Monday, March 1, 2010

tomato etegami call & washi postcard give-away!


Send me an etegami (drawing and words) on the subject of "Tomato." In return, I will send you sample washi postcards, two of each of two different brands that I use for my own etegami. Tomatoes are not the most interesting subject to draw, since their shape and color tend to be uniform. So find yourself an oddly-shaped tomato, or one that isn't uniformly red. You might want to draw a bunch of cherry tomatoes, or one large tomato sliced. Or you might want to focus on the shape of the claw-shaped green stem leaf.

However way you want to draw it is fine, but let it have some character. Draw the imperfections too. Don't try to make it look like a photograph of the subject. And don't forget to add words. Humor is good. Thought-provoking is good. A Tomato Poem? Sure! A famous tomato quote? Sure! But the main thing is to have fun with it. These are the guidelines:

1. Any paper, any ink, any paint is acceptable.
2. It must be standard postcard size (approx 10 cm x 15 cm/ 4 in x 6 in).
3. It must be hand-drawn.
4. It must be postmarked by April 1, 2010.

Feel free to ask questions in the comment box. I will display all the tomato etegami submissions on this page in a blog post sometime in mid-April. My postal address is on the right side of this page, in the segment about mailart calls.

7 comments:

  1. Great idea Debbie! I've been thinking of asking you to send me washi card (unlaminated) in my next etegami. So if i send you five tomatoes i'll receive twenty washi card in return? Humor to start with ... but i'll surely send you one!

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  2. Real funny, Yun. ;p
    I look forward to seeing your version of tomato.

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  3. You are the only person in the world for whom I'd draw a tomato. xxoo

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  4. i want to send you one and i could have it in the mail as soon as i hear from you... if in the next few days it will def be post marked by april 1st. perhaps you could send me your address.
    airforcewifecabral@hotmail.com

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  5. It would be great to have your participation! My address is on the right hand column of this page, at the end of the section marked "current mailart calls."

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  6. Will have it out to you in tomorrow's mail and as a rule in my art work i dont draw tomatoes but it will be a fun new challenge lol

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