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Draw This Word - Handmade PC/Card #2

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Draw This Word - Handmade PC/Card #2
Swap Coordinator:IsadoraWing (contact)
Swap categories: Challenges  Art  Handmade 
Number of people in swap:17
Location:International
Type:Type 3: Package or craft
Rating requirement:4.97
Last day to signup/drop:October 20, 2012
Date items must be sent by:October 29, 2012
Number of swap partners:1
Description:

The object of this postcard game is simple: I will give an obscure, strange word from the more unused parts of the English language and you will draw an illustration of what you think it means on a blank postcard or blank greeting card without looking it up.

For example, if the word was "Kenspeckle", what would you draw? I might doodle a freckled Ken doll or perhaps a man named Ken speckling a canvas with paint.
Or let's say the word was "Smellfungus". You could go with the immediate vision of a mushroom with stink waves coming off it or perhaps a person very happily sniffing his feet. Mm-mm! Last time's word was venustation and I saw some very creative cards.

The point is, there's no wrong way to portray the word because you'll be illustrating it without looking it up first. On the back of the card, explain your thought process and how you came to the drawing that you did. As long as you receive a card with an image that was handmade and its corresponding explanation, you should rate a 5. You do not have to be a good artist; just a sense of humor and fun is required!

After you've made your card, you can look up what it means and have a laugh. It will be fun to see what your partner comes up with - maybe you will have had the same idea!

After sign-ups are complete, I will email out and post below the word that you will draw. You can use any kind of method to portray this word as long as the result is handmade, so collage and mixed-media are fine and dandy.

Participants must have been rated a 5 for at least 10 type 2 or 3 swaps. I am strict about this and have banned people in the past for not having enough.

Please message me or post below any questions.

Discussion

soyprincesa2 10/12/2012 #

Yay! I am so glad that you hosted round 2 of this swap! I really enjoyed it last time!

redflower 10/12/2012 #

That's so funny, hopefully i can participate in the future.

MamaMangrove 10/16/2012 #

The first one was great fun, but did you ever set it up so we could see what the other swappers came up with?

IsadoraWing 10/16/2012 #

I only got a few replies, so if I get at least half for this one, I'll put both sets up. They were awesome and I'm looking forward to this round's.

IsadoraWing 10/21/2012 #

And this round's word to draw is:

cataglottism

Good luck! Don't look it up before finishing your drawing! Re-read the directions above carefully. Remember to give your partner a five if the card is on time, hand-made, and provides a rationale for how the sender came up with the drawing idea.

Lady 10/22/2012 #

I am sure you will get more than half a reply this time...

IsadoraWing 10/22/2012 #

I hope so!

racheledj 10/23/2012 #

Yay! I just did my drawing. :) Thanks for hosting, IsadoraWing! I hope you post the everyones pictures too! (I'm taking a photo of mine now)

IsadoraWing 10/30/2012 #

OK I've received two from this round. Please email them to [email protected]. I will be putting them into the blog tonight.

IsadoraWing 10/30/2012 #

Hey everyone: the previous submissions I've received are up. If you want yours up, send me an image or contact your partner to have them send me an image. http://blog.dinadwyer.com/

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