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So I wanted to leave room to play with, as that was the theme from the get go with this Moleskine, and I didnt do enough of that on my own first one.  Now it looks a little bare, but its time.  Time to get it on the web, in the mail.  Who wants it?  

  

New Address

Hello everyone, hope things are good all around. I moved all my worldly belongings today and have a new address. It is
550 Jefferson Ave
Brooklyn NY 11221
The above image, ill admit, doesnt exactly have a ton to do with packing and moving, but hes in the process of motion, and im away from any scanning devices...so i raided an old moleskine drawing...cuz a post needs an image, in my world.

ready to go

Allright allright. Took a lil longer than Id expected, but i done finished my first official Moleskine exchange picture. Who wants to exchange?!

Where is everyone?

My moleskine is pretty much ready for take off. I do hope everyone is still interested in this project.

EDIT: Thank you for the comment, Josh! I'm glad you're still in this.

Welp, I suppose I will be patiently waiting and filling in more of my 3 moleskine pages until everyone finishes. :]

New and Improved Moleskinery

Im outta New York headin down to Baltimore, where I plan to ruminate on which direction to go with this hear drawing.  My plan is to add shades of grey...but in my heart of hearts i think a few bold colors throughout is the best possible outcome.  This one just kinda grew and grew, i didnt plan it out.  But now that its here it reminds me of the Temptation of St. Anthony images that Bosch did.  So, if a theme helps folks out, that can be the theme, or just charecter pajama parties.

Josh-Lars-Burggraf-PowderDry

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Hey everyone! Just thought I'd make a post to show that I'm active and part of the team. I just ran into some delays with finding my moleskine. The art supply store closest to me is out of stock of their Japanese moleskines. If all goes well, tomorrow I'll make a trip to another art store to complete my moleskine mission.

Just want to say, I'm very excited and eager to draw together! And I'll post back here when I obtain my journal. Just so this post isn't text only, here's a piece I've been working on.

EDIT: I got the moleskine! Currently working on filling it in.

Ex-votos

"An ex-voto is a voting offering to a saint or divinity. It is given in fulfillment of a vow (hence the Latin term, short for ex voto suscepto, "from the vow made") or in gratitude or devotion. Ex-votos are placed in a church or chapel where the worshipper seeks grace or wishes to give thanks. The destinations of pilgrimages often include shrines decorated with ex-votos.

Ex-votos can take a wide variety of forms. They are not only intended for the helping figure, but also as a testimony to later visitors of the received help. As such they may include texts explaining a miracle attributed to the helper, or symbols such as a painted or modeled reproduction of a miraculously healed body part, or a directly related item such as a crutch given by a person formerly lame."

When I was doing the tests to get in the University in 1997, one of aunts promised, on my behalf, I had to take a head to Senhor do Bomfim church in Salvador, if I were successfull. I got in and on one weekend that year I took the head made of wax and took it to Salvador/BA. I got amazed with the number of ex-votos everywhere there. It was a very bizar scene in the church, that is supposed to be the biggest in that city.

I picked ex-votos to start my moleskine for this group and soon it will be finished to be sent off. I had to make clear that my moly has no theme at all, the ex-voto is just to inspire myself to draw something on it. The moleskine project is an amazing thing and I am very happy to make part of another group of great artists.

Let's make art, folks.

My best wishes to you all,

Pedro