Reflections #1 : A Mixed Media Collaboration Contest (Pre-announcement)

Reflections: A Mixed Media Collaboration Contest

This will be the first of a series of three announcement posts for my Mixed Media Collaborations Contest. It will be the first of three because I want to give everyone plenty of time to find a partner, brainstorm to your heart’s content, and produce exceptional material. I want you to make the lives of the judges very, very difficult.

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Those of you who know me, know I paint and write, and am a fervent lover of music as well as an amateur singer myself. I’ve done a few twin posts where I write a poem and make a painting that reflects its meaning. One post is about the poem, and one goes into more detail about the painting. I love doing things like this because it challenges me to think outside the box and go far beyond my comfort zone (which is fiction, to be honest).

I would love to challenge you all to do the same. Think outside the box. Be original, creative. Go where no one has gone before.

How It Works

Entries to this contest will comprise of two parts.

One part will be in written form. I am not going to limit you in any way. It can be a piece of fiction, a philosophical discussion, or a poem. I only ask that this post be made up of words. Preferably ones that touch me somehow. They can be pretty, sad, painful, harsh or passionate. But write them with feeling.

The other part will be art. And I mean this very liberally. The art post can be visual (paintings, drawings, photography, etc.) or musical.

The two posts need to link to one another, and reflect one another. I’ll give you an example of my own, since I don’t know someone else who does twin posts like this.

Fallen Giant is a poem, a tanka, that I wrote about a horse I loved very much. The post contains the poem, some information about its subject and why it meant so much to me, and an image of the painting. I also added a link to the post with the painting. In that post, I talk about the painting, and the process I went through in working on it.

That is what I would like to see from all of you. I do realise not everyone writes, paints, draws, and sings. That is why I will allow entries from a team of two people, as well as from one person who creates both pieces themselves.

I want people to think outside the box, and connect outside of their own niche. Since coming to Steemit, I’ve met amazing singers, artists and writers. It’s a shame they often don’t get to meet each other or collaborate. But Reflections #1 might change that. I certainly hope so.

Save These Dates

The contest will open three weeks from now. You’ll be able to submit from December 16th, which is, I believe, a Saturday, at 20.00 CET (Central European Time). Submissions will close one week later, on the 23rd, at 20.00 CET.

I will be posting weekly reminders, with some extra tips on how to wow the judges, as well as more details about those judges.

The Prizes

Thanks to a very generous donation from @tanglebranch, the prize pool is currently at 40 SBD. The exact division of this pool will depend on the number of entries received.

I am very excited to see what you will come up with.

Stay tuned for more details!

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