moly_x_portrait4

2011-11-19T13:54:00.002-05:00

Hi guys!
How are you?
The group still alive?
And maybe somebody knows where my moleskin now?

best wishes
Stasi

moly off to rins

2011-07-06T12:20:00.003-04:00

went to the post office today and sent my moly off to the netherlands so rins can make another entry. Bon voyage, moly!

My moly

2011-06-26T05:46:00.002-04:00

After a two year journey around the world my moly has returned to me. It sports 9 entries so far:
from Juanita/Chile, Lidia and Ramires from Brasil, Tania from the US, Benjamin from Mexico, Alecia from the US, Sudjino from Russia, and Ea from Denmark.
It´s amazing to have it finally back here and to enjoy the different pictures, it´s lovely to see them on the blog, but to feel the different textures and see all the details is truly worth all the effort! I keep discovering new things every time i look at the book.
But there are still books to fil out there and i don´t feel like i´m done yet- the artists working in my book were very economic in their use of pages- only 1 spread each, so there´s a lot more space to fill and some more members in our group who have not yet made an entry in to my book.
So, since there´s not much activity on the blog right now, due to people dropping out etc., wanted to ask- who wants to make an entry into my book? This goes especially to Rins and Sandra, since they are next in line.
Greets and best wishes to all of you, especially to Lidia, parabéns a ter uma filha tão bonita!

hi everybody

2011-06-14T12:23:00.001-04:00

I apologize for my huge delay, I've been all the time with my daughter, who made five months eleven days.
I still have two molys me and wrapped me somewhat to end the book of the Rim.

I hope is soon reverse the situation and that our group get out of that "coma".

and to soon be sending Kidney and Ea´s books.

big hug and apologize once again my dismay.

hugz ♥

Jenny's book

2011-06-08T08:10:00.001-04:00

Our group seems to have sunk into a (hopefully reversible) coma. I hope this post might revive a few other members of the group from prolonged slumber - there are still quite a few books out there.

I finally completed my entry in Jenny's book. This book was one of the first to take off when the exchange started, and it has been around the world - a real moly_x book! It has, however, missed most of our newer members who joined after the group's first serious setbacks. I'll leave it up to Jenny whether the book goes home now or does a round of the missed members first.

Here are some process shots from the studio when I was working on the entry:

There is a small overlap onto the next page :)

So, how is everybody doing? Please check in so we can do a status on the group!

Ideas taking shape

2011-02-02T07:59:00.004-05:00

I've been working on some ideas for Jenny's book, and here is what things look like at present:

I haven't yet decided on which medium I will be using, but am pleased with the idea and elements for the entry so far.

Does anyone else have progress pictures to show?

News about me and molys with me

2011-01-23T22:13:00.000-05:00

Hello staff

My new year started full of news and events important to my life.

I did not comment but was pregnant and my daughter was born on Jan. 11.

this kept me a little away from some activities ... I had to go slower with the university and also with the paint ...

returning to it, I write to warn molys with me, who are of Ea and Kidneys.

I'm living the second week of life of my daughter Bethânia, that means we are synchronizing and am learning to cope with a life that depends on my ... anyway, do not forget my responsibility to the group and this is the reason for my delay ... I hope everyone understands.

I'll be trying to finish my creation in the moly Kidney and after sending to the Mario in Mexico ... hopefully by next week.

hugs for everyone!

obs.: Bethânia in the picture ;)

status

2011-01-23T12:08:00.002-05:00

Hello everyone,
how about some stats for 2011? I don´t have a book at the moment and i think mine is with Ea.
Please answer so we can collect some information!
Best wishes!

Tania´s moly

2010-12-30T13:44:00.000-05:00

finaly Tania´s book is ready and will go home next week.
Tania thanks for you pascience :)
happy holidays guyz

next entry in Rin´s book, posting soon.

tania ´s moly

2010-11-10T17:52:00.002-05:00

starting my entry

Jenny's book

2010-11-06T05:57:00.003-04:00

I received Jenny's book in the mail this week - here are a couple of photos I took today:

click through for a larger view

The book is beautiful :) I look forward to working in it this month.

finished too! : )

2010-10-20T16:30:00.001-04:00

yay, I have finished my entry too! I hope you like dino's and castles, Alecia! Oh and your Lillian Russel outfit : )
Sandra, I put the package in the mailbox today : ) (haha, it sounds like I'm sending you something secretive..)

Well, you 'all have a nice day!

Sudjino Mayan portrait finished.

2010-10-20T14:04:00.003-04:00

Sorry for the quality of the picture but without a scanner near me i have to improve with my web cam :S (don´t have any photo camera at the office neither) I hope you like it Anastasya, oh and another thing the real one is looking to the other side i forget to do a mirror effect but the process was the same so i don´t want to make it different. Have a nice Wednesday.

Coloring

2010-10-19T13:13:00.001-04:00

Just finished the color phase now i´m going through the details...

Moleskine update

2010-10-18T18:13:00.000-04:00

Another progress in Anastasyas book, i´m enjoying this one so much! Have a nice week!

Anastasya´s Moly

2010-10-14T18:18:00.003-04:00

Hi folks! I´m working right now in this wonderful book, My scanner is dead so i can´t have a nice shot of this one, but anyway i want to share it with all of you. And here is it. My Mayan version of Anastasyas like the Godess Ixchel, Maybe i´ll be Chaac. Hope you like it.

Meow...

2010-10-14T12:15:00.001-04:00

My entry in Jenny's moly))
^__^

"quase lá"

2010-10-04T14:44:00.000-04:00

there s new pics
i start my entry in Ea´s book and tania´s moly is here.
will be sending to benjamin next week these two books .

hope u´re all ok =)

2010-09-17T14:07:00.001-04:00

Hi everybody!

Just wanetd to show you the first sketch in Alecia's moly.

I am in London for a week (too bad it isnt ready yet, Sandra, I could have given it to you personally : )) so I will be working in it after that.

have a wonderful weekend!

rins

anastaiya´s moly is read

2010-09-09T15:59:00.000-04:00

now i ll start the others two books , sending anastasiya´s moly to Benjamin tomorrow.

hope you´re all ok and producing.

hugs from brasil

anastasiya s moly

2010-09-02T14:37:00.001-04:00

i m working on anastasiya s book.
check it.
more posts coming soon.
=)

Where the books are...

2010-08-27T13:27:00.005-04:00

Here is a list of what I can gather about the various books still active in this exchange, following the rotation order:

Rinske's book is with Lidia

Sandra's book is with Alecia

Sharon's book is with Alecia

Lidia's book is back with Lidia!?! First completed moly in the exchange :)

Benjamin's book is with ~~Rinske? Unless you passed it on - please let us know in comments~~. It is with Sandra

Alecia's book is with Rinske

Mario's book is being re-started - the first one was lost

Anastasiya's book is with Lidia

Ea's book is with Lidia

Jenny's book is with Anastasiya

Please look through the list and leave a comment to confirm or contest the list if you should be holding one or more books.

2010-08-27T07:31:00.001-04:00

Wonderful news to know where at least two molys are. Can we have an update and see where they all are please. I haven't had one from this group for ages.

Sandra and Sharon's molies are here!

2010-08-26T05:02:00.006-04:00

Hi everyone! I'm just updating to say I am safely holding Sharon and Sandra's molies in my hands and they are stunning. Benjamin, I also loved the card and the envelope. Frieda is a favorite of mine, too!

This has been a busy week for molies. I just got Tim's moly for the moly_73 collage exchange as well. We're re-booting the group into a two person exchange since the other members dropped out or never started, so keep an eye on us and cheer us on!

I'm getting ready to move again (just upgrading to a two bedroom on the same complex) so I'll have a new mailing address for Benjamin within the next month again. I hope everybody's summers are winding down to a nice conclusion. Portland is really warm right now, which coastal girls like myself are not used to.

I'm happy to see the group moving again. I'll be starting in these books ASAP!

Love,
Alecia

last news

2010-08-23T22:04:00.001-04:00

hello

sorry for not posting pictures when I received the molys I was a little busy.
They arrived last week and am preparing to start producing.
Soon I will send everyone s book to Benjamin in Mexico.

Juanita wont wrote me news, hope she is well and do not be upset ...

The molys that are here are:

Sudjino
Ea
Rins

hugs

Lidia

Call for Entries

2010-08-21T12:25:00.001-04:00

I am thrilled that moly_x will be exhibiting at Minnesota Center of Book Arts (MCBA), between mid-January through March 2011. It's coming up! This is a great venue, and this exhibit could mean some wonderful opportunities for other exhibitions around the country, and possible grants. This is a very receptive community.

I would like a few of the great portrait books from this group. These books do not have to be completed. If you have a book right now would you consider sending it to me next. It will be out of circulation through March, but it will get some wonderful attention. I will guarantee it's safe return, or delivery to the next artist on the list.

MCBA does a great job of documenting their shows, so you will have a nice record. Whoever is in the book may add another credit to her/his resumé. We will continue to look for other similar venues for moly_x exhibitions. There are many book art institutions like this around the country, and there are many university book arts, and illustration programs.

I have dreamed of this exhibit since we started this little project. I would like to get 2 or 3 portrait books from this group.

Thanks for you help.

Yours,

Marty

Juanita and our books

2010-08-19T15:42:00.003-04:00

Please answer in comments:

Has anyone contacted Juanita about their book?

Has anyone heard from Juanita over the summer?

I have no news from her. She still has my book, now for close on one year. I do not plan to continue in the group unless she releases my book so that it can be a part of the exchange again.

I am sorry that it is coming to this, but it is simply ridiculous for me to take part in an exchange where my own book has been kept back by one exchange member for almost a year, and this person does not communicate and will not release my book. I cannot be a party to this situation anymore.

alecia´s moly done and off to rins.

2010-08-07T07:26:00.002-04:00

Alecia is in the woods- once again i used cutout and a 2 double spreads. i sent thios to rins on tuesday, should arrive anytime now.Sorry for the small image!

Jen's Moly

2010-08-07T00:25:00.003-04:00

...is off to Russia as of yesterday! So Anastasiya, keep an eye out for it in the next few days! So as of now, I am moly-less and waiting until Benjamin can send me the next two.

How is everybody's summer going? Beginning to wind down? Portland is beautiful right now, lots of sunshine, which I should enjoy now because nine months out of the year is constant rain.

I love you guys! Let's keep going, we can do this! Some of us are so close to being done I'd hate to see the group fall apart.

Cheers and happy moly-ing!

Alecia

Alecia´s moly in progress

2010-07-25T14:06:00.002-04:00

my entry in alecia´s moly is quite barcelona/modernista inspired. hope to finish this week! hope you are all fine, and hoping everyone will soon have another moly to work with!

yay! finally finished Benjamins Moly!

2010-07-23T16:02:00.000-04:00

Its not the best scan, parts are a bit blurry, once the good camera is back in the house i will take pictures of it and then i will finally post it! yay! sorry for the long delay but I hope its worth it : )

Benjamin and me are cycling (me with my feet on one side of the bike, do you see? very ladylike) in a sureal landscape with cute creatures and mexican and dutch trees.

well, have a great weekend everybody!

rins

News Flash

2010-07-15T19:35:00.002-04:00

Hello everyone! Just wanted you all to know that it was a pleasure being a part of this exchange but now it is time to bid farewell. I was one of the originals for this group and I been a part of it for the last 2 years and I cannot devote any more time, since I have other projects and moly's to attend to. I have no books and I have not worked on anyone's book for a very long time, the last book I drew on was Juanita last year on December 1st 2009 it was then sent on to Mario who drew on it next, today is July 15th 2010 (this is the 7mth waiting for a moly book...) Thank You all, wish you the best of luck during the rest of the exchange!
Juanita Please Pass on the books, it doesn't take that long to go to the post office and mail the books out once and for all, okay dear!. :)

2010-07-13T13:26:00.000-04:00

HY GUYS!!!
I received my book this week I am very happy with the result and with the commitment of all.
I am sad that Juanita did not respond and is being so indifferent, I know she must tr past by problems since the disaster happened in chile but I think we deserve to know what is happening eu.
I keep waiting for notebooks and anxious to do my part.

Do not give up!

If anyone has stories tell the rest of the group.

Once again I'm very proud of the work done in my book and showing it to all my friends
:)

Who wants to contact me leave my msn:
lidia_dkt@hotmail.com

♥

Summer status

2010-07-12T15:14:00.004-04:00

Hello group. Things seem to have stalled somewhat, and I am wondering where all the books are? I haven't seen a book since I mailed out Alecia's in early May.

My own book has been held hostage by Juanita since early September last year - it is now almost a year since any work has been done in it, Juanita is again not responding to emails, and I am losing my drive for this exchange. I still hope that she will release the books in her care, but must say that time is working against any belief I might have had that things would right themselves.

Could everyone please check in with an update on the books you have in your possession?

I leave you with a summer sketch from a riverside café in Århus:

Enjoy your summer/winter respectively.

sketching alecia

2010-06-20T09:31:00.003-04:00

I have finished my project for university here in barcelona and finally have some time to sketch for our exchange, this is my attempt of drawing Alecia. More drawing and posting soon.
Hope you are all fine and enjoying summer!

2010-06-08T07:38:00.001-04:00

Have been away again. Will post this on this week.

SANDRA'S BOOK FINISHED!!!!!!! :D

2010-05-31T19:58:00.004-04:00

AFTER A LONG TIME, FINALLY ITS DONE! I'M SO HAPPY WITH THIS ONE, TOMORROW I 'LL PUT IT IN THE MAIL WITH SHARON'S BOOK DIRECT TO ALECIA!. HAVE A NICE WEEK.

Tania's Moly

2010-05-27T16:30:00.001-04:00

My entry in Tania's Moly is finally ready.

I started it ages ago and didn't find any time to finish, but here we go.

Me and Tania are save on dry land. Save from the stormy sea and the mermaid's tail!

I hope you guys like it and I will post it off to Ramires tomorrow before it goes on to Sharon.

I think Tania and Ramires agreed on that.

Have a lovely night xSx

Sandra´s moly part 1

2010-05-23T19:02:00.007-04:00

There´s the first part of my entry on Sandra´s book i hope i have enough time to fonoshed it this week, Alecia i'll mail you Sharon's and Sandra´s books together! :D

For Ramires

2010-05-20T06:51:00.003-04:00

I have sent your moly)
And.... good luck! (*3*)/~

Ready to post

2010-05-07T06:02:00.001-04:00

Jenny, watch out for Alecia's book in your mailbox next week! :)

Jen's Book

2010-05-05T21:02:00.004-04:00

Guten Abend! Double whammy today for m_xp4! I finished Jen's book this evening.

I took Rins' advice and made Jen's lips red. I also added some henna-type design on her face, also helping to give her a, as Rins put it, "warrior look". It's a little busy and cramped, but maybe it just reflects the artist behind it. I took away the red stripes to help ease on the business in the composition.

I messaged Mario last week and still haven't gotten his address from him so I can't mail it out until he sends me his address. I haven't seen him on the blog in awhile, either...Mario, you out there? Also, Benjamin I'm ready for Sharon's book whenever you are!

It's cloudy and drizzly today in Portland. The beloved sun went away. It's a perfect evening for a mug of tea and some relaxation as I keep studying for my German oral test this Friday. Eek!

I hope everybody is happy and well wherever you are in the world.

For Alecia

2010-05-05T14:16:00.005-04:00

My process in images:

Today I finished my entry in Alecia's book.

I will get it packed up nice and safe, and ship it off to Jenny in Spain before the weekend :)

I still haven't heard back from Juanita - has she been in touch with anyone else in the group lately? Who managed to get hold of her last time she disapeared? I expect that she is not very happy that I asked her to pass my book on directly, but I am sure she understands that I cannot wait any more than the 7 months I have already been waiting for her to work in it and send it on to the next person - it is difficult to keep up my enthusiasm when my own book has practically been out of the exchange for more than half a year. I hope we hear from her soon, so that my book can become an active part of the exchange again.

benjamin´s moly off to rins

2010-05-03T15:25:00.003-04:00

I know i wanted to send this off a week ago..now i finally did this, though cold and rainy weather tried to keep me indoors today! And I´ve got a camera again, so i´m posting this snaphot of benjamin´s moly packed up for its journey to Amsterdam, and my beautiful, very spanish living room floor (featured in the drawing i did for this moly). Watch out Rins, in ca. 5 days it´ll reach you!

Jen's Book/Your Opinion

2010-05-02T17:13:00.004-04:00

Hey guys. So, here is Jen's book as it is right now. I've been sitting on it in this state for a few days now. It's tentatively "almost" finished, but here's where I need your guys' opinions!

I know it should be a decision I should probably make on my own, but I'm kind of stuck and want your opinions. I had originally watercolored her skin but didn't like how it turned out, so I went over it with a coat of white gouache. I intended on going back over it with a different color wash - what, I don't know - but the longer I deliberate the more this current "look" grows on me. I was a little dubious because the first words out of my friend's mouth were "Avatar" and "zombie", both of which were not words I wanted to be synonymous with this piece.

So, what do you guys think? Leave it as it is or go ahead and give it a color wash?

Sorry to be so anticlimactic, Jen! But here it is, and uh, I hope you like it? It's almost done!

Cheers,
Alecia

p.s. The underwash doesn't look so splotchy in person!

Update on my book, and working on Alecia's

2010-04-28T15:23:00.004-04:00

I was working on ideas for Alecia's book last month, before I came down with a bad case of bronchitis, and sketching out designs in the style of a sixties film poster with Alecia as a Bond babe type. When I saw Ramires' entry for Sandra's book I changed my mind about my entry - my idea seemed too close to what he had done (minus the genius times 2 spread with double function cutout!), so I've been re-working my ideas and moving on to the seventies for inspiration instead:

The design is pretty much in place - now I just need to work it into the book and make my girl look like the model :)

To keep the group updated: I wrote to Juanita this week and told her to pass my book on to Lidia. She has had the book for over 6 months, and although I appreciate her wish to stay in the group, I cannot accept to have my book held up any longer. As I wrote to her - the book will just have to pass back her way later, if she catches up.

So, Lidia, I hope you receive my book soon and things can move on again.

Happy drawing!

Benjamin

2010-04-26T08:15:00.004-04:00

Benjamin´s tropicalia-latino-cliché portrait. This is a large Sketchbook, and while looking through the other entries i noticed how i missed the interaction that the japanese fold offers, so i build a little fold out page, and used some cut out (the tv). Now Rins will be responsible for the tv program.. i´m sending it off tomorrow after my classes.

As everyone else in the group, i am very sad to hear that ramires is leaving moly portrait 4. The only thing positive about this might be that we will hopefully exert ourselves more, because if the group doesn´t work well for some members- well, you see what happens.
Ramires, i don´t know where your book is now, but when you get it back and think it´s too empty: I´d still like to make an entry, any time you like.

Maybe we should remember that all these molys belong to people that really care what happens to them and want to know about what you´re up to! We can keep molys a little longer than a month, when work comes up or you get sick, but keeping a moly for 2, 3 months or longer is not ok! So, who has a moly right now? And how is it going? When are you sending it on?

Rinske Dekker and Tchau amigos.

2010-04-22T01:36:00.004-04:00

Dear friends, as I know I'll stay for a long time without a book, I decided to do a little painting on a piece of canvas I got from my friend Rodrigo Cunha.
This portrait is also my last job in the group.
I could imagine 500 excuses to talk to you, but the truth is I'm not happy here.
We stayed for almost a month debating ways to make the group work, we did several things to motivate people and today I see exactly the same people mobilized and follow the group rules, but unfortunately my book does not reach them.
I'm so sorry for not being able to interact with some brilliant artists of this group (some of which I could portray). Tania and Mario, thanks for the fantastic artwork they did in my book, hopefully I can repay it in group 55.
Ea, I love your work and effort to keep this group I hope to repay it soon.
Benjamin my friend, I'll send the Sandra's book this week along with this little painting that should go to Rinske .
Lidia, now you send the books directly to Benjamin in Mexico. Anastasiya, I will send my address to you send my book for me in Brasil as it is now. I can pay the expense of mail.
I loved doing each portrait, they had the emotional commitment I made with my artwork.
Thanks

2010-04-21T14:14:00.000-04:00

Finally! After a whole week of being sick (which is a long time for me) I finished my entry in Tania's moly : )

I am so sorry I took so much space, it wasnt really my intention. At first I stopped after the hair but I just hád to draw the golden fishtail with lucksymbols on it. Hope you like it enough to see it through the fingers , as we Dutch say....

Once a year, a beautiful with long green hair, a softgolden skin and bright golden fishtail, comes to give all the fish a kiss. Legend says that that kiss will give them good luck for a whole year.

Lots and lots of fish come to this event because, as the fish say, "you'll never know, do you, maybe it works and besides, who doesnt want to be given a kiss by a gorgeous mermaid? "

in the background you see the mermaids p.a.

2010-04-10T15:49:00.000-04:00

Hi everybody,

Just wanted to show you the sketch I made for Tania's moly. Because of Jen's little fish I immediately thought of a mermaid. At first I thought it was a bit too obvious so I tried to think of something else. but that didnt work. I like the idea of drawing a mermaid too much. : ) Also I love Tania's photo with her cupped hands and cant believe no-one else used it yet. Dont know why I made myself an octopus, maybe I 'll change that into another mermaid. : )

I go back to my sketchbook,

have a wonderful sunday,

Rins

Protecting the books

2010-04-08T18:32:00.001-04:00

I did a step by step how I protect your Molys during the process of painting I use to do.
I hope it might be interesting and could be useful for some of you.
It's a personal issue of mine, but I would be very uncomfortable if I spotted other pages.
It is written in Portuguese, (I had no time to write in English) but the images speak for themselves.

Thank you all

Status Chart - April 7

2010-04-07T16:36:00.000-04:00

Sandra's Moly

2010-04-07T14:14:00.001-04:00

Acrylic and cut on paper.
Sorry for my late Sandra. Thanks

tania's moly

2010-03-26T07:15:00.004-04:00

yay, I received Tania's moly and it is beautiful!
I have no idea yet what I will draw but lóve the fish so will do something with them. I am curious myself : )

have a wonderful weekend everybody!
Rins

Lidia's Moly ready and steady to go...

2010-03-23T17:21:00.003-04:00

Hallo hallo!

Hope you are all having a lovely Tuesday.

I have worked on and completed my entry in Lidia's Moly today.

I was gonna turn myself and Lidia into goats but it looks like we are just plain sheep.

Not that plain actually considering the colouring ;-)

Hope you all like it!

This is the final:

Sandra's Book

2010-03-20T12:57:00.000-04:00

I Received Sandra's book today at morning from Lidia. Tonight I'll post the photo.
Next week I'll work in the book.

I'm back!

2010-03-19T13:14:00.000-04:00

Hello my lovelies!

First of all apologies for having been disappeared for so so long.
I have had personal ups and downs, moved house and changed jobs and now I'm finally settling in and getting back to what I love best ... drawing and dreaming.

I received Lidia's Moly from Rins in the post a few days ago.
It's really beautiful and already pretty full of fantastic drawings from all of you guys.

Thank you for the sweet handmade card as well Rins!

The photos below show my new working place in North London and my Little Crumb who is not all so little any more. He will be one year old at the end of this month just when I will be getting one year older as well ;-)

Well ... I'll start drawing now and keep you updated and this time I promise not to be this long again!

All the best, Sandra xxx

Tania´s moly

2010-03-19T12:25:00.002-04:00

My entry in Tania´s moly- I´m sorry i only have this bad scan. Hope you like it. I am sending this to Rins on Monday. Greets from Barcelona!

Follow up

2010-03-18T08:50:00.001-04:00

If you whant to compare with february 5th
http://mxportraits4.blogspot.com/2010/02/status-chart.html

During this period we had 6 new entry posts.
It's great to see the group walking with firm steps and doing such amazing work.

Me and Mr Barrios

2010-03-17T15:51:00.002-04:00

I completed my entry in Benjamin's book today. Here are som progress shots:

And a scan of the spread:

view large

I hope you like the result Benjamin - I had fun playing around with the black and white movie look here. The book will go to Jenny in Barcelona next.

sandra´s moly

2010-03-15T13:41:00.002-04:00

there is my entry
today i´m sending the book to Ramires

Some one have Juanita´s msn?
Want to know how is the things in Chile.

hugz guys!

Checking in

2010-03-13T12:12:00.003-05:00

Hello group! Yesterday Alecia's book arrived at my home, and today I grabbed a couple of photos while there was daylight:

I am currently working in Benjamin's book. Here are a few in-progress shots of the work so far:

I haven't got the whole entry planned out yet, and still need to decide on how to include my self-portrait - I am dithering between two possible versions at the moment, but hope to be done within a week or so. In the meantime, have some spring greetings from Denmark:

Sharon

2010-03-10T01:20:00.004-05:00

Sharon with her shiny and growing love through her golden heart, hope you like it! Cheers to all

in process

2010-03-05T16:17:00.003-05:00

there is the start process in Sandra´s moly
i start to study this week and may be I'm using this like a excuse...
anyway i will finished in the end of week.

guys today i m sooo happy
i have a publication about my work in a magazine called SOMA+
download of SOMA+ here:

http://tinyurl.com/yawtc9w

Just for check in

2010-02-28T23:52:00.002-05:00

Now i'm working in Sharon's book, i hope to finish this in this week and send it to Alecia by the weekend, i'll post the last image soon.

sandra´s book

2010-02-27T20:40:00.001-05:00

hello people

just want to tell you I am without Camera

and Sandra's book is with me since yesterday

post pictures soon and hope to be sending the book to ramires next week

take care

good vibes from Brasil

Status chart - Updating

2010-02-24T21:00:00.003-05:00

Juanita, almost a month later, Lidia don't received Sandra's book yet, could you track this shipment with the postal service?
Anybody knows about my book?

Tania´s moly arrived

2010-02-23T18:50:00.003-05:00

finally posting this properly! Tania´s moly arrived here in Spain really fast, and i´ve been staring at it ever since. Not yet sure about the entry, but it´s definitely going to be something with hats!

Checking in

2010-02-22T17:25:00.004-05:00

Hey guys, I hope everybody is doing well. The group is moving along beautifully and I'm very happy to be a part of it!

I just wanted to check in and say I know I'm over my month marker by a few days and just wanted to say that I'm not dead or hoarding books. I apologize for my delay. I was cast in two one act plays as part of a festival this term and was working on them simultaneously along with a large course load at school. My first play had its run this last weekend and my second one opens tomorrow and closes Thursday. This means I will get to work in Jen's moly this weekend and hopefully, if everything goes according to plan, mail it out Monday.

So, sorry for the delay. I just wanted to let you guys know what was up on my end and communicate my tardiness.

Cheers!

lidia's moly

2010-02-22T06:15:00.004-05:00

I have finished my entry in Lidia's moly.
It was fun! Lidia and me are about to check out the cat-paradise, but we are a bit worried that our disguise isnt good enough to get us in.. Oh and Lidia's cat is in the drawing too.

Have a great week everybody!

Alecia's moly

2010-02-15T23:47:00.003-05:00

Hi)))
I drew in Alesia's book ...a little.
Mixing of paints very much relax me.

Posting Tania's book to Jenny in Spain

2010-02-13T10:49:00.004-05:00

I've been bedridden with yet another severe cold - this winter is the longest and coldest we've had in Denmark in many years, and all sorts of exotic colds are doing the rounds. Well, I'm finally caught up with some of the things that have been waiting on my recovery, and one of those is getting Tania's book posted to Jenny:

Jenny moved to Spain for the next 6 months, so the book is traveling a bit further South than the previous ones. I hope it finds Jenny happy and all settled into her new home in Spain :)

Next on my Moly-X list is Benjamin's book, which is sitting on my table waiting for art.

Follow Up

2010-02-11T14:06:00.005-05:00

Dear friends artists, one week after Juanita's returns I'd like to do a follow up. I think it's nice to take advantage of the renewed spirit to ride strong again and I have some questions:
Juanita: Which books do you have in your home?
Lidia: Have you received the Sandras's book from Juanita?
Sharon: Are you working on any book to send directly to Lidia?
Benjamin: Do you received the Sharon's book from me?
Anastasiya: I imagine that you have my book, am I right?
Ea: Still talking about the "Mario's lost book" , I saw in an old post you wrote to Calvin, do you have his e-mail addess? I would like to try to him to retrieve this book and perhaps also Gustav's book.

Do you know if someone returned the Calvin's book to him ? If not, where is the book?I want to apologize again because I sent my book and the Lidia's book directly to Tania and not to Benjamin.
Before the book leave Europe I would like to ask Sharon to send it directly to Benjamin to they and Alecia could make their entries.I am very excited about our group, but we still have things to fix, many people still have no books in their hands. Let's keep the group informed, about this I would like to recall the Post made by Tania Few weeks ago:
1) You just got someone's book, post a comment!
2) You just mailed someone's book out, post a comment!
3) You have kept the book longer than a month but plan to work on it as soon as possible and mail it out, post a comment!
4) You no longer have time and need to leave the group but have someone's book?, Contact the next artist, get their address, mail it out, post a comment!
5) You were sick, on vacation, work stressing you out but want to continue with the group but have not been able to work on books but you have them, post a comment!

Also I will repeat one part of the first post made on this Blog about the rules of Moly_X with which we all agree:
The concept:

1. The artists start with a large Moleskine sketchbook - Name, address, email address written in book. The book owner should include a few snapshots inside the back pocket and/or upload photos or video to their flickr account for the artists to choose from.

2. Each artist gets 1 month to make a sketchbook entry.

3. 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.
Thanks a Lot
best wishes

Status Chart

2010-02-05T22:01:00.001-05:00

This gives us an overview of how we are today.

2010-02-04T21:04:00.007-05:00

Hey guys

First of all, I want to apologise for my behaviour in our project.

I want to tell you what happened to me. I'm working in a social organization in Colina, the city were I live here in Chile and also, working taking pictures in weddings and other ceremonys. I wasn't with much time.
I was very tired and dissapointed with my art works... they were too bad, I was in a very bad art mood.

Now, I'm in vacations and my creativity is returning... Sharon and all moly-x-portrait guys. I'm very sorry, serious. This week I finished Sandra´s book, I'm very happy with the result... If you want I can return all the books to Lidia, but I think I can still be in the group.

I didn't get married, I didn't check the blog, irresponsible, I was waiting my creativity returning...
So, tell me what to do... You want me to return the books or to continue here...
Sandra: Your book will fly tomorrow to Lidia's, sorry for my horrible delay.

Cheers,

Juanita.

2010-02-04T10:37:00.002-05:00

just wanted to show you I am sketching for Lidia's Moly and it will probably be something with cats : )

hope everybody is doin' fine!

2010-02-01T05:40:00.002-05:00

Having had a look at her Flickr site I would assume that Juanita has just got married - probably been very busy arranging that and going on her honeymoon. I did email her yesterday about it all but in the meantime if I get any more Molys I'll skip her and pass them on to the next person on the list.

test

2010-01-31T11:53:00.001-05:00

let's see

New entry in Juanita's book

2010-01-31T03:22:00.002-05:00

Mario here. I have finished my entry in Juanita's book. How is everyone doing?

Ea's entry in Tania's book done

2010-01-30T10:40:00.004-05:00

I completed my entry in Tania's book:

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I used a thin grey inkpen for the lines and added colour with aquarelle. My fixative spray isn't working, so I need to get a new one on Monday and give it a few coats before posting it to Jenny.

Here's the entire book in my studio:

I played around with folding the book in different ways - I like how the accordion books allow you to create different views and combinations of the art inside:

The book already has a lot of stories in it, and there is only artwork by 5 people - I look forward to seeing how it turns out when it's full!

Work in progress... :)

2010-01-29T12:04:00.002-05:00

Tania's book

2010-01-28T15:58:00.003-05:00

I've been sketching in a tentative idea for my entry in Tania's book:

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2010-01-19T12:11:00.002-05:00

Lidia's moly arrived today! And its beautiful!
Very impressive yr drawing, Jen and its smells good too : )

Yay,love to have a moly in my hands again.
I will brainstorm now.

Have a wonderful week, everybody
Rins

The Missing Books Case Part 2

2010-01-17T11:51:00.002-05:00

Dear Moly Group,

We seem to have run into a block on the road. Seems that none of you have heard from Juanita personally nor has Juanita made any attempt yet at notifying us of her process on the following books: Anastasiya, Ea, Sandra & Rinske.

Till we hear from her and the status of the books altogether, we need to skip her and send all books from now on the next person in line; this means Sharon in the UK should be sending books to Lidia in Brazil instead.

Because of one persons motivation we have held up this groups process long enough, for some of us this is the second year in the group and I would really like for all of us to finish all the books this year.

Let's get ourselves together and find the time and energy to put care in each others books.

Lidia´s book finished and on its way to Rins

2010-01-15T03:29:00.010-05:00

Taking Lidia to this cold european winter with my bic, markers and gouache. And ooops, i used up almost 4 pages. please rins, reconquer your space and work into and over my entry as much as you like. I sent this to Amsterdam today. Seven entries are done, six still to go.

Lidia´s book arrived in Germany

2010-01-09T05:30:00.003-05:00

Lidia´s book arrived yesterday and it is indeed beautiful. Thank you Ea, for your lovely postcard. It´s always a special moment when you finally see all the drawings and paintings in real life- i already knew more or less how the book would look like, but it´s nothing like holding it in your hands, seeing all the details, the texture of the paint.. and so on. Some of us have been waiting a long time for the next moly to come our way. I´ve been without a moly for 6 months, but it is worth it. Defintely.

So I´m already buzzing with ideas for Lidia´s portrait and I´ll start sketching now! There´s a snowstorm over Germany right now, so there´s no way i´m leaving this cozy little house today...-4°C outside..brrrr. That calls for some indoor sketching.

I am leaving this cold behind anyway: I am moving to Barcelona/Spain this february for an exchange semester and i´ll be probably staying there at least for 6 months. This won´t affect this exchange or my dedication to it, only the moly-mailing will take longer. Ea sends the books to me in Barcelona, and i´m sending them on to Rins in Amsterdam. As soon as I have my new adress, I´ll send it to Ea.

All the best wishes for 2010!

Lidia's book

2010-01-02T13:28:00.004-05:00

I finally managed to complete my entry in Lidia's book, and it's ready to move on to Jenny next.

Some in progress shots:

and a scan of the result:

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and a photo of the open book as it looks now:

I hope you like the result Lidia.

I'll post this on to Jenny in the coming week, I just need a heads up on the address - will it be okay to post to the Braunschweig address, or should I use another one?

hi Juanita

2009-12-22T11:06:00.003-05:00

hello Huanita
did you have some book with you?
i m waiting.
Guys hope you all have a nice end of year with love and peace.
hugz from brasil
^^

Sharon's Book is ready to go ahead :-)

2009-12-19T09:54:00.000-05:00

Mixed Media (Ink pen and acrylics)

Sharon, I hope you enjoy. Merry Christmas and a happy new year to everyone!!!

Ramires From Brasil (waiting for a book :-))

Sharon's Moly

2009-12-17T15:57:00.000-05:00

I Received Sharon's book from Lidia today.
The book is fantastic, thank you everybody,your work inspire me.
Lidia's envelope is an artwork
Lidia Obrigado pelos presentes, adorei :-)))

sharon moly

2009-12-11T10:40:00.000-05:00

Hi guys! Sorry for thebackwardness, i was very crazy with the work of the university, was a half full.

Well i m sending Sharin´s moly to Ramires.

Have you all i nice year end...love peace and harmony.

THE MYSTERIOUS CASE OF THE MISSING BOOKS!!!

2009-12-08T22:34:00.004-05:00

Hello Everyone,

I have gone through every posted entry made on the blog and compiled a list of everyone's name in the designated mail order followed by the name of the book you have worked on and posted an entry on the blog.

We are a large group (13) and we need to keep each other informed to ease each other's minds of worry.

The list should be read as follows:

Your name: (followed by the name of the artist's book you have posted a blog entry of work done/and the date posted)

For example:

Tania, USA: (Lídia,Brasil/June 2009),(Alecia, USA/August 2009), (Benjamin, Mexico/August 2009), (Ramires, Brasil/August 2009), (Jenny, Germany/October 2009), (Juanita, Chile/December 2009)<--- These are all the books I have worked on and posted an entry the blog.

Now if your book is missing you need to contact who had the book last and see if it was mailed to the next artist, if you have a book and haven't worked on it, please be kind and leave a comment stating whose book you have).

1) Rinske Dekker, Netherlands: (Ea, Denmark/June 2009), (Anastasiya,Russia/June 2009)

2) Sandra Diekmann, UK: (Anastasiya,Russia/August 2009), (Rinske, Netherlands/August 2009), (Ea, Denmark/August 2009)

3) Sharon Brown, UK: (Sandra, UK/May 2009), (Ea, Denmark/August 2009),(Rinske, Netherlands/August 2009), (Anastasiya, Russia/October 2009)

4) Juanita Alliende, Chile: (Jenny, Germany/June 2009), (Sharon, UK/September 2009)

5) Lídia, Brasil: (Juanita,Chile/April, 2009),(Jenny, Germany /July 2009)

6) Ramires, Brasil: (Lídia,Brasil/April 2009), (Juanita,Chile/May 2009), (Jenny, Germany/August 2009)

7)Benjamin Barrios, Mexico: (Juanita,Chile/June, 2009), (Jenny, Germany/October 2009),

8) Alecia Gatlin, USA :(Benjamin, Mexico/June 2009), (Juanita, Chile/October 2009)

9)Tania, USA: (Lídia,Brasil/June 2009),(Alecia, USA/August 2009), (Benjamin, Mexico/August 2009), (Ramires, Brasil/August 2009), (Jenny, Germany/October 2009), (Juanita, Chile/December 2009)

10) Mario, USA:(Tania, USA/June 2009),(Lídia,Brasil/July 2009), (Alecia, USA/September 2009), (Ramires, Brasil/October 2009), (Benjamin, Mexico/October 2009)

11)Anastasiya, Russia: (Lidia, Brasil/September 2009), (Tania, USA/October 2009), (Benjamin, Mexico/November 2009),

12)Ea Ejersbo, Denmark: (Anastasiya,Russia/ March 2009),

13)Jenny Adam, Germany: (Anastasiya,Russia/ April 2009),(Ea, Denmark/April 2009),

Okay, I hope this helps clear up some of the confusion. I hope all your books are safe and sound. Let's be nice to each other and keep your fellow artists updated.

P.S. Ea, I now from a previous post you have my book. Mario's book has gone completely missing. Calvin had it last and either you or Anastasiya was meant to receive it, did either one of you hear from him or receive his book?

1) You just got someone's book, post a comment!

2) You just mailed someone's book out, post a comment!

3) You have kept a book longer than a month but plan to work on it as soon as possible and mail it out, post a comment!

4) You no longer have time and need to leave the group but have someone's book?, contact the next artist, get their address, mail it out, post a comment!

5) You were sick, on vacation, work stressing you out but want to continue with the group but haven't been able to work on books but you have them, post a comment!

Hi Juanita and Lidia...

2009-12-08T18:19:00.000-05:00

How are you? Do you have some book with you?
I'm asking because you are before me and I have no books here, and Im'm eating my nails :-)

my moly

2009-12-04T06:03:00.001-05:00

Hello Everyone!

Has anyone seen my book or does anyone know why I am not receiving any books any more.
It's been a long time and I'm slowly getting worried. I'm really burning to continue ;-)
Let me know if you know anything!

x Sandra x

Juanita's Portrait

2009-12-01T01:21:00.002-05:00

My entry on Juanita's moleskine. I really enjoyed her picture and had fun drawing this portrait. Enjoy! ^_^

hi!

2009-11-22T14:39:00.001-05:00

huanita sharon mollys is here!
sorry for the latest message.
and love the pic!
you re "tão gentil"

love lidia!

Flower kingdom

2009-11-19T20:45:00.003-05:00

Hi hi)))
I finished my pic in Ben's moly
sorry I draw not so quickly,but I try)

2009-11-15T18:05:00.001-05:00

Hi Alecia,

I got Juanita's Moly, Thank you for the lovely card and mail packaging, hope you are having a great time in your new home. ^_^

marios moly portrait?

2009-11-10T22:43:00.001-05:00

Actually Guys come to think of it I was actually wondering who had my book. I haven't heard about it in a long while. Does anyone have it?

Mario

Tania's moly?

2009-11-10T11:00:00.003-05:00

Hey I was wondering if anyone knew where Tania's moly was? Who was the last to have it. I just sent out three books a few weeks ago to russia. I hope they are all recieved well.

Mario