by the deadline, the backers' credit-cards are charged (these are donations, not loans, btw) and the person begins their project and sends out the rewards to their backers upon completion of their project. Projects can be anything really, but often include producing a music album, saving collections from the dump, funding a trip, and even making a mural into handbags. Learn more.

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Our project is 9% funded and counting!

>> Tuesday, September 29



Hello again! :)

Thank you so much for all the encouragement people have sent our way and to those who have already pledged to our Etsy store project. Your prayers and love are what keep us going. We have already raised over $100, or 9% of our goal! Please continue to help us out by sharing our project with your friends and by pledging to our project if you haven't already. Even $1 will help set us on our way! :)

A few other updates:

1. Where can I see some of your artwork? Take a look at our Flickr.com gallery.

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Kickstarter Project Launched!

>> Tuesday, September 22



Dear friends,

Our Kickstarter project has launched! Yay! You can access the project here:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/324781445/art-and-advocacy-bringing-hope-to-the-world-one-a

Our store, however, is not up and running yet!

First, Caleb and I need $1250 to get started. There are two ways to help us out. One, spread the word about our project! Help us get people excited about it.

Two, pledge toward our funding goal. You can pledge as little ($1 even) or as much as you want. Here’s how it works: After you enter your pledge amount you will be given the opportunity to pick your reward. We have many items to choose from, including coupons to the store, prints, greeting cards, originals, even custom paintings! Just be aware that no matter how much you pledge, you will NOT be charged until November 3, and that’s only IF we reach our goal amount. And if at any point before the deadline you wish to change or cancel your pledge, you may do so as many times as you want. Pledging is very safe—your credit card will be handled by Amazon.com. Caleb and I nor Kickstarter.com will ever see or have access to your information.

Thanks again! Remember that even if you cannot pledge, you can still spread the word and encourage us in our goal. :)

Love you all!

Peace,

Emily and Caleb

P.S. For those of you who have blogs or other websites, feel free to post the widget on your site. It will automatically update to give the latest stats on our project. The widget can be found on the Kickstarter page (linked to above).

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Art as Fashion: A Mural Transformed into Handbags

>> Thursday, September 10

~UPDATE 10/15/09: Congratulations, Andrea, on your successful project!



Andrea Tobin is an artist living here in NY that had a great idea: she has painted a HUGE mural on canvas which she is now hoping to transform into fifty limited-edition handbags. I love it!

Project site: A Mural Transformed into Handbags
Pledge goal: $4000
My pledge: $1
Deadline: October 15

About Kickstarter.com
Kickstarter.com is a website run by five guys based in Brooklyn, NY. The concept is simple: A person has a project that needs a little boost to get started. This person posts their project to Kickstarter.com and promises rewards based on how much money people pledge to their project. Other people sign into Kickstarter.com and pledge money towards projects they favor. If a project meets or exceeds the funding goal by the deadline, the backers' credit-cards are charged (these are donations, not loans, btw) and the person begins their project and sends out the rewards to their backers upon completion of their project. Projects can be anything really, but often include producing a music album, saving collections from the dump, funding a trip, and even making a mural into handbags. Learn more.

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