2nd Entry in Jeane's Book

Hi everybody! LOVE the idea of the stamp as a starting point for Jeane's book! The German post office offered a slightly boring car response, so I took a faux stamp from some junk mail and included that in the background, too. It started as some simple stamps, but the landscape and personal map qualities of important places on Jeane's first entry sort of spring-boarded into my Berlin interpretations, too. And again...chaos seems to result. I think I spot a trend in my own work- and life??? :) Happy almost springtime!

Angela's entry in Annika's book

I agree with Jackie, it's a challenge to add artwork to existing imagery. I am not as happy with this one as I was with my first, but I figure I have at least six more opportunities to improve. Thanks for participating everyone! As others have commented, it is such a thrill to see the different approaches.

Second entry into Angela's book

I didn't realise how difficult it would be to draw in someone else's book. I spend all day working with students, giving them ideas to develop their work but when it came down to creating this page I struggled. It was not until I saw Midori's addition to my first drawing that I saw lost opportunities from Angela's bold original.

Second panel in Jackie's book finished!

Jackie sent a beautiful illustration of a sleeping cat. The biggest challenge was figuring out what to put in front of the one paw that wasn't showing... after doing an image search for "cat toys" I found an awesome Catnip Sushi toy, which I added in, then the rest developed from there. Eric, I was planning to send this sooner given the slow Turkey-Morocco connection... sorry!! Hope it gets there reasonably soon!

Eric's first post

Howdy ECIeSketchers!
Pardon my tardy post, but here is the first spread I put together for my accordion book. I made the book myself, with a small size and lightweight in mind. Each of us 8 artist will work on one spread, possible to work on 2 sides of that spread, as you will eventually discover when and if the book reaches you... I haven't yet tested the Moroccan Postal Service, but Jill will be the first one to let us know if it made it to Kuwait or not... I sure hope so, the images posted thus far look TOTALLY SWEET!

My images began with making rubbings of local textures/ patterns I found around where I live in Tetouan, Morocco. The smaller image is actually the full fold out spread, with mirror-like plastic, YOUR reflection participates in the surface of the book's pages when the spread is open... Otherwise, my work is simply playing with paper, materials, and abstract composition. Hope all is well chez vous, e

Jackie's book arrived!

Yay! Jackie's book arrived in Istanbul today... it's a beautifully made little sketchbook! Angela's right... getting "art mail" IS the best!! Thanks Jackie!

Megan's First Entry

Hi everyone! I'm a tardy poster :) Here's my first entry- started with too many thoughts, debated a variety of themes, then decided to just stick with general chaos...That seems to be how my brain works! Have fun!

Love seeing everyone's ideas!

Angela's first entry

It took me longer than I would have liked to complete my first entry. Many apologies to Jackie. Making the book itself took forever (poor measurements and spray-glue-mishaps).  However, it is officially in the post now, "priority", in an attempt to make up for lost time.  My first entry began as a doodle. It grew randomly from two dots, small imperfections in the paper.  After a few lines, the figures took shape and it reminded me of dancers or performers of some sort. So, I thought I'd suggest a theme of "movement" for this book. I hope the idea might be specific enough to inspire, but general enough to not be restrictive.  :)  Happy travels, first book! 

Annika's First Entry

I hope I'm not breaking any etiquette rules here, but I wanted to share the image that greeted me in the mail today.

I photographed Annika's entry (in the book she started) and am looking forward to adding my own.

It's nice to get mail, but art mail is the best!  :)

Jeane's first entry

Hello. With my first entry I used a stamp as a starting point. Norway is full of all kinds of nature so I chose this stamp and went from there. Hopefully everyone will find a cool stamp and have fun developing their pages this way (use as many pages as you want...since we are only 8 people there is lots of space).