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Update #4: Thanks For Your Support
Sad to say Couches of Detroit did not go the distance. It was ambitious. I just wanted to take a minute to thank you to you all for your participation in the project, encouragement and support. As an artist, it is a blessing to discover anyone who is interested in the strange things my mind insists are important.
Hopefully you still have time to find a reasonable alternative for your 2012 calendar needs.
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Nina Bellak on June 19, 2011
Thanks for the link to your Small Victories web site. Count me in as an enthusiast. I think the strips are very book-worthy, or at least calendar-worthy (but how many calendars does one need per year?). I'd pledge for a Kickstarter project to see a Small Victories book and/or calendar happen.
Meanwhile, best of luck with the still viable Couches project. I am hugely on board with reusing, re-viewing, and repurposing of Stuff.
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Update #2: ...
Sadly, after a strong kickoff, fundraising efforts seem to be dwindling to a halt. The scope of the fundraising was indeed ambitious.
Still, there's 25 days left, and anything is possible! One thing that would be a great help is if backers like you can spread the word about the project - self promotion only goes so far, and often media venues are more likely to follow up on third-party tips. I am especially interested in reaching Detroit websites and news sources, so if anyone has time to drop a hint in that direction, it could help the project enormously.
Thanks for your support! I'd love to see this project go the distance. Detroit is working hard to change its image, but I think it's equally valuable for people to change their perspective on waste and start seeing used things as having remaining potential.
Update #1: COD Video
Hello All,
First of all, thank you to my backers! We're off to a good start. I've made a few changes around here, so I want to keep you up to date.
Over the weekend, I made a video for the project - it's a little tour of Detroit the way I see it on a daily basis, and I thought you might be interested to check it out.
Also, I've made the decision to donate 10% of my funds raised to the Shipherd Greens Community Garden - a great neighborhood organization that can really use the support getting on its feet. Their goal is to buy the garden lot that they've been leasing from the city for the last 3 years, and build a rain-catching gazebo once they own the property. The lot may run anywhere from $300-$700, so I'm excited at the potential for our efforts to make a real difference in the neighborhood.
That's it for now, but remember that any word-of-mouth you can create by passing my link along, especially to anyone interested in Detroit, the future of localized food production, salvage culture or the post-industrial reinvention of America, can help Couches of Detroit meet its funding goals.
Thanks for all you've done already!
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This project reached the deadline without achieving its funding goal on July 1, 2011.
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Provide your address and I'll send you a found-art object from the streets of Detroit. It will not smell bad or actively decompose.
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Your very own high-quality, full color copy of the 2012 Couches of Detroit calendar in the standard size - 11x17 (open)
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For the Small Victories enthusiast - your choice of any existing SV strip, in high-quality print form for your contemplation at 4 am when the world appears to have fallen away. For those who are not yet Small Victories enthusiasts, check out bigworldsmallvictories.tumblr.com (linked below) for my web comic. I never said it was funny.
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A limited edition of Couches of Detroit in the premium size - 13.5 x 19 (open)
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Sarah Sharp is a writer and a photographer, recently relocated to Detroit, MI from New York City.
She has shown work in group and solo shows in Detroit and Manhattan.
Sorry to hear of the cancellation. I have a friend from Detroit and it would have made a great Christmas gift. Hopefully you can find another worthwhile project.
How about a calendar with your entertaining food images--plastic goldfish swimming in carrot soup, square dance, and the rest of the gang? We all need something to laugh about hanging on our walls all year! Otherwise, I'm sure another amazing project will rise to the top of your fertile mind--and, when it does, let me know!
Sarah, I'm sorry you didn't reach your goal. I thought your "Trash Talk" update was well argued. I'll be looking forward to your next Kickstarter project.