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This project successfully raised its funding goal on April 12, 2011.
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You will receive an e-photo of a coral I propagate at Seahorse Aquarium here in Portland.
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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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e-photo + a download of "Reef Reborn"-- a documentary about the largest Biorock coral nursery in the world.
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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)
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All of the above + a pdf with photos and findings from my adventure
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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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All of the above + a pass to MUSA. The entrance to the museum is by boat tour.
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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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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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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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All of the above + the steel Biorocker (in the video). Corals not included.
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All of the above + a trip to MUSA with a private tour of the museum with Jason deCaires Taylor and myself. (US only)
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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.
Congrats! You made it! Can't wait to see it!
Congratulations, Colleen. This is very good, exciting news. Keep up the excellent work! :-) xx
With the added funding, the filming, editing, power supply and my ability to coordinate all the layers will gain immensely!!
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!!!
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I see that your funding is gonna come through! Congrats!
Great work! Very exciting project.
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!!:)
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.
thank you!! means a lot to receive your support!
That's an awesome projects combining art, craft, education and saving marine life in our ocean!
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!