Japanese Moleskine Journals | Mail by: 11/15/2010 - WE ARE FULL
(I shamelessly stole the wording from curbsidetreasure without her permission... but with heartfelt “THANKS!”)
Grab a journal and choose your favorite theme!
First mailing date: NOV 15, 2010
Subsequent mailing dates: 11/15, 12/15, 1/15, 2/15, 3/15, 4/15, 5/15, 6/15, 7/15, 8/15 - Mark your calendar NOW!
# of Participants: 10 total.
Sign up by: ASAP
Withdraw by: WITHDRAWALS NOT ALLOWED
Materials required: One blank Moleskine JAPANESE pocket album. Size is roughly 3.5" x 5.5".
You're responsible for: Choosing and explaining your theme. Creating a 3 page spread in each journal you receive. Shipping to the next artist participant. Paying for First Class mail and MANDATORY tracking/Delivery Confirmation (USA).
Theme: Player's choice
Mediums: Any
TRAVEL PLANS
Please note that the order of mailing will differ for each journal. Yes, this is absolutely more confusing than mailing to the same artist after each round of creating. The reasons behind jostling the order of mailing are (1) To keep the swap lively and challenging, by changing the person you're "working toward" in each round; and (2) To balance shipping costs across all participants, so no one player ships ONLY internationally to the next player in each round. Once sign-ups are complete, I'll create a "Travel Plan" master list, and distribute it to players via PM.
Orange = Done
Blue = In progress
Purple = tip in complete
MAILING ORDER
11/15 - PENLOWE
12/15 -KARENM
1/15 -CORRIE
2/15 -LILBAD
3/15 -1ORANGE
4/15 -BRIGHTSPARK
5/15 -NOVASMEM
6/15 -GMSS
7/15 -TIPULIDA
8/15 -GINA-B (returning to Penlowe)
-PENLOWE
11/15 - CORRIE
12/15 -PENLOWE
1/15 -1ORANGE
2/15 -KARENM
3/15 -NOVASMEM
4/15 -LILBAD
5/15 -TIPULIDA-(send to Gina-B)
6/15 -BRIGHTSPARK
7/15 -GINA-B
8/15 -GMSS (returning to Corrie)
-CORRIE
11/15 - 1ORANGE - complete
12/15 -CORRIE
1/15 -NOVASMEM
2/15 -PENLOWE
3/15 -TIPULIDA
4/15 -KARENM
5/15 -GINA-B
6/15 -LILBAD
7/15 -GMSS (returning to 1Orange)
SKIP 8/15 --BRIGHTSPARK
-1ORANGE
11/15 - NOVASMEM
12/15 -1ORANGE
1/15 -TIPULIDA
2/15 -CORRIE
3/15 -GINA-B
4/15 -PENLOWE
5/15 -GMSS-KARENM (send to Lilbad)
6/15 --BRIGHTSPARK
7/15 -LILBAD
8/15 -KarenM (returning to Novasmem)
-NOVASMEM
11/15 -TIPULIDA - complete
12/15 -NOVASMEM
1/15 -GINA-B
2/15 -1ORANGE
3/15 -GMSS
4/15 -CORRIE
5/15 --BRIGHTSPARK
6/15 -PENLOWE
7/15 -LILBAD
8/15 -KARENM (returning to Tipulida)
-TIPULIDA - rcvd
11/15 - GINA-B - complete
12/15 -TIPULIDA
1/15 -GMSS
2/15 -NOVASMEM
3/15 -BRIGHTSPARK
4/15 -1ORANGE
5/15 LILBAD
6/15 -CORRIE
7/15 -KARENM
8/15 - PENLOWE (returning to Gina-B)
-GINA-B
11/15 - GMSS -
12/15 -GINA-B
1/15 -BRIGHTSPARK
2/15 -TIPULIDA
3/15 -LILBAD - tip in completed and mailed to GMSS
4/15 -NOVASMEM
5/15 -KARENM
6/15 -1ORANGE
7/15 -PENLOWE
8/15 -CORRIE (returning to GMSS)
-GMSS
[COLOR="Silver"]BRIGHTSPARK - ON HOLD - CORRIE HAS MOLEY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
11/15 -LILBAD -
12/15 -BRIGHTSPARK-
1/15 -KARENM - tip in completed
2/15 -GMSS - tip in completed
4/15 -GINA-B
3/15 -PENLOWE
5/15 -CORRIE
6/15 -TIPULIDA
7/15 -1ORANGE
8/15 -NOVASMEM
-LILBAD
11/15 -KARENM -
12/15 -LILBAD
1/15 -PENLOWE
2/15 -BRIGHTSPARK
6/15 -GINA-B
3/15 -CORRIE
4/15 -GMSS
5/15 -1ORANGE
7/15 -NOVASMEM
8/15 -TIPULIDA - tip-ins mailed (july)
-KARENM
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PARTICIPANTS & THEME
1. Corrie04 (USA)- - OPEN THEME!!! Do as you wish.
2. Brightspark (Scotland) - OUR FEATHERED FRIENDS
3. 1Orange (New Zealand) - Black and blue Abstract / Zentangles
4. Novasmem (USA) - Brightly colored Noah's Ark (mostly hand-drawn)
5. Tipulida (Sweden) - "flowers forgotten in the corner of your garden" - and if you don't have a real garden, well that opens for a lot of interesting interpretations....
6. Penlowe (USA) - Fairy Tales & Childrens Stories
7. Goodmorningstarshine (USA) -Under the Big Top: A Colorful, Whimsical Creepy Carnival/Scary Circus
8. Gina-B (UK) -Women of myth & legend - please include her name/the legend title somewhere, even if tiny.
9. Lilbad (USA) - Ireland, old houses, lavender, sheep.
10. KarenM - Trees (Uplifting and positive)
REQUIREMENTS
Because this swap requires a huge, very long-term commitment of time and resources, and because it is absolute heartbreak when a journal goes missing (unfortunately, it happens), there are special requirements for participation in a swap of this type. You must:
* Be an actively trading AFA member
* Have 3+ months in good standing (no neutrals or negative iTraders)
* Have an iTrader rating of 25+ (IATC iTraders count toward this requirement)
* Be willing and able to do your very best work on a strict, inflexible time line, over a long period
* Be willing and able to complete three (3) 3x5 journal pages in the themes chosen by your fellow participants
* Have the cash resources necessary to ship eight journals around the world using First Class mail with mandatory tracking
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SWAP GUIDELINES
ARTIST INSTRUCTIONS
* Purchase a blank Moleskine JAPANESE pocket album. Size is roughly 3.5" x 5.5".
* Decorate the covers, if you choose. This may be completed either before or after the journal travels through the rotation. Some prefer to decorate before, to establish theme, palette, and mood. Some prefer to decorate after, to prevent damage to cover art. You decide!
* Please include: (1) Your real name and address; (2) your username; (3) your assigned "travel-plan"; (4) a sign-in area for artists; and (5) any special instructions; in the opening pages of your book -- which you should also decorate. These first pages are a great place to establish tone, mood, theme, and/or color scheme for your journal. If you want players to decorate their four pages consecutively, be sure to specify that. If you prefer they break their four pages up across the accordion pages of your Moleskine, let them know that, too. You get to set the guidelines for your own journal. So use your first pages to do just that!
* In addition to decorating your opening, informational pages, please create one, 3-page spread in your own Moleskine journal. Yet another opportunity to establish theme.
* Be sure to "fix" your art well, to prevent smudging. Allow plenty of time for drying before shipping. Wax paper between pages is a great idea.
* Please communicate regularly via email, PM, or preferably, in this thread, whenever you have (1) received or (2) shipped a book. Include tracking numbers. We're all investing a huge amount of time, talent, and care in this project, and we want to see everyone's Moleskine journal home safely.
* Most important: Be creative, do your very best work, stretch yourself, and have a blast!
Originally Posted by goodmorningstarshine
