In August I plan to spend three weeks visiting caves in Missouri, Arkansas, and Tennessee to gather images for a large series of work.
In August I will spend three weeks visiting show caves in Missouri, Arkansas, and Tennessee. While inside the caves I will take hundreds of digital as well as black and white film photographs and lots of video documentation. I will reference these images to make paintings, prints, drawings, watercolors, and sculptures when I return. This will be an ongoing series expected to last a few years or more and I am expecting to make some large paintings - 4 x 6 feet and larger. Right now I am at the beginning and am collecting source material.
I have never been to Missouri or Arkansas and am excited to visit. Caves I plan to see in Missouri are Meremac Caverns, Fantastic Caverns, Bridal Cave, Cathedral Cave, Jacob's Cave, Onandaga Cave, Round Spring Caverns, Talking Rocks Cavern, Mark Twain Cave, Cameron Cave, and maybe Truitt's Cave if I can meet the owner as it is now closed. In Arkansas I plan to see Cosmic Cavern, Bull Shoals Caverns, Hurricane River Cave, Mystic Caverns, Onyx Cave, War Eagle Cavern, and maybe the Old Spanish Treasure Cave. Finally in Tennessee I plan to visit Cumberland Caverns, Forbidden Caverns, Tuckaleechee Caverns, Raccoon Mountain Caverns, and maybe Lost Sea. Several caves offer wild tours where you do real caving and I may do that as well. If you have any suggestions or know of any non show caves please let me know.
Recently I joined the National Speleological Society and will be at the conference in Lewisburg, West Virginia where I will meet cavers from all over the world and will visit some non show caves (no colored lights or gnomes). I also joined the Central Connecticut Grotto which is a local chapter of the NSS. With members from this group I visited my first non show cave in May.
The funds I require will pay for my gas, food, lodging, cave tours (average is about $15), gift shop purchases, film, and other expenses while on the road. Mostly I plan to camp and will stay in motels occasionally. Below are examples of what you can get for various pledge amounts.
Examples of postcards for a $12 and $25 pledge (before hand coloring)
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Pledge $1 or more
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Thank you for your support! Every bit counts.
Estimated delivery: Aug 2012Pledge $5 or more
4 backers
A personal thank you email with photos from my trip.
Estimated delivery: Aug 2012Pledge $12 or more
4 backers
A personalized vintage cave postcard sent during my trip. These postcards from my collection are from the 1920's to the 1960's.
Estimated delivery: Aug 2012Pledge $25 or more
16 backers
A personalized vintage black and white cave postcard hand colored by me with photo retouching inks sent during my trip. These postcards from my collection are from the 1920's to the 1940's. These are one of a kind, no two are the same and will be signed and dated.
Estimated delivery: Aug 2012Pledge $40 or more
4 backers Limited (16 of 20 left)
A vintage oversized 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inch cave postcard with a colored pencil drawing on the back based on a photo I will take durin my trip. These are limited to 20 and will be numbered, signed, and dated. This will be mailed in an envelope to protect it when I return.
Estimated delivery: Sep 2012Pledge $50 or more
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A 4 x 6 inch black and white photo that I will take during my trip. I will hand color with photo retouching inks, sign, and date them. Each will be unique as I will not use the same image twice. This will be mailed in an envelope to protect it when I return.
Estimated delivery: Sep 2012Pledge $75 or more
3 backers
An 11 x 14 inch colored pencil drawing based on a photo that I will take during my trip. Each one will be signed and dated and each will be unique as I will not use the same image twice. This will be mailed in an envelope to protect it when I return.
Estimated delivery: Sep 2012Pledge $100 or more
3 backers
A 9 1/2 x 12 1/2 inch pronto plate print made with oil based ink on watercolor paper. This will be a drawn image printed in one color based on a photo that I will take during my trip. I will then hand color it in various colors with watercolor. Each one will be unique as I will not color any two the same way. This will be signed and dated. I will mail it in an envelope to protect it when I return.
Estimated delivery: Oct 2012Pledge $125 or more
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An 8 x 10 inch black and white photo that I will take during my trip. I will personally print them using traditional dark room techniques and hand color and sign them and each will be uniquely colored. This will be mailed in an envelope to protect it when I return.
Estimated delivery: Oct 2012Pledge $225 or more
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An 11 x 14 inch acrylic painting on canvas based on a photo I will take during my trip. Each will be unique and no image will be used more than once. This will be shipped in a box. Shipping outside of the US will be an additional cost of $25.
Estimated delivery: Oct 2012Pledge $300 or more
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A 16 x 20 inch acrylic painting on canvas based on a photo I will take during my trip. Each will be unique and no image will be used more than once. This will be shipped in a box. Shipping outside of the US will be an additional cost of $35.
Estimated delivery: Oct 2012Pledge $750 or more
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A 30 x 40 inch acrylic painting on canvas based on a photo I will take during my trip. Each will be unique and no image will be used more than once. This will be shipped in a box. Shipping outside of the US will be an additional cost of $75.
Estimated delivery: Nov 2012
