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      David Aiazzi on July 31, 2011

      Congratulations Charlie. we can't wait to see it in person.

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      Charlie Gadeken on July 27, 2011

      Absolutely! Whatever you like. Once we reach the funding goal we will send out a survey for you.

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      Lorelei Craig on July 27, 2011

      Can you choose someone's initials?

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This project successfully raised its funding goal on August 12, 2011.

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Our Heartfelt Gratitude and acknowledgment on the website and a certificate of appreciation with embossed golden Aurora seal.

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Our heartfelt thanks, an Aurora Sticker, acknowledgment on our website, AND we will hand-stamp your initials onto one of the four thousand copper leaves on the tree and a certificate of appreciation with embossed golden Aurora seal

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Our heartfelt thanks, an Aurora Sticker, an Aurora the Willow Patch, acknowledgment on our website, AND we will hand-stamp your initials onto one of the four thousand copper leaves on the tree and a certificate of appreciation with embossed golden Aurora seal

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Our heartfelt thanks, website acknowledgment, your initials stamped onto one of the four thousand copper leaves on the tree, an Aurora Sticker, *AND* a high-resolution picture of the sculpture as presented at Burning Man 2011 emailed to you and a certificate of appreciation with embossed golden Aurora seal

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Our heartfelt thanks, website acknowledgment, your initials onto one of the four thousand copper leaves on the tree, an Aurora Sticker, photo, **AND** an elite Aurora can cozy and a certificate of appreciation with embossed golden Aurora seal.

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Our heartfelt thanks, website acknowledgment, your initials onto one of the four thousand copper leaves on the tree, an Aurora Sticker, photo, a certificate of appreciation with embossed golden Aurora seal, **AND** a laser-etched acrylic Aurora Pendant.

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Our heartfelt thanks, website acknowledgment, your initials onto one of the four thousand copper leaves on the tree, an Aurora Sticker,a certificate of appreciation with embossed golden Aurora seal **AND** a bronze-cast willow leaf embossed with "Aurora Patron 2011".

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Our heartfelt thanks, website acknowledgment, your initials onto one of the four thousand copper leaves on the tree, an Aurora Sticker, a certificate of appreciation with embossed golden Aurora seal, bronze-cast willow leaf ***AND *** an original sculpture "Heart Tree" (illuminated mixed metal) by Charles Gadeken.

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Our heartfelt thanks, an Aurora sticker and THE working model of Aurora (2" to the foot), complete with 200 branches and LED illumination, an Aurora sticker, an Aurora the Willow patch and a certificate of appreciation with embossed golden Aurora seal. Did we mention our heartfelt thanks??

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Charlie Gadeken

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Charles Gadeken creates beautiful sculptures that incorporate mixed metals, interactive and kinetic elements, and light and fire. All his sculptures change and enhance the environment in which they are shown, and invite the viewer to not only behold the art as spectacle, but also engage in it as a sensory experience. His art is uniquely organic, using fire and light to enhance and complete the sculpture. His art dances, changes, has a wide range of colors and is always in motion, never looking same shape twice.

Charles is a founding member of the Flaming Lotus Girls and has helped the group create their fiery art for the last 7 years. He created the Illumination Project; monumental kinetic sculptures created for the opening of Treasure Island, Santa Rosa Art Museum, Reno Art Town and Burning Man. His work has been exhibited at EDC, Beyond Wonderland, Nocturnal, PHISH and other art and music festivals around the world.

Charles is also the founder of The BoxShop; a San Francisco container-based work space that houses over 100 artists.

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