Help Kim go to Kalgoorlie
A$3,555
of $1,500 targetyrs ago
Successful on 12th Jul 2014 at 6:36AM.
I would like to go on a glorious adventure to the Regional Arts Summit in Kalgoorlie WA. But because I am a poor starving artist living in a *freezing garret in the middle of nowhere, Tasmania. I cannot actually afford to go on this adventure without your help.
If you decide to help me on my quest, I will use my **magical skills to make you some individual rewards. I will turn some mud into amazing functional art. Just for you.
Magic and freezing garrets aside, I live and work in isolation, as do a lot of artists living in regional areas of Australia. The RAA Summit is a fabulous chance for like minded people to connect and be inspired every two years. And sometimes magic does really happen in the form of artistic collaborations, networking opportunities and just plain great art.
Also I must have been living under a rock in my garret because I only just found out that Antony Gormley's AMAZING INSTALLATION, "Inside Australia" is a mere 170 kilometres away from the RAA Summit and on seeing this installation through the power of buzzfeed I ***really, really, really need to go.
image credit Amanda Slater, used with permission.
*not really a garret but TASMANIA IS PRETTY COLD.
** not really magic. It is a sciencey infused skill.
*** I really and truly, really really REALLY NEED to go and see this installation
If you decide to help me on my quest, I will use my **magical skills to make you some individual rewards. I will turn some mud into amazing functional art. Just for you.
Magic and freezing garrets aside, I live and work in isolation, as do a lot of artists living in regional areas of Australia. The RAA Summit is a fabulous chance for like minded people to connect and be inspired every two years. And sometimes magic does really happen in the form of artistic collaborations, networking opportunities and just plain great art.
Also I must have been living under a rock in my garret because I only just found out that Antony Gormley's AMAZING INSTALLATION, "Inside Australia" is a mere 170 kilometres away from the RAA Summit and on seeing this installation through the power of buzzfeed I ***really, really, really need to go.
image credit Amanda Slater, used with permission.
*not really a garret but TASMANIA IS PRETTY COLD.
** not really magic. It is a sciencey infused skill.
*** I really and truly, really really REALLY NEED to go and see this installation
How The Funds Will Be Used
The majority of the funds will be used for travel expenses, planes and trains mostly. With the remainder to be spent on fripperies and geegaws, some tasty nutritious snacks and sunscreen. Lots and lots of sunscreen.
The Challenges
As I am Tasmanian there is a good chance that the Kalgoorlie sun will cause me no end of bother while it is happily BEAMING ITS RAYS OF DEATH at me and I will probably melt, or sizzle to DEATH or something equally horrific and heat induced, The heat is not my friend and I do not know why I am even doing this. Also have you seen how FLAT the landscape is around Kalgoorlie? That sort of flatness is a bit spooky and daunting for a woman who lives surrounded by mountains in Tasmania. Well may you laugh but I will be SUFFERING FOR MY ART. Suffering. Suffering and burning.
Luckily for you I will have sent most of the rewards off to you before you generously send me to my doom.
Luckily for you I will have sent most of the rewards off to you before you generously send me to my doom.
You will receive a public thank you on my Kim Foale Ceramics facebook page as well as my undying gratitude for your help. Thank you.
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Est. delivery is Oct 14
Your very own postcard with a handwritten thank you message that I will post to you from Kalgoorlie. I can also rub some authentic Kalgoorlie dust onto the card if you like.
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Est. delivery is Oct 14
Two Ceramic Skull Beads, similar to these. Made by my fair hands and posted to you BEFORE I leave on my fabulous adventure.
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A one of a kind handmade tea scoop. These scoops are all various sizes and shapes. I will post this reward off to you BEFORE I fry in the hot Kalgoorlie sunshine.
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Est. delivery is Oct 14
Small Rainbow Equality Cup. These 150 ml slipcast ceramic tumblers are suitable for hot or cold drinks. The tumblers are handmade by me and I like to leave fingermarks in the glaze so that you know these were made by a real person, not a robot in a factory somewhere. I will post these to you BEFORE I develop sunstroke.
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Est. delivery is Oct 14
Medium Rainbow Equality Cup. These 250 ml slipcast ceramic tumblers are suitable for hot or cold drinks. The tumblers are handmade by me and I like to leave fingermarks in the glaze so that you know these were made by a real person, not a robot in a factory somewhere. I will post these to you BEFORE the desert sun does its worst to my delicate Tasmanian complexion
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Est. delivery is Oct 14
Large Rainbow Equality Cup. These 350 ml slipcast ceramic tumblers are suitable for hot or cold drinks. The tumblers are handmade by me and I like to leave fingermarks in the glaze so that you know these were made by a real person, not a robot in a factory somewhere. I will post these to you BEFORE I make up another doom filled scenario. Are there sharks in the desert?
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Est. delivery is Oct 14
A handmade bowl, similar to the one in this photo. The undersides of these bowls are heavily textured as I am fascinated by micro-landscapes and the idea of creating twenty first century fossils. These bowls are approximately dessert bowl sized, give or take a slice of cake. I will post these bowls off to you BEFORE the Kalgoorlie sun does its worst.
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Est. delivery is Oct 14
Sclerophyll Cups. These heavily textured cups make me happy. I enjoy making these cups the best. I will post these off before I leave to travel zillions of kilometres IN THE NAME OF ART and collapse exhausted at the foot of a Gormley Sculpture
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Est. delivery is Oct 14
Urban Decay Cups. These cups are totally functional and I use mine for nice cups of tea. They are equally at home just gathering dust on a shelf somewhere. The cracking in the exterior texture is integral to the honesty of this work. If you do not like cracks, DO NOT choose this reward.
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Est. delivery is Oct 14
A large shallow serving bowl, similar to the one in the photo. This will be a one off abstract design in bright colours. Bright colours that vividly recreate the lovely mirage I saw at Lake Ballard.
3 chosen / 2 available
Est. delivery is Oct 14
A family friendly two hour, clay play session for 2 Adults and up to six children. This fun workshop is available only in Southern Tasmania as it will be located in The Tasmanian Ceramics Association studio in Glenorchy. We can organise this session either before I leave to meet my doom in Kalgoorlie or on my return unscathed from the fiery desert inferno. The choice is yours. *Valid for 12 months from the reward pledge date
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Est. delivery is Oct 14
A clay hand building workshop for up to 8 Adults. Suitable for absolute beginners or experienced clayworkers. This fun workshop is available only in Southern Tasmania as it will be located in The Tasmanian Ceramics Association studio in Glenorchy. We can organise this session either before I leave to meet my doom in Kalgoorlie or on my return unscathed from the fiery desert inferno. The choice is yours. *Valid for 12 months from the reward pledge date
1 chosen / 2 available
Est. delivery is Oct 14