This one is literally hot off the press. It is another Kickstarter campaign (last week Roy Spencer’s MotorBinder Kickstarter more than met its goals so that project will become a reality). For the next 30 days, there will be another project campaign to raise money for the publication of a Portfolio Collection featuring the artistry of Breck Rothage.
At first we were skeptical of this new means of raising money. But in the last year, Kickstarter funding has increasing popular as a successful means of self-publishing a wide variety of books and art. If the project doesn’t meet the goals as posted, no money changes hands and no one loses anything. If it succeeds, the backers are to be provided with their ‘rewards’ (including the product itself) within a promised due date. Rothage is offering a limited edition signed book of his art images, t-shirts, pins, iPod skins and more. They will all be available in time for Christmas/the holidays and make great gifts for dad or any car fanatic. Some of these projects deserve mention in VeloceToday because they offer goods of interest to our readers and at the same time help creative individuals get their work published.
Here is a general description of the Breck Rothage project:
One Book … Two Choices
(1) An open edition 9″ wide hardcover which opens to 18″ double spreads (8 of them). Thirty-nine works of art in all.
VALUE: For less than the cost of ‘one single’ 18″ print (retail $225), you can get this portfolio collection for only $150! Only $135 for early birds.
Retail value if prints bought individually … $3,350
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(2) A Limited Edition of 500 signed and numbered 12″ wide hardcover opening to 24″ double spreads (8 of them). Thirty-nine works of art in all.
VALUE: For less than the cost of ‘one single’ 24″ print (retail $395), you can have this portfolio collection for a pledge of only $350! Only $300 for early birds.
Retail value if prints bought individually … $6,100
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A variety of other rewards are offered for those who would like to participate and support in other ways.
More than a book
Not just a book … it is a bound collection of HD photographic prints
Not just prints … Glorious photographic prints rich in saturation, super high resolution and crisp clarity
Not just pages … these are thick photographic paper laminated back to back
Not just binding … revolutionary binding producing “true flat” spreads which are single photographic prints from edge to edge
First time ever Portfolio Collection featuring the Artistry of Breck Rothage. All presented as actual HD photographs bound together in such a way that you lose ‘nothing’ due to typical binding gutters and bulbous pages. Far beyond any coffee table book I’ve ever seen.
Rothage with Bruce Meyer's 57 Testarossa and David Sydorick's 49 Barchetta.
Note that ‘early birds’ will get special prices on the portfolio as a reward to help back the project…and one of the prime incentives for people to back a project.
Rothage has wisely included a few quotes from those who have seen his work.
“I love your work!”
… Barry Meguiar, Car Crazy and Meguiar’s Wax
“I fall in love with the cars all over again each time I see your work.”
… Bruce Meyer, Former Chairman of the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles
“It’s as good as I’ve ever seen.”
… John Clinard, Manager Western Region Public Affairs, Ford Motor Company
“Stunning, simply stunning!”
… Jim Busby, Former winner at Le Mans; noted race car driver and restorer; avid art collector
Here is the direct link to the Rothage Kickstarter:
