Photobooth Expedition Extra Special Perk!

I spent this weekend printing and sewing the photobooth tote bags and airmail cushions. I'm really pleased with how the tote bags turned out, they're even better than I imagined they would be!

I also took some time to make this one-of-a-kind airmail cushion. It's the only one like it, I made it by combining printed canvas with some striped canvas that I did my initial test prints on.

The cushion will go to the next person who donates $25 and selects the cushion as their perk on my campaign! http://www.indiegogo.com/photobooth-expedition

Photobooth Expedition Postcard Update

Today I made three postcard designs. The themes I decided to work with were vintage, found and travel. I started by going through some collage materials like paper scraps, envelopes, old postcards and so on. I really enjoy collaging but I knew I wanted different levels of opacity in these, so instead of physically cutting and pasting, I scanned in all my materials and played around with them digitally, staying true to their original scale and properties.

The first postcard is a combination of four vintage photobooth pictures I bought online and a vintage postcard of Jasper National Park that I got at a flea market ages ago.

The second postcard is of three photostrips I'd found over the course of a few years and a piece of polka dot fabric. If you're interested in found photos, last year I wrote a series of short fiction based on the found photobooth pictures in my collection.

Lastly, is a postcard inspired by my travels. It features a strip I took in Berlin and the signage from that booth and operational instructions I had photographed in the inside of a booth in Sydney. The instructions are translated in 5 languages (!) so I liked the idea of using the three languages of the airmail envelope.

As an extra special perk, whoever donates in the next 24 hours (ending at 12 AM Atlantic time, Tuesday) will receive all three postcards with blank back sides. All donors, regardless of the size of donation will receive this perk. Visit the campaign here to become a donor.

(Please note that you won't be able to select this on IndieGoGo, I'll just be keeping track of it myself.)

Photobooth Expedition Tote Bag Update

Yesterday I silkscreened the tests for the photobooth tote bags I'm giving to people who donate $30 or more to my campaign. I had designed the pattern a few weeks ago (knowing that they would be a perk for my campaign) but I hadn't got a chance until yesterday to test out the pattern.

The colour I mixed came out more sunflower then mustard when it dried, but that's why it's a test. I printed it on cotton but the actual bags will be printed on bleached canvas. I bought 12 meters of it last weekend, I have a dizzying number of hours printing ahead of me.

I originally planned on making 30 bags, but because of time restraints I think I will only be able to make 20 (17 are already claimed on the Photobooth Expedition.) I'm excited to start printing the actual totes this Friday and sew them after I finish my classes later in the month.

I'm very please to say that I've raised 125% of my goal, the campaign is still on for another 15 days so I'd like to raise as many funds as possible in the next two weeks, as anything I raise from now will go to costs associated with producing the graphic novel. If you want to one of the three remaining tote bags to be yours, you can donate at ww.indiegogo.com/photobooth-expedition!

Photobooth Expedition Airmail Update

I've been a real busy bee lately! I love all the stuff I'm working on but I will sure be thankful when I'm finished my five University classes in two weeks time.

Today I spent the better part of my day sewing the airmail cushions, which are the perk for the $25 donation level. I got about half of them done. I sewed them in the fashion studio at NSCAD so I was able to use their industrial serger. I love serging edges. This feeling is something you can only understand if you have used a serger yourself.

I've also designed a très spécial airmail cushion that will be a bonus perk in one of the coming days. Stay tuned to look for it!

Photobooth Expedition One-Time-Special-Prize

UPDATE ON THE UPDATE: I reached $3000 with the help of Colleen, Geoffrey and Cari! Clearly, I know all the best people on this planet.

UPDATE: I'm $90 away from $3000 so I'm offering a one-time-only prize (actually two time prize because I did my math wrong) for the person who puts my campaign at or over $3000! In addition to the standard perk or perks you select you will also get mentioned, featured, or referenced to in my finished graphic novel!

http://www.indiegogo.com/photobooth-expedition

Illustrations in Print

I love getting real mail. Yesterday I was happy to find a copy of The Kodkod Collection waiting for me in my mailbox. The book is a collection of short stories based on songs, it was put together by the popular music blog, Said the Gramophone. I have two illustrations in the book that I did many months back so it was a nice treat to finally see them in print! The book also happens to be a good read!

New (well, old) Photobooth Art

I'm pleased as punch to say that only four days into my Photobooth Expedition Campaign that I made my goal of $2,550!

In honor of this I took some time to scan some old experiments that I've never shared online before. I've created a Flickr account for them and other pieces of photobooth art that I've shared here in the past. Here's the new Flickr account.

There is still 20 days left of my campaign and I still have lots of photobooth tote bags and airmail cushions left to give away as perks so I'm continuing to seek donations. Any funds raised now will directly to the costs of producing the Photobooth, A Biography, the graphic novel that all of these efforts are for.

It's a great help to me if others share the campaign on their blogs, facebook, etc. So much of a help that anyone who shares my campaign will receive a photobooth postcard in the mail (this is the $5 perk) to thank them personally! http://www.indiegogo.com/photobooth-expedition

Both these strips were taken in 2006.

Donor Thank You's for March 31st

Yesterday I met my campaign goal! (Take a moment to do a celebratory dance.) I couldn't be more thrilled! There are 23 days left in the campaign so I'd like to keep raising funds, especially because I still have 2 dozen Air Mail cushions to give away. Any funds that I raise from this point on will directly effect how quickly the graphic novel will come out.