Guest Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 There is information on this in the Memorabilia thread but to clarify...we are going to print a commemorative tea towell of the forum going over 1000 members but we need your help. The idea is anyone who wants to be included can send us a postcard with their selfportrait drawn on the lefthand side. The teatowell will be printed in single colour so no need to do anymore than a line drawing preferably in black and white which we can scan in. Please send postcards as soon as possible to 1000 Forum Members Omlet Tuthill Park Wardington Oxfordshire OX17 1RR please include your name under your portrait and it may include your chickens and other family members. Don't be shy, its not a drawing competition and the more unique the portrait the better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popcorn Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 Is there a deadline Johannes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 Could you try and get postcards to us by April 14th? I think what we can do this as a rolling idea and as new members join they can do their portrait and send it in. Then as soon as we have filled another teatowell we will print it. Sound good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popcorn Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 top banana Johannes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 April 14th That doesn't give us long to perfect the picture does it? I expect Omlet will be wanting to sell us the tea-towels at the Summer Get-together/Barn Dance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
furball Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 Do we put our forum name under picture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cate in NZ Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 I couldn't draw to save my life. I'd be tempted to draw a Lowry-esque matchstick person, but I've put on an immovable 1/2 stone since Christmas, and you've never seen anything less like a matchstick than me I might have a go though.... can I have an honorary beak & feathers do you think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard and Jo Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 I will get my 4 year old to draw us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 I was thinking of doing a choir of chickens maybe with me conducting I don't know that my drawing skills are up to it though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cate in NZ Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 Nifty idea...when it looks nothing like you you can blame the daughter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 I can't draw either! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 Great! We did this at the school where I worked as a teaching assistant. The children drew themselves and some of them were given the job of drawing the staff. I have already been immortalised on a tea towel! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 And Moi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 I will get my 4 year old to draw us Mine will just look like a 4 year old drew it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard and Jo Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 so would mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheilaz Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 I'm still drawing like a 2 yr old. There'll be a lot of matchstick people, by the sound of it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 I'll have a go got Level6 in my Art SATS. 6 is good. 3-bad 4-under average 5-average 6- Good 7- Very Good 8- Spectacular! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cate in NZ Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 I didn't know that they tested Art for SATs Son's got his SATs in May but only English, Maths & Science. Probably a good thing.... he's predicted good grades in those subjects...... art'd probably earn him a 2 He's no artist isn't my boy. His sister's doing Science SAT' too BTW, but she's taking that a year early so that she get statrted on her Science GCSE in year 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 You do a core piece and they look overall at your work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 Mines done. I had to stuff it in an envelope quick to stop myself from tweaking it all the time I went the cutesy "bless this chick" route,rather than a more realistic picture,but still seem to have Leslie Ashes lips,Marty Feldmans eyes & Fatima Whitbreds jaw And isn't curly hair a nightmare to draw....It looks like Ronald McDonalds wig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola H Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 Sounds great Sarah i must get mine done this weekend I might let Emily draw it...............( well it will actually be my work but everyone will believe that a 9 year old has drawn it ).............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cate in NZ Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 Oh dear... am I the only one dragging my heels at putting pen to postcard.... I'm definitely lacking an artistic gene somewhere. I think I'll go for hybrid, derivative art.... Lowry crossed with a splash of Jackson Pollock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 No Kate I haven't even got a postcard yet Artistic skills of a slug me. I might just give it to the chickens and let them get on with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 Now that's an idea! When it's muddy I could just capture a footprint on a postcard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 I've done mine - stick men and lots of chickens - I'll just pretend I got Jake to do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
