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Jan 11, 2011 -
Apr 12, 2011
(90 days)
- 2 created · 17 backed
- Colleen Flanigan 593 friends
- Website: colleenflanigan.com
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19 backers
Thank you! I will say your name as I plant a polyp.
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30 backers
You will receive an e-photo of a coral I propagate at Seahorse Aquarium here in Portland.
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76 backers Limited (46 of 122 left)
22 is my favorite number! (122 is the symbol of the snail in some native lore). you will receive an "escarglow"--a handmade candle in a snail shell made by Miss Snail Pail + an e-photo of a coral. note: this reward for $22 pledges only.
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23 backers
e-photo + a download of "Reef Reborn"-- a documentary about the largest Biorock coral nursery in the world.
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34 backers
the above + a limited edition digital print of one of my detailed pen-ink drawings with ocean theme (your choice from a selection)
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18 backers
All of the above + a bit-o-Biorock pendant
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15 backers
All of the above + a pdf with photos and findings from my adventure
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4 backers
All of the above + come to Mexico (transport not included) and plant corals! + 10 cards (blank inside) with underwater photographs from Coral Perspectives http://www.coralperspectives.com/portfolio.php,
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1 backer
All of the above + a pass to MUSA. The entrance to the museum is by boat tour.
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3 backers
All of the above + you will receive the Friends of MUSA package: an official MUSA video, a book that will be published in early 2012 with your name in the back, your name listed in the Friends of MUSA book at all visitor centers + one more pass to MUSA
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1 backer
All of the above + If you live in the Bay Area, I will come to your garden and take you on a snailing expedition. (If you live elsewhere and want to pay my transport, you too can partake in garden mollusk collection!)
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0 backers Limited (3 of 3 left)
All of the above + I will lead a coral restoration re-enactment in the Pacific NW at a public or private event, school, or exhibition. Can be for a one day happening or 3 month exhibit.
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All of the above + a 16 X 24 limited edition print by Coral Perspectives
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0 backers Limited (1 of 1 left)
All of the above + the steel Biorocker (in the video). Corals not included.
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0 backers
All of the above + a trip to MUSA with a private tour of the museum with Jason deCaires Taylor and myself. (US only)
Creator Cesar Harada on April 18, 2011
Congrats! You made it! Can't wait to see it!
Creator Betsy Treadway Adachi on April 18, 2011
Congratulations, Colleen. This is very good, exciting news. Keep up the excellent work! :-) xx
Creator Colleen Flanigan on April 12, 2011
With the added funding, the filming, editing, power supply and my ability to coordinate all the layers will gain immensely!!
Creator Colleen Flanigan on April 11, 2011
Thank you! So happy! The T below can't express;) (using my phone to write this and can't figure how to remove the accidental comment). We got a huge boost from the Harnisch Foundation; they are matching the pledges!! Now we can look into new power sources and continue towards the most efficient, reliable and sustainable. I'm so grateful to have met and exceeded the goal. Still 43 hours to go!!!
Creator Colleen Flanigan on April 11, 2011
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Creator Robert DeSue on April 10, 2011
I see that your funding is gonna come through! Congrats!
Creator Restoration Media on April 9, 2011
Great work! Very exciting project.
Creator Colleen Flanigan on February 20, 2011
Thanks for your comment. I appreciate your opinion. And I'm with you about all the huge problems facing our ocean. No one thing can possibly fix our environmental crises, and sometimes life support is necessary while better policies and practices are pending. Besides, I can't stand waiting for someone else to get on it when it is so dire, so I'll do what I can. For $25+ to the project, you receive a download of the film, "Reef Reborn," which is exactly what you are calling for: a film that documents the "educating of developing countries" to create new fishing practices. It has footage about the Balinese community, coral and the creation of the largest Biorock coral nursery (now an MPA) in the world. This film is currently looping full time for a few months in a store window in downtown Portland. Please check out www.globalcoral.org for more about Biorock coral restoration work: it can take the form of art or breakwater, seascape or oyster habitat. If possible, I intend to document the making of this project for a larger exhibit that will hopefully impact people in the US to take more direct action, large and small, towards restoring and protecting the ocean...Are you going to make that film to educate the people in the South Pacific? come on, start your kickstarter!!:)
Creator /CLARK/ on February 20, 2011
Sadly, all of the world's ocean are in trouble. This project is a great gesture, but the expense won't offset any damage being done by the extensive waste, plastics, overfishing and toxic run-off from farming and manufacturing. This money would be better spent on a film or documentation to educate developing countries and help avoid greater destruction to our oceans? I understand it's not a popular opinion I'm sharing, but a piece of underwater art serves no purpose against the global crisis our oceans face. I'd love to see intelligent people funding education that has tangible results, vs an artistic tourist attraction in the name of environmentalism. Art is critical to us all, but not under the guise of helping the ocean - there's plenty of room for coral to grow. I recently returned from 3 months in the South Pacific in a dirty, developing country, and I can tell you that underwater art will not help our environment or ocean. I'm sure this is not what you want to hear, but thank you for hearing my perspective.
Creator Colleen Flanigan on February 14, 2011
thank you!! means a lot to receive your support!
Creator Vincci on February 14, 2011
That's an awesome projects combining art, craft, education and saving marine life in our ocean!
Creator Eve Bennett on February 9, 2011
I have no doubt that you will meet your goal. Truth is in your message. I will pass the word to a bunch of people I know. You are GREAT and you are doing wonderful art!