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Re: Concept postal
Board: Postals
Reply to: #751710 by Loverboy
Jan 1, 2013 8:39am
How big of a block? The 4 x 5 inch? Anything bigger is hard to stamp... and pricey to mail.
Interesting idea, though!
Interesting idea, though!
Re: Concept postal
Board: Postals
Reply to: #751721 by tiggermama
Jan 1, 2013 8:45am
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
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
Re: Concept postal
Board: Postals
Reply to: #751723 by bluebirdlover
Jan 1, 2013 10:22am
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.
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.
Re: Concept postal
Board: Postals
Reply to: #751710 by Loverboy
Jan 1, 2013 7:45pm
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!
Re: Concept postal
Board: Postals
Reply to: #751818 by wassamatta u
Jan 3, 2013 9:21am
That is awesome! What a great idea!
Re: Concept postal
Board: Postals
Reply to: #751818 by wassamatta u
Jan 3, 2013 12:47pm
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
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