"Every leaf speaks bliss to me
Fluttering from the autumn tree"
- Emily Jane Brontë-
Welcome to our first annual
Abandoned Art: Fall Blitz Challenge 2012!! With Fall already upon us, a
Fall/Autumn theme seemed to be very appropriate, utilizing the rich,
glorious colors of the autumn spectrum and the concept of the leaves
scattered upon the ground, which of course gave us the idea of
scattering our own Art [leaves] around the Globe! This is a growing Art movement originated by celebrated Mixed Media Artist,
Michael Demeng! [http://michaeldemeng.blogspot.ca/]
PROJECT: To create a piece of art that can be
abandoned in your local area, preferably, but not necessarily, hanging
from a tree, like a leaf about to land in the hands of the “finder’.
Your art piece can be ANY MEDIUM and ANY TECHNIQUE that you might wish
to use. It does not need to be a leaf inspired design, but we would ask
that it somehow reflects the theme:
"Every leaf speaks bliss to me, Fluttering from the autumn tree"
- Emily Jane Brontë -
You do not need to include the words in your art, but we will ask all
participants to attach the following card to your work and include the contact
details you would wish the finder to use to share news of their find,
giving the lucky finder the address of the group or an email address so
they can respond if they want to.
We have invited other Art Groups
to join us in this Challenge also! So far, those numbers include our own
group,
Mixed Media Art on Facebook, as well as
Art Abandonment and
Regalando Arte groups. We encourage each of you to pass along news of
this Event to other groups and individuals that you feel might wish to
participate. Let’s make this an EVENT, a Blitz even, World-wide!!
The BLITZ DAY IS OCTOBER 31st 2012 ALL DAY
PHOTOS: Please take a photo of the piece in its place of “abandonment”
and we will also ask the Finder to include a photo of the piece in its
new home, or with its new owner. We will ask each group to set up an
album for this purpose, but also just sharing on your own page or even here on this blog
to spread the word around the world
FINAL NOTES:
- Please
ensure that your artwork is well wrapped to survive the outdoor elements
of your local area so that it remains intact until it is found.
- If you do not wish to give out your private email address…. Feel free to use our Challenge email address that will be checked regularly and all incoming emails and photos will be posted here. abandoned.art.blitz@gmail.com
- We would wish this to be a Global Event and of course its Spring in the Southern Regions of this planet, so please join us using the fresh growth and colours of Spring as your palette!
- Follow us on Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/mmaonfb/abandoned-art-fall-blitz-2012/. Please tag your images with: @mmaonfb
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Brought to you by
Mixed Media Art [on Facebook] and
http://abandonedartblitz.blogspot.ca/