twobraids.art

Why I am here: 
I draw, paint, and animate intricate mazes by hand and process them with
 a digital tool chain. I write software in Python to process and enhance my art work. Prior to the lock-down era, I sold prints through
 an art gallery or donated them for charity auctions. Until now, this was my 
avocation, not my career: I heretofore made my living as a software engineer.
 
 
Programming has been my mainstay for nearly half a century. Though I've always called myself an engineer, I believe I have been both artistic and poetic in my work with programming 
languages. However, only a few other programmers have ever seen it in 
passing and, clearly, the computers just don't care. I now redirect the intellectual processes that propelled my software work toward creative goals that are actually visible. 
 
 
Not quite at official retirement age, I
 still need a steady income. The galleries didn't survive the 
lock-downs, so the market for my maze prints has faltered. Honestly, the gallery sales channel was never 
stable enough to be a living. I seek an new model and that's why 
I'm here.
 
 
What your membership supports: 

<ul>
	<li>Blog: <a href="https://twobraids.com">Twobraids' Tales of Complexity</a></li>
	<li>Art Blog: <a href="http://twobraids.art">The Mazes</a></li>
	<li>Video &amp; Animation: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCREZuE3ZbUcKGpbaGChXoRg">Twobraids' Tales of Complexity</a></li>
	<li>Software Blog: <a href="https://www.twobraids.com/search/label/programming">Software Commentary</a></li>
	<li>Software: <a href="https://github.com/twobraids">twobraids on GitHub</a></li><li>All My <a href="https://www.twobraids.com/p/links.html">Social Media Links </a></li>
</ul>
 
Why you are here: 
I hope you are here because you appreciate the art, writing, and software that I create and wish to help support me in creating more. 
 
As I am new to this Patreon thing, I anticipate that it will take some time to make it all run smoothly.  I am open to suggestions from both patrons and those just considering it.  What would you like to see as a tier premium? 
 
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Free

At this level, you are a fan that enjoys my work and simply wants support me, receiving just my gratitude in return. You may pledge as much as you would like.  You earn my most sincere thanks for your support.

At this level of support, you earn not only my gratitude, but contact with me and my other patrons via Discord.  For years, I've been making my own desktop backgrounds based on my artwork.  I'll share a new one with you every month by posting a download URL on Discord.

Advocate

At this level of support, I offer everything that an "Advocate" earns, plus access to images of works in progress and periodic videos of my process, generally, with commentary.

Honored Patron

At this level, I will send you a gallery print every six months. These 
prints are different from those sold on my Web site. These are limited 
edition prints on archival paper, numbered and signed. You may select if
 I sign on the front or the back. They're with printed at 13"x19" and 
quite suitable for framing Prints will be shipped on completion of every sixth month of membership. Oh, and you get everything from all the other tiers, too.

Choose your membership