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Thank you! For every snorkel bubble I blow looking at the Living Sea Sculpture below, I will think of you.
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"Cancun Kiss" was inspired, written and produced as a gift for this project and the future of corals reefs. So generous! You will receive a download of the song and lyrics by Julie Stein and Aaron Raitiere. All donations are tax-deductible.
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22 is my favorite number! you will receive an "escarglow"--a handmade candle in a snail shell made by Miss Snail Pail + your "Cancun Kiss." note: this reward for $22 pledges only. All donations are tax-deductible.
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If 500 people back at this level or higher, you will receive a Living Sea Sculpture custom-designed Freaker by Freaker USA. What's a Freaker?! "a one-size-fits-all knit koozie that functionally makes your beverage feel special...a strong, tight knit that keeps your liquids insulated in style!" Every time you quench your thirst, you'll be holding the vision of thriving reef ecosystems; knowing your comfortable hands helped cultivate a coral colony. Plus you get your downloadable "Cancun Kiss." All donations are tax-deductible.
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the above + a limited edition digital print of one of my detailed pen-ink drawings with ocean theme (your choice from a selection of 5). All donations are tax-deductible.
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the above + a phone call. 10 minutes to talk about corals, Biorock, art, solutions...a creative conversation with real voices. All donations are tax-deductible.
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You receive the song and lyrics, 2 Freakers, 2 digital prints (now your friend can have one of each too:) All donations are tax-deductible.
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all the $125 rewards + a pair of sterling silver star polyp earrings. They will shine spritely on your lobes. (See photo) All donations are tax-deductible.
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you receive the song, lyrics, 2 freakers + an original pen-ink drawing on a 4" ceramic tile. Each is a one-of-a-kind wall piece with a mini french cleat for hanging. I will select one of the stream of consciousness drawings randomly to surprise you. note: the digital prints are reproductions from some of these originals. All donations are tax-deductible.
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you receive the song, lyrics, 2 freakers + one pair of larger sterling star polyp earrings. All donations are tax-deductible.
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you receive the song, lyrics, 2 freakers + a celebratory kitty pompom ring (sizes are already determined). All donations are tax-deductible.
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song, lyrics, 2 freakers + my favorite earrings that I have ever made! I wear them all the time (one less decision:). Some say they look like finger catchers, double crowns, and latest, beta barrel proteins/porins. (thanks, Luke Hutchinson, for bringing in the scientific cellular reference). All donations are tax-deductible.
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song, lyrics, 2 freakers + 1 of 2 pairs of earrings I ever made like this: lightly pigmented concrete set into anticlastic formed sterling "donuts" with tiny steel spikes. (they hang like hoop earrings. see in photo). All donations are tax-deductible.
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you receive the song, lyrics, 2 freakers + 10 cards (blank inside) with underwater photographs from Coral Perspectives. All donations are tax-deductible.
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you receive the song, lyrics, 2 freakers, 10 cards (blank inside) with underwater photographs from Coral Perspectives + a sterling silver "broccoli coral" pendant custom made while doing what I love--making things! Is there really a broccoli coral? Not that I've seen, but there are tree corals. (see photo) Donations are tax-deductible.
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you receive the song, lyrics, 2 freakers,10 cards (blank inside) with underwater photographs from Coral Perspectives + a pair of 14kt. yellow gold star polyp earrings. Corals are precious, so is gold! All donations are tax-deductible.
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you receive the song, lyrics, 2 custom freakers, 10 cards (blank inside) with underwater photographs from Coral Perspectives + a piece of jewelry made from a cast sterling silver dogwood blossom (I love it. looks like a caulifower coral). All nations are tax-deductible.
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you receive the song, lyrics + 4 freakers + 2 sets of 10 cards (blank inside) with underwater photographs from Coral Perspectives + a framed photograph of the Living Sea Sculpture installed signed by me and the photographer. All donations are tax-deductible.
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all the $1000 rewards + I'll make a custom piece of silver jewelry for you + you receive a boat pass to snorkel at MUSA. All donations are tax-deductible.
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the song, lyrics, 4 freakers, 2 sets of 10 cards (blank inside) with underwater photographs from Coral Perspectives, a framed signed photograph of the Living Sea Sculpture installed, and a pass to MUSA. You will be listed as a benefactor in all printed and public material + you receive the steel Biorocker boat sculpture seen in the last video on this page. perhaps it could become a coral refuge? I know a place~ (crocheted corals not included). Donations tax-deductible.
Pledge $10,000 or more Pledge $10,000 or more
You will be listed as a benefactor in all printed and public materials. You receive the song, lyrics, 4 freakers, 2 sets of 10 cards (blank inside) with underwater photographs from Coral Perspectives, a framed signed photo of Living Sea Sculpture, a custom piece of silver jewelry + a tour of MUSA with Jason deCaires Taylor and myself. Dinner included. Your transport. Donations tax-deductible.
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Colleen Flanigan is a visual, performing and environmental artist. Raised along the Monterey Peninsula in California, she has been listening to the ocean tide for much of her life. Through her socio-ecological alter egos, Miss Snail Pail and Amphitrite, she has joined the voices defending our natural resources She is in the first class of TED Senior Fellows. With more than 20 years of art and design background, she works in jewelry, steel sculptures, tile work, and interactive mixed media on conceptual and collaborative projects; she also makes ball-and-socket skeletons for stop-motion puppets.