Hi April. yes, I'm interested in talking with you and giving you a tour of BookWorks, please contact me about dates so I can be sure I'll be in town, thanks, Laurie Laurie Corral Asheville BookWorks 428 1/2 Haywood Road Asheville, NC 28806 828-255-8444 ashevilleBookworks.com laurie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx On Jun 21, 2011, at 1:23 PM, april llewellyn wrote: > As a reminder, I'm soon undertaking a five-week roadtrip to visit arts > centers (mainly book and paper) in the midwest, east coast, and part of the > south. I'll be talking to people about these places and their thoughts on > the intersections of art/craft/making, gifting, and community building. In > return for the generous assistance needed for this project, I'll be making > gifts for everyone who participates. This trip, and the subsequent gifting, > is the beginning of my thesis research for my MFA in Interdisciplinary Book > and Paper Arts at Columbia College Chicago. > > My partner Matt is coming along for the ride, and I'm trying to finalize our > travel plans now. We leave June 29th and will be gone through August 1st > (roughly). You can see the entire list of cities as it's updated through > www.aprilhl.net/roadtrip. > > I'm in the midst of recontacting anyone who offered us a tour or hosting to > try to finalize our travel plans. (and boy, are there a BUNCH of you in the > Northeast!) > if I have not contacted you yet one way or the other, I will soon be doing so > -- I wanted to firm up the first part of the trip before moving on to other > places we are visiting. > I'm erring a bit on the side of overplanning, so if for some reason we can't > take you up on your earlier offer, we understand (though, if we can see you, > we'd still love to!) > > I did want to give an update though, on funding -- Kickstarter doesn't accept > travel proposals, and as such, I'm starting with my own donations/rewards > through Paypal. Every donation helps -- at this point, I'm estimating costs > to run over $1750, and when you're a grad student, every little bit helps! > I'm accepting donations of any amount, but I have gifts&rewards from $5 and > up! You can donate directly through this link, or see more about the > gifts&rewards on my main project site at www.aprilhl.net/roadtrip . > > I'm leaving in a week, so all donations before the start of the trip (so I > can gauge interest) would be the most helpful, but you are certainly welcome > to donate through the end of the trip! However, if you want a postcard from > a specific city, I need your info ASAP! > I'm starting to letterpress commemorative postcards today, which will be sent > out on the trip, and then all other gifts&rewards will be sent after we get > back on August 1st. > > Otherwise, I don't want to super spam the group, but you'll be able to read > all the updates to the trip on my website, www.aprilhl.net, and I also made a > small facebook page that will also be getting updates, if that is your > preferred way of contact (it is easier for some things!) > > > thank you all so much for your generous suggestions and advice. this trip > wouldn't be possible without the support of people like you! > > all the best, > > ~april hannah llewellyn (aprilhl) > > www.aprilhl.net | 256-777-3912 > www.aprilhl.net/roadtrip