International Union of Mail-Artists2024-03-28T10:51:35ZLinda Frenchhttp://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/LindaFayeFrenchhttp://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/64526837?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1http://iuoma-network.ning.com/group/paintingdrawingmailart/forum/topic/listForContributor?user=39qikj9w2u1oj&feed=yes&xn_auth=noOut going watercolor postcardtag:iuoma-network.ning.com,2016-07-02:2496677:Topic:20027892016-07-02T12:27:31.063ZLinda Frenchhttp://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/LindaFayeFrench
Something I painted for a member today.
Something I painted for a member today. Sketchbooks by mailtag:iuoma-network.ning.com,2011-03-26:2496677:Topic:3334772011-03-26T06:14:56.167ZLinda Frenchhttp://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/LindaFayeFrench
<p>A friend of mine who now lives 3 thousand miles away and I missed sharing our drawings and doodling with each other so we now share two sketchbooks by mail. I started one and she started the other - we each add to them both and then send them back to the other person in about a week. It's a wonderful way to keep up with each other - we write little notes to each other as well but it's mostly just whatever we're drawing or doodling that goes in the sketchbooks whenever they arrive in our…</p>
<p>A friend of mine who now lives 3 thousand miles away and I missed sharing our drawings and doodling with each other so we now share two sketchbooks by mail. I started one and she started the other - we each add to them both and then send them back to the other person in about a week. It's a wonderful way to keep up with each other - we write little notes to each other as well but it's mostly just whatever we're drawing or doodling that goes in the sketchbooks whenever they arrive in our mailboxes. When the sketchbooks are full, we will each get the one we started back to keep. I'll scan all of the pages so we can each have a copy of the other book as well, though.</p>
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<p>If you've never done something like this, I highly recommend it... that is, if you can bear to part with your drawings! And if you don't mind someone else seeing your day-to-day scribbling. It's not always great art but it's always great to see someone else's process and pre-occupations. It really informs the work they do which IS great art, I think.</p>
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<p>I first did this with my best friend's son who is one of the most talented artists I've ever met. We started doing it when he was only 15 or so and it was an amazing experience for both of us. For one thing, I've never seen myself as being close to as talented as he is in terms of drawing but I had to get over that while doing this project. I think every artist needs to get over him or herself to really be creative. For him, it was cool to have someone older whom he admired accepting and commenting on his work, especially the edgy stuff which he might not have shown another adult of his parents' age. </p>
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<p>Have any of you done this kind of thing before and, if so, what was it like and how did it affect you?</p>