OOPS

I just realized I did't send out the Creature book forever ago. I will send that out tomorrow.  Where is everyone at on this exchange. I'm just checking in. Does everyone want to continue? If not should we send our books back to the owners? There hasn't been much activity over the past few months. I have really enjoyed this exchange and would love it to continue if everyone is still into it.

Joey's Book

Joey's book made it's way safely from Germany to my house last week. I've got a bunch of other projects that I need to finish first, but hopefully after that I'll be able to start working on my entry. How is everyone doing with the books they have? Hope all is well.

Synchronizing watches in Joey's Moly

Joey's dudes met some boy scouts... They will be on their way to Natalie soon. :-)

The Creature Returns !

I did my 2nd entry for Diana's Creature Moleskine. I brought back the creature from earlier in the book and made it a Dragon! It's heading to Suzanne next.

This is the book

... that is going the other way round.

My Book - Second Go Round

I m really digging how this book is turning out. Our styles all mesh together great . Here's my entry for this round in my book.























-Joey

My Book .

I just received my book in mail . It looks awesome in person. I can't wait to add onto this one again.

Joey's Book

Finally finished my entry in Joey's "Just Draw" moly.  One day I will learn how to do something other than fight this paper with watercolor but in the mean time I am at least trying to learn to live with the funky "special effects" that come from Moleskine paper and water.

My entry with Natalie's . . .

 The entire book so far. . .

In a mailing envelope and on its way to the post office, coming soon to Joey's mailbox.

Shipping Update

I'm planning on mailing out the books tomorrow. One is going to Diana and one to Suzanne.

Suzanne, I know you currently have two books so if you'd rather I wait before I send it to you, I can. Or I can send one to Joey and one to Diana, if you've still got some work to do on the two you do have. Just let me know.

-Natalie

Another Sketchbook Completed

I finished my second entry in Diana's book. I decided to give Diana's octopus a girlfriend. Hope you like it.

My entry:


My entry with Diana's:



The full book so far:

One down, one to go.

I've finished my second entry in my "Music Moly".Diana's background on her entry said 1980s to me, for some reason, so I decided to add some 80s flair to my entry. I'll send this back to Diana and finish working on my entry in Diana's Moly, which I'll send on to Suzanne.

Just checking in

Im just checking in with the group. It's been a few months and I haven't heard from anyone. Who has what books? Also if you don't plan on making an entry do you want to just pass it on to the next person in line? I'd like to get this group moving again. We have had awesome entry's and full steam in the past but it's been quiet for a bit.

-Joey

"After Dark" book on its way.

The "After Dark" book is in the mail and on it's way to Suzanne. On to the next sketchbook.

I'm planning on starting my entry into my "Music" book soon and I had an idea that I wanted to share with the group. Since I have two sketchbooks now and very soon Suzanne will have two, I don't want to finish and send the books too fast or poor Suzanne will be up to her eyeballs in sketchbooks. :-) Since I'm getting ready to add my second entry in my own sketchbook and Diana's book, I wondered what you all thought about reversing the rotation of the books on their second go-around. So, rather than sending the books I have forward to Suzanne, I send them back to Diana and she sends them to Joey. That way she and Joey will have books to work on a bit sooner. So basically, when you get your own book back, you add your entry and send it backwards to start the new rotation. ( I know Diana already made an entry and sent her book on to me but I would just add my entry and send it back to her.)

What do you all think about that or will is mess things up too much and get too confusing? I don't care either way, but I thought this might keep the group moving. Thoughts?

Nocturnal Concert

Hi All! I've finally finished my entry in Suzanne's "After Dark" sketchbook. I've been planning on illustrating some sort of Nocturnal Concert, since I first found out what Suzanne's theme was, so I had to laugh when I saw Diana's entry in my book last month. This entry could have very easily fit with her entry into my "Music" book. However, since I already had this sketch planned out for Suzanne's I went ahead with it for hers.

Here is my entry:

Here it is with Diana's entry:

....and the entire book so far:

I know I've been collecting the sketchbooks for a while, so thanks for your patience while I try and get to them all. Sorry it's taken me so long. I'll send the book off to Suzanne this week and start working on my next entry.

(Larger versions of my entry can be viewed on my Flickr page. http://www.flickr.com/photos/gnatallica/6674104629/in/photostream/)