Randomosity

For this swap you will fill an A5 (ish) journal with random contents.

You could write, paint, collage, art journal, stick in found items, a photo of the contents of your bag, draw a pattern or zentangle... Write or illustrate your thoughts or a poem. Document your life, tell a story, colour, write your favourite quotes. Put some "you" into the book. If you make a zine, you could put a copy in, you could make an envelope page and put a surprise inside. These are all suggestions. It's your journal, your randomosity.

The point of this being a random journal is that you don't fill all the pages with the same thing. Use nice text, like letraset or a stencil. Use deco tape, draw, try something new, a material or technique. The journal has no limits except your own creativity.

Your journal should be around A5 size, which is roughly 7 x 5"/21 x 14cm. You can use the large moleskine cahier which is fractionally narrower at 13cm wide. Or you could make your own journal. Why not choose some random papers and bind them yourself, sew them, tape them, staple them or take them to your copy shop and they will spiral them together for you.

The moleskine cahier has 40 pages/80 sides, so this is a minimum requirement for all journals. If you are buying a different type of journal, consider the amount of pages to ensure you are able to fill it, as no-one wants to receive a half-filled book.

Due to recent flaking and late sending within the group, the swap requirements are now higher for the safe swapping of the committed swappers amongst us that have been repeatedly let down and left journal-less: All participants must have completed a journal swap within the group and must have sent that swap on time. Also no 1's or 3's allowed. Everyone will be checked and there will be no exceptions.