2011 Christmas card, made of paper sculpture.
Well, here's the Christmas greeting version of my idea this morning, I'll definitely do cards out of this for next year! I actually left the h in 'Christmas' out at first, put the photo into the computer, realized my mistake, had to get off my comfortable slippers again and put on the wellies, off to the garden again to fix the spelling mistake...
Hi everybody, here are some photographs of the Tinderbox basket of Christmas cards at the Crafty Market yesterday. There were some sales, some cards did better than others in that respect, but they all got looked at and admired by people, great feedback on all of them, so well done to everybody! It’s a pity some of the cards didn’t make it on time because of the snow.
The money collected in total for the cards was 25 euro. I noted down what the individual earnings were. If each person is happy for all or part of the money earned by them to go towards the funding of the next Tinderbox project let me know.
After the experience, I think a few things could have been done better display-wise, and may be for next time we could think of the following:
- Container for the cards: Although quite a few people flicked through the cards in the basket, I felt they weren’t paying attention to the dividers I’d made, I don’t think they really worked, some people were still asking me if I’d made some cards that weren’t mine! I left some cards outside the basket onto the table and those got looked at more. If I’d had more space I’d have put more cards onto the table like that. May be next time if a table is just booked for Tinderbox cards or another project they could all just be spread onto the table. Also some of the cards, like Elida’s, had a lot of interesting detail on the inside but when people were flicking through they were just looking at what was on the cover.
- Pricing and information about the cards: as the prices of the cards varied I decided not to put a price onto Claire’s poster and just let people ask. I had a separate sheet with all the details but I didn’t have room to put it beside the basket. I feel a lot of people don’t buy something when they don’t see the price is right there, are reluctant to ask. Halfway through I put on a little sticker onto the table saying ‘hand-made cards from 2 euro’ and may be it was just coincidence but there were some sales made after that. I should have put that onto the space Claire left on her poster but at the time I thought it would spoil it. Again, just spreading the cards onto a table would have been better for that. Prices and other information about the cards could have been put on clearly beside each set of cards.
So anyway, I think it was a great experience, well worth it. Thanks a lot to everybody that took part and that helped me with the preparations and on the day of the market.
If anybody hears or can think of another opening for the Tinderbox Xmas cards before Christmas we could get all the cards together again, but I won’t be able to organize it this time, too busy! But there’s always next year. May be we could book a table just for the Tinderbox Christmas cards between a few of us, what do you think, one with space for two people at least to sit behind, we didn’t have that this time! May be other artwork could be displayed along with the cards too.
Well, in the meantime, just in case I don’t visit the blog again before, HAPPY CHRISTMAS to everybody!
At last I've settled on a design for my cards for the Tinderbox Christmas cards box at the Crafty Market next Sunday! I was very happy it snowed this weekend, because I wasn't totally convinced with the images I had thought of using. I was out yesterday and today taking photographs around the city centre. I have three other images I'll use on the cards as well as these ones.
Hi, everybody! This is the poster designed by Claire that's going to be put onto the Tinderbox Xmas card box-hamper at the Crafty Market on Sunday the 5th of December, I love its antique look, I think it's going to look wonderful!
Hi Everyone,
...in the Irish Times, under an article about Take That - Tinderbox!
The fast is taking place on the 25th & 26th November & there's also gigs & other activities taking place across the country on those nights with all the proceeds going to Concern.
You can find out more about the Fast on www.concernfastival.net or you can register online here. And if you don't feel like taking part you can always sponsor me on this link!
TO AND FOR Gallery is now calling for exhibition proposals from single artists or groups of artists to take over the space for up to three weeks in between February and July 2011.
Each proposal submitted will undergo a selection process by a panel of gallery trustees and gallery volunteers. All ideas for proposals will be accepted but the selection panel may favour those proposals that are innovative or have a clear concept or that bare some relevance to the area surrounding the gallery.
Hire of the exhibition space is free of charge.
A very small charge towards running costs will be required and printed publicity is to be provided by the contributing artist(s). We also ask that the artist(s) commit to some of the invigilation of the exhibition as we believe this enhances our visitors’ experience of the exhibition if the artist is on hand to talk about and discuss their work, and we aim to create a nice atmosphere for people to meet and interact! TO AND FOR volunteers will also assist with invigilation.
ciaran l channelling sinnitta 
jane agus elida
the front cover of zine
Hello!
I am putting all the songs in an mp3 player, so people buying the Heartstrings album/publication can listen to the songs that triggered those fan tas tic drawings.
I have collected all the songs except:
- Half Light1 by Arcade Fire (drawn by Alan Nagle)
- Everybody is talking at me by Harry Nilsson (?) (drawn by Emma Rowe) (GOT IT NOW, thank you Emma)
- All you need is love was not true by Xinlisupreme (drawn by Ciaran L.) (GOT IT NOW, thanks Ciaran)
- Wake Me Up When September Comes (by Green Day) (drawn by Noirin)
Could any of you, tinderboxers email them to me? elida.maiques[at]gmail.com
Thanks a lot!
:] elida.
Let me summarise who offered to be at the stall at what times.
Yellowhammer, the rest you will have to come and see!
