Drawing on Mindfulness - a colouring series of New Zealand

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Drawing On Mindfulness - A Colouring Series Of New Zealand

Project 2015-08-03 21:38:10 +1200

  • This book is the perfect mindfulness activity to draw on your creativity.  Using your hands for a creative endeavour is a proven way to sooth anxiety and eliminate stress.
  •  Illustrations are by Cat Fawcett-Cornes (CatvsPencil) a popular and talented New Zealand illustrator and artist.
  • 65 beautifully detailed pencil drawings are waiting for you to bring them to life with colour and to personalise them as your own.
  •  Each page has a blank backing so you can remove the illustrations and frame them.   Or you may wish to keep the completed book as a treasured keepsake.
  • Scattered through the book are short mindfulness quotes for you to read whilst colouring.
  • This book makes a lovely gift for family and friends of all ages, living in New Zealand and overseas.  It is the perfect activity to take away on holiday.

Who we are:

Maree and Cat are two Kiwi friends who enjoy creative pursuits.  Cat is a talented NZ artist and Maree is an entrepreneur who has discovered the practice of mindfulness to help with managing the chaos of everyday life.  Together they have created this colouring book that brings the natural beauty of New Zealand to you.

What are we trying to achieve?

Adult colouring in books are the fastest growing book genre in the world.  Out of the top 25 selling books on Book Depository (a popular online book site), 14 are adult colouring in books.  All successful books to date have been international, we want to create a book with illustrations based on the beauty of NZ's nature. We want to raise enough funds to complete the illustrations in our book and prepare it for an initial print run of 500.  With the 500 books we plan to send some to you lovely Pledgers and also use some as samples to send to different retail outlets; book stores, tourist shops, toy shops, online shops and gift stores with the objective to get more orders.  If this is a success we would like to produce more colouring series for you to enjoy.

A sneak peak at the book:

New Zealand’s natural beauty, stunning landscapes and exquisite flora and fauna make it the ideal subject for this colouring series.

This book is created with beautifully detailed pencil drawings and is waiting for you to bring them to life with colour. 

Discover the joy of New Zealand’s many insects, birds, flowers and plants, through these stunning scenes and intricate patterns.

 As you focus on colouring you will get lost in the majestic beauty of this world and will go on a journey of peace and tranquillity.

 

Cover of book:

Cover Page

 

Example of some colouring pages:

4 series

 

Comments

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Nearly there!!!!

01/10/2015 at 11:00 AM

Hi

Thanks to everyone for your pledges so far, we have been blown away with people's responses to our project and it is exciting to see so many people wanting to support a creative NZ project!

We have 3 days to go and we still have $2.5k to raise, our deadline is 8pm this Sunday! The money that we need to raise equates to around 80 more books . So please share with your friends and family or pehaps consider making some additional pledges that will help us reach our goal -  these books will make great gifts for young and old and Christmas isnt that far away!  

There are also other ways you can help out:

  •  Pledge under $15 as a donation, every dollar counts!
  •  Pledge $100 and Cat will draw a commissioned piece for you, just send us a photo of a member of your family, a pet or even your favourite musician, these make a beautiful and unique keepsake and/or gift. (examples below)
  •  Pledge $120 and choose from 6 original drawings from the book, these will look amazing framed (3 left). 

Thanks for your support, with your help we can make this happen!!!!

Cat & Maree

x

 

Nearly there!!!!

01/10/2015 at 11:00 AM

Hi

Thanks to everyone for your pledges so far, we have been blown away with people's responses to our project and it is exciting to see so many people wanting to support a creative NZ project!

We have 3 days to go and we still have $2.5k to raise, our deadline is 8pm this Sunday! The money that we need to raise equates to around 80 more books . So please share with your friends and family or pehaps consider making some additional pledges that will help us reach our goal -  these books will make great gifts for young and old and Christmas isnt that far away!  

There are also other ways you can help out:

  •  Pledge under $15 as a donation, every dollar counts!
  •  Pledge $100 and Cat will draw a commissioned piece for you, just send us a photo of a member of your family, a pet or even your favourite musician, these make a beautiful and unique keepsake and/or gift. (examples below)
  •  Pledge $120 and choose from 6 original drawings from the book, these will look amazing framed (3 left). 

Thanks for your support, with your help we can make this happen!!!!

Cat & Maree

x

 

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New Reward

06/09/2015 at 8:55 PM

Hello

Thanks to everyone who has pledged and supported us to get this beautiful book printed! We have been overwhelmed with your support and to date we have raised over $5k.  We have just under one month to go and need to raise another $10k - around 200 more pledgers, so please share our pledgeme page with your family and friends and/or please go to our page and order more rewards - otherwise this project won't happen and well that would be very sad!  

Our book will be ready in time for Christmas, so get organised early and order!  We have just added a new reward which would make the perfect gift or would look great framed - an A4 print that you can colour or leave as is for only $15.

Thanks

Cat & Maree

 

    Pledgers 199

    Anonymous pledger
    30/08/2015 at 10:15pm
    Nicole
    30/08/2015 at 7:45pm
    Damien Fergus
    30/08/2015 at 6:50pm
    Haylee
    30/08/2015 at 12:27am
    Barb Brimelow
    29/08/2015 at 6:27pm
    Andrea Fullerton
    29/08/2015 at 5:04pm
    Di
    29/08/2015 at 4:00pm
    Anonymous pledger
    29/08/2015 at 3:52pm
    Matt Oliver
    29/08/2015 at 2:24pm
    Tam
    28/08/2015 at 8:01pm
    Jennifer Braithwaite
    28/08/2015 at 6:12pm
    Stephanie Kan
    28/08/2015 at 5:56pm

    "Lovely idea, can't wait to get colouring!"

    Peter Buchanan
    28/08/2015 at 4:55pm

    "Great to see NZ relevant images. I hope there will be a fungus included, in addition to the fauna and flora."

    Anonymous pledger
    28/08/2015 at 4:01pm
    Linda
    28/08/2015 at 10:13am
    Mary Phillips
    27/08/2015 at 9:55pm
    Amanda Murfitt
    26/08/2015 at 1:14pm
    Rachel Goulter
    26/08/2015 at 11:48am
    Caro Gibson
    26/08/2015 at 10:10am

    "So excited about this! Great to support a local product and two such lovely and talented ladies."

    jessie
    26/08/2015 at 9:58am
    Jonathan Kim
    25/08/2015 at 11:05pm
    Victoria Volpe
    25/08/2015 at 3:25pm
    Victoria Volpe
    25/08/2015 at 3:23pm

    "Love supporting kiwi talent! x"

    Andy Hou
    25/08/2015 at 10:00am
    Celeste Wong
    24/08/2015 at 11:08pm
    Kate Lee
    24/08/2015 at 7:27pm
    Anonymous pledger
    24/08/2015 at 4:00pm
    Zoë Mortlock-Salmen
    24/08/2015 at 11:59am
    Colin
    24/08/2015 at 8:55am
    James Tuckey
    23/08/2015 at 2:17pm

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    Followers of Drawing on Mindfulness - a colouring series of New Zealand

    Drawing On Mindfulness - A Colouring Series Of New Zealand

    Project 2015-08-03 21:38:10 +1200

    • This book is the perfect mindfulness activity to draw on your creativity.  Using your hands for a creative endeavour is a proven way to sooth anxiety and eliminate stress.
    •  Illustrations are by Cat Fawcett-Cornes (CatvsPencil) a popular and talented New Zealand illustrator and artist.
    • 65 beautifully detailed pencil drawings are waiting for you to bring them to life with colour and to personalise them as your own.
    •  Each page has a blank backing so you can remove the illustrations and frame them.   Or you may wish to keep the completed book as a treasured keepsake.
    • Scattered through the book are short mindfulness quotes for you to read whilst colouring.
    • This book makes a lovely gift for family and friends of all ages, living in New Zealand and overseas.  It is the perfect activity to take away on holiday.

    Who we are:

    Maree and Cat are two Kiwi friends who enjoy creative pursuits.  Cat is a talented NZ artist and Maree is an entrepreneur who has discovered the practice of mindfulness to help with managing the chaos of everyday life.  Together they have created this colouring book that brings the natural beauty of New Zealand to you.

    What are we trying to achieve?

    Adult colouring in books are the fastest growing book genre in the world.  Out of the top 25 selling books on Book Depository (a popular online book site), 14 are adult colouring in books.  All successful books to date have been international, we want to create a book with illustrations based on the beauty of NZ's nature. We want to raise enough funds to complete the illustrations in our book and prepare it for an initial print run of 500.  With the 500 books we plan to send some to you lovely Pledgers and also use some as samples to send to different retail outlets; book stores, tourist shops, toy shops, online shops and gift stores with the objective to get more orders.  If this is a success we would like to produce more colouring series for you to enjoy.

    A sneak peak at the book:

    New Zealand’s natural beauty, stunning landscapes and exquisite flora and fauna make it the ideal subject for this colouring series.

    This book is created with beautifully detailed pencil drawings and is waiting for you to bring them to life with colour. 

    Discover the joy of New Zealand’s many insects, birds, flowers and plants, through these stunning scenes and intricate patterns.

     As you focus on colouring you will get lost in the majestic beauty of this world and will go on a journey of peace and tranquillity.

     

    Cover of book:

    Cover Page

     

    Example of some colouring pages:

    4 series

     

    Comments

    You need to pledge to see this update.

    Nearly there!!!!

    01/10/2015 at 11:00 AM

    Hi

    Thanks to everyone for your pledges so far, we have been blown away with people's responses to our project and it is exciting to see so many people wanting to support a creative NZ project!

    We have 3 days to go and we still have $2.5k to raise, our deadline is 8pm this Sunday! The money that we need to raise equates to around 80 more books . So please share with your friends and family or pehaps consider making some additional pledges that will help us reach our goal -  these books will make great gifts for young and old and Christmas isnt that far away!  

    There are also other ways you can help out:

    •  Pledge under $15 as a donation, every dollar counts!
    •  Pledge $100 and Cat will draw a commissioned piece for you, just send us a photo of a member of your family, a pet or even your favourite musician, these make a beautiful and unique keepsake and/or gift. (examples below)
    •  Pledge $120 and choose from 6 original drawings from the book, these will look amazing framed (3 left). 

    Thanks for your support, with your help we can make this happen!!!!

    Cat & Maree

    x

     

    Nearly there!!!!

    01/10/2015 at 11:00 AM

    Hi

    Thanks to everyone for your pledges so far, we have been blown away with people's responses to our project and it is exciting to see so many people wanting to support a creative NZ project!

    We have 3 days to go and we still have $2.5k to raise, our deadline is 8pm this Sunday! The money that we need to raise equates to around 80 more books . So please share with your friends and family or pehaps consider making some additional pledges that will help us reach our goal -  these books will make great gifts for young and old and Christmas isnt that far away!  

    There are also other ways you can help out:

    •  Pledge under $15 as a donation, every dollar counts!
    •  Pledge $100 and Cat will draw a commissioned piece for you, just send us a photo of a member of your family, a pet or even your favourite musician, these make a beautiful and unique keepsake and/or gift. (examples below)
    •  Pledge $120 and choose from 6 original drawings from the book, these will look amazing framed (3 left). 

    Thanks for your support, with your help we can make this happen!!!!

    Cat & Maree

    x

     

    You need to pledge to see this update.

    New Reward

    06/09/2015 at 8:55 PM

    Hello

    Thanks to everyone who has pledged and supported us to get this beautiful book printed! We have been overwhelmed with your support and to date we have raised over $5k.  We have just under one month to go and need to raise another $10k - around 200 more pledgers, so please share our pledgeme page with your family and friends and/or please go to our page and order more rewards - otherwise this project won't happen and well that would be very sad!  

    Our book will be ready in time for Christmas, so get organised early and order!  We have just added a new reward which would make the perfect gift or would look great framed - an A4 print that you can colour or leave as is for only $15.

    Thanks

    Cat & Maree

     

      Anonymous pledger
      30/08/2015 at 10:15pm
      Nicole
      30/08/2015 at 7:45pm
      Damien Fergus
      30/08/2015 at 6:50pm
      Haylee
      30/08/2015 at 12:27am
      Barb Brimelow
      29/08/2015 at 6:27pm
      Andrea Fullerton
      29/08/2015 at 5:04pm
      Di
      29/08/2015 at 4:00pm
      Anonymous pledger
      29/08/2015 at 3:52pm
      Matt Oliver
      29/08/2015 at 2:24pm
      Tam
      28/08/2015 at 8:01pm
      Jennifer Braithwaite
      28/08/2015 at 6:12pm
      Stephanie Kan
      28/08/2015 at 5:56pm

      "Lovely idea, can't wait to get colouring!"

      Peter Buchanan
      28/08/2015 at 4:55pm

      "Great to see NZ relevant images. I hope there will be a fungus included, in addition to the fauna and flora."

      Anonymous pledger
      28/08/2015 at 4:01pm
      Linda
      28/08/2015 at 10:13am
      Mary Phillips
      27/08/2015 at 9:55pm
      Amanda Murfitt
      26/08/2015 at 1:14pm
      Rachel Goulter
      26/08/2015 at 11:48am
      Caro Gibson
      26/08/2015 at 10:10am

      "So excited about this! Great to support a local product and two such lovely and talented ladies."

      jessie
      26/08/2015 at 9:58am
      Jonathan Kim
      25/08/2015 at 11:05pm
      Victoria Volpe
      25/08/2015 at 3:25pm
      Victoria Volpe
      25/08/2015 at 3:23pm

      "Love supporting kiwi talent! x"

      Andy Hou
      25/08/2015 at 10:00am
      Celeste Wong
      24/08/2015 at 11:08pm
      Kate Lee
      24/08/2015 at 7:27pm
      Anonymous pledger
      24/08/2015 at 4:00pm
      Zoë Mortlock-Salmen
      24/08/2015 at 11:59am
      Colin
      24/08/2015 at 8:55am
      James Tuckey
      23/08/2015 at 2:17pm

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