Photo Find Collaboration

A few years ago I wanted to start an art collaboration. I had a few people who were interested, and I started up - but, true to life in a busy house with a five year old (and my health issues) I dropped the ball. I'm thinking of picking it back up again at some point, and I wanted to get some eyes on the blog and thoughts - and maybe get a few new co-conspirators.

You can see the blog here, where you'll also see more information about the project and how you can get involved. Essentially it is a collaborative art project that pairs photos & photo art with text, and distributes them randomly. Finders are encouraged to return to the blog and comment on the entry for their found photo, then redistribute the piece. People are also encouraged to make and distribute their own art, and send a digital copy to the blog owner for publication as well. I think it could be a lot of fun, especially if we have people from all over the world participating. When I start it up again I'll be sending photos to other people to distribute wherever they choose.

Imagine buying a book at the bookstore, or checking out a book at the library and finding a photo or piece of art. It might be a nice surprise for people, or something that intrigues them. With luck everyone that gets a piece will come and comment, and leave the card somewhere for someone else to find.

Thoughts? I'd love to get a discussion started on how best to do this, and how successful people think it might be.

Something new coming...

I'm getting ready to try something I've been thinking about for a while - upcycling. I can get so many great clothes & handbags cheap at my wonderful local thrift store, and I'm going to start working on them and creating some cute and funky upcycled stuff. I will probably start out on eBay with them, and I might eventually open up an Artfire shop.

I've also started another Artfire shop for my paper creations, but more on that later. I'm going to be featuring notecards, greeting cards and some other cool stuff.

Stay tuned!

A bit more crochet for the day.

A few years ago, before the shoulder problems really hit hard, I made a scarf for my mother. I didn't like the way it looked, so it got stuck in a bag and languished unfinished. I found it before I left, showed it to Mom and she loved it. So, I sewed in all the loose ends and it's not too bad.

Tomorrow I start another spud. So far my arm isn't bothering me - I'm being careful, and using lots of pain rub and such. Hopefully I can get back into more crocheting, because I've really missed it.

The Spud

In my quest to learn to read a crochet pattern, my friend Leah gave me a pattern she found online for a stuffed alien. I was able to read the whole thing (thanks Leah!), but of course I had to modify.

So, here is the Spud. I finished him and my mother promptly claimed him, so here is photographic proof.

His eyes are askew so I need to fix them, but otherwise pretty cute! It was fun, I think I will make another.

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