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Beautiful Times

Artists Amanda Marie and X-O traveling & making to support pediatric cancer cures and wild flowers.

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Beautiful Times

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Beautiful Times

Beautiful Times

Artists Amanda Marie and X-O traveling & making to support pediatric cancer cures and wild flowers.

Artists Amanda Marie and X-O traveling & making to support pediatric cancer cures and wild flowers.

Artists Amanda Marie and X-O traveling & making to support pediatric cancer cures and wild flowers.

Artists Amanda Marie and X-O traveling & making to support pediatric cancer cures and wild flowers.

hyland mather
hyland mather
hyland mather
hyland mather
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Denver, United States
$5,200 USD 8 backers
14% of $35,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal

Beautiful Times

My name is Hyland Mather, I go by X-O as my artist name.  I'm the long time owner of Andenken Gallery.   I'm undertaking a project with my artist friend, Amanda Marie...some of you might know her under her moniker seeyouthroughit or Mando.  

This summer we are headed out on an 'ART' road trip from Colorado to New York, but as we do it, we want to support some causes that we both believe in...so we've dreamed up 'Beautiful Times'.  

Simply put, our children are worth protecting, and so are our wildflowers. Pretty hippy stuff actually. ;)

We've picked a pair of organizations that deserve our efforts and we aim to make contributions to each through your support and our hard work.

The Morgan Adams Foundation (pediatric cancer research)...

The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center (self explanatory)

Morgan Adams does an event that both Amanda and I have contributed artwork to, called ARTMA, it's an art auction aimed to raise money for pediatric cancer research.  We thought with Beautiful Times we could go a step beyond our usual donation and do this murals tour.

The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center...neither of us has ever worked with them before, but the cause is noble and we're both sorta mega into the theme right now. Plus, Mando is a true green thumb.  

That's the bones of the idea.  We want to do a cool tour and we want it to benefit some worthy causes.  We've got good walls and project places lined up in Denver, Boulder, Philadelphia, Beacon, and NYC.  We've got great allies in all those places. The project site is: beautifultimes.net

If you like what we make and you like the idea of helping out some deserving causes, we might be a match for your contributions, plain and simple.  


What is in it for you, What is in it for us?

Well for you...basically we've got some perk tiers, and they range from $20 for a screen printed postcard and a generous thanks to $650 for an original Amanda Marie painting on paper.  

We are trying to raise a total of $35000 USD...this isn't too much money really, but it will help these causes.

Here is how we see it breaking down...We want to do 7 or 8 mural / installation projects on our 3.5 week trip, all along the way we will be documenting the project with video and pics and building awareness for the causes we are supporting.

But being realistic, it's gonna cost a sizable chunk of the pledges towards the total goal just to do the projects...travel, accommodations (though mostly we'll be couch surfing and vanpiring) , food, paint, tools, mural making supplies...it all adds up.  

In the end we hope we can reach our goal to donate $7000 to $12, 000 to each of the charities.  

If we don't reach our total goal, we'll bite the stoopid bullet...for every penny that comes in at least half goes to the charities...

Why Why Why?

We're going to go out and do this project anyway, it's fun stuff, it's Beautiful Times. We are going on a road trip and we're gonna make art.  The point is, we can do this in a way that benefits some other people, some deserving people.  You know, Street Art, Urban Art, Graffiti...it's got a strange vibe in a lot of people's minds...which is fine...totally fine.  But, we want to show what a strong community can do behind a couple of artists that have positive goals with worthy causes in mind. 

I've been working on big good projects for a long time and we always seem to make them work.  We hosted the Manifest Hope show at the Democratic National Convention when Obama was trying to get elected the first time in 2008.  Last year we worked with the Dutch Consulate in New York to bring 20 artists together in Miami for an amazing mural project called Caleidoscoop.  Beautiful Times is just the latest in a chain of positive projects that stretches back more than 15 years.  

Risks & Challenges

I'm a little nervous about bringing our vision outside of our normal realm of our regular 'street art' community.  We're going to be working with urban farmers and gardeners and all kinds of folks we might at first feel a bit estranged to.  Amanda grew up on a farm so she'll get in the swing soon enough, and I've worked in all kinds of places from dishpits to the north slope oil fields, from hockey rinks to ice cream shops...I'm pretty sure I can settle into a groove with almost any kind of person, but it is a bit 'off compass' for us...and that's part of the challenge and fun.  I just hope they like what we make.

The other big challenge is emotional and creative exhaustion.  By the time we get done in New York...one of the cities that we must truly kick ass for...we're either going to be totally wiped out or totally in the groove.  All we can do is hope that it's the latter.  

Other Ways You Can Help

Help us spread the word and point people to this indiegogo campaign.  We have a cool lil project and it's just what it says it is 'Beautiful Times'  .  As we work on this project and we make it succeed,  it then becomes an inspiring example for other artists who want to hit the road and do it in support of their own ideas of something good and beautiful.  


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Just Cause

$20 USD
If you just like the project, like the artists, and you want to support something good this summer, this is a simple pledge. What do you get out of it? A sweet risograph postcard with artwork on it from both Amanda and X-O, and the knowledge that you supported some righteous causes and some good art.
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'What Happens After' All Book

$50 USD
'What Happen After All' is the zine / book that Amanda made last autumn as part of the 'Art Prison' program at Extapol in Nijmegen. 20 riso printed pages, packed full of Amanda's signature imagery. Shipping is included. You can check it out here ... http://amandamarie.tictail.com/products/books
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Amanda Marie 10 Print Folio

$200 USD
This is a 10 print risograph set w/ signed and numbered title page sweetly bound in a heavy hand sewn construction paper cover. The paper is 340 gr. longgrain off white. Printing is done at the standout Extrapol in Nijmegen, NL. Each print is 40cm x 30cm. Shipping Included. You can get a good look at what you're getting here: http://amandamarie.tictail.com/product/2012-stencil-portfolio-print-set
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Emo Garden Stencil on Paper

$250 USD
Hyland Mather - (X-O) has made a total of 15 Emo Gardening Original Stencil Paintings on paper as an exclusive release for the Beautiful Times project. Each piece is 40cm x 50cm (16" x 20"). Shipping is included. Choices are first come and we will be adding a link so you can choose a piece very soon.
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Amanda Marie Original / Paper

$650 USD
Collectors of Amanda's work will know a good value when they see it. Amanda will offer a total of 15 new works on paper exclusively for the Beautiful Times project. Each work is 40cm x 50cm (16" x 20" approx) . These normally retail for $750 in the U.S. Choice is first come and first serve and we will be adding a link to her pieces shortly.
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The Great Big Package

$1,100 USD
For this perk, supporters get a great big bunch of stuff. * Just Cause Postcard * Amanda Marie What Happens After All Book * Amanda 10 Print Folio * X-O Original Emo Gardening Stencil Painting on Paper * Amanda Marie Original Painting on Paper
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Amanda Marie Original Canvas

$5,000 USD
This is the biggest of our perk contributions. This is for either real serious Amanda collectors or real serious philanthopic believers...or preferably someone who is a bit of both. ;) Amanda will be making 2 large canvas pieces in support of the project. These pieces will be 60" x 50" . As soon as they are created we will post the link to the paintings. Shipping Included
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