I’m testing out some subscription options to help keep in touch and build stronger connections with my community of collectors, friends and supporters. The cost will be low, and each item will arrive monthly. You can choose the yearly option for a single letter, and you cancel anytime. So...do you want to join my monthly letter club? Your monthly subscription helps me raise the money I need to pay for our community studio's electrical upgrade. It means we can offer ceramics learning and firing services to more local artists, host more residents (and let them create bigger pieces), and we can host different artists for workshops and retreats here. Selfishly, I get to make bigger work too! I have always loved writing, sending and receiving letters. As a kid I had pen pals all over the world, and would run to the mailbox after school to check for new letters. As an adult, most of the mail we receive is bills and advertisements, certainly nothing worth running to the mailbox for! Depending on the option you choose, I’ll send you an email or printed letter detailing what’s happening behind the scenes here. You’ll get photo previews of new art in process, see progress on setting up the studio, residency house and garden, and get updates on the community studio and workshops and retreats here in Portugal before I share them publicly. Here’s what’s include in each option: Digital letter- this will be the same as the printed letter, but will appear in your inbox as an email letter or emailed link to a password protected blog post for subscribers only. (one a month has passed the password will be removed and this will be open to non-subscribers) Printed letter- I’ll snail mail a printed paper letter to you with photos embedded, and a few extra tidbits. Letters will be printed and mailed from my Portland studio to reduce mailing costs from Portugal. (Sending letter to the US (for example) costs 3-4 euros, plus paper, envelopes and printing costs.) Printed letter + postcard: This is the same as the printed letter option, but I will also include a post card, or small art print from a place or artist I’ve connected with that month. Each letter will be signed, and stamped from Portugal (Note mail can be slow to arrive from here. So far it’s been between 10 days and 3 weeks). Buy me a coffee: just a simple way to make a small 3€ donation to help us raise money for the electricity. Thanks for helping us make these big studio dreams come true. I look forward to writing to you. :)
