Cloth Paper Scissors Mixed Media Felt Challenge

[MTRuth]

The new issue of Cloth Paper Scissors just came out and their reader challenge for this issue is mixed media felt. I thought it would be fun if we all tried to enter a piece. I looked on their website www.clothpaperscissors.com but they hadn't listed the challenge there yet. I'm sure it will be listed there soon with all the rules.

Here's the basics. Make a piece of mixed media felt. The piece can be wet, machined or hand needle felted. Add felt to a small collage, a fabric art piece, a wearable work, or start with felt and add your studio favorites like paint, stencils, stitching, and found paper and fabric. Show us the wonder of felt as we cozy into the winter and you could win a Simplicity Deluxe Felting Machine.

The piece must be original and fit in a 8"x10" padded envelope. Artwork must be free of any text or images that are protected by copyright. Mix your media. Send two low res images of your artwork via e-mail by July 9, 2012 to [e-mail] with the words "Felted Wonder" in the subject line. Include your name, shipping address, e-mail address, phone number and a brief explanation of how you incorporated felting into your piece of art.

Finalists will be posted at clothpaperscissors.com on July 16, 2012. If accepted as a finalist, your artwork must be shipped to CPS by Aug. 7, 2012 with a flat shipping and handling fee of $8 US, $10 Canada, $12 all other international. All artwork will be returned by Nov. 12, 2012. The winner will be announced in Nov/Dec issue of CPS.

I'm sure the challenge will be listed soon on their website. And if you make something to send in, reply here so we can see your entry

[lyn]

Got to be worth a go!

[pamd]

Sounds like fun and sort of like what I am making now. I should have it ready in another day or so to share and you can tell me if it fits their criteria. (hmmm, silk, felt, beads, paint and threads)

[MTRuth]

Sounds perfect Pam!

[jufergu]

Yes, I saw that yesterday and had a perfect piece, but I think it is just a little larger than the 8 X 10 size. I will check it out. I have it in a frame.

[jufergu]

Not sure if this is considered mixed media or not, but it is just a little smaller than the 8 X 10 envelope size. You can see it on my October blog page here. judysfiberart.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2011-10-01T06:45:00-05:00&max-results=7 It is called Lambikin and there is an explanation of how it was made. Unfortunately, it takes you to the wrong page. You will have to click on "Older Posts" to see it.

[zed]

This, Judy? judysfiberart.blogspot.co.uk/2011/08/lambikin.html
That would qualify, I think. It's lovely.

I was all with it, upto the bit about sending $12. I'm guessing that's for return shipping. Maybe they could keep the artwork with $2 worth of fibres and I'll keep the $12
I know, I'm a skinflint

[Shepherdess]

Zed you only have to send it if you are a finalist and then you know it will be published.
I will have to see what time allows.

[jufergu]

I will wait to see what the rules are also. Since the first step is sending pictures by email, you have nothing to lose. Hey, I sent a big fiber sculpture by mail and it cost me 40.00. I did not win any prizes or sell it. But it was a national show.

[MTRuth]

Judy - the lambkin piece is perfect for their challenge. Hey Zed, if your piece gets accepted, I'll pay the $12!

[zed]

Heh, I'll take that as you being really generous and not that you doubt I'd get accepted

[MTRuth]

That is absolutely not what I meant (about doubting you would be accepted) but I think it would be cool if several of us got in the magazine even if we don't win.

[zed]

I know, I really was just joking
Yeah, it would be cool. I will think about it.