I’m almost 40% of the way to my goal of $1900 but I only have 6 days left before my project expires! So I really need your help.

The press you see pictured here is going to transform my studio practice! I am raising funds through Kickstarter.com for the purchase and shipping of a lightweight Ettan MS-12 etching press that I can use for printing small-scale intaglio prints and monotypes. I also intend to use the press for demonstrations and workshops that I will be teaching out of my studio.

With my own small press I can make small prints that will reach a whole different audience than my paintings and more expensive large monotypes. I am very excited about the idea of being able to make more affordable art.

You can see the press at the Ettan website as well as more about my workhere.

So what is Kickstarter? It’s is a new way to fund creative ideas and ambitious endeavors and is powered by a unique all-or-nothing funding method where projects must be fully-funded or no money changes hands. Every Kickstarter project must be fully funded before its time expires or no money changes hands.

I’m almost 40% of the way to my goal of $1900 but I only have 6 days left before my project expires! So I really need your help.

To encourage everyone to participate, there are a variety of different pledge levels:

* $500 or more – Two signed & numbered limited edition 8″x10″ intaglio prints & a thank you on my website.
* $250 or more – A signed & numbered limited edition 8″x10″ intaglio print & a thank you on my website.
* $100 or more – A signed & numbered limited edition 6″x6″ intaglio print & a thank you on my website.
* $50 or more – A signed approx. 22.32″ x 34.5″ limited edition poster from my Three Rivers or Cowasee series & a thank you on my website.
* $20 or more – A signed approx. 10.5″x16.5″ limited edition poster from my Three Rivers or Cowasee series & a thank you on my website.
* $10 or more – A packet of 5 limited edition postcards from my Three Rivers series & a thank you on my website.
* $5 or more – A limited edition postcard from my Cowasee series & a thank you on my website.
* $1 or more -A thank you on my website.

To donate now, go to The Press to be Affordable: Setting up a Press to Make Affordable Art

Thank you for your continued support!
Mary