I know LOST is on soon so I’ll try to be brief.
I am putting together a book of short stories and bad poetry. Hookers or Cake
You can get yourself a copy of said book, shipped directly to you, for as little as $10
I am funding the whole cost of the project through a website called Kickstarter. Basically its a website where artists, writers, musicians & filmakers ect. pitch a project and how much it’ll cost to produce. People (YOU) family & friends then pledge $ for a piece of the art. A book, or a record, or a DVD… sometimes other fun, weird stuff.
The pledging goes on for a month or 3 and then IF the artist has met their goal $ amount the project gets funded. Then kickstarter charges the people who have pledged $. The money is handled through Amazon.com and given to the artist and the art is produced and given to the producers (YOU) - If the artist doesn’t meet thier $ goal the project doesn’t get any funding.
P.S.I’m only $93 away from full funding! Only 30 hours to go.
Kickstarter gets 5% for their services and the artist gets to pay for the project costs of producing the art. In my case I don’t make any money. The book costs $650 to print. $400 to design, layout, editing and then a bit more for shipping and packing. Any extra $ gets poured right back into the project.
I don’t know bout you, but I think this is a really fun and personal way to produce art. I have a ton of friends who are gifted artists, but they don’t do much with it and hey why not do something?! You don’t have to make a living at it or become rich and famous. That and trying to make a living with your art can be hell anyway and takes a lot of the fun outta it. But if you can make good and interesting art… hell it might at the very least, pay for itself. That and much of the payment lies in just being involved with the creative process - of being, feeling , afuckinglive and exploring the artform. Yeah I know that sounds hokey… but damn! This is the most fun I’ve had in a long time and trust me it sure takes the sting outta being bled like a dumb animal 40 hrs a week.
So buy a book! A record! A painting! Support your local weirdo artists - keep em out in their workshops, late into the night, cackling, waist deep in the collective unconscious. Wake up in the morning too INTERESTING IDEAS! Get involved with mystery and curiosity… its damn sexy and it’ll keep you alive and fun.
Good day & thanks much - Jade Bos
