Erica's entry.

Thanks, egatts. I hope you don't mind that I posted this work in progress. You can delete it if you want to replace it with the finished product.

HellOOOOOOH!!?

Oh Baby, here we go!

I started making these little drawings, cutting them out and pasting them into my sketchbook like stamps. I've done duck stamps, roman coins, fishing license stamps, and all sorts of other subjects. I hope that each of you will invent some sort of travel stamp, and paste it on the back page of this book each time it comes around to you.

So, here it is, the beginning of something wonderful. I will mail it on Monday, egatts. This one was truly an adventure for me. It's kind of a lumpy book now that it's painted black. Have fun.

Picture of my studio

Though spring has officially sprung, we in Minnesota still have a little snow and lots of sand.

I painted my moly black this weekend. I ironed it, folded it, and pressed it under some heavy books. Now, the pages of my moly have the patina of Oaxacan pottery. I thought I would send it today, but I have another little something to finish painting before I do. Painting white on black is hard. It makes me feel so inept.

Access to Post

Each of you has been set up as an author for this blog. You will need a Google account to get started. I used the email addresses that you gave to me.

https://www.google.com/accounts/LoginAuth

You should then be able to post to this blog.

Cheers.

Welcome to moly_x_7!

This group is an extension of the Moleskine Exchange. This blog will follow the adventure of a group of artists around the world, in a Japanese fold Moleskine sketchbook exchange.

Each artist will set off with a small Japanese (accordian) folded Moleskine. Creating a drawing, collage, or painting, then send on to the next artist. Each artist will draw on a couple of spreads (3-4 pages) then send it on to the next artist. When the artists book is filled, it will be returned to the owner with images created by artist around the world. Each artist has a month to make an entry. The outcome will be a pleasant and surprising adventure, as artists are encouraged to interact and merge their art with others.

The concept:

1. The artists start with the Japanese fold Moleskine - Name, address, email address written in book.

2. Each artist gets 1 month to make a sketchbook entry, and mail it to the next person. The order is listed to the right.

3. Each artist will do 3-4 pages each round.

4. Artists are encouraged to interact with other images in the book. Please be respectful.

5. When the book is full, when one side of the unfolded book is filled, the book will be sent back to its original owner. That artist may continue by buying a new book and sending it to the next person.

6. If a person decides not to continue, she will simply keep her book when it comes back to her. She should email all of the participants to say she is not going to continue. We will decide, then, if we want to find a new person.

7. Please communicate regularly via email. Let each person know that you have received/sent the book. The goal is to have a dialogue. Any comments and questions are welcome.


This moly_x_project was begun by Marty Harris, Minnesota, USA.