Rkitko
08-26-2006, 09:43 AM
No, not the acronym for "Laughing my ___ off!"
Something completely different and interesting. I'm talking about a Janis Ian Land Mail Art Object (LMAO).
Some of you may have heard of (and participated in?) nervousness.org's (http://www.nervousness.org) LMAO projects in the past. Well, membership is somewhat restricted there and you have to work your way up the ranks. I say bah! That's no fun. Why not create a LMAO right here on the JIMB?
So here's the deal.
If you're willing to participate, add your name to this post, keeping a list so we know what the order is (i.e. post the last person's list and add your name to it). It's no problem rearranging the order if it's more convenient that way (for example, say two people in the same household want to do their own pages but they're far apart in the order or if it's easier to combine all the people in one country? It's up to you. This is our project. The design is not a dictatorship but rather a cooperation. :))
You will private message or e-mail your mailing address to the person above you on the list. If you don't trust that person with your address, message me and we can shift the order (don't think that'll be a problem, but you never know). For example, since I will be originating the project, whoever is in spot #2 will need to give me their address; spot #3 will give #2 their address and so on.
It will be your responsibility to move the project forward through the entire list. Be prompt, but it's not a problem if you delay a bit because of creative block. Postage will be paid by you to the next person. The last person on the list will send it back to me. Don't worry, it will be small and postage shouldn't be much, even internationally. You can even reuse the packaging, provided it isn't falling apart!
"So... what are we mailing around?"
Each LMAO usually has a theme. You will have exactly one page, both sides, to do whatever it is you want with it. Be colorful. Collage, magazine cuttings, crayons, fingerpaints--whatever you want. Or be minimalist if the lyric and a few flourishes stand on their own as a complete page. It's a free-for-all. But each page must have your favorite (or at least one) Janis Ian lyric on it somewhere. Don't dispair if someone else has already used your lyric--your interpretation of it and your design will be much different. Each page that you complete should be signed with either your real name, user name on the message board, or both! Edit to clarify: This LMAO will be a binder full of blank pages, numbered to correspond with your position in line. You will receive the entire thing from the person before you with completed pages from them and the blank pages for people after you--it's more like a traveling art exhibit that grows with each person's contribution.
I've been toying with different endings. People will be putting a lot of time into this, and so everyone deserves a copy of it. At the end of the project, when I get the LMAO back, I can either make color copies and bind it for every single person that participated OR, if everyone agrees, I can make only a few copies (depending on how many people participate) and auction them off for the benefit of the Pearl Foundation. (for people that want to see the finished product but don't want to bid, I can scan in low-res copies of the pages) after the auction closes. OR! we auction off the only original copy and everyone else gets the bound color copies.
Open to: Everyone! Anyone on the board can participate.
Let me know what you all think :)
So here's the list so far:
1. Rkitko
2.
Something completely different and interesting. I'm talking about a Janis Ian Land Mail Art Object (LMAO).
Some of you may have heard of (and participated in?) nervousness.org's (http://www.nervousness.org) LMAO projects in the past. Well, membership is somewhat restricted there and you have to work your way up the ranks. I say bah! That's no fun. Why not create a LMAO right here on the JIMB?
So here's the deal.
If you're willing to participate, add your name to this post, keeping a list so we know what the order is (i.e. post the last person's list and add your name to it). It's no problem rearranging the order if it's more convenient that way (for example, say two people in the same household want to do their own pages but they're far apart in the order or if it's easier to combine all the people in one country? It's up to you. This is our project. The design is not a dictatorship but rather a cooperation. :))
You will private message or e-mail your mailing address to the person above you on the list. If you don't trust that person with your address, message me and we can shift the order (don't think that'll be a problem, but you never know). For example, since I will be originating the project, whoever is in spot #2 will need to give me their address; spot #3 will give #2 their address and so on.
It will be your responsibility to move the project forward through the entire list. Be prompt, but it's not a problem if you delay a bit because of creative block. Postage will be paid by you to the next person. The last person on the list will send it back to me. Don't worry, it will be small and postage shouldn't be much, even internationally. You can even reuse the packaging, provided it isn't falling apart!
"So... what are we mailing around?"
Each LMAO usually has a theme. You will have exactly one page, both sides, to do whatever it is you want with it. Be colorful. Collage, magazine cuttings, crayons, fingerpaints--whatever you want. Or be minimalist if the lyric and a few flourishes stand on their own as a complete page. It's a free-for-all. But each page must have your favorite (or at least one) Janis Ian lyric on it somewhere. Don't dispair if someone else has already used your lyric--your interpretation of it and your design will be much different. Each page that you complete should be signed with either your real name, user name on the message board, or both! Edit to clarify: This LMAO will be a binder full of blank pages, numbered to correspond with your position in line. You will receive the entire thing from the person before you with completed pages from them and the blank pages for people after you--it's more like a traveling art exhibit that grows with each person's contribution.
I've been toying with different endings. People will be putting a lot of time into this, and so everyone deserves a copy of it. At the end of the project, when I get the LMAO back, I can either make color copies and bind it for every single person that participated OR, if everyone agrees, I can make only a few copies (depending on how many people participate) and auction them off for the benefit of the Pearl Foundation. (for people that want to see the finished product but don't want to bid, I can scan in low-res copies of the pages) after the auction closes. OR! we auction off the only original copy and everyone else gets the bound color copies.
Open to: Everyone! Anyone on the board can participate.
Let me know what you all think :)
So here's the list so far:
1. Rkitko
2.