Sponsors Needed for Art & Spiritual Quest

I’m raising money to go to Thailand where I will live and study in a Buddhist Monastery.

A friend who has offered to help me out financially suggested that I would be surprised how many people would be willing to help me find my way on a spiritual quest. He challenged me to put it out there…and so here it is.

However your contribution, anywhere from $250-$1000, is not a donation but an advance payment for a limited edition Artist Journal.

I will chronicle not only my physical trip in a foreign land, but my spiritual journey, from my studies to be ordained as a novice monk to processing my recent separation from my partner of many years. Everything pertinent to me today – my current solo show, the loss of a heaven-sent love, refocusing on my addictions, exploring childhood traumas and how they effect my choices to this day – all are bound to bubble up to the surface during this retreat and find their way onto the pages of this journal.

I envision a journal that is a combination of traditional printing and hand crafted hand-written portions. Probably bound in a homemade spiral the journal will include photos, materials, papers and various scraps from abroad. Each booklet, although containing the same account, will be an original in it’s own way, based on materials used, or which portions of the original hand-written journal are bound into it, etc.

Delivery will be determined by the extent of travel, plus production time. In terms of goals, I hope to have them ready between July and August 2011.

The number and size of contributions will determine the number of editions. The goal is to keep it to less than 13 originals, and not dilute their value. For example, 12 $500 contributions would cover most of my travel expenses, and permit me to end the edition at 12. Smaller contributions will require more editions.

To contribute email me via the contact feature, and we will discuss. You can order directly via the Shop feature on this site, increasing book quantities to match your desired donation (2=$500, 3=$750, 4=$1000), but this system charges you tax. So emailing me may be best for you. Regardless of contribution you will receive only one journal unless we discuss otherwise – again trying to keep editions low.

Thanks for your personal support as well as sharing this link with others.
It is said that ours is the realm of “what” and the realm of “how” is God’s territory. In other words what I want is my business, how it comes about is what I need to be open to…