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WINTER CHALLENGE 2015
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25.13 - M1nks's task: Art Can Set You Free
WOuld Bitter Blood work for Option 4? The humans are taking up against the vampires that rule their town.
Amy wrote: "I was thinking of Glass for Option 2
and
The Color Purple for Option 4
Will those work? Thanks!"
Glass will work so long as the book is poetry. The option is for actual poetry rather than the poetry genre because sometimes books can be shelved as poetry when they aren't.
The Color Purple is definitely a tale about individuals fighting society. Approved.
Cindy wrote: "Trying to narrow down a book for option 3. Would any of these work?Personal Geographies: Explorations in Mixed-Media Mapmaking
or [book:The Artist Unique: Inspiration and Techniq..."
All of those look fine.
Maya wrote: "Will this work for option 1?
"Yes it would
Angie wrote: "WOuld Bitter Blood work for Option 4? The humans are taking up against the vampires that rule their town."No sorry, that's just one group of 'people' fighting another group of people. I'm looking for individuals standing up to society's oppression.
Nicola wrote: "Cindy wrote: "Trying to narrow down a book for option 3. Would any of these work?Personal Geographies: Explorations in Mixed-Media Mapmaking
or [book:The Artist Unique: Inspirati..."
Cool. Thanks so much!
Please verify that these will work for option 1:
Thank you.
Nicola wrote: "Amy wrote: "I was thinking of Glass for Option 2
and
The Color Purple for Option 4
Will those work? Thanks!"
Glass will work so long as the book is poetry. The opti..."
I don't know if this helps or hurts, but I wanted to help clarify - Glass (and all of Ellen Hopkins' books) are novels in verse. Not poetry in the usual sense, but a novel written in verse format. Obviously it's up to you as the task creator if you want to consider verse novels as poetry for the purpose of your task. :)
Nicola wrote: "Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "Would you accept Ellen Hopkins books? She writes in poetry form."You'd have to post the book for me to check. Some books have poetry listed as a genre and they are..."
, I was thinking of reading this
I'd like to use for Opt 1
and for Opt 3
(quilting as a form of artistic expression).Thanks!
Kim wrote: "Please verify that these will work for option 1:Thank you."
Both are fine.
Boston Kate wrote: "Nicola wrote: "Amy wrote: "I was thinking of Glass for Option 2
and
The Color Purple for Option 4
Will those work? Thanks!"
Glass will work so long as the book is p..."
I'm not familiar with them, would you consider them poetry? If so then you are free to use them.
KSMary wrote: "I'd like to use for Opt 1 and for Opt 3 (quilting as a form of artistic expression).Thanks!"
Both approved.
Nicola wrote: "Boston Kate wrote: "Nicola wrote: "Amy wrote: "I was thinking of Glass for Option 2
I'm not familiar with them, would you consider them poetry? If so then you are free to use them.
Are you asking me for my opinion, or the people who requested to use them?
I think it's really a matter of opinion, so it's hard to say. I love Ellen Hopkins, but her books aren't what I personally think of when I think of poetry. But I'm sure some people do think of it as poetry.
http://www.amazon.com/Fallout-Crank-E...
If you go to the "look inside" feature for this book, you can see the first few pages and see what you think, as task creator. :)
Boston Kate wrote: "Nicola wrote: "Boston Kate wrote: "Nicola wrote: "Amy wrote: "I was thinking of Glass for Option 2
I'm not familiar with them, would you consider them poetry? If so then you are fr..."
Thanks for the link, now I know what they are.
You could certainly make a case for it as modern poetry. A lot of art is a matter of opinion which is why I created the options this way. If people want to claim them as poetry I won't object.
So"Fallout" would count?
Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "So"Fallout" would count?"Yes, if you think it's poetry you are welcome to use it :-)
Nicola wrote: "Tien wrote: "For option 3, The Copper Sign ~swordsmith? Or will this fit option 4 too (girl in a man's world)?Or would a cozy mystery with cooking fit the bill (option 3)?
I'm thi..."
Thanks, Nicola.
I think these 2 would be pretty safe for Option 1...
Tien wrote: "Nicola wrote: "Tien wrote: "For option 3, The Copper Sign ~swordsmith? Or will this fit option 4 too (girl in a man's world)?Or would a cozy mystery with cooking fit the bill (opt..."
Yes they will work for Option 1 :-)
I thought they were meant to be for Option 4 at first!
Will one of these work for option 1?
An nice stone Lion Head Door Knocker?
It looks to me as if the man is standing in front of a big stone wand sculpture?
Will these work for Option 3? I love to cook, and these appear to be "foodie" books.The Secret of Everything by Barbara O'Neal
(genre Food and Drink>Food)
The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella
(Unemployed attorney takes a job as a housekeeper, but she doesn't even know how to bake a potato.)
Fandury wrote: "Will one of these work for option 1?An nice stone Lion Head Door Knocker?
It looks to me as if..."
I will accept both of those.
puppitypup wrote: "Will these work for Option 3? I love to cook, and these appear to be "foodie" books.The Secret of Everything by Barbara O'Neal
(genre Food and Drink>Food)
[book:T..."
Those don't really seem to have enough in them to qualify. The second one especially. There needs to be a real focus on cooking, not just a bit of flavour.
Mod
and 4Queen"Yes, those will both work."
thank you!
Will this work for Option 3?The Anatomical Shape of a Heart
The two main characters are into art: she draws and he does graffiti.
Can you see the horse statues at the top of the building well enough for this to count for Option #1?Thanks!
puppitypup wrote: "How about this for Option 3, love/artistry of food
My Life in France by Julia Child"
Yes, that looks to be fine.
Amy wrote: "Will this work for Option 3?The Anatomical Shape of a Heart
The two main characters are into art: she draws and he does graffiti."
I'm not sure about that one. The blurb certainly talks about their different interest in art but it might be, when you read it, that it turns out just to be a way of spicing up the story a bit and there really isn't all that much art involved. To work for this task option, the two don't just have to be 'artists' but their art must feature in the book in a way more than just as a conflict or common attraction between them. Art should be very prominent.
I think, unless someone has read it, the only way to tell would be to read it and then you could make a judgement call.
Pamela wrote: " Can you see the horse statues at the top of the building well enough for this to count for Option #1?Thanks!"
Yes, I can :-)
I think I found one that works for Option 3:Sweater Quest: My Year of Knitting Dangerously
The author decides to challenge herself with knitting an elaborate "Starmore" design sweater (Fair Isle). The book is about the process of knitting
From the blurb:
Along the way, Adrienne investigates the tangled origins of the coveted pattern, inquires into the nature of artistic creation, and details her quest to buy supplies on the knitting black market. As she tries not to pull out her hair along with rows gone wrong, Martini gets guidance from some knitterati, who offer invaluable inspiration as she conquers her fear of Fair Isle. A wooly Julie and Julia, this epic yarn celebrates the profound joys of creating—and aspiring to—remarkable achievements.
Thanks!
And thanks for a fun challenge :-)
I'm guessing since you've approved other Ellen Hopkins for Option 2, that others will be okay, but I just wanted to triple check : Impulse - Ellen Hopkins
Jamie wrote: "I think I found one that works for Option 3:Sweater Quest: My Year of Knitting Dangerously
The author decides to challenge herself with knitting an elaborate "Starmore" design swe..."
Yes that surely works :-)
Maya wrote: "I'm guessing since you've approved other Ellen Hopkins for Option 2, that others will be okay, but I just wanted to triple check : Impulse - Ellen Hopkins"
If it's written in the same style and you see it as poetry then you're good to go.
For Option 1 I'm looking at
and
if they work.
Does this cover work for Option 1 ( Sculpture)?
Lauren wrote: "Would this one work for option 1 - 
?"Yes, that's fine.
Sue T wrote: "For Option 1 I'm looking at and if they work."Those look more to be ornaments rather than statues, especially the first one. It's a little more difficult to tell with the second as there isn't anything to give it perspective. If you know by context in the book that it is actually quite large I might change my mind depending on evidence.
For instance if that brown thing behind it is a door then it's obviously very large and would qualify as a statue rather than a house decoration.
Edit: Looking at some of the other book covers with more to go on, it looks like that falcon is meant to be very large. It might be bad drawing but this book is approved.
Andy wrote: "Does this cover work for Option 1 ( Sculpture)?"Yes.
Lauren wrote: "Would Gameboard of the Gods work for option 4?"It doesn't seem to. They look to be working for 'society' rather than fighting against it.
Nicola wrote: "Andy wrote: "Does this cover work for Option 1 ( Sculpture)?"Yes."
Thank you very much.
Andy
Donna Jo wrote: "does 
work as statuary?"That's possibly the most famous statue in the world :-)
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No sorry, I can't really see that fitting for either option.