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amber dorko stopper

Philadelphia, PA

I am a short story writer in Philadelphia. My husband Ben and I own an iron hand-printing press, and run the (private) Paysans Sans Peur Press, printer and publisher of The Knitting Tarot. I am a publisher/editor of the NOSHI Knitting Monograph... view more

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    SUPER-POWERED REVENGE CHRISTMAS! by Bill Corbett

    A graphic novel where classic TV Christmas special characters are transformed into comic book superheroes! Exclamation point!

    • 132% funded $30,540 pledged
    • 733 backers
    • Funded Apr 28, 2012
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    Chang-mi Korean Dance & Drum: Performance of a Lifetime by Brooke Newmaster

    Please support us in our efforts to raise $10,000 so that we can perform in Gwang-ju, South Korea!

    • 102% funded $10,270 pledged
    • 135 backers
    • Funded Mar 01, 2012
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    "ATLAS LOUNGED," a book about RICHARD CHEESE by Mark Davis by Mark Davis AKA Richard Cheese

    Help fund "ATLAS LOUNGED," an uncensored behind-the-scenes BOOK about the Richard Cheese band by Mark Jonathan Davis, creator/producer!

    • 114% funded $23,951 pledged
    • 402 backers
    • Funded Mar 14, 2012
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    MANOS: The Restoration by Ben Solovey

    Manos: The Hands of Fate restored (at last!) from the original Ektachrome and released in High Definition.

    • 481% funded $48,130 pledged
    • 818 backers
    • Funded Feb 04, 2012
  5. Greetings From Krampus by Dan Lamoureux

    Krampus the Germanic, goat-legged Christmas demon never really caught on in the US. But we hope to change that with our documentary!

    Funding Unsuccessful (11/28/2011)
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    artblog art safaris-van tours of Philly contemporary art by Libby Rosof and Roberta Fallon

    We’re bringing new eyes to Philadelphia contemporary art thanks to a prestigious Knight Challenge Award–and you!!!

    • 119% funded $2,975 pledged
    • 74 backers
    • Funded Dec 21, 2011
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    Thank You Rosekind presents Big Gift! by THANK YOU ROSEKIND

    Art pop band Thank You Rosekind is proud to launch our first collaborative film project called "Big Gift!" at Assemble art space.

    • 111% funded $1,000 pledged
    • 36 backers
    • Funded Nov 23, 2011
  8. ll Lincoln-Line ll Cross-Country Train Tour + LIVE Album!!! by Scott Bickmore

    Band/Fashion-Label/Empowerment-Vehicle: Launching Cross-Country TRAIN Tour, LIVE Album and Re-repurposed [couture] Merch!

    Funding Unsuccessful (11/24/2011)
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    The Regretsy™ Tarot Project by Wendy Sheridan

    25 April's Army artists creating a 78-card humorous adult-themed Tarot deck based on Regretsy.com

    • 525% funded $23,106 pledged
    • 981 backers
    • Funded Aug 09, 2011
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    Riot on the Dance Floor by Steve Tozzi

    A feature-length documentary about a mailman/promoter and the punk club in a Trenton, NJ ghetto that he made famous.

    • 191% funded $38,332 pledged
    • 298 backers
    • Funded Aug 20, 2011
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    Malls Across America by Rumur

    In 1989, following in the footsteps of Frank, Winogrand, and Eggleston, I drove across the country and documented malls across America

    • 110% funded $13,282 pledged
    • 325 backers
    • Funded Jun 30, 2011
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    Stand In The Light: Pinhole Photography Comes of Age by RA Friedman

    Take the simplest photo tools, passion and talented collaborators and bring a visual idea to an epic fever pitch with amazing results.

    • 110% funded $1,328 pledged
    • 50 backers
    • Funded May 16, 2011
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    BREATH: free screening of a Kim Ki-duk film!! by aaron mannino

    Presenting a free-to-the-public screening of Kim-Ki duk's BREATH which was theatrically unreleased and without DVD's in the US.

    • 100% funded $400 pledged
    • 6 backers
    • Funded Apr 04, 2011
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    LetterMpress: A Virtual Letterpress on Your iPad by John Bonadies

    Experience the Art and Craft of Letterpress Printing on your iPad

    • 263% funded $39,495 pledged
    • 1,601 backers
    • Funded Apr 21, 2011
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    The Fifties: A Tale In Black & White - A Photographic Work by Raquel Griffin

    Glamour and re-vision in 1950's America - A photographic and fashion odyssey.

    • 131% funded $4,607 pledged
    • 132 backers
    • Funded Jan 30, 2011
  16. The Portrait Project by Ryan Alexander-Tanner

    The Portrait Project is a large-scale portrait commission project. Send me a photograph and I will draw it. Cheap!

    Funding Unsuccessful (05/17/2010)
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    Korean Papermaking in Cleveland by Aimee Lee

    I'm going to Cleveland to build tools to teach Korean papermaking for the Morgan Conservatory.

    • 118% funded $2,256 pledged
    • 46 backers
    • Funded Jun 09, 2010