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Emma's Education in Writing & Art

Help Emma Young attend the Cuttyhunk Island Writer's Residency & the Women's Studio Workshop!

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Emma's Education in Writing & Art

Emma's Education in Writing & Art

Emma's Education in Writing & Art

Emma's Education in Writing & Art

Emma's Education in Writing & Art

Help Emma Young attend the Cuttyhunk Island Writer's Residency & the Women's Studio Workshop!

Help Emma Young attend the Cuttyhunk Island Writer's Residency & the Women's Studio Workshop!

Help Emma Young attend the Cuttyhunk Island Writer's Residency & the Women's Studio Workshop!

Help Emma Young attend the Cuttyhunk Island Writer's Residency & the Women's Studio Workshop!

Emma N Young
Emma N Young
Emma N Young
Emma N Young
1 Campaign |
West Tisbury, United States
$3,856 USD 42 backers
110% of $3,500 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal
Overview
I have been accepted to the Cuttyhunk Island Writers Residency this June, taught by Iowa Writers Workshop faculty, & am registered for a course in hand papermaking at the Women's Studio Workshop in August. Your donations will help me afford tuition, room & board for these educational opportunities, vital to my progress as an artist & business owner.

WHY I’M ASKING YOU

As Poet Laureate of West Tisbury, and owner of my own printing business, I am always growing. It’s up to me to design my continuing education, and to pay for it! I am endeavoring to add to my repertoire, and gain specific skills that will benefit me in my work and creative life.

I’ve created this campaign to help fund two learning opportunities that I hope will provide me with professional, intensive instruction in areas I want to grown and gain confidence.

You are probably reading this because you already support me as an artist and thinker. It’s because of your encouragement that I’ve gotten this far in my career. So, thank you!

 

WRITING

I applied and was accepted to the Cuttyhunk Island Writers’ Residency. It will allow me one week dedicated to my writing practice, with a focus on creative non-fiction. In a small group we will workshop and look closely at developed writing with Margot Livesey, author and faculty at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, one of the nation’s top MFA programs. This will benefit me both in my short form freelance writing, as well as in developing manuscripts for future publication.

 

ART

I earn my living as a printmaker, creating custom letterpress printed designs for clients. I am in the process of expanding my offerings to include handmade paper, an element of craft that would elevate the work I already do. It is an ancient art form, and one you cannot solely learn out of books; I have more to learn before I can develop my own practice. The Women’s Studio Workshop in Rosendale, NY, hosts a summer institute in their studios, where renowned crafts-people teach their skills. This August I will participate in the weeklong course 'Color and Japanese Papermaking', taught by Tatiana Ginsberg, Studio Collaborator and Production Manager at Dieu Donné Papermill in New York City.

 

WHERE YOUR DOLLARS GO

Your contributions will go directly to room and board for the Cuttyhunk Island Writers’ Residency, and toward tuition and materials for the Women’s Studio Workshop. I am working to raise the amount needed to cover these exact expenses. Any loss in wages or travel expenses will be worth this investment in my education.

 

THANK YOU!

Thank you for reading all of this! If you feel you can’t contribute, but want to support me, please share this campaign where it might be well received! If you can contribute any amount, thank you thank you thank you!

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moon maiden print

$10 USD
postcard size sheet of handmade kozo paper, letterpress printed in two colors from antique imagery; this is a first prototype!
Included Items
  • moon maiden print
Estimated Shipping
May 2017
2 out of 40 of claimed
Ships worldwide.

'goodnights' poetry book

$25 USD
Little book of six poems, all written at dusk in summer. The books was printed risograph, from watercolors and digital type.
Included Items
  • 'goodnights' poetry book
Estimated Shipping
May 2017
9 out of 80 of claimed
Ships worldwide.

recycled letterpress set

$75 USD
set of three cards with matching envelopes in three colors. the paper is hand made by me from recycled off-prints in my studio. these sheets are from my first attempt at paper making; each is one of a kind & has a lot of character!
Included Items
  • 'goodnights' poetry book
  • recycled letterpress set
Estimated Shipping
May 2017
3 out of 50 of claimed
Ships worldwide.

'book to share' poetry book

$150 USD
my collected poems, 96 pages, published in november 2016 by two plum press in portland, oregon. also included in a contribution at this level is the 'recycled letterpress set'!
Included Items
  • 'goodnights' poetry book
  • recycled letterpress set
  • 'book to share' poetry book
Estimated Shipping
May 2017
5 out of 50 of claimed
Ships worldwide.

limited edition broadsides

$250 USD
a very limited edition broadside, created for moveon.org, featuring a typeset, letterpress printed poem and an interweaving star image in four colors. also included in a contribution at this level or above is EVERYtHING else I'm offering. Thank you!
Included Items
  • moon maiden print
  • 'goodnights' poetry book
  • recycled letterpress set
  • 'book to share' poetry book
  • limited edition broadsides!
Estimated Shipping
May 2017
1 out of 8 of claimed
Ships worldwide.

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