Well, this project feels like it's already taking on a life of its own. I got the postcards in on Thursday which was really exciting. The projected delivery date through www.PrintsMadeEasy.com was this coming Monday so getting the cards early was excellent. It certainly was an easy process to get the cards and it felt great to have them in my hands. I ended up ordering 1,000 of them to hand out. The images are unfortunately a little grainy but they'll do what they were intended for just fine.
Matt and I had a trunk show in San Diego yesterday with some FANTASTIC vendors of Burning man gear, costuming, jewelry and art. It was very successful and so exciting to be with the other Burners. Everyone is ridiculously excited about the Burn. We cant believe most of us will be leaving within the week. I gave out some of the postcards while we were working the trunk show and the project was very warmly received. Matt and I are very excited about the potential of this project and the reaction its received so far. We hope to be innundated with short stories, explanations of what Burning Man means to you etc. We're looking forward to reading about your thoughts and experiences, and - in the case of those who send pictures - to seeing what you see when you're on the Playa. (Maybe Book 2 would have to be Living the Burn; a year-round look at regional Burning Man events...)
See you all out there! Stop by the RLD at 4:30 and Coral Reef to say "hello" if you're in the neighbourhood.
♥ Bronwen
Sunday, August 19, 2007
The postcards are in!
Monday, August 13, 2007
Thursday, August 9, 2007
Beginning the Project
2007 will mark the 3rd Burning Man attendance for HandChop & Bronwen, otherwise known as BronChop. It will be our second Burn together. This year is all about being active with other members of our community as far as we're concerned. Our first years were selfish years - 2004 was Bronwen's first year and 2005 was Chop's first year. We each went our first year with the intention of having singular experiences (we didnt know each other then). In 2006 we went together with the intention of having a year all about us as a couple. We succeeded in that and came home with the couple's Playa name BronChop. Thanks to our beloved Nads for that one! So this year is all about group participation.
In dreaming about the Burn and buying various coffee table books & DVDs, Bronwen began to feel that a new type of book should be available to people interested in the social experiment that is Burning Man. This book would consist of personal photographs taken by Burning Man attendees (not the media) as well as some individual anecdotes. At a gathering in July 2007, while discussing camp plans for BM 2007, someone mentioned a book she had read of dirty little secrets. The author had handed out postcards and asked people to decorate them and return them with a story of their biggest secret. He then compiled the decorated postcards & secrets into a book. Bronwen would like to use this idea to add to the Through the Eyes of Burners photography book. She & Chop will be bringing 500 - 750 postcards to Burning Man this year to give to likely suspects. Keep checking back here to see what kind of stories, postcards and photographs are returned and for progress on the book. You can submit your own experiences in the comments here as well.