So... i was laying in bed last night and i was thinking... i have a really good idea for a postal, but its kinda strange... i wonder if anyone would be interested in it.

my "concept" postal would be as follows, each person in the postal ring would take one full block of pink, blue whatever color Stuff they wanted to. they would begin the ring with a small carving of whatever they wanted on the "stuff" they would then send the stuff to the next person in the ring, the 2nd person in the rotation would then ADD a small carving to the already started block of Pink, blue whatever stuff and would then send it on its way, the third would do the same, and so on and so forth until the ring was over. at the end of the ring, the Originator of said pink stuff would then stamp the entire image from the pink stuff and send each person in the ring an image of the now completed stamp. now each of the images on the pink stuff would or could be labled on the back of the pink stuff to show whose image was whose. also the originator of the pink stuff could, idealy say ok i want this stamp to have a theme, of whatever they wanted, or they could just be random carves.

Does this make sense and does anybody think that this would be something they would be interested in becoming a part of?
also up for suggestions on how to possibly make this postal, if i decide to do it, better
Loverboy

interesting concept. . .i'm not really sure how it would work in the practice. It's kind of like doing an inchie postal, except all on one piece of pink stuff - or other carving material.

i would feel really bad if i goofed on someone else's stuff. it might also get bogged down, given the number of people in the ring and the rate at which each of them carves. it would mean making a commitment to carve 4? 5? 6? *somethings* of some size - with a 2-3 day turnaround? that's a lot of carving and considerable time commitment. Not that i mean that as a deterrent for doing it; it's just a real consideration for those participating.

the way you've laid it out, it's a combination postal/LTC ring. first, there's the postal part where you mail around the materials and carve on it. Then, the LTC (and oversized at that) where everyone gets a copy of the completed images. There's a LOT of coordination there. if i were in the ring, i would want to see each of the completed blocks. Which means i would make 6 LTC's of my completed block, mail them off to a central location, and hopefully get 6 LTC's back, one of each completed block that i had helped carve on. i'd get to keep my completed carved block - maybe to plant? cut apart and plant? oh the possibilities are endless.

interesting thoughts to think on the first day of the New Year. . .

~tigs(stuck in the house on this wet COLD day)

How big of a block? The 4 x 5 inch? Anything bigger is hard to stamp... and pricey to mail.

Interesting idea, though!

I find this an interesting idea too. I like that you could specify a theme for your sheet. It could be so filled with surprises. Everyone always seems to have a different spin on things, which is half of the fun!!
Tigs, you did a nice job of thinking through many of the issues. I know that it takes me SOME time to settle on images, get them printed, transferred & carved - I admit, I'm a poke. I would mess the whole thing up, timing wise. Surely, I can't be the only one to work that part slowly.

I think this seems like an idea worth pursuing.
bluebirdlover

I agree, I think it would take me about a week... or so to get an idea, and get it carved and mailed.

I kinda think of this like when people have a ton of tattoos, and they have to think of a cohesive way to add more and fit them in, and not make it look like a mess. It would take carvers who have confidence in their ideas and skills and the creativity to be able to work around all different people's styles and ideas. There wouldn't be a lot of room for mistakes, but then again, depending on the carve, some mistakes can be altered into something else.

Keep going with it, Loverboy, I think it has potential. It could work in a free- flowing abstract sort of way, such as in doodling and zentangles. It wouldn't be for everyone, and it would take patience.

Myself, I would be more inclined to try it, if there was only one slab of pink stuff being mailed around, and thus one final image. Might be a good way to start it out, anyway, and see how it goes, rather than jump in with several people all sending around their own slabs.

they would begin the ring with a small carving of whatever they wanted on the "stuff" they would then send the stuff to the next person in the ring, the 2nd person in the rotation would then ADD a small carving to the already started block of Pink, blue whatever stuff and would then send it on its way, the third would do the same, and so on and so forth until the ring was over.

We did something similar to this back in 2007, and it was really fun! Go for it!! Ours was "The PZ-Kutmobile" - a tribute stamp for Webfoot, out favorite purveyor of carving materials. It was a single large slab of PZKut, with the outline of a bus carved in it... we sent it (literally) all over the globe and people carved their images into the various "windows" of the bus. You can see a little about it in this thread, along with some pictures.

It's a blast to do stuff like that, but just be aware, it takes a LONG time, and participants need to be patient!

That is awesome! What a great idea!

It is an absolutely amazing carving - and you guys were seriously stealthy!! I have a framed copy of the final image that greets me at the bottom of the stairs every time I go down to pack orders and cut material to send out. If you catch me at an event sometime, you might want to ask about it -- it has been known to go out on the road with me from time to time. Your logbook will need a big page foldout for a print, though, along with a little time to color in all the different signature stamps with the appropriate markers.

Also, you might ask for a clue, if you happen to stop by the Stampeaz works on your way from here to there, and go on a short tour of your own.... :)

Webfoot