A Dream of Swords
A project in Madisonville, KY by SchweizerCraft000days
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A book collecting 100 monotone watercolored drawings of swords from museums in Paris, London, Leeds, and New York.
Backers: 679
Average Pledge Per Backer: $32
Funded: $21,801 of $1,000
Dates: Sep 10th -> Oct 10th (30 days)
Project By: SchweizerCraft
Backers: 679
Average Pledge Per Backer: $32
Funded: $21,801 of $1,000
Dates: Sep 10th -> Oct 10th (30 days)
Project By: SchweizerCraft
$21,801
current pledge level
Last Updated: October 10 @ 10:02 -0400 GMT
2180%
of goal
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Latest News
Wow! Final stretch goal REACHED! 
October 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello, friends! I can't believe it - the campaign has reached $20,000! That means that everyone getting a physical book will ALSO get a pocket fieldbook like the ones I make for myself - only with a better-designed cover (mine are often blank).... (Read More)
"Named Swords" Mini-Sketchbook Stretch Goal REACHED! So let's add another one!
October 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Holy molee, friends! Not only did we reach $17,500 for the mini "Named Swords" sketchbook/zine stretch goal, but we reached it barely 12 hours after hitting the last one! I couldn't be more surprised or grateful. I assumed that'd be the last stretch... (Read More)
Another stretch goal, reached! Y'all are getting bookmarks!
October 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Hello, friends! We hit another stretch goal - 15K! That means that every backer receiving a physical book will get three sword bookmarks with it. There's another stretch goal in place now; if we hit 17.5, I'll make and include a mini-sketchbook,... (Read More)
New Stretch Goal: Mini Sketchbook (Swords with Names)
October 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Hello, friends! We're only about $350ish away from meeting the final (added) stretch goal - three bookmarks - so I thought I should add another one. And I have! $17,500 Bonus "Swords with Names" Zine/Mini!If we reach this goal, I'll make a... (Read More)
Back from the Arms and Armor Collection in Cleveland, Ohio!
September 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello, friends! I'm back from a trip up to Cleveland, where I got to visit the armory collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art. I got to draw up the ten swords to meet the $5,000 stretch goal, and I'll be posting them on Patreon and social media... (Read More)
Stretch Goal Reached: Metallic Foil on Cover!
September 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Friends, we have hit another stretch goal! Every copy of the book will now have metallic foil as part of the cover. I'll need to do some slight redesigning to the cover to make it really take advantage of this, and I couldn't be more happy to get to... (Read More)
300 Backers!
September 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello, friends! Three hundred people have backed A DREAM OF SWORDS, and I think that's amazing! We're less than a thousand dollars from the next stretch goal (metallic foil on the cover) and still have nineteen days left in the campaign. I reckon... (Read More)
10 Times the Goal! And an interview.
September 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello, friends! In less than a week, y'all have helped A DREAM OF SWORDS reach ALL of its stretch goals, and as of this afternoon the project has now raised more than ten times its original goal! This is incredibly exciting and humbling. I reckoned... (Read More)
Fifteen More Swords! Possibly... from Vienna?
September 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Good morning, friends! Last night, during our third day of the campaign, we reached the (current) final stretch goal: to travel abroad to ANOTHER museum and add at least fifteen more sword drawings to the collection. This puts us at a minimum of a... (Read More)
Stretch Goal reached: Embossed Cover!
September 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow, friends! In less than 24 hours, the campaign has reached its FOURTH stretch goal - an embossed cover! I've never had a book with an embossed cover before, it's very exciting! (If you're not familiar with the term, it means that part of the cover... (Read More)
10 More Swords!
September 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow! In just under 12 hours, y'all have not only help the project reach its goal, but we've hit THREE stretch goals! The book will have 2-color printing, it'll be hardcover, and now it'll have at least ten more swords added to it. Looks like I'll be... (Read More)
The book's a hardcover!
September 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello, friends! We've passed $3500, which means all physical copies of A DREAM OF SWORDS will be hardcover! Thanks so very, very much! -Chris (Read More)
2-Color Printing, Achieved!
September 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow! Barely over an hour in, and we've reached our first stretch goal - 2-color printing! Now, instead of black and white, the book will have the indigo-and-black of the originals. I wasn't expecting this when I drew them - I reckoned that they'd be... (Read More)
We've reached our goal!
September 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Holy molee, friends! Less than twenty minutes from launching, the project has reached its goal! There are plenty of stretch goals along the way that'll improve the book's production quality, so I hope that if you have friends who might be inclined to... (Read More)
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