Exquisite Corpse Unshrouding
Tue, May 20, 2008 at 08:13AM There are now 3 completed pieces back in the hands of the original owners! Considering that the final deadline for this round robin was in August, these really liquesced :}
Nellie's Durand's "Pattern" EC 
Michelle Bond's "Create" EC
Reta Brunner's "Grief/Loss" EC A closeup of my square for Nellie:
arlee barr's square 4 nellie durand's EC
You can see where i "joined" my square to Nellie's and to Vero's---with my stencilling and painting, i imitated Nellie's printing, and also tied in with Vero's ribbon work.
The very first thing i have learned with this exercise, is to be direct and to have clear photos and instructions! We have been having some fabulous discussions and critiquing happening on the Yahoo group, delving into the mechanics and the practice and how to improve on the concept. Because i, the hostess, originator, and Grand Corpse Vizieress, wasn't on the ball from the beginning, so far we have only one piece that sort of qualifies as an Exquisite Corpse. No one's fault but mine! All the work done though is wonderful and covers the whole spectrum of textile techniques, and has resulted in intriguing interpretations of each person's theme.
Because we have already been discussing the pros and cons of what we've seen to this point, those who are still working on squares are benefitting doubly as they apply these ideas to their work for each other. Second round participants will have a plethora of advice and ideas to draw from and i'm hoping that we all have fun! No one is getting nasty and the support for each other is a joy.
The second round also will take a different format from the first. I'm torn between having the "owners" draw a complete design on the whole and each person working their square, with the owners covered, or doing a "traditional" layout and concept. Much to think about!
arlee
The photos and this entry are crossposted on the Exquisite Corpse Textiles blog.
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