Help Chad get to Anderson Ranch!

Chad Christopher is organizing this fundraiser.

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Hi friends, I'm Chad and for the past 3 years I've been pursing a career in woodworking. I've been developing my skill set and knowledge of materials through pieces like this:

As I learned more complex cutting techniques, my pieces became more geometric:

Then I started combining reclaimed wood/materials with these geometric figures in this piece:

You can see some of my other work at www.totemwoodworks.com

A few months ago, I learned about an artist opportunity for woodworkers at Anderson Ranch, which is a beautiful community for art makers and art enthusiasts. I'm always looking for ways to better my skills, so I applied for a fellowship to one of their Summer Woodworking Courses.

I was so excited to get accepted AND awarded a partial fellowship of $1,000 to the "Experimental Lighting: Form & Design" taught by Andy Buck!

Here's a link to the specific course that I'll be taking
https://www.andersonranch.org/workshop/experimental-lighting-form-volume-w0610-18/

Here's a photo of some of my instructor's (Andy Buck) work:

This is a wonderful opportunity to continue my lovely and exciting quest into lighting, and it's located outside of beautiful Aspen, CO, nestled in the Rocky Mountains.

I'll be driving up with the extremely talented Sarah House; she was also awarded a fellowship and will be raising funds to continue her making these beautiful ceramic pieces, check it out!
Sarah's go fund me for Anderson Ranch

While I was awarded a generous fellowship, there are some remaining expenses that come along with the trip, here's a breakdown of the expenses:

Course tuition.....................................................................$1,095
Studio & registration fee.....................................................$145
Housing & meals at the Ranch..........................................$732
Gas money travelling there and back.............................$200
Hotel stays while travelling...............................................$100
Food expenses on my travels............................................$150

Fellowship obtained from Anderson Ranch!...........-1,000

Total needed for trip......................................................$1422

In exchange for your donations, I'm offering wood prizes (large and small)! All driftwood pieces have been hand scavenged along the banks of the Mississippi River in New Orleans :) All pieces are sealed using shellac.

$20 donation: Driftwood Incense Holder

$35 Donation: Driftwood Coasters (set of 4)

$65 Donation: Floating Driftwood Shelf (ranging in size from 18" to 26" - includes hardware to mount it on your wall)

$80 Donation: Hexagon Oak Lamp (either green, purple, or white)

$120 Donation: Driftwood Wall Art (made from salvaged aromatic cedar driftwood - dimensions approx. 22" by 18")

$175 Donation: Mystery Pendant Lamp using the techniques I will learn at Anderson Ranch. (I'm envisioning a small hanging globe of some sort, cotton wrapped cord and brass fixtures, will try to incorporate driftwood as well).