I just completed (and placed in the files section of the list pages) my submission for the Smithsonian. I think it should be in the castle because it is an image of something we have all used and it represents all the letterboxes that are listed on the LbNA website. It is not an original drawing because I can't free hand anything but stick figures (& even those are questionable), so I hope it doesn't violate a copy write. I'm sure if it does, someone on the list will let me know and I will pull it.
I submitted this to be added to the collection of letterboxes the Smithsonian wants to acquire, however, if there are enough people that would want it as a stamp in their own log book, you'll need to vote that this should become "The" Smithsonian letterbox that would be kept behind the front counter, just waiting for you to ask to stamp into it.
To see the stamp image, log onto the Yahoo group letterboxing list and use the link below.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/letterbox-usa/files/Smithsonian/
Or find your way to the files section of the site and look for the Smithsonian file. So far, mine is the only submission.
About the stamp: It took me 4 days (whenever I had time) to carve it. I'm guessing it took about 6-7 hours total. It is carved on PZ Kut using a #1 Speedball blade only. The secret to fine detail is using a magnifying glass and getting a clear transfer to the rubber which I get using the heat transfer method.
I hope you like it enough to vote for it!
Scoutdogs
P-20 F-124 X-25 E-3
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My Smithsonian Stamp
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Started on 2003-04-03
My Smithsonian Stamp
From: Dog Scouts Troop (DogScouts@hotmail.com) |
Date: 2003-04-03 16:07:43 UTC-05:00
Re: My Smithsonian Stamp
From: SpringChick (letterbox@attbi.com) |
Date: 2003-04-03 22:18:43 UTC
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Dog Scouts Troop"
wrote:
>It is not an original drawing because I can't free hand
>anything but stick figures (& even those are questionable),
>so I hope it doesn't violate a copy write. I'm sure if it
>does, someone on the list will let me know and I will pull it.
Your stamp is really nice, you did a great job!
Your post raises an interesting question though -- what is "original
art?" Like you, I am no artist. I usually start with an idea
and "rough sketch" out what I am thinking. I then look for either a
single piece of clip art or sometimes several pieces and modify them,
cut them, combine them however necessary to get the finished design I
had in mind.
For instance, my Big Two-Hearted River stamp depicts a fox jumping
across a river with some trees and the river fading into twin
hearts. The fox is modified clip art; the trees are another piece of
modified clip art; the river and hearts are my own scratchings.
So because I used clip art as the base for the fox and the trees,
this is not considered "original art?" I understand about copyright
issues, particularly when you use a piece of clip art verbatim, but
what about clip art that has been modified in such a way that it
produces something new?
Is this competition about stamp carving or drawing skill? Even an
artist often paints from pictures.
Deb (SpringChick)
>It is not an original drawing because I can't free hand
>anything but stick figures (& even those are questionable),
>so I hope it doesn't violate a copy write. I'm sure if it
>does, someone on the list will let me know and I will pull it.
Your stamp is really nice, you did a great job!
Your post raises an interesting question though -- what is "original
art?" Like you, I am no artist. I usually start with an idea
and "rough sketch" out what I am thinking. I then look for either a
single piece of clip art or sometimes several pieces and modify them,
cut them, combine them however necessary to get the finished design I
had in mind.
For instance, my Big Two-Hearted River stamp depicts a fox jumping
across a river with some trees and the river fading into twin
hearts. The fox is modified clip art; the trees are another piece of
modified clip art; the river and hearts are my own scratchings.
So because I used clip art as the base for the fox and the trees,
this is not considered "original art?" I understand about copyright
issues, particularly when you use a piece of clip art verbatim, but
what about clip art that has been modified in such a way that it
produces something new?
Is this competition about stamp carving or drawing skill? Even an
artist often paints from pictures.
Deb (SpringChick)
Re: My Smithsonian Stamp
From: bcostley (bobbyeubanks@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2003-04-03 22:53:45 UTC
How big is the actual stamp?
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Dog Scouts Troop"
wrote:
> I just completed (and placed in the files section of the list
pages) my submission for the Smithsonian. I think it should be in
the castle because it is an image of something we have all used and
it represents all the letterboxes that are listed on the LbNA
website. It is not an original drawing because I can't free hand
anything but stick figures (& even those are questionable), so I
hope it doesn't violate a copy write. I'm sure if it does, someone
on the list will let me know and I will pull it.
> I submitted this to be added to the collection of letterboxes the
Smithsonian wants to acquire, however, if there are enough people
that would want it as a stamp in their own log book, you'll need to
vote that this should become "The" Smithsonian letterbox that would
be kept behind the front counter, just waiting for you to ask to
stamp into it.
>
> To see the stamp image, log onto the Yahoo group letterboxing list
and use the link below.
>
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/letterbox-usa/files/Smithsonian/
>
> Or find your way to the files section of the site and look for the
Smithsonian file. So far, mine is the only submission.
>
> About the stamp: It took me 4 days (whenever I had time) to carve
it. I'm guessing it took about 6-7 hours total. It is carved on PZ
Kut using a #1 Speedball blade only. The secret to fine detail is
using a magnifying glass and getting a clear transfer to the rubber
which I get using the heat transfer method.
>
> I hope you like it enough to vote for it!
>
> Scoutdogs
> P-20 F-124 X-25 E-3
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Dog Scouts Troop"
> I just completed (and placed in the files section of the list
pages) my submission for the Smithsonian. I think it should be in
the castle because it is an image of something we have all used and
it represents all the letterboxes that are listed on the LbNA
website. It is not an original drawing because I can't free hand
anything but stick figures (& even those are questionable), so I
hope it doesn't violate a copy write. I'm sure if it does, someone
on the list will let me know and I will pull it.
> I submitted this to be added to the collection of letterboxes the
Smithsonian wants to acquire, however, if there are enough people
that would want it as a stamp in their own log book, you'll need to
vote that this should become "The" Smithsonian letterbox that would
be kept behind the front counter, just waiting for you to ask to
stamp into it.
>
> To see the stamp image, log onto the Yahoo group letterboxing list
and use the link below.
>
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/letterbox-usa/files/Smithsonian/
>
> Or find your way to the files section of the site and look for the
Smithsonian file. So far, mine is the only submission.
>
> About the stamp: It took me 4 days (whenever I had time) to carve
it. I'm guessing it took about 6-7 hours total. It is carved on PZ
Kut using a #1 Speedball blade only. The secret to fine detail is
using a magnifying glass and getting a clear transfer to the rubber
which I get using the heat transfer method.
>
> I hope you like it enough to vote for it!
>
> Scoutdogs
> P-20 F-124 X-25 E-3
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: My Smithsonian Stamp
From: Steve (shol3039@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2003-04-04 01:10:02 UTC
Wow! that is an incredible stamp! Very well done!
-Steve, Heidi and Madras
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Dog Scouts Troop"
wrote:
> I just completed (and placed in the files section of the list
pages) my submission for the Smithsonian. I think it should be in the
castle because it is an image of something we have all used and it
represents all the letterboxes that are listed on the LbNA website.
It is not an original drawing because I can't free hand anything but
stick figures (& even those are questionable), so I hope it doesn't
violate a copy write. I'm sure if it does, someone on the list will
let me know and I will pull it.
> I submitted this to be added to the collection of letterboxes the
Smithsonian wants to acquire, however, if there are enough people
that would want it as a stamp in their own log book, you'll need to
vote that this should become "The" Smithsonian letterbox that would
be kept behind the front counter, just waiting for you to ask to
stamp into it.
>
> To see the stamp image, log onto the Yahoo group letterboxing list
and use the link below.
>
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/letterbox-usa/files/Smithsonian/
>
> Or find your way to the files section of the site and look for the
Smithsonian file. So far, mine is the only submission.
>
> About the stamp: It took me 4 days (whenever I had time) to carve
it. I'm guessing it took about 6-7 hours total. It is carved on PZ
Kut using a #1 Speedball blade only. The secret to fine detail is
using a magnifying glass and getting a clear transfer to the rubber
which I get using the heat transfer method.
>
> I hope you like it enough to vote for it!
>
> Scoutdogs
> P-20 F-124 X-25 E-3
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
-Steve, Heidi and Madras
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Dog Scouts Troop"
> I just completed (and placed in the files section of the list
pages) my submission for the Smithsonian. I think it should be in the
castle because it is an image of something we have all used and it
represents all the letterboxes that are listed on the LbNA website.
It is not an original drawing because I can't free hand anything but
stick figures (& even those are questionable), so I hope it doesn't
violate a copy write. I'm sure if it does, someone on the list will
let me know and I will pull it.
> I submitted this to be added to the collection of letterboxes the
Smithsonian wants to acquire, however, if there are enough people
that would want it as a stamp in their own log book, you'll need to
vote that this should become "The" Smithsonian letterbox that would
be kept behind the front counter, just waiting for you to ask to
stamp into it.
>
> To see the stamp image, log onto the Yahoo group letterboxing list
and use the link below.
>
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/letterbox-usa/files/Smithsonian/
>
> Or find your way to the files section of the site and look for the
Smithsonian file. So far, mine is the only submission.
>
> About the stamp: It took me 4 days (whenever I had time) to carve
it. I'm guessing it took about 6-7 hours total. It is carved on PZ
Kut using a #1 Speedball blade only. The secret to fine detail is
using a magnifying glass and getting a clear transfer to the rubber
which I get using the heat transfer method.
>
> I hope you like it enough to vote for it!
>
> Scoutdogs
> P-20 F-124 X-25 E-3
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
My Smithsonian Stamp
From: Dog Scouts Troop (DogScouts@hotmail.com) |
Date: 2003-04-03 21:46:16 UTC-05:00
I just looked at my stamp again & realized that in my hast to get it posted, I forgot to carve out Alaska and the "A" in LbNA. Guess I know what I'll be doing now :-)
Scoutdogs
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Scoutdogs
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