moly_x_28

Kira's Moly

2009-09-17T01:44:00.001-07:00

Sorry guys. It took me forever to finish my entry. There's no excuse. Please forgive me a"a.

After renovating my house, and all the sickness and laziness I have to deal with. I don't have much art supply around the house for me to work with. So I only use water ink pens and permanent pens. I wrote a Chinese translation of Kira's theme of my entry. I hope you will like it.

I also took a picture of Kira's cover because it's really beautiful.

Thanks for a lovely round of moly exchange. It was fun.

Ronny xx

Hanna's Moly

2009-08-30T14:40:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone! It has been QUITE a while since I've done anything with this group and I am sorry. Life got in the way, as I'm sure all of you understand. Marty has talked about closing down this blog...I think I will have to say I'm done once I get my book back. But I don't even know who has it...I think we all learn from experiences like this. I've learned I'm just not good with group projects...And I have a hard time working in this format (the accordion fold). Again, I'm so sorry if I've disappointed...

I'm sending Hanna's Moly out to her friend in Texas tomorrow as she requested...Here's what I've done:

What makes us brave

2009-07-30T08:00:00.000-07:00

It's soon a whole year since I sent my accordion Moleskine out and I haven't received it back with me yet. I am so curious of what it will hold... So party on our one year anniversary for our little exchange? Soon it will be ending, at least for me. This week I've sent out Ronny's book to Hong-Kong and that will be my last entry. Another year would be a stretch for this group I think.

In her book Ronny is asking the question What makes you brave? - another difficult question that I have no answer for, I'm not even sure I am brave... but I did try to portrait my best guess in words and images, a pink art journal entry for bravery and guts.

What makes you brave? Take care and be brave!

Shall we close this account?

2009-07-04T10:14:00.000-07:00

Sadly, this group appear dead. I am going to clear it for a new group. Anyone here want to start a new improved group?

Silver lining in the mail

2008-10-31T13:28:00.000-07:00

I picked up Kira's beautiful little moly at the post office today. Thanks Dawn for sending it, I enjoyed looking at both your and Kira's pages. :-) Now, I need to ponder what silver lining my dark clouds do bring...

Kira's pages in her own book. Beautiful work.

Kira’s Moly

2008-10-07T08:30:00.001-07:00

I'm sending Kira's Moly on to Hanna this week...Then I will work in Ronny's and so on...Not real happy with how this turned out, but here it is:

Dawn is typography to me

2008-10-01T02:11:00.001-07:00

This blog has been un-appropriately (!) neglected by all of us during this round-robin moly-exchange-thing. I guess it's because Ronny is sick and both me, Kira and Dawn have very active blogs (and other projects) of our own that takes up a lot of time. The exchange is continuing anyway and books are being filled.

Dawn's book came to visit me here in Sweden in September and it's already with Ronny in Hong-Kong as I write this. I did take pictures before I sent it off and here is the proof of that today. Enjoy and please comment if you visit this blog! Thanks!

When I think of Dawn I think of typography, I guess it's because she uses words and letters so much as her art form in her journals! In the first pages of her own Moly she has written names of countries in different colors and nothing more. It makes a visually interesting spread and I couldn't continue with anything else than, that's right; letters and words.

I choose to cut out words from magazines instead of writing them myself.

I have no idea how I picked out these words. I think I took words that had a nice font, color and/or meaning to them. Words that sounds nice, sat something nice or interesting or is just plain fun to look at!

I have no moly to play in yet so I'll see what happens next!

Sorry for being really late

2008-08-25T01:05:00.000-07:00

Hi Guys. Sorry for being late.. Very late.. I'm very busy lately so I can't keep up with all the molys. But I'll do better next time. I've sent to Kira today with both mine and Hanna's moly.

My theme is.. what makes you brave?
I have to go through a surgery and I'm having a health condition now. It's not cancer yet but it's soon. And I'm so young!! So I was going through a lot of negative emotions and crying all day. So that's why I got this theme.

Sending both Hanna's and My molys.

I love the theme Happiness. It gives me a lot of inspirations.

I'm making all these during the closing ceremony of the Olympic last night. Haha.

Ronny

Better Late than Never, I Guess

2008-08-12T09:19:00.000-07:00

I finally have my Moly done and will be sending on to Hanna in the next day or two. I went a little crazy and entered all of the countries in the Parade of Nations during the Opening Ceremonies of the Olympics...

Traveling Happiness Moly

2008-08-05T04:12:00.000-07:00

I bought a shiny new Moleskine Pocket Japanese Accordian Album at the paper store at NK in Stockholm in June. I have created my first two "spreads" in this very cool folded book, and sent it away to Hong Kong!

My spread looks like this:

and it continues on to the second spread:

My theme is happiness and I've called this book The Traveling Happiness Moleskine! I hope each member will do what ever makes them happy in this book! Write a list about what makes you happy, paint the dog or weather or what ever that makes you happy or just doodle, collage or... just try to smile and create! ;-)

This is how it looked when I sent it away:

I wonder how bulky and beautiful it will be when it returns to me? I feel like telling all the x-28-members to hurry up! Do your stuff and sent each book away fast - I want to see, feel, make, create! Now! But I guess we all have a lot of stuff in our lives that we need to attend to too.

This is my whole book right now:

I like the forward motion, it so fits the book style and I hope it invites to continues fun!

Looking forward to doing another spread in the next book to arrive... soon I hope.

/iHanna
PS: Welcome to visit my own blog too!

2008-07-29T17:23:00.001-07:00

Ready, Set, GO!

Welcome to moly_x_28!

2008-05-24T21:14:00.000-07:00

This group, founded by Dawn Sokol (USA), is an extension of the Moleskine Exchange. This blog will follow the adventures of a group of artists from 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 (2.5 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 will be posted to the left.

3. Each artist will do around 2.5 pages each round. As we are 6 participants everybody will then get the Moleskine twice until it gets returned to its owner. But feel free to sometimes use a little more or less than 2.5 pages.

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.