Tag Archives: Crowd funding

The Thread of Life Residency Experience

  I began my residency, The Thread of Life, with Bank Street Arts in October 2014 when I launched my crowdfunding campaign. The residency was unpaid, but after applying for other residencies in the past and never getting anywhere, I … Continue reading

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Cross-stitch as Contemporary Art

I’ve been working on an article for a magazine cross-stitch as contemporary art, and I recently gave a talk at the Hack Circus Christmas Party about my project, and putting what I’m doing into words has been a really good experience. … Continue reading

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The final push

It’s the final push for my crowd funding appeal, as it ends tomorrow. I’ve been working hard every day since 20th October promoting the project, and I’m now tired and burnt out. There is still a fair bit of money … Continue reading

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Gathering pace

Interest in my Thread of Life project is certainly gathering pace, although I still have a long way to go with my crowd funding campaign. This week I’ve been invited to BBC Radio Sheffield to talk about the project, and … Continue reading

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A Big Challenge

I’m about 3 weeks in to my crowd funding campaign for my residency project, and I haven’t stopped working since it began! Every day means sending emails, tweets, messages, press releases etc. I’ve contacted everyone I can think of, but … Continue reading

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Artist in Residence

This month I began my residency with Bank Street Arts. The first thing on my to do list is to raise my target of £650 to get the project under way, so I’ve launched a crowd funding appeal with Indigogo … Continue reading

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