Short Summary
My name is Otilia Kocsis and I'm a Patras - Greece located artist, who is mainly inspired by the
Mediterranean landscape beauty (my Watercolor Gallery web site).
Since
previous year, I volunteered to teach a ~30 weeks workshop (check here for our activities) in watercolor painting to seniors (aged over 60 years
old) at the 2nd KAPI (community center) in the city I live. The workshop
is foreseen to start each year by the end of September and ends in June
of the following year. For the first workshop (September 2014 to June
2015) we started with 10 attendants, while this year we will have a
bigger group (~12 attendants).
The community center has space and infrastructure (room to
host the workshop, furniture, etc) to support the project, and this year
has managed to partially cover the needed materials for the very
beginning of the workshop, but there are many things we are still
missing to be sure we can make it for all 30 sessions. We mostly need
watercolor paper, paints,
brushes, masking fluid and other accessories.
All the money raised will be spent to get the necessary materials
for the workshop. If more than the target amount is raised,
the money will be used to have a second workshop group at another one of
the city's community centers (there are 3 in total), or to cover the
materials for the next year.
What We Need
Watercolor paper: we have two packs of 10 sheets each, which
should last for the first 5 sessions, but we need 5 more packs of
watercolor paper. Each pack costs ~50.00 US$.
Watercolor paints:
we have 1 set of 12x12ml tubes and 1 set of 12x20ml tubes, but we would
need at least 2 more sets of 12x20ml tubes. Each set costs ~35.00 US$.
Brushes:
we have 5 sets of brushes for the absolute beginners that will join us
this year, but we need to replace some of the older brushes and get some
larger size brushes. The total estimated cost of needed brushes is
~80.00 US$.
Masking fluid: we need 5 bottles of 75 ml each. Each bottle costs ~5.00 US$.
Other materials and accessories: natural sponges, boards, paper tape, paper towels. Total estimated cost of these materials is ~40.00 US$.
Please notice that some other costs need to be covered: indiegogo fees, paypal fees, shipping costs, etc.
What You Get
My
way to thank you for your financial support to make this project reach
the goal is to send you either high quality prints (professional
materials) of some of my paintings, or to paint for you custom floral
original watercolors. Depending on size, each original painting will
take some time to complete, but I will try to deliver all of them as
fast as possible.
You can choose to get a print of one of the following paintings.
Print 01
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Print 02
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Print 03
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Print 04
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Print 05
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Print 06
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Print 07
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For all the perks, either original paintings or prints, the shipping is included to any location worldwide.
Other Ways You Can Help
Even
if you cannot help financially to this project, just spread the word
around and it is already more than doing nothing! Thank you in advance!