Alex Simon Whimsical Bookends Collab

In 2024 when we were sure we were moving to Portugal to build this community studio and residency/retreat programs I reached out to several artists I admire and asked them to collaborate with me. The goal was three fold:

• Raise money for studio equipment
• Raise awareness of the project
• the sheer joy of collaborating with other artists.

Ale Simon (aka Make Good Choices) was one of the artists I collaborated with in 2024 for that first round of fundraising. But life happened and the completed bookends have been sitting in the Portugal studio waiting for their time to shine. 

Two years later and we have a clear need to raise money for the electrical upgrade that will allow us to fire bigger kilns. That allows us to fire larger pieces for local and visiting  resident artists and accommodate bigger groups for retreats. It's a huge need for a growing studio. And these one of a kind collab bookends are finally ready to get out into the world! 

They can be yours as a thank you for donating to our studio fundraiser for the community/ residency studio's electrical upgrade.  

Each donation amount listed below gives you an entry into the random drawing for this one of a kind, functional work of art, and goes directly towards the cost of upgrading the studio electricity to fire bigger kilns. Shipping to the US is included, but if you win and decide to cover the shipping (so more money goes towards the electricity, let me know).

The raffle lasts until December 15. A winner will be randomly selected from all of the tickets sold and announced on December 17