Hello Everyone!

Welcome to this art journal swap. You might have seen this one before but with 8 participants. I think that was a little to much, so i'm trying again with 4 participants.

In this swap we wil make and send a journal, we make art on 1 page and send the journal along to the next person.

Let me explain the way we do this.

For the first round we start with making a journal.

Take a piece of a4 sized paper and cut this in half, now you have 2 a5 sized papers. Fold 1 of these a5's in half, (keep the other half for your next journal or other crafts) these are the pages (4 pages front and back)  
Do not use printer paper for this, better use watercolour paper, or mixed media paper. (use at least 180 grams paper for the pages)  
For the cover we take one a5 piece of paper and fold it in half. (you could also make a wider one to make a closing flap)      
It is up to you to choose how you fix these papers together, you could use staples, or sewing with a machine or by hand (or with a fancy binding machine, make sure the binding does not make things extra bulky)  
  
On page 1 (inside of front cover) we will make 4 boxes corresponding with the 4 pages.  
On the last page (inside of back cover) you write your own adres, so it can be send back to you when all pages are finished. 
You could also write a preference for style or theme for your journal (this is a preference, not a demand, pages are senders choice)   
  
Now the pages:
The first page is for yourself. Create some art in any way you like, (draw, paint, collage, digital art, etc) and sign your name and little message in box 1. Make sure your work does not bleed to the next page(s)  
  
I't totally fine to send the journal in an open position if this makes postage cheaper. Just make sure it does not bend easily.   

Send your journal to your partner in an envelope.  
  
For the next rounds:  
If you received a journal, you will add your art on the next empty page and sign in the corresponding box on the first page.  
Send the journal to your partner in an envelope.  
  
You may use any medium you like, paint, mixed media, drawing, collage, watercolour, etc. Make sure it does not bleed to other pages.  
  
If you are the last one to fil a page in the journal, you send it back to the original starter. The one who's address is on the last page.  

If there are any questions please ask!  
English is not my first language so I hope everything is clear!