New Item 20091115

Post date: Nov 17, 2009 3:09:07 AM

2009-November-15:

Ambigram Calendars

I have nearly completed the artwork for the Ambigram Calendars (mentioned as 'in progress' on the Word Art Page) and am almost ready to begin printing so they will be ready in time for the Craft Expo and Bake Sale at Fields Memorial School in Bozrah, CT, this weekend (listed in the Calendar of Events on the main section of the News and Announcements Page). The calendars feature ambigrams of each month name along with original drawings of seasonal art. January, February, and December will be depicted as winter months; June, July, and August will be depicted as summer months. The art is "non-denominational." To appeal to a wider audience, I have excluded art that represents religious holidays and other traditional celebrations. The first run will be un-dated -- you can use them in any year, just fill in the dates, and you can choose to have your weeks run Sunday through Saturday or Monday through Sunday. For reference, I am including year-at-a-glance pages in the back: one each for 2010 and 2011, with the weeks running from Sunday through Saturday. When I start printing a dated version, the weeks in each month's page will also run Sunday through Saturday.

At first, I designed the art to fit within 8.5" x 11" paper folded in half; but after some consideration, I think I will make adjustments so it will fit better on 8.5" x 14" (or larger) paper folded in half. I will save both sizes of the artwork on my computer. The larger size will be part of my regular inventory, and the smaller size will be easy enough to print "on request."

I haven't yet tried to ambi-fy the names of the days of the week. If you would like to give it a try, I would love to see your sketches and/or finished work. I might even ask to use your art in my next version! (And give you credit for contributing your original art, of course.) To submit your art, please send either JPG or PNG file types to ambigramgreetings@gmail.com, and include a description of your art in the body of the email. Depending on reader response, I may post a gallery of your submissions. I look forward to hearing from you!