There should be a book about Viktor and Judith Tinkl. Their soaring talent as artists and their astounding yet unpretentious art environment has been a precious gift to me personally as part of their huge community of friends, artists, admirers and fans.

Viktor’s sculpture and Judith’s textiles deserve to be properly celebrated and recorded. A book wasn’t their idea. A couple of us approached them with a hybrid model of publishing in which a community sponsors a book which a publisher is interested in publishing but thinks might be too financially risky in this unpredictable world.

You and I and supporters and lovers of Judith and Viktor’s work are that sponsor. I’ll call us “Friends of the Tinkls” for now. Firefly Books would be the publisher and distributor. My job is to raise $40,000 to sponsor the book. This would pay the author, photographer, designer, printing etc.$15,000 has already been raised so I am about to start a kickstarter page for the remaining $25,000.

The Kickstarter is now launched!! Click here to be redirected to page.

The Kickstarter is now launched!! Click here to be redirected to page.

(You can also donate directly to lynnemcilvride@gmail.com if you are having technical difficulties)

Here is an update. Our kickstarter is doing quite well but still needs your help. We are up to over $17,000. We need to at least reach our $25,000 goal to succeed. There is still time make a pledge. You can only donate once, but you can raise your donation until the kickstarter ends in 26 days.