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Mail Art #1 - Open Theme & Empty

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Group:Illustrating & Printmaking Artists
Swap Coordinator:izohgore (contact)
Swap categories: Art  Mail Art 
Number of people in swap:13
Location:International
Type:Type 3: Package or craft
Rating requirement:4.90
Last day to signup/drop:January 21, 2011
Date items must be sent by:February 23, 2011
Number of swap partners:1
Description:
  • 1 Empty & Sealed Illustrated Naked Envelope (padded or flat), Wood Panel, Cardboard Card, or Box for 1 Partner
  • Dimensions: no smaller than a flat 6"x9" (152x229mm)
  • Illustrations Only: drawn or painted in medium of choice, freedom of expression. Originals only please.
  • Canvas must be sturdy, if using flat or padded envelopes please add cardboard inside envelope.
  • Theme: Open Theme -Freedom of expression. No pornographic imagery please.
  • 4.9+, no unexplained 3s or 1s

This is the best example I could find for what this swap is about. Please check out this book by seeing a free preview, Click a Look Inside. Here are also more examples from the the book linked above of the mail from other artists.

The address area must be illustrated. Original works & designs only. Please keep addresses clear & legible so your mail art has a better chance of making it to its destination. Optional: Entire mail art piece may be decorated if artist (sender) chooses to do so. The word "Empty" may be used in in work is artist (sender) chooses to incorporate the message..

The artistic rendering & style is the artist's (sender's) choice. Keep in mind that your art will be facing the Postal Service/Public. Make something you would be proud to trade or matte & frame for your own wall, this is for 1 quality illustrated mail art piece, for 1 partner.

I had an email inquiry about this swap asking if there could be collage then illustrations over-top of the collage. The answer is yes for others that may have had this question. Illustration must be the main product but, your choice of background or canvas that which you illustrate upon is open field.

4.9 or higher are welcome, no unexplained 3s or 1s, I will be checking profiles before the swap begins. Since this is a larger project for me & many of you & this is also a risk since this is naked mail art. Please try to keep an image record of what you have sent to your partner in case your project is lost in transitt. I will try my best to make arrangements for angeling if the need arises but, I cannot promise an angeling from me personally. I'm sorry, newbies without a 10 or more snail mail ratings on Swapbot will not be accepted in this swap.

Thank you for your participation & I would be happy to answer any questions that you may have about this swap.

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Discussion

Chavve 11/28/2010 #

I like this! You may just bring me back to swapbotting on stuff like this! @_

valkyr 12/ 2/2010 #

I like this too! I took a quick look at the pictures and this is exactly what I've wanted to try for a while. Thanks for creating this swap.

ROCKIE 12/ 4/2010 #

Just up my alley also...cool

Minney 12/ 6/2010 #

Brilliant swap idea! This swap should be nice every couple of months, then we can start collecting envelopes as an additional addiction to our ATC's :)

izohgore 12/ 7/2010 #

Thanks, glad everything is enjoying this one.

Yep, I was thinking of running this swap regularly. :)

LittleMessyMissy 01/12/2011 #

I started working on mine last night....I am loving it, but I have to admit humor has crept into the art. What a great swap, thanks for hosting it. xoxoxoxo

izohgore 01/12/2011 #

Yay, yvw! I love humorous mail art! :D

izohgore 01/13/2011 #

I had an email inquiry about this swap asking if there could be collage then illustrations over-top of the collage. The answer is yes for others that may have always had this question. Illustration must be the main product but, your choice of background or canvas that which you illustrate upon is open field.

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