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Canopic Jar CHALLENGE for the Dark Hearted!

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Canopic Jar CHALLENGE for the Dark Hearted!
Swap Coordinator:mosaic (contact)
Swap categories: Challenges  Themed  Art 
Number of people in swap:6
Location:Other
Type:None
Last day to signup/drop:June 13, 2008
Date items must be sent by:August 16, 2008
Number of swap partners:1
Description:

The CHALLENGE is to alter one jar for one swap partner. Let's say a minimum of 10" tall.

I would like only those who really want to strech creatively and produce a true work of art to join this one!

I am inviting Dark Hearted Group Officers and select others to participate. Additional folks will be considered if they pm me.

At minimum, the folling criteria will be applied: no recent no sends, rating of 4.8 or more, and 10+ handmade swaps completed. I will review swap histories of participants closely and ban if necessary.

As for source materials and references, you'll easily find lots of images and history on the net. The skinny is, canopic jars were used among the ancient Egyptians to store various internal organs removed during the process of mummification.

These jars were commonly made of limestone, pottery, wood, or bronze. Often their design was associated with one of the Four Sons of Horus. Duamutef, the jackal-headed, Qebehsenuef, the falcon-headed, Hapi, the baboon-headed or Imseti, the human-headed. Jars have been found with hieroglyphyics and figures of the gods painted on the sides of the jars.

That was then. This is now. Feel free to interpret this project in a modern way. I'm thinking use an exisiting jar and alter it with paper mache, paper clay, polymer clay, soft sculpture... let your dark hearted imaginations soar!!

Pack these precious artifacts well for shipping!! Add surprises inside for hearts.

Discussion

sultrypeacock 06/ 3/2008 #

This swap looks like a lot of fun!

I'll have to give it some thought. My summer is super swamped so I have to pick and choose very carefully.

Mrrranda 06/ 3/2008 #

For some reason I'd already been thinking of making a set of miniature canopic jars, so with that already on the brain I don't think I can pass this up. Any minimum size?

Gyelle 06/ 4/2008 #

Looks like fun, do they need to have an Egyptian motif?

mosaic 06/ 5/2008 #

I want to leave this wide open to artistic interpretation! The goal is to produce something that you are proud to send, would be thrilled to receive and would be appropriate to accompany one into the next life. How's that for inspiration/pressure?? lol Let's just have fun with this!!

Changeling 06/ 6/2008 #

Oh heck yeah, I would like to join! Thank you for the invite!

rbeforee 06/16/2008 #

Wow! Clever idea!

LINDA50 06/17/2008 #

I can't play on this one but I am intrigued and I found a little tutorial for making one on the internet.

http://www.dia.org/education/egypt-teachers/art/ruddy/activity.htm

Hope this helps, have fun with this.

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