Patreon<\/a>: Since all of the above products are only a part of what can be learned and shared in my art, I started a Patreon last year, to offset the intensive forays of social installations, documentation and process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Besides liking posts and coming to events, you can support Allida\u2019s art practice by supporting her on Patreon or purchasing products on the following platforms: Spoonflower: A digital fabric printing company that has cloth, wallpaper, and home goods. Headquarters are in North Carolina, although printing is not all there anymore. Contrado: A business located in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3405,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3423","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P1R2gu-Td","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3292,"url":"https:\/\/allida.com\/wp\/?page_id=3292","url_meta":{"origin":3423,"position":0},"title":"About Allida","date":"August 25, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"I believe that creativity is central to human nature, and this drives me to be an expansive and multidisciplinary artist. 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