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Art for Finland, Made by Americans by Ron Saunders and Mackenzie Bristow
What do beautiful old wooden buildings, a unique dialect, the world's most powerful ice-breakers, immigrants, art, and hand-woven lace have in common?
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114% funded $3,992 pledged
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on March 13, 2010
Ron Saunders and Mackenzie Bristow
Posted project update #12Thank you and keep your eyes open!
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on February 25, 2010
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on February 20, 2010
Ron Saunders and Mackenzie Bristow
Posted project update #11More Details on the book and the Rauma Dialect
Post CommentOne of our backers recently asked:
"Are you going to give an outline of the dialect in the book or even transcribe the conversations along with their standard Finnish and English translations?"
That is a great question! It is a bit hard to say what exactly will be in the book. We are excited to see what Rauma has in store for us, and from our experiences the book will come together.
We can imagine giving a short summary of the communities we will work with (recent immigrants and Rauma Dialect speakers, which may include information on the dialect) in the book. You can also expect to read our artist statement and perhaps a little bio. of us, but, honestly that might be where the traditional text ends and the art begins.
We are working directly with a linguist that specializes in the Rauma dialect, so we may pull in some linguistic notation (syntax trees or phonological systems) of the dialect as aesthetic elements. But for our purpose, it is an art book looking at the sounds, stories, and people rather than an academic analysis of the language
We will have the audio CD (which is included with the book) of the Rauma dialect interviews translated into English. Since translation fees are so expensive, we will probably be relying on volunteers to help us, and it may be too much to ask for someone to transcribe all the interviews. Perhaps we will find an enthusiastic volunteer who would be willing to transcribe them or raise enough funds to pay for it, but at this point, we will be ecstatic if we can raise the initial $3500 so that the book can be made.
Please keep the questions coming!Ron and Mackenzie
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on February 18, 2010
Ron Saunders and Mackenzie Bristow
Posted project update #10Let's spread the word
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on February 15, 2010
Ron Saunders and Mackenzie Bristow
Posted project update #9Kickstarter Troubleshooting
Post CommentTo all of those who have already pledged, thank you for your support. Unfortunately we have been getting complaints from some of our potential backers that Amazon is giving them troubles and so on. So, we thought we would post this email from the Kickstarter support staff. With any luck this will help you out:
Hi Ron and Mackenzie!
So sorry for the trouble people are encountering. Anybody having an issue is absolutely welcome to contact me directly -- I can walk them through the process and my response time is quick. Here's a little cheat sheet that may help them out in the meantime, though:
- It is best to create a Kickstarter account prior to proceeding to your project page.
- After creating an account, they can go to your project page and click the green button that says "Back This Project"
- They will then be taken to a page where they will be asked to manually enter the amount they wish to donate and the reward tier they wish to receive (if any). They will then press a blue button at the bottom of the page that says "Proceed to Amazon"
- Once at Amazon, they will be asked to either create a new Amazon Payments account or login with their existing one. They will have to complete this ENTIRE PROCESS in order to register their pledge.It's brief, but you'll be surprised at how effective it can be in resolving confusion. :)
Hope that helps folks out!
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on February 7, 2010
Ron Saunders and Mackenzie Bristow
Posted project update #8New Article
Post CommentWe just got a new article posted on Wandering Educators. Check it out!
http://www.wanderingeducators.com/artisans/lives-artists/art-finland-made-americans.html
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on January 24, 2010
Ron Saunders and Mackenzie Bristow
Posted project update #7Echo: investigation into the Rauma Dialect
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on January 17, 2010
Ron Saunders and Mackenzie Bristow
Posted project update #6Almost half way there!
Post CommentAs you can see from our Kickstarter page, we are almost at the half way point! With a little more hard work, we think we can fund our book.
This month will mark the end of our grant writing efforts for the projects themselves. To cover expenses like the flights, travel within Finland, and additional art materials, we submitted a grant to the American Scandinavian Foundation, and just yesterday we submitted our project to the Black Rock Arts Foundation, and by the end of this month we will submit our last two grant proposals for the NYSCA Strategic Opportunities Stipend and the Finlandia Foundation. We hope that out of four grants, at least one is bound to stick, but we also realize that the competition is stiff.
We have some great news regarding our in-kind support. PlanFinland (a subsidiary of Plan International) is working hard to find a variety of participants for our recent immigrant project and may even help us with exhibitions. Dr. Tommi Kurki, a linguist and an expert in the South West dialects of Finland at the University of Turku, has offered to be an advisor for the Rauma Dialect project, and last but not least the US Embassy based in Helsinki has written us to express their interest. They would like to meet with us when we get to Finland to talk more in detail about our activities. We look forward to any opportunity that may arise from this interaction.
Look forward to our next post where we will detail more about the Rauma Dialect Project.
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on January 4, 2010
Ron Saunders and Mackenzie Bristow
Posted project update #5Melting Tin
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Are you going to give an outline of the dialect in the book or even transcribe the conversations along with their standard Finnish and English translations?