LIST: 1:1 Japanese Moleskine Exchange

[ArtsyLady]

This thread is for setting up PERSONAL trades with other members,
for Japanese Moleskine book pages.

All books need to be...Japanese Album styled...zigzag folded 3.5x5.5 pages

Participants need to decide ahead of time how many pages will be completed in the other participants journal

You can exchange journals individually here - by arranging private trades with anyone posting here.

This thread is a good way to get yourself oriented to the Art of Moleskine Journals before making the long term commitment of a Moley group exchange and the timetable of mailings..


Here's how it works?


You create your ad listing your journal and what you want. Others read your ad and contact you to arrange a trade.
The two of you work out the details any way you wish. You can choose which themes you are comfortable making. You do NOT have to swap with everyone who asks, choose the exchanges that are most mutually beneficial for each person involved but please remember to be gracious and mind your manners if someone is not interested in trading at that moment.

How to post an 'ad' for Japanese Moleskine journal exchanges:

1. THEME: Declare your theme/topic that you want for your book!
2. Consider what you want or don’t want in your journal (theme, mediums, etc.)

- DO's: Are there any art techniques you want to encourage - or exclude?
- DONT's: \Use profanity, art that is suggestive, political?

3. LOCATION: Decide whether you are willing to accept an international trade or want to keep the mailings within your own country to keep expenses down.
4. Any other COMMENTS?
Then, just post your ‘ad’ here as an invitation to other artists to trade pages with you! REMEMBER, to come back and delete your 'ad' when you are done with your book!


How to CHOOSE a book to create pages for:

-Everyone is free to browse the ad listings. When you find one that interests you and you are comfortable with the theme/mediums/limits set, send a private message to the person and arrange the trade details between the two of you, just as you would for any 1:1 trade. That’s all there is to it!

-You do NOT have to swap with anyone who asks, choose the swaps that are most mutually beneficial for each person involved, but please keep in mind to be friendly and gracious.

-Make sure to leave feedback when it arrives, PM your partner when you send, Remember Communication is vital


Chatty...Postitive Quotation...see Post #8

Catscradle...Black/White Zentangles...see Post #9

Dewtee...Colorful Zentangles...see Post #10

Babynavyblue....Theme #1 Zetti
Theme #2 Glam Rock...see Post #11

AmericanHwyflower...Theme#1 "they Cook and Draw
Theme #2 Norweigen....see Post #12

Thorn...Color of Music...see post #13

SilverSeam...Medieval ball (party)...see Post #15

Kristinized...godess figures...see Post #17 & Vintage Horror #24 ON HOLD

1orange Theme: Blue, Black, White Abstsract/Zentangles. #31

rubyragdoll theme: celebrating women in all their glory. #32

gingasaurus THEME: Dinosaurs and/or librarians

Jewels THEME: Cats Through World History. Pharaoh Cat, Roman Cat, Renaissance Cat, Cowboy Cat, Far Eastern Cats, etc. Or Cats at Historical places and/or events. ie: Watching the pyramids being built, Sailing with the Vikings etc.
Kaijin...Theme: A day in the life

[Pennyquilter]

Cool idea, but since I am presently in a moley exchange I will lurk for now.

[ArtsyLady]

You can copy this to start your AD

1: THEME:
2: DO'S:
DON'TS:
3: LOCATION:
4: #pages
5: COMMENTS:

[ArtsyLady]

Currently trading with Paintmanycolors

1: THEME: Children at play or with animals...preferably cats
2: DO'S: Any media is accepted but I prefer HD/HP...I love lotsa COLOR
DON'TS: nothing dark
3: LOCATION: I would prefer to keep within the US
4: #Pages 3 or four page spread
5: COMMENTS: Please communicate

[poeticpaper]

hmmm...will have to purchase a moley and think about a theme...will be back with a post later...

[Rina]

Thanks for the invite...now I need to get a new moley...will be back.

[kristinized]

What a fun idea, it's a great way to do moleys on your own schedule without committing to a whole year long swap. I'll be back as soon as I work out a theme.

[chatty]

I will be drawing the first 4 pages

1: THEME: Positive Quotations

2: DO'S: Theme should be carry though out the book. List the Author, apply quotation on a HD/HP or Collage background. Background can be a scene, beautiful texture anything your little heart desire. The quote is to stand out from the background please.

Medium, your choice, please take into consideraton that real wet mediums may not be the best medium for this type of paper in our books a very light wash will be okay, very light....


Back Side: Please list your:
Site Name
Real Name
State
Country
If you would like to decorate the back side too please do, just keep in mind you don't want it to bleed into the front side.

DON'TS: NO Politics, Religion, Profanity or the Darkside please, also no bulky embellishment the book should be able to fold flat....

3: LOCATION: USA will trade International

4: #pages Two (2) Page layout.

5: COMMENTS: If you would like add a bit of repetitive pattern which most call zentangles today, please do. I would like the background to accent the Quote.

Most of all have fun! Please keep communication open....

Thank you...

[Cat's Cradle]

1. THEME: Black and White Zentangles

Not doing 1:1 trades ATM; gotta get things in order.

[dewtee]

1. THEME: Colorful Zentangles

2. DO's: You may use BLACK ink to draw your zentangles and COLOR to give your zentangles some flair. Your whole spread does not have to be colored, use enough to suit your drawing. Use ideas from Zentangle.com or tanglepatterns.com as a starting point.
DONT's: NO dark/scary, NO political, NO profanity . . .

3. LOCATION: US, but will ship internationally

4. I'm asking to trade 3-page spreads with a total of 9 other artists.

5. No glued-in pages, please do your artwork directly on the pages. For line-work, you can use BLACK Prismacolor Fine Liner Markers, ZIG Millennium, or Sakura Micron. I do not want my book wrinkled so for colored portions, NO PAINT. Please use alcohol-based markers (Copic, Prismacolor Art Markers, Letraset Tria, Triart, Chartpak, Letraset Promarker) or colored pencils.

Thanks!

[babynavyblue]

1: THEME 1: Zetti

2: DO'S: Anything and everthing that is zetti. Please dont be afraid to use color and unusual images. The pages can be journal style or simply art based.
DON'TS: Dont limit your imagination, but please no super thick embellishments.

3: LOCATION: TX! But I will ship internationally.

4: #pages: 3 page spreads

5: COMMENTS:No glue in pages. Be careful when using waterecolor, and please use appropriate mediums.

1: THEME: Glam Rock

2: DO'S: Think of David Bowie, Marc Bolan, T. Rex, etc. Lots of glitter sparkle, flair and color. It can also be modern glam rockers, i.e: Marilyn Manson-Mechanical Animals era, or Adam Lambert. Does not have to be people but can be simple fun and festive of glam rock, and androgeny is very welcome.

DON'TS:???not sure yet???

3: LOCATION:TX, but I will ship internationally

4: #pages: 3 page spread

5: COMMENTS: I love glam rock and would love it if this was an all hand drawn book but there can be collage elements but please crop and edit well. I dont want it to be a mess.
And please do not glue pages to the book.

[AmericanHwyFlower]

THEME: 'They cook and draw' see here:http://www.theydrawandcook.com/
2: DO'S: Use LOTS of color, and please keep any embellishments kind of flat
DON'TS: No gore, nothing dark.
3: LOCATION:Southern California, USA ~ will ship US and international
4: #pages three page spread for each artist
5: COMMENTS:
Back Side: Please list your:
Site Name
Real Name
State
Country
If you would like to decorate the back side too please do, just keep in mind you don't want it to bleed into the front side.

All mediums, like: hd/hp, love zentangles and zetti.... be creative. Please communicate.

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1: THEME:Norweigen( All things norweigen.. artwork,costumes, folktales, trolls,gnomes,fjords, vikings, cuisine, and more)
2: DO'Slease use some classic norge colors:red,blue(both navy and cornflower like blues), white
DON'TS: No dark images or stickers
3: LOCATION: Southern California but will ship internationally.
4: #pages three page spread for each artist
5: COMMENTS: open medium... prefer some hd/hp in your work. Please communicate.
Back Side: Please list your:
Site Name
Real Name
State
Country
If you would like to decorate the back side too please do, just keep in mind you don't want it to bleed into the front side.

[Thorn]

(Unfortunately, I will be unable to do any moleskine trades until further notice. Please consider this ad "on hold." I'll try to remove this notice when things get straightend out. Thanks!)



1: THEME: Colors of Music

2: DO'S: Create a music themed spread in one of the colors of the rainbow. I'd like the book, when fully open to be a continuous spectrum, so I'll mark off where each color should go and each artist can pick where in the book/what available color they want to work on.

DON'T: Work your color out of order - it's OK if there are blank spaces between you and the last artist.

3: Location: Phoenix, AZ. Can only ship within the US right now. I'll update here if that changes.

4: #pages: 3 page spread

5: COMMENTS:

[Thorn]

Question - is everyone decorating the covers/first few pages of their own journals, the way it's usually been done in the regular moleskine trades on this site? If so, can anyone recommend a good way to prep the cover for paint, etc?

[ArtsyLady]

I am doing the sign in page and the first three pages...up in the air on whether I am decorating the cover...I may wait until the book is finished so I can coordinate colors..will see...with my last book I lightly sanded the cover before applying a coat of Liquitex high-gloss acrylic enamel...(Glossies)...I have not seen it since it began it's journey 6months ago so I'm not sure how it is holding up....

[1 Art Lady]

It's when you do your work on other paper, sized to the moley, and then "tip" or glue it in. Or at least that is my understanding of it.

[dewtee]

Thanks 1AL, I often wondered about that myself . . .

[kristinized]

yup, 1AL is correct!

[rogalaca]

I am new to AFA; but this sounds fascinating. I will lurk a bit first til I understand it all..

[theweavershand]

great idea! ill be lurking. i have a moley for just this purpose that is out to an artist for her to add to it as we speak. ill have to check back when it is returned to me.