{"product_id":"alex-simon-whimsical-bookends-collab","title":"Alex Simon Whimsical Bookends Collab","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 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:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRaise money for studio equipment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRaise awareness of the project\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe sheer joy of collaborating with other artists.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAle 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo 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! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey can be yours as a thank you for donating to our studio fundraiser for the community\/ \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.welltraveledwares.com\/blogs\/news\/two-years-in-portugal-and-an-electricity-update\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eresidency studio's electrical upgrade.  \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach 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).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe raffle lasts until December 15. A winner will be randomly selected from all of the tickets sold and announced on December 17  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Well Traveled Wares","offers":[{"title":"1 ticket donation $5","offer_id":72050285478026,"sku":null,"price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3 tickets donation $13","offer_id":72050285510794,"sku":null,"price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5 tickets donation $23","offer_id":72050285543562,"sku":null,"price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"10 tickets donation $45","offer_id":72050285576330,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.welltraveledwares.com\/products\/alex-simon-whimsical-bookends-collab","provider":"Well Traveled Wares ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}