This message is for YOU if you are a: PAINTER (of course, painters are always included in these lists of artists) SCULPTOR (there are a few of us around) MUSICIAN (In Seattle/Tacoma? Surely you jest!) DANCER (I love dancers, especially when you do that thing with your toes) WRITER (Come on, you KNOW that the great American novel is in you) POET (Some would argue that a poet IS a writer, but I wanted a long list, so I made you poets special) AERIAL ARTIST (You don't want a frayed rope, do you?) BURLESQUE PERFORMER (Don't you need a New outfit or two?) Or MIME - Yes, even if you are a MIME! (God how I love a good mime.) There is a website which is solely devoted to giving ARTISTS a place to raise money for a specific projects or supplies. You can ask for anything from $100 to $300,000 or more. It's FREE to set up your campaign and they charge 5% if your goal is achieved. If it isn't, no one who pledged money loses a dime and it doesn't cost you anything. I've seen everything from Someone needing to produce their new album, to saving a Jazz festival to creating something for Burning Man! The website is www.kickstarter.com <http://www.kickstarter.com/> . ** AND NOW FOR MY UTTERLY SELF-SERVING MESSAGE!!! ** I just launched my own campaign on the site this morning and it has already collected over $700 towards my goal! I have a video that I spent WEEKS making and I think it's Hilarious - I hope it WORKS. it's based on a NEGATIVE Political Ad. to raise money for me? Even the thought makes me laugh. I'm laughing right now. I can hardly type I'm laughing so much over my video. VISIT MY VIDEO AT: http://kck.st/9cPdzp Please pledge your support, and if you can't pledge, please pass my link around to everyone you can. And. by all means, look around at some of the other projects on Kickstarter!! There are some artistic Geniuses out there. Thanks for reading, James (aka: James) "The life of the arts far from being an interruption, a distraction in the life of a nation, is close to the center of a nation's purpose -- and is a test of the quality of a nation's civilization." John F Kennedy (1917-1963) James Kelsey Studios Corporate & Private Commissions | Healthcare | Hospitality | Public Art Studio Phone: 1-360-871-1499 Studio location: 4761 Cottonwood Drive SE Port Orchard, WA 98366, USA <http://www.jameskelseystudios.com> www.jameskelseystudios.com P Think of the environment. Please avoid printing this e-mail unnecessarily