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on December 1, 2010
Laurel True
backed a project
Tax Season - A Comedic Web Series Starring Real TV Stars!!! by Allen Keller
"Tax Season" is about a group of stressed-out, sleep-deprived accountants going insane in the face of the April 15th deadline.
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152% funded $7,606 pledged
- 56 backers
- Funded Dec 16, 2010
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on October 24, 2010
Laurel True
Posted project update #1Jacmel Memorial Mosaic Wall Update!
Post CommentHello All!
Thank you so much for your support for this on going, amazing project!
I just returned this month form my third trip to Jacmel, Haiti where we worked on another 50+ feet of mosaic wall. The results are gorgeous and the project as a whole has been very well received by the community, local government, Haitian artists and the international community.
It's so inspiring.
We even were filmed for a show that will air on Nickelodeon this winter!
The kids and young adults I am working with are kicking it out and I can say are becoming mosaic experts. I am so proud.For photos of the October work on the wall please check out my True Mosaics Studio Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/True-Mosaics-Studio/276758323289...Additionally, I will be giving a presentation on the project at Institute of Mosaics Art with Erin Rogers, who has assisted on the mosaic project during two of the three trips. We will be showing tons of pictures and talking about the project and it's impact on the comunity and the kids who are participating.
I sincerely hope that I reach my fund raising goal on Kickstarter to cover basic expenses for the October and my upcoming December trip. If, however, this does not happen and you are still interested in making a donation, please contact me through my website:
www.Truemosaics.com.Mesi Anpil, Thank You so much!
Laurel True
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on September 20, 2010
Laurel True launched a project
Mosaic Mural Project With Youth in Haiti- Remembering Past, Celebrating Future by Laurel True
Phase Three of on ongoing, multi- phased, community mosaic mural project with youth and adults celebrating the culture and future of Jacmel, Haiti.
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on July 2, 2010
Laurel True
Posted project update #6Project Wrap Up and LInk to Photos
Hello Backers,
Here is the last communication from me through Kickstarter for this phase of the project.
I have posted some photos of this wonderful project on a mobile me account:http://gallery.me.com/laureltrue#100059&bgcolor=black&view=grid
There are around 225 photos.
If you want a more Cliff Notesy version, please check out my True Mosaic Studio Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/album.php...You'll have to become a "Fan" to see them I think (?). But that is where I post lots of stuff anyway. So maybe you might want to keep in touch that way.
Thank you again for your pledges and support!
There are some very direct and results that have come out of this project including:* Over 50 kids and young adults learned skills in making permanent mosaics from start to finish. Counting community observers, there were literally hundereds of people involved in this project.
* Many local community members expressed an interest in building a business doing mosaic work.
* The mayor of Jacmel has made the mosaic mural and the 200 + feet of wall we will cover over the next 6 months into a point of interest for the town. The area where the mosaic wall is will become of focal point for tourism in Jacmel.
* Your donations bought a dozen sets of professional mosaic tools that were donated to the ACFFC program and over 50 participants learned how to use them- and will keep using them!
* Several commission opportunities have come out of this project and I will be training ACFFC young adults in building their commissions business over the coming months.
* We liasoned with other Jacmel- based arts groups, including FOSAJ. I gave a special focused lesson to adult FOSAJ artists so they can work with ACFFC and start incorporating mosaic into their repitoire.
* Everyone had a really good time and chose to focus most on the healing aspects of the Tree of Life as a symbol of growth, re- growth and community rootedness, even in the wake of a disaster of epic proportions.
I will be returning to Haiti for Phase Two of the project in August, which I am very excited about.
If you would like to support Phase Two of the mosaic mural wall, please contact me at Laurel True at mac dot com if you woudl like to make another pledge for Phase Two of this project.Thanks much,
Mesi Anpil,
Laurel True
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on June 25, 2010
Laurel True
Posted project update #5Back from Haiti and reporting that the project was a huge success!
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George Fishman on June 25, 2010
Beautiful write-up, Laurel. Here's direct link to THAT show. http://tobtr.com/s/1086683. And here's the link to the blog, so folks don't have to scroll down to find it. http://tinyurl.com/2d7fd6k
I'm sure when the time comes, Nancie and I will again be ready to back you up here.
Congratulations on all that's been accomplished and what lies ahead.
All the best,
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on June 10, 2010
Laurel True
backed a project
Bayou Maharajah: A video documentary on James Booker by Lily Keber
Bayou Maharajah is a feature-length video documentary on the life and music of New Orleans piano legend James Booker.
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149% funded $2,245 pledged
- 16 backers
- Funded Jul 02, 2010
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on June 10, 2010
Laurel True
backed a project
Spread the “Creative Forces” Program Model! by Mat Schwarzman
A small organization in New Orleans called the Crossroads Institute has figured out something that could change the world, and we want to share it…
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100% funded $3,013 pledged
- 33 backers
- Funded Jun 16, 2010
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on June 1, 2010Funded!
Memorial Mosaic Mural Project in Jacmel, Haiti with Youth Using Salvaged Materials. by Laurel True
Design and creation of community mosaic memorial mural with youth in partnership with the Art Creation Foundation For Children in Jacmel, Haiti.
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106% funded $5,131 pledged
- 96 backers
- Funded Jun 01, 2010
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on May 25, 2010
Laurel True
Posted project update #4We have reached and exceeded our funding goal!
Post CommentThank you so much Everyone!
Over a hundred people have donated funds for the Mosaic Mural Project in Haiti and we are thrilled and grateful to all. We are over 110% funded and pledges are still coming in with still a week to go before our funding deadline!
Thank you so much for your pledges, for passing the word to your friends and family and for helping to bring this collective and collaborative vision into reality.
Thank you ACFFC, Nancy Josephson, Judy Hoffman and Jen Panteleon for all your support, trust and advice!
We are getting ready to pack our bags full of project supplies, tools for the ACFFC mosaic program, school supplies, tarps and sanitary supplies. Thank you to those of you who donated supplies and materials.
Director George Metellus and the kids at ACFFC have been collecting materials for the project steadily and have been to P au P to collect donated tiles from the Mosaique Gardere factory.
We are open and ready to embark on this wonderful project and will post a follow up e-mail after we return.
Please tun into the Mosaic of Art Blog Radio program on Sunday, June 6th, as I will be interviewed along with project participants live from Jacmel , Haiti by MOA founder George Fishman, who was the connector for this project.
The show airs at 3 pm eastern time and can be accessed on the website anytime thereafter.Here is a link:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/mosaicofartThank you again!
Laurel True and Erin Rogers
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on May 13, 2010
Laurel True
Posted project update #3We are so close to our funding goal!
Post CommentThank you to everyone again)
PLEASE spread the word for this last push to reach our funding goal on Kickstarter!
This has been amazing in that we have over 80 backers- some who have pledged $10 and some hundreds. Every little bit helps and we so appreciate it.
It looks like this project really has legs and we are very excited to meet our partners at ACFFC in Jacmel and to work with several Haitian arts groups to vision a much larger and ongoing mosaic project. So this first project will be about planting many seeds.
In addition to completing our fundraising - WE ONLY NEED $350- we are also starting to gather materials ad supplies to bring to Haiti.
Blue tarps! The rainy season is upon Haiti and people need tarps! We will carry as many as possible to give away.
If you have any you want to donate (16 x 22 or larger, clean and folded) and you are in the Bay Area, you can drop them off at Institute of Mosaic Art in Oakland by May 22nd Saturday.
If you are in the New Orleans Area and want to donate tarps please e-mail me at laurel true at mac dot com.
We are also bringing school supplies, small flashlites and batteries, and health ad hygiene supplies.
The kids at ACFFC as well as young adults and adults from affiliated arts- based groups in Jacmel are all on board for the creation of this project and we look forward to working with them.
We are flying to Port au Prince on the 31st of May and will travel directly to Jacmel that day.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
Laurel True
Laurel True
New Orleans, LA
_An adored teacher, True divides her time between private and public commissions by teaching in various parts of the world. Her energy is contagious, and her quest for experimentation and knowledge confirm her identity as a perpetual student.”___ —... view more
Gorgeous, Laurel. And when you go back w/ pics of your new private commission in New Orleans that draws on Haitian themes, I'll bet the crew will be further honored and delighted.
Cheers!
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Laurel, this is so cool that you've given us all a "Results Report." That's brilliant and much, much appreciated. All that and wonderful eye candy, too? I'm a happy donator!