Daughters of Mercury
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A series of full-length oil portraits of trans women
Backers: 231
Average Pledge Per Backer: $106
Funded: $24,556 of $20,000
Dates: Sep 21st -> Oct 26th (36 days)
Project By: Janet Bruesselbach
Backers: 231
Average Pledge Per Backer: $106
Funded: $24,556 of $20,000
Dates: Sep 21st -> Oct 26th (36 days)
Project By: Janet Bruesselbach
$24,556
current pledge level
Last Updated: October 26 @ 22:01 -0400 GMT
122%
of goal
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Latest News
Goal Passed! Bonus Tobi. 
October 25th - via: kickstarter.com
I am stunned. I am overwhelmed. I am suddenly thinking about how much planning I have yet to do. THANK YOU for pledging all that you could. But most of all, thanks to the models, for doing this project with me, for your worth and brains and beauty.... (Read More)
Last call
October 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Okay everyone. It's the last weekend before the deadline - 10pm SUNDAY, and we still haven't reached the goal. But we're within reach. If you've pledged all you can, tell everyone you know, like all the updates and comment so we can get featured on... (Read More)
Jane
October 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone! Thank you to those who doubled their pledges and commented, and new backers. Please "like" this update to boost our visibility. I'm not entirely sure whether I'll be able to contact you if the funding fails, but I am planning on... (Read More)
Sybil
October 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Hello and thank you again! Because we are just past halfway to the goal, I want to ask the obvious: if you can, double your pledge. If you can't double your pledge, find one person to pledge the same as you. And one more thing: Kickstarter is more... (Read More)
Jaye, and final week!
October 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you everyone who backed and got us past halfway! Of course, that only means we have to mobilize the same amount of backing by Sunday, or the pledges don't go through and I can't make the paintings, prints, or calendar, or will have to relaunch.... (Read More)
Cecilia
October 17th - via: kickstarter.com
THANK YOU RECENT BACKERS and pledge increasers! I still have a surprise gift to give whoever gets us halfway to the goal. I am still very much in need of $6K backers for a piece of the series itself, either one of the models I've introduced already... (Read More)
Jeanne
October 14th - via: kickstarter.com
On Sunday, your generous backing, matched, turned $4402 into $8723, almost doubling the pledges. Thank you for that amazing birthday gift! But we’re still $11,047 short of the goal, and all our hard work and your emotional investment will be for... (Read More)
Alex, Huffington Post, and Birthday Matching.
October 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you so much, many new backers! Keep sharing.PRESS: Artist Resolves to Insert Trans Women Into the Canon of Art History - Priscilla Frank, Huffington Post A little poking around in Kickstarter revealed that Drew Johnson funded and is doing... (Read More)
Artist Resolves To Insert Trans Women Into The Canon Of Art History
October 10th - via: huffingtonpost.com
The history of representation in Western art is unfortunately a pretty narrow one, consisting almost exclusively of white, cis men and women. (Read More)
Robin
October 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you, and welcome, new backers. We're working very hard to get some media coverage and still need that couple of pre-sold paintings. Share now, back, don't wait! Someone asked the right question of me recently: okay, portraits of trans women,... (Read More)
Scarlett
October 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey backers and soon to be backers.No big deal, but it's my 30th birthday on Sunday. While I know it's asking a lot for us to reach the goal on October 12, even making it halfway, to $10K, would be a big deal. I ask you to consider doubling your... (Read More)
Serene
October 4th - via: kickstarter.com
I'm going to divert from the endless pleading to share with everyone you know and back more than you can afford to talk about the series concept that has been developing. I still have a lot of research to do into alchemy, but the idea is that each... (Read More)
Rebeka Refuse
October 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
I think we're picking up steam! Thank you to all the new backers, and especially the early ones, and for sharing the project regularly. I'm dubious about hiring a professional marketing team so it really is just us working to make this happen. If you... (Read More)
Maddie: an introduction
September 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone!I've gotten a little stumped about who to reach out for on this project besides those I already know. If I haven't made an appeal to you directly know that it's because I find it terrifying. Please pre-empt me. So I'm looking for media... (Read More)
Red Durkin
September 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello friends, and thank you for your backs and shares. I got a little feedback from the update on ethical crowdfunding that I wanted to address. In comparing this project to other Kickstarters, I used "this not that" negativity, that was uncalled... (Read More)
Crowdfunding Ethics, and Alice
September 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to everyone who donated so far! I sort of leaped into this without a safety net because I've wanted to do it for so long, so I really need your help spreading the word and backing early for as much as you can spare. I wanted to address... (Read More)
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