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Zen from Chaos ATC

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Group:The Zen Artist
Swap Coordinator:druideye (contact)
Swap categories: Challenges  Art  Artist Trading Card (ATC) 
Number of people in swap:4
Location:International
Type:Type 2: Flat mail
Last day to signup/drop:May 15, 2010
Date items must be sent by:June 12, 2010
Number of swap partners:1
Description:

Well I had a lovely write up but swap-bot ate it...so here we go again...

Hello my Zen friends,

My idea is coming from when I have made collages, I've taken stuff I've found, trash, things I've collected, stuff on my desk..anything, and I've made some of my favorite ATC's from this. The chaos becomes a sort of zen activity as I figure out how to put it all together, much like someone putting a puzzle together finds some peace for a few moments or hours.

So, for this swap we'll make 1 collage ATC for our partner out of "stuff" we find, own, collect, etc. The process is the zen part of it, and practicing "mindfulness" as we make it might bring us some peace for a bit. Mindfulness is a technique I've learned to quiet my mind and body, when you do one thing and one thing only. No tv, no music, no computer - just make the ATC and focus on how things fit together.

Normal ATC size 2.5 x3.5 inches - should fit into a sleeve. Use a sturdy backing, and glue the "stuff" down really well.

Discussion

crescendo 05/ 5/2010 #

I will like to sign up once I clear my plate of swaps (which should be in the next week). Some of my most interesting art journal pages have come from using the clutter on my art table without an initial plan, but then it all pulls together in the end. Making an ATC from my chaos will be fun (and zen). I love your swap idea.

druideye 05/ 7/2010 #

Thanks @crescendo

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