Potato Nose: 1977, the graphic novel
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A tragicomic memoir of pubescent anxiety and ecstatic delusion.
Backers: 33
Average Pledge Per Backer: $230 CAD
Funded: $7,575 CAD of $7,500 CAD
Dates: Oct 24th -> Nov 21st (28 days)
Project By: Katarina Thorsen
Backers: 33
Average Pledge Per Backer: $230 CAD
Funded: $7,575 CAD of $7,500 CAD
Dates: Oct 24th -> Nov 21st (28 days)
Project By: Katarina Thorsen
$7,575 CAD
current pledge level
Last Updated: November 21 @ 03:09 -0500 GMT
101%
of goal
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With two hours to go, the goal was reached! 
November 21st - via: kickstarter.com
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Maybe some day you can write a book about your adventures.” A letter from Pierre Berton, 1973
November 20th - via: kickstarter.com
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30 HOURS TO GO — FINAL PUSH
November 19th - via: kickstarter.com
As we head into the last stretch of my Kickstarter, a gentle reminder: Kickstarter is all or nothing. If I don’t reach my goal, the project won’t be funded. And yet, whatever happens, I am profoundly grateful! And if I fall short, please know:... (Read More)
THE ARTIST’S HUSTLE: 53 HOURS TO GO
November 18th - via: kickstarter.com
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Mitt älskade Storstockholms Lokaltrafik (SL) 35-kronorskort från 1977.
November 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Mitt älskade Storstockholms Lokaltrafik (SL) 35-kronorskort från 1977. Halva priset jämfört med 70-kronorskortet som vuxna fick betala för. Tjockt lager med månadsklistermärken. Jag hade ett extra kort som jag mekade med för att komma in på... (Read More)
A love letter to M.
November 18th - via: kickstarter.com
M. and I shortly before I moved back to Canada. Potato Nose: 1977, the prologue (and eventual graphic novel) will also be a love letter to M. and our strange intense mystical world. It will also be an apology to her. I let her down. I would love to... (Read More)
What does graphic medicine have to do with Potato Nose: 1977?
November 14th - via: kickstarter.com
What is graphic medicine? ‘The intersection between the medium of comics and the discourse of healthcare’. What does graphic medicine have to do with Potato Nose: 1977? It's a tool. Drawing it out releases me. And reminds me I am in charge of my... (Read More)
Deciding on the format for Potato Nose: 1977, the Prologue
November 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello all! I received a new free sample package from Newspaper Club in the UK! I used their services to create 400 copies of my limited edition broadsheet, Joseph – the Prologue. I went with a "traditional broadsheet" for that project to... (Read More)
Some behind the scenes... For you eyes only... currently completing "Full Bleed"
November 12th - via: kickstarter.com
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“Potato Nose gets frightfully romantic…”
November 10th - via: kickstarter.com
It was a shock to the system for me to move back to Sweden from Canada in 1975. My early school years, grade one to seven, were in Canada. In Canada, in the early 70s, sexual education took the form of very elusive delivery of information about... (Read More)
Behind the scenes for Backers... My Stockholm International Comic Arts Festival (SIS25) diary
November 8th - via: kickstarter.com
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I had an extraordinary mother.
November 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Karin Kristina Thorsen (September 17, 1936 Hudiksvall, Sweden - November 8, 2008 North Vancouver, Canada). Today marks 17 years since my mother died from pancreatic cancer. I had an absolutely extraordinary mother, "Mamma." My childhood was a... (Read More)
16 days to go! Sharing a project timeline and thoughts on mind mapping to celebrate!
November 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Huge thanks to you all for helping me get to this point in the campaign by sharing, pledging and being backers. I am excited to fulfill rewards when the time comes. Tonight's thoughts... It is such a weird thing to have to cheerlead one's own art and... (Read More)
Your thoughts...
November 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
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Chewing on the importance of diary keeping
October 31st - via: kickstarter.com
I was headed to a middle school in New Westminster yesterday on the Skytrain (to facilitate a dialogue session with teachers on their School Growth Plan as they explored creatively - with pens and paper - how to make the plan more engaging and... (Read More)
A messy behind the scenes video as an intro!
October 28th - via: kickstarter.com
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Pendeltåget
October 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Huge thank you for all your support! This morning, working on some concept art. Diary entry, July 1, 1977 “I am rather tired of the train. Rather? Much! The stations go by: Östertälje, Rönninge, Tumba, Tullinge, Huddinge, Stuvsta,... (Read More)
The David Sedaris quote...
October 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Huge thank you for all the support so far, just one day into the campaign! One backer got in touch to comment on the David Sedaris quote in my story and our shared love for his work. (I feel the quote is truly the perfect epigraph for the Potato... (Read More)
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