Dream Big Donations
For more than a few years now we have been hunkered down and working through the daily grind and riding out the roller coaster of life. Sometimes you loose sight of how much you are missing out on because you are bogged down in routine. The universe sometimes steps in in unexpected ways and forces a card for change. The universe has dealt us two cards recently that simultaneously call for a need to move an aging parent into our home to provide them with more love and support as they face the challenges of living with dementia and that we are also facing a looming expiration date on the rental property that we have called home for the last 11 years. Changing things up can be a powerful catalyst for positive personal growth. We are taking this as a sign from the universe that it is time to reach for stars and "Dream Big". My husband Mark painted these very words above my studio doors a few years ago to cheer me up. I for one love a challenge and am looking forward to the potential that comes with meeting these challenges head on. For now we are focusing our energy on trying to find a way to purchase the home we have rented for the last 11 years...if that doesn't work out then we will welcome the thrill of the hunt and will search out a new space to live and create from and let our dreams take root. I have faith that we will find the right soil, more importantly we have already found many of the right people to help cultivate it into a thriving and nourishing reality. This is a daunting challenge for a couple of artists and musicians trying to secure financing from a bank. We never truly know how much $ we are going to bring in from art sales and music gigs can often get cancelled due to weather, bringing another layer of uncertainty to the picture. Our life is a financial juggling act but we always make it work with a lot of heart and hustle. I am putting my creative spin on overcoming these challenges by launching this unique "Dream Big" fundraising campaign as part of my financing plan. It is going to take a substantial down payment to get any bank to finance a property for us and I have set my goals high. I am a very visual processor and often need a list or chart to motivate myself and stay on track when meeting challenging goals. I wanted a way to see my goal being met but instead of the generic thermometer style goal image where you color it in as you raise money, I have started a large illustration of a " Tree of Life", money tree as my goal thermometer. Every element of the illustration has a monetary value assigned to it to reach our goals. Every time we sell or raise enough money to fully fund a leaf, a bird, a shell, or any item in the picture we will color it in to show that the goal has been met. Each of these elements has deep meaning and has a story behind it. This site is full of collections of my pottery and fiber creations and my husbands art and music that you can purchase to help us meet our fundraising goals. I hope that you will spend some time exploring the site and reading the inspiration stories attached to each of the product collections as they get published. I put a lot of heart into this and am filled with hope that with the extra sales and possible donations made on this site we will get the funds we need to make it happen. We have a year to fund a purchase of our current rental home or find a place to transplant our roots. I look forward to being able to invite you all to our fully realized dream of a new home base whether it is here in Wilmington or out in the country on a few acres of land with the potential for beautiful gardens, and trails through forested land where we can host creative and mindful classes and workshops for children and adults. Please reach out if you want to help and collaborate as we tackle these challenges. We welcome these new connections with open arms and look forward to the new possibilities and know that it is with the support of our community and through collaboration that we can reach our highest potential of growth in love, connections, and knowledge. In the mean time Mark and I will still be working our creative magic in the community as always with other schools and organizations.
Instead of a gofund me page I set up a way for people to shop with us and follow our story and see how our goals are being met.
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