(NEW!) The TYPEWRITER Art and Poetry Project. Photo (c) 2012 Peach Farm Studio.
Welcome to the TYPEWRITER Art and Poetry Project!
If you are inspired by Wry, the Peach Farm Studio typewriter to create a piece of original “typewriter themed” art or an original handwritten or typed “typewriter themed” poem, let us know. (To see more photos of Wry, the Peach Farm Studio typewriter, click here. To read “Messages from the Typewriter”, click here.)
There are TWO different ways to participate:
OPTION #1: participate via your blog or website. To participate this way, here’s what to do:
- FIRST, post a comment anywhere on any page of the Peach Farm Studio blog to let us know that you will be participating in “The Typewriter Art and Poetry Project” and be sure to let us know if you will be creating a piece of art or writing a poem.
- Create a piece of original “typewriter themed” art or an original handwritten or typed “typewriter themed” poem.
- Post a photo of the original piece on your blog or website.
- Mention “Wry, the typewriter at Peach Farm Studio on your website or blog” and be sure to include a link back to our blog the Peach Farm Studio blog (http://peachfarmstudio.wordpress.com) on your Blog or Website.
- After you have have completed all of the steps above, post another comment on our blog that includes the link to the page on your blog or website that links to your “typewriter themed” art or poem so we can, in turn help to share it with the world on our blog.
OPTION #2: participate via mail and receive a gift from Peach Farm Studio. To participate this what, here’s what to do:
(NOTE: YES, you may participate in both OPTION #1 as well as OPTION #2, if you want to.)
- FIRST, post a comment anywhere on any page of the Peach Farm Studio blog to let us know that you will be participating in the “The Typewriter Art and Poetry Project” and be sure to let us know if you will be creating a piece of art or writing a poem.
- Create a piece of original “typewriter themed” art or an original handwritten or typed “typewriter themed” poem.
- Send to us in the MAIL (NOT via email) the original piece of art (not photocopies or prints) or the original handwritten or typed poem (NOT photocopied and NOT computer printed). In exchange we will mail to you a letterpress print created by Peach Farm Studio as a thank you gift. The letterpress print we will mail to you will be a linocut portrait print of Wry that includes one of his poems or quotes printed in handset letterpress. The address to send original artwork (not photocopies or prints) or an original handwritten or typed poem (NOT photocopied and NOT computer printed) to is: Peach Farm Studio c/o ZenGei Works, PO Box 3655, Santa Rosa, CA 95402, USA.
That’s it! After we receive your original piece of art (not photocopies or prints) or the original handwritten or typed poem (NOT photocopied and NOT computer printed) in the mail we will mail the letterpress print of Wry that includes one of his poems or quotes printed in handset letterpress to you. Shortly thereafter, we will feature a photo of your art or poem on our blog. It is that simple! (We promise we won’t share or use your address for anything else, except perhaps to send you an occasional hand-typeset, letterpress “Happy Holiday” or some such card from Peach Farm Studio.)
Disclaimers:
- This offer is only good through June 3o, 2012. Art or poetry we receive on or after July 1, 2012 will not be included in this program. Sorry about that, but we will be moving onto another fun project at that time.
- One original artwork or handwritten or typed poem per name or address only, please.
- Any medium may be used for the artwork or poem (i.e. pencil sketch, cartoon, painting, collage, fiber, textile, pen and ink, doodle, ceramics, jewelry, bonzai, etc.).
- For OPTION #2: All artwork or poetry received by Peach Farm Studio becomes the property of Peach Farm Studio.
- For OPTION #2: The design, colors, fonts, paper, images, text and inks used to make the letterpress print in may vary from print-to-print due to the nature of this project, however we can assure you that all of the prints will be hand typeset and pressed by Peach Farm Studio. We hope you will enjoy what we come up with. Sorry, no returns or exchanges.
- For OPTION #2: Allow up to 4 weeks for delivery of print. (We’ll be printing as fast as we can, but knowing we have the extra time if we need it will help.)
- Feel free to tell your friends about this offer. The more, the merrier!
- We will post this offer several times on this blog, our Facebook, Twitter and Tumbler pages, in order to tell as many people possible about this offer, so thanks for bearing with us if you see the post more than once.
- If you have any questions, please ask us.
Thank you for celebrating the history and potential of typewriters with us!
Love this – will give it a try – thanks for the opportunity – love your blog
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Hi Farmers,
This is not exactly poetry or art but I love typewriters and Wry looks like a pretty cool guy (and is also green which is my favourite colour) so I thought you might like the post/quiz I made about my first typewriter. The whole incident may have dashed my belief in Santa but I never lost the love of the tap tap tap. CheersSue
http://paintlater.wordpress.com/2012/01/07/santa-should-use-a-typewriter-a-writers-quiz-4/
Thank you very much. Your story is “Santa: Revealed” story delightful and so is the quiz!
Of course, I’d like to participate in this project. I’ve adopted two lovely typewriters in the past year, the elder of the two currently spending some time convalescing on the workbench in a friend’s motel room/home (he also builds remarkable birdhouses on that bench). Will get back soon with something of a physical nature. Thanks for inspiring.
Hi David. Wonderful! Thank you and you are welcome. We are looking forward to your participation. Meanwhile, nice of you to *adopt* those typewriters. Good to know they have gone to good homes where they will be fed ideas on a regular basis and thrive. Well wishes and speedy recovery to the one on the workbench.
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I will be participating in “The Typewriter Art and Poetry Project” by creating a piece of typewriter-inspired art. This is going to be so much fun!
Wonderful! Check out this first “Typewriter Inspired” piece that came in: http://peachfarmstudio.wordpress.com/2012/03/14/typewriter-haiku-from-siverback/ Looking forward to seeing what you come up with. Exciting!
Nice! I love a good time-day stamp, too.
I know what I’m going to make, maybe I can get to it this weekend.
Huzzah! Splendid! We’ll be looking forward to what you make.
That stamp is a great finishing touch SiverBlack does on his drawings. It’s like a second, unique signature.
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Hmm. I will have to think about this one:)
What a beautiful typewriter!
Thank you very much. We highly suspect you could easily participate and come up with a very cool drawing of some sort…
I am enjoying the typewriters. It makes me think of the big old black one my grandfather brought with from England when he brought his family over to Canada. As a child, it sat in the back of a closet. When alone, I would sneak it out and experiment! It was as if I was handed a magic wand!
It certainly seems like you’ve got the making of a magical children’s story there: on a trip to visit grandparents, a small child finds an magical, prophetic typewriter hidden in the back of grandpa’s closet. Soon enough, the child learns that anything typed on it would come true! Chocolate, a new toy, a horse! On nights, when the house is quiet, the Typewriter itself types mysterious messages of things that will happen in the future! Oooooh!
NOTE: If you write this story and turn it into a book, please send us an autographed copy. We will look for it on the list of Caldecott Award Winners next year!