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on December 12
Polly M. Law
commented on a project updateOh fer cryin' out loud... I can't seem to get the links corrected. Please just search for : "Bricolage and Mythologeny" and "The Word Project" in Facebook, thank you.
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on December 12
Polly M. Law
commented on a project updateAnd another correction: he is Brad Hamann, not Brad Hamman and he is being mighty nice about it.
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on December 12
Polly M. Law
commented on a project updateI corrected the links in the next Update #47.
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on December 12
Polly M. Law
Posted project update #47(Corrected Links)
"Bricolage & Mythologeny by Polly M. Law" on FaceBook
"The Word Project" on FaceBook
Thanks-
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on December 12
Polly M. Law
Posted project update #46Seasonal thoughts
Greetings everyone-
I have been thinking about this Kickstarter experience recently. I have been advising a friend on his documentary project, "Woodstock: In Search of Utopia," and I can tell he doesn't believe me when I say that many of his backers will probably be strangers who come to his project via the Kickstarter site itself. And that he needs to think wider and deeper in his search for backers. I know I was skeptical myself. I had the benefit of my advisors, Mark Monlux, Robin Sloan, Loel Barr, Brad Hamman & Laurel Smith, who believed in the project sometimes more than I did which led to some spectacular results.
But that is the special alchemical magic of this model- it is not just your friends and relatives who are there for your project. When you initiate a KS project, you are throwing your artistic baby into the arms of the universe. I was so very fortunate- and stunned and thrilled- when my first new-to-me backer (Alisha Karabinus) signed up! And then another and another and another. Eventually, these new friends outnumbered the already-known backers. (What this says about the state of my social life, I don't care to speculate upon...) But however I parse it, you all came together and supported the book and my work and I am still humbled by your generosity and kindness.
My seasonal job is done for this year and I hope to be able to spend a good part of the winter working on new words and other new art. Those who want to keep up with the new work can visit my workroom or the book's page on FaceBook.
So, I gratefully wish you all the best and most joyous holidays- whatever you celebrate and wherever you celebrate them!
Polly
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gerald berke on December 12
links to Facebook don't seem to work... I say "don't seem to work" because you never know what tiny tiny thing might be going awry... and there's always the opportunity for public displays of incompetence, etc... ever cautious of a rant too soon, (a bridge too far)
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on November 30
Polly M. Law
backed a project
Traficant: The Congressman of Crimetown by Eric Murphy
Is Jim Traficant the #1 target of the FBI or a mobbed-up political pariah that violated his people’s trust? *Features Ed O'Neill
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102% funded $25,581 pledged
- 165 backers
- Funded Nov 30, 2011
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on November 30
Polly M. Law
backed a project
Woodstock: In Search of Utopia by cambiz a. khosravi
How did Woodstock become the most famous small town in the world?"This documentary examines the surprising roots behind it.
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103% funded $10,395 pledged
- 74 backers
- Funded Jan 09, 2012
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on November 1
Polly M. Law
commented on a project updateHi Astrid- it is already available at the WAAM gift shop and across the street at Golden Notebook (both in Woodstock, NY.) In Phoenicia, it is at Tenderland Home. In Kingston, it is at Hudson Coffee Traders on Wall St. It is also available at Amazon & I usually have a few copies to sell. Thanks!!!
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on October 30
Polly M. Law
Posted project update #45Ephemera
Happy Hallowe'en all you wonderful folks!
The Word Project is moving forward, slowly but surely, being picked up by independent bookstores but I am always looking for more venues to pitch it to. Please send me your suggestions!
Plans are in the works for an exhibit of original art from the book - as well as new pieces destined for volume 2- at the 2012 wordxword festival in Pittsfield, MA. I'm keeping my fingers crossed and will let you know.
Meanwhile, remember that "The Word Project: Odd & Obscure Words- Illustrated" makes a great holiday gift for friends and family who have been enviously eyeing and manhandling your copy!
Cheers! (Here's a piece I did trying out some transparency effects- may be applicable to a new word- who knows...)
Polly
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astrid nordness on November 1
how about selling it at some of the galleries locally. i'm having a studio sale on the saturday after thanksgiving; i would be happy to promote it for you. i already have your poster up in the studio and have had people interested. i just haven't been sure where to tell them to get it. also you might try 60 main in phoenicia. allan is great at promoting local artists.
hope this might be helpful
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Polly M. Law on November 1
Hi Astrid- it is already available at the WAAM gift shop and across the street at Golden Notebook (both in Woodstock, NY.) In Phoenicia, it is at Tenderland Home. In Kingston, it is at Hudson Coffee Traders on Wall St. It is also available at Amazon & I usually have a few copies to sell. Thanks!!!
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on July 3, 2011
Polly M. Law
Posted project update #44Show of original art
Post CommentWhat: Original art from "The Word Project: Odd & Obscure Words- Illustrated"
Where: Hudson Coffee Traders, Wall St., Kingston, NY
When: July 3- August 4th; reception- July 9th, 12-2pm.
Thanks!
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Polly M. Law
Kingston, NY
A Buckeye by birth, a Sawyer (resident of Saugerties, NY) by inclination, a Kingstoner by necessity. Artist, designer, bricoleur, mythologeinist; knitter, needlepointer, acrostic-fiend, reader, and word-lover. Artist's Statement: My current work ... view more
And another correction: he is Brad Hamann, not Brad Hamman and he is being mighty nice about it.
Oh fer cryin' out loud... I can't seem to get the links corrected. Please just search for :
"Bricolage and Mythologeny" and "The Word Project" in Facebook, thank you.