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Help The Cosmic Messenger Reach Her Full Potential

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UPDATE: 

Things are coming along swimmingly – The Cosmic Messenger made it to Shift Festival WITH her new Mermacorn tail! I couldn’t have done it without the help of the donations I have received so far but I still have a long way to go to get The Cosmic Messenger spruced up and out to BRC.


 Most Urgently I need help with funds to order the postcards for those dusty wanderers to send their very own Cosmic Messages out into the Multiverse as a part of the art installation at a super secret but fantastic location.
Additional support needed ASAP (the man burns in 19 days!) for 
- Materials and shop fees to make repairs post Shift Festival Mermacorn tail debut 
- Transport to and from BRC 
- That glorious swag to gift at the Burn 


 Please consider pitching in or sharing the GoFundMe if you can. Thank you so so much to everyone that has donated already! Scroll to the bottom of the page for info on gifts planned for contributors. P.S. Every donation is received regardless of if I reach my Goal or not – so no worries there!


The Cosmic Messenger is a 9 ft. tall Pegacorn equipped with LEDs that light up the night and glass chakra aligned panels that sparkle in the sunlight. Standing proudly on her cloud, she is also conveniently coated in blackboard paint that invites creative expression from those around her - be it silly doodles or heart felt messages to friends. You may have already befriended The Cosmic Messenger at events such as the Portland Winter Lights Festival, Burning Man, Shift Festival, What the Festival, or on one of her many other magical voyages.


After nearly a decade of bringing joy to the masses, The Cosmic Messenger needs your help! With a little help from her friends, The Cosmic Messenger will be able to achieve her dream of transforming into a beautiful Merma-corn-asus. With the addition of her new dragonesque serpentine black metal and glass mermaid tail, she will finally swim the sea of her dreams.






The Cosmic Messenger has big plans throughout the remainder of 2024 and into early 2025. If adequate funding has been secured to complete her development, she will be making her debut as a fully evolved Merma-corn-asus at Shift Festival 2024. This will be closely followed by her appearance at....

A Secretly Awesome Location at Burning Man 2024; Curiouser and Curiouser!!! You can’t miss her



That's right folks, The Cosmic Messenger will have the opportunity to swim-strut her stuff at center camp at the burn this year with your help. Funds from this campaign will also be used to create postcards and stickers for the Center Camp Cosmic Messenger installation. As gifts of appreciation, $25 contributors will receive limited edition Cosmic Messenger Merma-corn stickers; $50 contributors will receive special Cosmic Messenger Merma-corn postcards; $100 contributors will receive a flip imaged design print of The Cosmic Messenger's evolution.



What your donations will pay for: 
  • Materials for construction of the mermacorn tail 
  • Materials for repair and restoration of The Cosmic Messenger 
  • Transportation costs -Swag including postcards for The Cosmic Messenger installation at Center Camp 
  • Shop fees for construction and storage of The Cosmic Messenger

Catch ya on the flip side! MERRRRRMACORN!!!!




Miki Masuhara-Page is a mixed media artist, originally from Hawaii and currently based in Portland, OR. With a passion for crafting interactive creatures, she navigates an array of mediums, ranging from drawing to the fiery art of welding, and beyond. Whether bringing life to creatures both real or fantastical, she draws inspiration from nature, fantasy, dreams, psychedelia, and her colorful cultural background. Miki's artwork has been featured at numerous music festivals and events, beckoning viewers into her whimsical world where reality and imagination intertwine.

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    Whole Lavaluv
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    Portland, OR
    Mariah Davis
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