You must pardon this question but what happens to the journals once they are filled? Do they go into a secret place or does the alligator get them?

Oh, that's great! I am happy it got there in one piece!

Kirk

Perfect Kirk, and Yes - I am dizzy

Ruaidhrí

ANES 011 arrived last week. I will send it off soon.

I will also participate again, Jose. I've enjoyed the traveling journal very much.

AES08 was mailed on Monday to Ohio.

Kevin
Beaker606

Hi Playpen,

I don't know the answer but I didn't want the question to go completely unanswered. I assumed the journals that Jose started will end up in Jose's care and those that started others would do the same.

HTH,

Kevin
Beaker606

Sonia is very cheerful to be in Dublin!

13 on it's way back to Jose.

ANES #14 departing La Jolla, California on Friday for Cumberland, Rhode Island

Thank you Kevin for answering. I am so glad I'm not invisible!

Anes008 is on its way to Velma!! Just 4 blank pages left!! Velma, you may get to have the final word ;-)

Kirk

ANES001 - Full and scanned
ANES002 - Full and scanned
ANES004 - Full and scanned
ANES005 - Full and scanned
ANES013 - Scanned, and sent to NY.
ANES016 - New, continuation of ANES005, sent to RI.

Scans (password protected) on Journal Page

How can I get the login and password of the scans? I would love to see them.

Me, too.

-Hana

Caught up with all my snails this week.

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Sonia on her way to the States (at last)

**** Insert long snivelling whinge moans about back problems here


Regards,
Ruaidhrí

I wish I had joined earlier - I would have loved to have been in this group! Is it too late to join?

read back and you will get instructions

Ron

Done! Thanks!

What happens to Journals Once They Fill Up?
The journals are scanned up, and right now they are stored in one of my desk drawers.
You can view the content on the scans.
Otherwise, I do not know what to do with them. Any suggestions?

What about other people issuing their own journals?
Yes, anyone should be able to issue more journals if they want to. The more the merrier. So far I have been mantaining roughly 10 journals in operation at a time, but if we need more, then more people should issue them The idea behind the journal is that it is fun, non-centralized, and it is a closed loop so that people develop closer frienships among the participants and have responsibility of moving the journal along. So far journal loss have been minimal.

If other people issue journals and want me to scan them and post them online after they fill up, I am willing to do so.

Where are the scans?
Journal Scans
username and password is simple, but required -- so that strange people do not go reading what we write. No address is ever scanned into the journal pages.

How do I join the project?
Either you issue your own journal, or you join a journal from someone issuing them. At this point I am still collecting names and addresses (via Private Message) for future journals.

I took a gander at the scans. Very cool! I hope to be able to participate soon. I was very relieved to see penmanship on par with my own. Good thing a FP makes chicken scratch like mine at least a little classy

ANES 008 is in my hands, and will be written in this weekend. Whee! When it's full, Jose, I would be interested in joining another one.

After much anticipation and dalliance, I will try to put together two or three Moleskine-Cahier-sized homemade travelling journals. Nothing fancy, but I had experimented with the design and paper selections a little while ago, and even tried issuing them to local friends to enact this sort of project (but it seems to be failing. I thought *I* was slow writing in ANES013!) I'll send out a formal announcement when I'm ready to mail some off (disclaimer, in case I dally more), and I know Andy and Marina and Jose wanted to be on one of the homemade journals, so that leaves a few more participants if you'd like. If there are paper preferences, tell me now. It won't be the most perfect paper, but I found some things that at least LOOK nice, and write decently with FPs. It's not easy to obtain a paper excellent for FPs from the SCRAP warehouse (where I get most of my art supplies; recycled stuff, super cheap! every city should have one of these! We've got two! well, one in Oakland, one in SF).

Anyhow, I love love love this project so much and would like to reach out and meet more people.

Cheers!

TWO HANDMADE JOURNALS MADE!

I have a few people that expressed interest recently, or in the past. If all those people accept (I will PM you), I have spots for two more (going with Jose's four-plus-one model). I will make a few more journals next weekend, so don't be shy. PM me if interested.

This is really fun and really exciting.

I think I might dedicate a journal in particular to non-US international travel, since JimG in Australia expressed interest. It would be nice to have some other non-US people to go on that journal, or is that being too selective?

PS > they are the same size as the Moleskine Cahiers that we have been using. I think they are 64 pages, though. And I have to check to make sure the postage will be the same.

SoniaJournal has returned safely to this side of the pond!

I have acquired my first fountain pen, a Haolilai 801F, and it is full of Tahitian Pearl and rearing to go!

Thanks Ruaidhrí for sending it my way.

Jason

May I just say, WOO HOO!

Journal ANES015 arrived in Ohio - now to think of something to write worth reading!

ANES015 is on it's way to John in Michigan tomorrow - I did my best in terms of cursive penmanship! Really!

After a shameful delay, Journal 008 is on its way home!

I need two people to join one of the two travelling journals I have hand-bound so that I can send them out! Don't be shy, PM me your address! (Sorry for the delay, I've been busy busy doing research!) In fact, the more the merrier, because I'm working on a few more journals and really enjoy this.

<Edit: MM02 was sent out to Hana this morning. (then it will go to Andy then Frels then Velma). MM01 will go out quite soon.>

I got the MM02 today!

-Hana

ANES013 has arrived!

MM02 is on its way to Andy in "Sandy Ego"!

-Hana

P.S. The journal fit snugly in my Crane's envelope.

Yowser Yowser. Can't wait!

Should I scan the envelope it came in? And where are we keeping all the images of MM02?

-Hana

(1) I was going to scan MM02 when it came back to me (the scanner was broken at work when I mailed it out to you), and Jose has confessed to me that he can help with the webhosting of the scans, so we'll cross that bridge when the journal makes a round-trip.

(2) I am going to mail MM01 out very soon.

(3) I still need two more people that don't live in the US: I want to have an international journal, for time/postage consideration of the US participants.
(EDIT: I need one more person for the international journal. It might be a bit bigger than the mini-size, but Corien has requested making it under 8 oz. I will likely mail it book-rate, which seems a very good deal in my country, but is it too slow? I have no experience with international post. I will try binding the journal later in the week. We could also consider doing the international homemade journal the way SONIAJOURNAL is going -- not a loop but a train, which means unlimited participants until it's full. But loops are nice, right?)

ANES013 departed yesterday to Matt.

Keepin' it rollin',
southpaw

It's not necessary, but it's a nice touch to scan the envelope. If it's a MM journal you can PM me for my email address (or it should be on the enclosed instructions) and email me a scan. I would assume that Jose would be delighted to have a scan of the envelopes from the ANES journals mailed to him (so PM him, of course, for his email), and I don't know if Sonia is planning to have SONIAJOURNAL scanned and put online.

CONSIDERATION: if you don't want your address put online then say so. Actually, the policy will be that I will only post an image containing an address if you approve it. The images are only going up on a password-protected site, however.

(MM01 was sent to Karl (yoyology) this mornin').

MM02 received today in San Diego from Hanna.

OMG, it is incredible. The journal itself is handsome, the paper feels rich, and the content is interesting.

But...

Seven pages of Hanna's handwriting! I'm blown away! It is just incredible. I'm actually a bit timid about putting my own chicken-scratch on an adjacent page. It's like Beauty and the Beast!

I usually do my traveling journal at work but I brought this one home to show my wife, inky pinky, occaisionally on FPN. She does calligraphy and she was quite impressed. My teenage son just about didn't beleive it was done by hand! When I told him Hanna was only a few years older than he was he was in a state of shock.

Reccomendation to everyone on FPN. Send Hanna a snail and hope she replies. Frame what she sends.

The envelope was lettered beautifully and was sealed with a wax seal that arrived intact. I slit the envelope open from the top so I wouldn't break the seal!

Even though I'd rather keep it for myself I'll get something written this week and mail it off to Mike in Lubbock. Boy, are you in for a treat (and it won't be from what and how I write).

I saw the samples on FPN but it is even more overwhelming in person. Tiny writing. Absolute precision. Lovely forms. Tasteful ornaments.

Here's hoping Hanna goes to the LA Penshow so I can thank her in person!

Andy

PS: She also did a pencil drawing of a young Marie Antionette from a portrait. Lovely!

My face must be steaming right now. How generous you are with your compliments, Andy!

The wax didn't break, 'cause it's faux-wax. I use just a little bit, so it's hard to tell that it's "fake". lol Could you tell that it's handcarved? I tried to polish it up a bit with Richard Binder's nib grinding kit, but phew! it takes a LONG time to make progress, even on soap stone.

I don't even know if the Marie I drew has the right hair for her time period. Oh well, I'll just say she had her hair down. I sent Polyhistor, my snail buddy, a drawing of exhausted older Marie in her cell. I forgot to mention why I drew Marie in the journal-- I had a dream about her execution. :ph34r:

-Hana

Hana's writing is a real treat. I'm very glad we have her on FPN.

Sonia, I will be sending HI01 on its way to you today. I hope it has a safe journey!

-Hana

Edit: I've sent it.

ANES013 received. Wow, so many different inks this time!!
I PROMISE to send it off to Kendall (to finish!) by Friday. Hopefully the Galileo ink will arrive by then to include a sample!

Don't steam, don't be embarrased. Be very proud. It is lovely work.

At least I get to keep the envelope!

Andy

MM02 on its way to Lubbock, Texas in today's mail.

ANES013 went in the mail today to Kendall, (a few days past my promise, but I ran out of stamps and finally had a moment to visit the PO), along with a surprise "attachment".

HI01 received, and very pretty it is, too.

ANES-016 has arrived in University Place (Tacoma) WA

Jim Couch

ANES001 - Full and scanned
ANES002 - Full and scanned
ANES004 - Full and scanned
ANES005 - Full and scanned
ANES008 - Full and scanned, new one will be sent on its place soon.
ANES012 - Reported lost in transit, will be replaced soon.
ANES013 - Last seen leaving CA on November 14, 2006
ANES014 - Sent today November 21, 2006
ANES015 - Rafael received it on November 15, 2006
ANES016 - New, continuation of ANES005, sent to RI. Oct 11, 2006
- Last seen arriving WA on November 8th, 2006

I couldn't sleep, so I was surfing through various topics here and stumbled across this one. Wow! The traveling journals are working. And it seems I didn't join. I would like to join this project if it isn't too late, but I do not know who to contact.

ANES015 is here!

-Hana