Shoot Cops, Not Heroin (original art and stories)

A project in Sarasota, FL by Sam North
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I started painting during an extended stay at a substance abuse/mental health treatment center. Buy art, fund a book.
Backers: 48
Average Pledge Per Backer: $30

Funded: $1,453 of $812
Dates: May 7th -> May 28th (21 days)
Project By: Sam North
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Latest News

"I am at the end of my rope and it fucking hurts."

May 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Just found this. I wrote it on November 7th, 2010 (three days after my 25th birthday). If I had enough heroin to fatally overdose, I think I'd kill myself right now. I could try something new but I've got too much stupid fucking pride to let this... (Read More)

New pieces made as part of this Kickstarter campaign

May 20th - via: kickstarter.com
New stuff made as "rewards" for Avi and Kyle. "I Can't Compete With Harry Potter" and "They Mean Well, Baby Bird; Take What You Need and Leave the Nest."  (Read More)

Gratitude

May 19th - via: kickstarter.com
I was just riding home and it was way too cold and my mind wandered to this thing and (more specifically) all of the people who've contributed to it and been supportive of me otherwise, and as I got close to the house I'm staying at, I realized, "hey... (Read More)

Brilliant actors kept from the world by the walls of rehab

May 15th - via: kickstarter.com
At Tranquil Shores. One of the new patients just found a script in his apartment and brought it outside. It's from September. A girl that was an actress gave it to this kid that wanted to be an actor, who then came to me and asked me to practice it... (Read More)

Links/statements + New/limited rewards

May 14th - via: kickstarter.com
I'm taking some time to link the images (on the main page of this Kickstarter project) to different places online where I've got statements written about them. As the links become active, check 'em out if you wanna know more about each one! (Some... (Read More)

#3!

May 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Spending much of today moving forward with writing, editing, and photographing different pieces for the book, which I couldn't be more excited about. AND(!) I've also started working on the first of the many custom pieces(!) that some have elected to... (Read More)

THANK YOU!

May 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Holy shit... fully funded in less than 24 hours! So incredibly awesome. Thank you to everyone who bought art or prints through this, anyone that helped spread word to promote it, and to everyone that's been supportive of my art and recovery in the... (Read More)

Choices!

May 7th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

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