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ZMACS Oct: Wide Open Water

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ZMACS Oct: Wide Open Water
Group:Zines, mail art & other cool stuff
Swap Coordinator:rngstgstll (contact)
Swap categories: Challenges  Art  Mail Art 
Number of people in swap:5
Location:International
Type:Type 3: Package or craft
Last day to signup/drop:September 1, 2016
Date items must be sent by:October 10, 2016
Number of swap partners:1
Description:

We began the panoramic mail art swap series of wide open spaces with a night sky theme ... now onto another wide open space -- open water. Expanses of water big and small often bring me peace. I'd love to see some other inspirational Wide Open Water from my ZMACS colleagues!

The idea is to create a scene in three to five pieces that can be mailed in one envelope, then expanded again to make a panorama. (I love fitting things in standard envelopes, it is a "cheap mail" sort of hobby.) So, for example, you could use one vertical page of 8 1/2 x 11 inch sized paper (A4), paint a vertical scene, cut it horizontally in three pieces like one would fold a letter for an envelope, then sent. Or the same three pieces could be joined in a strip with washi tape, painted as a horizontal scene, the tape removed and sent as three pieces. Or the three pieces could be oriented vertically. Or you could use differently-sized pieces. Or you could tile the pieces. Just indicate how to put the pieces together so your partner can figure them out.

Any art medium or style of Big Water is welcome, but here are some ideas: general principles for painting reflections in water, breaking water bodies into four observable elements in painting, tutorial on looking at water and translating this to a painting of waves at dawn, Bob Ross and painting windy waves, drawing calm waves with charcoal and white pencil, can be translated to other drawing media, drawing water on a lake with a pencil, drawing a calm ocean scene, stormy sea in chalk or pastel, beginning ocean waves in acrylics, painting breaking waves, seascape in watercolor, the always incredible Alfonso Dunn on water in pen-and-ink, and there are some great Pinterest boards on drawing water and also ideas for collage, which lends itself very well to water/ waves, leave some white rips showing for movement. Create a piece of art, in at least three to five envelope-sized pieces (pieces may be the same size or of different sizes) to be arranged in a row or tiled as shown below, featuring your personal interpretation of wide open water. Send to one partner. Happy open spaces, everyone! Open to all ZMACS members in good standing, and I will compensate any missing swaps! Image is of a sunset on the Mississippi River, taken from a houseboat :)

Discussion

orode 08/14/2016 #

Not really understood the finished product.

rngstgstll 08/14/2016 #

Sorry, I will try to re-work the directions. Should really get a place to link to a set of ideas!

rngstgstll 08/14/2016 #

here

Here is an example of a landscape that is made up of three pieces, in this case 3 uneven pieces.

This swap is for a landscape that is made up of 3 - 5 pieces (more if you like) that features the theme "big water." The body of water you create can be any one that you like, and the medium that you use can be anyone that you enjoy using. You can put the pieces vertical, horizontal, or tiled, just make sure that your partner can figure out how to put them together!

rngstgstll 08/14/2016 #

ex

Here is an example of a tiled style of painting with 9 pieces.

rngstgstll 08/14/2016 #

hor

Here is a horizontally-aligned triptych.

vert

Here is a vertically-aligned triptych.

ano

Another way to align a landscape.

yet

Yet another idea about landscape alignment.

sub

Here are some other ways to align "tiled" landscapes.

Hope the explanation in the swap and below is better now :)

rngstgstll 08/14/2016 #

I cut my paper with ruler and cutting wheel before painting last time, then washi-taped the back and then taped it to my working board before painting last time. I might also tape the front to make some white space at the margins of my "tiles." If I were to do it again, I might paint first, then cut. I am thinking that collage would also work better this way.

SuMay 08/25/2016 #

Why was I never informed thet this gentleman (Bob Ross) exists? That is SO SIMPLE! What have I been doing wrong all my life?

SuMay 08/25/2016 #

By the way: even if I don't join the swap: Ace idea!

SuMay 08/25/2016 #

Paint first, then cut. Definitely.

jukejan 08/28/2016 #

Hon this was an awesome tut!

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