the vincent zeng repository

my work is funded by a combination of grants, artist stipends, and contributions from individuals.

tipping me

if you're interested in contributing towards my work, thank you! here's a list of ways i'm currently accepting individual funding:

• cash in hand: if you see me in person, you can hand me cash and say 'here is some money for you, no strings attached' and i will say 'thanks' and put it in my pocket and it will go into my petty cash bucket
• cash in the mail: if you know my mailing address or my PO box, you are welcome to stuff cash in an envelope and send it to me. i am a big fan of the us postal service, so i appreciate people buying stamps and using them. i'd advise you to wrap the cash in something opaque (pages torn out of magazines or advertisements work well; i'll even read them).
• request a tip envelope: fill out this form and i will send you a self-addressed, stamped envelope that you can use to send me cash. this is useful if you a.) don't know my address (but you'll get my PO box after the first one, you just won't have to bother recording it); b.) want to get random things in the mail from me once in a while; c.) are interested in helping me increase the traffic of personal mail delivery between where you live and where i live.
• checks: i will accept checks if you're not a stranger, but due to the overhead associated with check processing (including the risk of depositing fraudulent/insufficiently funded checks), i strongly prefer not to take checks if we don't have a prior established relationship. i can accept checks in either my legal name, or the name i'm commonly known as.
• internet: my current preferred method of accepting funding over the internet is liberapay, which is an anonymous, subscription-based platform. i have specific funding goals regularly updated there.

purchasing/funding specific work

if you're interested in purchasing anything from me (whether it be prints, services, or anything else), please send me an email and i'll be happy to negotiate a commission with you.

occasionally, i'll have pieces available for general sale, or i'm running a larger project with a specific target budget. sign up for my mailing list to get announcements that include opportunities to purchase work and participate in funding drives..

a note on payment processing systems

in the past, i've funded my work using patreon, paypal, and other internet-based platforms; these were financially successful, but my experiences with those systems has lead me to move away from commercial services for bringing in income. i understand the convenience and benefits of using tools that have market saturation, but i'm unhappy with the wider implications of relying on them.

i frequently reconsider my relationship to the current economy, and this is a fluid part of my life; please feel free to send me specific inquiries if you have a strong interest in supporting my work and cannot resolve that with my established protocols above.