I honestly can't believe we reached the target so quickly!

A massive thank you to everyone whom not only pledged, but for all your kind words and encouragement.

Below is the campaign so you can still have a look.

Wow!

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I have also added a wonderful review by Jodi Wiley to see her thoughts on the book

http://artbywiley.blogspot.com.au/2015/11/new-book...




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My name is Jackie Case. I only mention it because I’m setting up something for later on.

Ok, that’s done. Let’s begin.

I made a book about the creative process using my skills as a graphic designer and a gallery represented fine artist.

Whoopty do I can hear you cry.

So now we FADE TO BLACK as we start our story….


After months working solo in my studio and literally not washing my hair, glued to Instagram, and finding myself sadly joining in on the Gogglebox conversations, I went looking for a way of getting out and re-connecting with other creative people.

After having countless exhibitions for over a decade, starting in local Melbourne cafés to my first gallery represented solo show in New York, ( I know, I know, wtf...) I had the very self absorbed thought that maybe I might know a little something about the creative process. Yes, I am a fine artist (yawn)... Below is a picture of me just to prove it... (spoiler - it’s in the book.) And a picture from my New York show with The Rebecca Hossack Gallery, which isn’t.



Back to the story… so I washed my hair, put together a class (which incidentally was booked out) and proceeded to teach how to deconstruct creativity in very useful and concrete ways in order to find your ‘inner maker’.

Flying Penguins; harness your creativity like an artist is the manual.

This Case Creativity Method also helps to generate original ideas, unique only to you. Maybe I should call it the Ca Ca Method... mmm... on second thought, maybe not. Ok. Now you know why I clumsily wrote my name at the start. Round two of the toilet humour... Great, now I’ve just written the word toilet. This isn’t going well.

Anyway, I just really want to help people struggling with being creative, but in a super concrete way. I promise I’m not going to ask you on a full moon when the stars have aligned, to pull inspiration from the sky and sprinkle it with fairy dust. I’m just helping you to think through the process. I know, it’s an oxymoron but that’s how secretly I believe creative people actually think... shhhh...

Below is an artist's  representation of what Flying Penguins will look like.

This Pozible campaign is really a pre-sales kick-start to gauge if this little book is something people might actually want to read.  But I do assure you, everyone I tell thinks its revolutionary…especially my friends on Gogglebox, even though they are busy watching TV, they love it. I swear.


The funds will be used to print 100 limited edition, individually numbered, eco friendly books, using carbon neutral printing practices. I do care about the environment and hate the idea of printing a whole lot of books which will end up as rubbish.
So you too can help reduce landfill by not contributing. Hey, wait up; I don’t think that’s a selling point.


Anyway, if there are any leftover funds I will be using that for a sprinkling of advertising. If by any chance you are still reading on, I  hope to create a mega viral email campaign, coupled with worldwide press exposure, followed by mega sales, inciting a creative revolution. Simple really.

Here is a pie chart, and a graph to show where the money will go. It looks kinda technical and cool, and an excuse to show case my graphics skills.



Beautiful.

The manual is 100% written, designed and professionally edited. I have sourced the printer and worked out costs, distribution, and almost finished my mega viral ad campaign... I just need to hire the monkey and train him to ride the pig...


The biggest challenge will be if people actually believe what I have to offer is valid, so I have included a page. I don’t know if it’s my best spread but here it is... and it comes with a drawing.

Just letting you know that this page is towards the end and doesn’t include the super awesome simple but complicated steps leading up to it... But, I do think it’s an underrated question and one that needs to be asked when thinking about your creative goals.


Excuse me, excuse me. Sorry to interrupt, but I just have to write that since I last spoke to the turtle above, he wanted me to update his progress and let everyone know he’s managed to finish a treatment and is open to collaboration...        Happy now?


Anyway, my hopes and dreams are that every house hold in Australia is making something super awesome and original with their expanded creativity. Ok, let’s just start with the 100 most coolest. But more importantly I wish to help anyone stuck in a rut, or who desperately wants to make stuff to have the richly rewarding pleasure of doing so.

Thank you for taking the time to check out this Pozible campaign. I will post updates regularly and let you know how it’s all going and may even include some cleavage shots whilst holding an exploding champagne bottle on my arse.

What?...  It’s been done before?...

Yes. But not by me.