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Unclog the Artist update, 25 entries

Journal Entry: Tue Dec 29, 2009, 1:05 AM
it just means much to me

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:heart: You can suggest favs through "Suggest a Fave" button on our front page.

:heart: Gallery submissions do not happen through notes anymore, but instead you submit art through "Contribute Art" button on the top of our front page. Cool, huh? No more than two gallery submissions per month per member, though. We want to retain the quality of submissions even in the new system.

With :heart: as always
jml =Lechtonen

P.S. If someone wants to create a great-looking 100x50 group icon for us, we might have use for it :eyes:


New grand contest "Unclog the Artist"


We have launched a unique contest that is open for all. Your purpose is to create art that might help others overcome their artist's block. Main prize 12 month sub!

You can read more of it here in the news article :+favlove: [link] :+favlove: Hope to see as many of you as possible take part! 8-)

Also remember that the gallery submissions are open again (we're hoping to get some resubmissions as well, after we had to empty our notes backlog after our long break). Your new gallery admin ~marchetooo will be taking care of the gallery. Go wish her luck! :D

With :heart: as always,
jml =Lechtonen


25 entries :boogie:



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Projects and contests

Journal Entry: Mon Dec 28, 2009, 2:53 PM
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Affiliate contests and projects


If you need more action, check out the activities provided by our affiliates and members:


:iconswirly-artists: hosts My Flow contest that challenges you to make a portrait of yourself surrounded by your favourite forms. Open for anyone. All visual media accepted.
[link]
Closes 31st Jan


:iconyoungbutinspired: presents Freestyle! contest. You need to be a member to participate.
[link]
Closes 31st Jan


:icontheme-of-the-month: holds Group ID contest, where they are looking for an avatar and an ID. You need to be a member to participate.
[link]
Closes 1st Feb


If you're our member or affiliate and want your project to be added here, please send us a note with necessary details.


With :heart:
jml =Lechtonen

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Art

Journal Entry: Mon Dec 28, 2009, 12:41 PM
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Acid Burst IX Glimmer participant features


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The winners of #ArtisanCraft's Origami Contest:


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:heart: from the Art-Admin-Turtle: *Kuume

The Federal Hall of Fame



Acid Burst IX - Glimmer winner, December 2009
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Acid Burst VIII - Horizon winner, November 2009
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Acid Burst VII - Revelation winner, March 2009
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Acid Burst VI - Labour winner, February 2009
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Acid Burst V - War winner, December 2008
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Acid Burst IV - Escape winner, November 2008
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Silence contest winners, autumn 2008


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Silence contest federal favourites, autumn 2008


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Acid Burst III - Shiver winner, October 2008
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Acid Burst II - Laughter winner, October 2008
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The Acid Burst mini-contest split winners, September 2008
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Introducing you - Unclog the Artist jury

Journal Entry: Fri Dec 25, 2009, 8:51 AM
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The Federation's grand contest Unclog the Artist is doing great. You'll find the current entries here. Read the contest announcement here. And now letting the judges introduce themselves!

:icondemoncherry::iconsmolkingmerrors::iconiohannis::iconbalen13::iconsiby::iconlechtonen:


1. Who are you?


=demoncherry: "My name is Cheryl."

*smolkingmerrors: "*smolkingmerrors"

*Iohannis: "I'm not too fond of radical identity politics, and even less of the usual metrics of occupation, kin relations and sexual categories. I'm someone who meddles with indigenous Euro-American achievements, whether academic, literary, artistic, political or otherwise intellectual; probably for the most part to feel them fracture. There is some chance that this involves being a feminist, too."

=Balen13: "I am Chris Beacock."

=siby: "Strictly non-stop day-dreamer, an optimist, realist and chocolate-lover."

=Lechtonen: "A professional journalist and a book store cashier, amateur artist and aspiring game designer. In this context also the founder of #Acid-Burst-Love-Fed."


2. Which media or art forms you consider to be your specialty?


=demoncherry: "I consider fantasy digital art my speciality."

*smolkingmerrors: "Prose."

*Iohannis: "I suppose that the fractures enter the stage here too. I've a strong inclination towards traditional, non-electronic media, but breaking things, impurity and sexual/erotic(/romantic) tension attracts so that it does not matter in the end. What matters is how painstakingly and uneconomically someone seems to become almost self-like, or fail miserably in it, in an art object or on some other surface."

=Balen13: "I'm primarily a digital artist working mainly with Oil Painting. My work is often of a shamanic nature similar in style (I believe) to impressionist/abstract."

=siby: "Especially photography, and a little paintbrushing/drawing."

=Lechtonen: "Watercolour and to some extent other traditional media. Also visual design and Finnish literature."


3. How is it going with the artist's block? Got through it yet?


=demoncherry: "I'm getting there. I have been doing a few pencil sketches, but now I am studying I get less time than ever."

*smolkingmerrors: "I'm writing slowly but I'm happy with what's coming out, so that's all that matters."

*Iohannis: "Nope, even if I'm capable of getting thrilled when I recall the scent of masking liquid and acrylics. The block hasn't made me gentler either. I do have some new scraps and interesting projects, but they don't mean to the least that I've been inspirationally unclogged."

=Balen13: "Still Feeling unmotivated but have been more and more able to work on pieces, so it's progressing."

=siby: "Hm? :D"

=Lechtonen: "I have been able to express something lately, but nothing much deep."


And here's a few samples from each artist's gallery


=demoncherry




*smolkingmerrors




*Iohannis




=Balen13




=siby




=Lechtonen




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The Acid Burst Love Federation

Journal Entry: Sun Nov 15, 2009, 1:42 PM
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The Acid Burst Love Federation chatroom


Ok, we have a chatroom now at #AcidBurstLove. It'd be fun to know more about you guys and chat a bit (or idle :P) with you. So even if you're not a dA chat nerd, do pop in occasionally. Or become a regular even :D

:peace: jml =Lechtonen


P.S. If you're a newb and feel awkward about dA chats, you can read this news article to help you get started [link]


Welcome to The Acid Burst Love Federation


This is a community dedicated to collecting art that means a lot -- art that goes kaboom inside you.

What we want is the art that you find too important or too touching or maybe even too disturbing to explain.

You know what it is about. The art that leaves you speechless. When you view it, it changes who you are. At that point the language and the thought you've learned so far is not enough. You might feel something completely new.

And when you create art like that, you can only pray that it will reach someone. It cannot be forced.

What do we do?


1 ABL wants to show your most meaningful creations to the community. Give them to us. We will put them in our gallery. See the submission guidelines.


2 We collect and feature the art that you love. Link us any art on dA that you've found special and personal, and we'll probably collect it.


3 Then there are a bunch of other activities, like contests and mini-contests. Watch us to get announcements on them :D


Here's our art feature journal.

Here's the list of members and affiliates.


Best wishes,
:peace:=Lechtonen

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