[MR] Totally OT: Looking for Artists and Art Lovers (especially of t-shirts)

[Janie B.]

Lords and Ladies of our fair Atlantia,

Please pardon this off topic post, but I think there are those among you that might enjoy this.  Shortly before Christmas I stumbled upon this site:  www.cameesa.com .   I'm now a supporter of the site.**

Here's the Headline Version:

Cameesa needs artists to submit designs for t-shirts.
Cameesa needs art lovers to buy or support said t-shirts.

I think it's probably safe to say, we in the SCA love a good t-shirt.  
I'd love to see designs on Cameesa that reflect the SCA.

Feel free to read the forums (http://cameesa.com/forum/view  )  for more information about the "crowd-funding" concept.  But basically, if you like a shirt enough to PRE-buy it, you become a supporter.  Should that shirt become printed and other people buy it, you'll get a dividend on each shirt sold.  (The details about support levels and dividends is there in the forums.)   You can get your money back.  If you are a designer that submits a design, you can "take back" your design if you choose at some point in the future.  Since I'm not a designer (and not totally clear on all the particulars like the payment the design submitter gets), be sure to ask any questions you might have over on the Cameesa forums.

**I told you up front that I am a supporter.  I saw I shirt I really liked and put down $40 for two supports.  My two shirts are now in the mail to me.  When other people realize how totally awesome this design is, I'll earn a little bit off each shirt sold.  (I haven't told you which one it is.  I'm not asking you to buy "my" shirt so I'll earn some money.  Nope.)  I then put down another $20 for one shirt in my size, but using the Multiple Support Groups I'm a potential supporter in 9 shirts.  When the first one gets printed, I'll be back at zero dollars/supports with another shirt in the mail to me.  I'm using up my Christmas and birthday money.  I'm stimulating the economy.  Win/win, right?  


Thank you for your kind attention.  We now return to our regularly scheduled tavern chat.

Be blessed,
Lady Gwendolyn Fitch
(Janie B.)