Hi there,

Thanks for checking out my Kickstarter.

The idea of a fleet of flower-delivering robots has been percolating in my head for a little over a year. The first ‘bot just sort of appeared in one of my sketchbooks, the way a million (mostly bad) ideas do. For whatever silly reason, this idea stuck.

I like the absurdity of it - Robots who delivers flowers. It’s both personal and impersonal (robotical?) at the same time. I like that, with an exception or two, the robots deliver only one flower at a time. What could be less cost-effective or less efficient than sending a robot around the world to deliver one, single flower? But I’d sure as hell do it to impress a girl.

So that’s where it all started...

What is Wrylon Robotical?

It’s the company, started by Rhoderick R. Wrylon, that created and dominated the flower delivering robot market. He opened the doors of the first Wrylon Robotical delivery storefront in 1906 and the company thrived until 1913, when it mysteriously shuttered its doors. The ‘bots disappeared and it vanished from the face of the earth.

So what's the catalog all about?

It's all that’s left of Wrylon Robotical - an old catalog, some letters and a few newspaper clippings. But it’s not just any copy of the catalog. It’s Rhoderick’s wife’s copy and tucked in between its pages are a few clues to the mysterious disappearance of the ‘bots. It’s not the full story. It’s just a tease. The catalog won’t tell you where they went - but it might get you interested. If this Kickstarter is successful I’d love to continue telling the story.

The 1912 catalog includes ten main 'bots (with schematics), in addition to a few non-delivery models, sketches, adverts and company history. 

It's full-color, softcover, 5.75" x 8.25" and 42 pages long. I'm working with a great, Los Angeles-based printer who does quality work. 

What do the 'bots look like?

I'm still polishing the paintings, schematics and page layouts but here's a look at some of the 1912 model year delivery options:

What can you get?

Add-On Pledges

Want more? Easy. Just add a few bucks to any pledge and include a message or email me & additional loot is yours!

So, what’s the money for?
Printing. The books are 90% done & I’m planning to send them to press in the first or second week of October.

I’m printing locally, a Los Angeles-based printer who will help make this book look the best it possibly can. Working domestically isn’t cheap though. My actual cost per book, even before shipping them to you, is around $24. That’s a lot & It’s more than I’m selling them for, but it’s important to me to work locally, with people in my community and not go overseas just because it’s cheaper.

Why am I taking a loss on each book? Because I want to sell them. I want to get these books into your hands. I want you to dig them. I want as many people as possible to check them out. I’d rather sell more books and take a loss - and hopefully make a few fans - than charge too much trying to make a profit - and not sell any. I dig this book. I think you will too.

When will you get the books?

If the books go to the printer in the first or second week of October, I should have them back by the first week of November. I’ll start the sketches while the books are printing. Once I have the books I plan to pack them up & ship them right away. Throw in some wiggle room for unforeseen problems and you should get your book by early December (fingers-crossed for sooner).  

Very, very partial credits.

A lot of people have helped so far and will be thanked once the book is done, but specifically for the Kickstarter video, I'd like to thank Rich Ramazinski for creative notes, Harris Cohen for the voice over and the music is "café connection" by morgantj, licensed under a Attribution (3.0)