Dearest backers, we're funded! Thank you so much for helping me fund this project. I am really looking forward to printing this poetry book that I've designed especially for you and for this campaign. Thank you to everyone for contributing and helping me cross the finish line. 

The next steps are for me to continue production on these extra special handmade clothbound poetry books and the stickers, send out some backer surveys for various reasons, and send out more updates. I hope you enjoy some pictures of the draft preview clothbound copy I made at home.

I appreciate your contributions to this campaign and to those who reached out over the last few weeks regarding my grandfather's memorial, and extra special thank you. Your kindness, support, and empathy has helped me in some dark moments during April.

I am here, this campaign is funded, and I will be able to print these poetry books and stickers because of the funds you are giving. So thank you again. I was unsure if we would make it for a moment, but we did. The next step is the creation phase, and that is the best part. You have made that phase possible.

Much more to come, and much love to you all,
Coco

Dearest friends and backers,

There are only 23 days left in this campaign and I appreciate you being here. I have asked for your help so that I can afford to print my poetry book and my poems. Though I am a little more than 50% past my goal, there is still $364 to raise in the next 23 days or I won't be able to print my book.

Please help me by sharing my campaign so I can make my goal. Many of you have already kindly shared your hard-earned dollars and I deeply appreciate that. 

You can help me by: 

To my backers who have already backed this campaign, thank you again. Please keep reading for updates on my poetry book design. 

Dearest friends and backers, I've been working hard on my digital version of my poetry book which I will use to print the book on the Risograph machine very soon.

It has definitely been something of a process, more of which I will dive into for my backers. But for everyone I want to give a little sneak preview of some of the pages that are looking pretty good.

For this poetry book, I am using old vintage plate illustrations that are copyright free and some are over one hundred years old. I like the look of them and I think they'll look great printed with the Riso machine!

If you haven't had a chance to back this project, now is the time to donate! It's the only way to get my upcoming poetry book printed. Thank you for being here. 

Hello everyone and thanks for being part of this journey! Great news, the risograph machine has been repaired and will be up and working any day now. Yesterday (Saturday) I did a work day at Pickwick and it was great to meet other print artists and learn about letterpress and screen printing while I helped clean equipment and organize cupboards. 

This last week I began incorporating some of my poems into my new book design for my upcoming poetry book printing! This is the book that will have my $45 tier backers' names in it, and I am planning on putting in 20 poems. So far, 11 of the poems that I have chosen are: 

There are nine left to choose and I would love to get my backers' thoughts on which poems they'd like to see in this second printed poetry book of my poems. Keep reading to help me decide!

[ To help me decide which poems to add to my poetry book, please contribute to my campaign to keep reading. It means the world to me!!! ] 

Hello everyone and welcome back to my campaign! Thank you for being here and for supporting my journey to become a printer. The Pickwick Riso machine is still under repairs as I write this, though I did get some great updates about their efforts with the Riso technician that is there fixing things up this week. Big hopes that next week I'll be back in the shop and printing. In the meantime, there are two important updates for my awesome backers, including a POLL just for you! You get to help me choose which art stickers get printed this week, since I can luckily do those here at home!

[ To vote on Coco's art sticker designs that get printed this week and read more updates, back this campaign! ]

Hello everyone and welcome back to my campaign. Sadly, this week's studio time was a "womp womp..." moment because the Risograph machine was not working quite right. Thankfully there will be a repairman early next week who is coming to Pickwick to fix her up and I may have an opportunity to learn about how to help fix up the Riso machine myself. Which would be quite handy! I have another fun update though, inspired by you and Pickwick, so keep reading to find out what that is!

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Wow! I am so thankful to share that last night this campaign crossed the 50% mark because of you, my wonderful supporters. This is a note to say Thank You for your support and your backing. It means so much to me to be able to create and share what is on my heart and mind. You are making this possible. Happy weekend and sending you all much love! 

~ Coco

Hi everyone, and welcome back to my printing journey! Thank you for being here, it really means so much to have more backers every week who are here supporting my journey to learn risograph printing. Let's dive in to this week's studio time!

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Hello everyone and welcome back to my campaign! Thank you SO much to my latest backers and to everyone here supporting my journey to print my creations and be a part of an awesome press. So far everyone at Pickwick Independent Press has been so welcoming, kind, and inclusive as I slowly get used to being a member in a small creative community.

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Dearest friends, 

Thank you so much for being here today and backing my journey to become a printer.  Today was my first day working in the printing studio on my own work.