House of cards
Art Attack Thursday!
I have a suggestion for those of you who are good organizers: think about doing a card deck! I was involved in two different deck projects and they were both fabulous experiences. They were both organized through Yahoo groups, and participants would sign up there for the cards they were to do, could discuss the progress, and make all the arrangements.
The groups that I was in did two Biblically based decks: one was limited to verses from the book of Proverbs, and the other was any Bible verses. These are my entries from the second:
Doing a collaborative project like this is a lot of fun, but also a lot of work for the coordinators. I bless my friend Linda everyday when I think about how much effort she put into running the group.If you are interested in starting a group like this for a swap or a collaborative project (please don’t ask me to head it…I will have to decline), please let me know about it: I’d love to help publicize it for you! Also, if you’ve been involved in a collaborative art project, please let me know about it…it’s never too late to brag about it!
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2 opinions for House of cards
Cindy Ericsson
Aug 1, 2008 at 2:16 am
I was in these two groups with you! These cards have been a wonderful blessing to me and those I’ve gifted them to — they make a real impression on everyone who looks at them.
Doing a deck is a unique kind of collaborative art project. The only time I’ve ever received more pieces of art back from a swap/group project was a techniques fatbook with the original ArtTechniques group. That swap had so many players Jen Minnis had to make two books for each of us. It’s an amazing thing to hold that many examples of art in the palm of your hand.
Cyndi
Aug 1, 2008 at 8:47 am
I know you were, Cindy! I’m so glad that you saw this post…that was an amazing experience to do the deck, and it sounds like your fatbook experience was a really good one too!
I’ve only had one collaboration go sour, so it makes me more cautious, but both Linda and Jen really know what they’re doing :-)
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