My 50th Birthday Celebration - Make My Dream a Reality

$178 of $1,949 goal
Given by 7 generous donors in around 4 months

My Dream is to continue to create one-off items of Artwear and create fibre-based Artworks.

Otago

Dear Donor,

My Dream is to create clothing and fabric/yarn based 2D and 3D sculpture (also incorporating all three in one project!) I'm lacking some essential items to be able to create anything I can.

My background is in Visual Arts, Theatre, Music, and TV production, but over the past few years I've been accumulating knowledge in Fibre Arts (I've been a member of Balclutha Creative Fibre) and have been reading voraciously!

Behind the scenes in my life, I've constantly struggled with various forms of mental illness (I was born into a dysfunctional family) and I didn't realise how much the physical and emotional scarring had negatively influenced me, until I suffered a bad shoulder injury and had to resign from work as a Commercial Cleaner. I sought help from a therapist to help me understand why I had injured myself working to try to better myself. Part of my therapy is to unlock my hopes and dreams.

So if you'd like to help me fulfil the next chapter of my life (I can't return to cleaning because I still have the injury) then this is what I need to launch my label "Of Cats & Unicorns"...there's a Face Book page of the same name, if you'd like to check out what I've already done, my Face Book name is 'Kez Bizarre'.

If you donate more than the amount I've requested, the balance will be donated to any charity associated with suicide prevention.

My birthday is on the 28th of August :-) all financial help is very much appreciated.

Yours sincerely

Kez Baser

Use of funds

Funds will be used for:

*An overlocker - $499.00

*Change of name (to Kez Bizarre) - $300.00

*Research and Development - $500.00

*Raw Materials - $300.00

*Mend Spinning Wheel - $150.00

*Mileage (I live rurally) - $200.00

Total $1949.00

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Dyeing for Life  3 September 2018

Hi There

As you know, what I can do has been limited by the shoulder injury, and the development of tendinitis in my left shoulder.

But I have been dyeing some of the white and cream balls of wool I've had in my stash for sometime...and never used...

I've started crocheting 'freeform artwear'. I have found crochet doesn't aggravate the pain that's always in my shoulders (unlike typing at a keyboard - or knitting!) and I'll post a picture when I've made some more :-)

Freeform crochet is GREAT! I don't get bored, and it seems to alleviate the on-going struggle I have with depression. So that's really good. Especially great working with the colours I love!!!

Cheers

Love from Kez xx

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Latest donations

Debz
Debz on 29 Aug 2018
I wish I could do more! I'm your biggest supporter xxxx
$20
R T
R T on 29 Aug 2018
Happy Belated Birthday Kez, I love your work. X
$30
Guest Donor
Guest Donor on 23 Aug 2018
go you
$20
Melanie Tahata
Melanie Tahata on 23 Aug 2018
All the best, Kez! Love you heaps x
$66
Kez ('Of Cats & Unicorns') Bizarre
Kez ('Of Cats & Unicorns') Bizarre on 23 Aug 2018
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This campaign started on 10 Aug 2018 and ended on 28 Nov 2018.