Tieton Stamp Mosaic: A Monument to Small-Town Post Offices
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41,500 stamp-size glass mosaic tiles will transform the facade of the Tieton Post Office, honoring small-town post offices everywhere.
Backers: 277
Average Pledge Per Backer: $154
Funded: $42,617 of $48,000
Dates: Jun 30th -> Aug 3rd (34 days)
Project By: Ed Marquand
Backers: 277
Average Pledge Per Backer: $154
Funded: $42,617 of $48,000
Dates: Jun 30th -> Aug 3rd (34 days)
Project By: Ed Marquand
$42,617
current pledge level
Last Updated: August 3 @ 16:30 -0400 GMT
88%
of goal
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Latest News
Tying up loose ends 
August 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Supporters: Thanks to each of you we raised the money we needed to realize the Tieton Mosaic Project. Unfortunately, money wasn't the issue. By now you probably know that upper management of the United States Postal Service stepped in and... (Read More)
Post Office Project Update
July 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Tieton Stamp Mosaic suppporters. I'm sorry to report that we have had to cancel this project. After cordial and friendly conversations with USPS upper management, Mayor Stan Hall and I agreed to pull the plug. News organizations started to... (Read More)
My actual editorial from this morning's paper
July 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi all. Apologies. Here is the link to MY editorial this morning. The previous one was from the Yakima Herald several days ago. My editorial puts the entire project in the greater context of Mighty Tieton and the town. Please let me know if you have... (Read More)
Please forward this editorial as far as you can . . .
July 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Tieton Stamp Mosaic backers: Thank you all again for your support of the project, and your emotional support for me as well. The Yakima Herald invited me to publish this guest editorial, which came out this morning. It puts our position in... (Read More)
An editorial about our project
July 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Tieton Stamp Mosaic supporters: Here is the latest news. The Yakima-Herald just published a harsh but helpful editorial in support of our project. It's not flattering to the higher-ups at USPS. Here is the link. I have sent the USPS administration... (Read More)
Very important message about this project.
July 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
It's been a wild day. We are nearly at our goal. That's the good news. The bad news is that the Postal Service has just told us that we do not actually have their blessing. This is sudden and unexpected news. I will spare you the nuances of status of... (Read More)
Come to the Trimpicnic tomorrow evening! Mighty Tieton Warehouse, 6pm.
July 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Trimpin and his Nancarrow Percussion Orchestra To all of our wonderful contributors--previous and those to be--you are invited to the Mighty Tieton Warehouse Picnic tomorrow evening at 6pm. Celebrate our Kickstarter progress, enjoy a potluck. Bring... (Read More)
Thank you again. We are now officially two-thirds of the way. And we love you Vickie!
July 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you contributors! Yesterday was a great big, successful day for us. We are rolling! Please share with other potential contributors. We want to award bragging rights to many! This weekend, we are having a Trimpicnic in the Mighty Tieton... (Read More)
Tieton Stamp Mosaic is over the halfway hump . . . And we have a long way to go.
July 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Yesterday was amazing. We set a goal to be half way to $48K last week, and we did it thanks to nearly 160 terrific supporters. It is deeply reassuring that we have so many good friends, community members, and complete strangers who love the idea. The... (Read More)
It's been a banner day for Tieton Stamp Mosaic Monument
July 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Elisabeth Magana is one of our apprentices at Tieton Mosaic. She will work on the Tieton Stamp Mosaic, as will many others from Tieton and beyond. We started strong, flattened out over the Fourth of July weekend, and then took off again today. This... (Read More)
Tieton Stamp Mosaic is off to a strong start. Thanks to our supporters!
July 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Jeepers! It's been an exciting and humbling day. We are well on our way to realizing our idea thanks to you, several dozen good friends and complete strangers. We've tapped into some distant memories of Tieton, some untapped appreciation for the... (Read More)
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