Blanket Magazine Project: Found In Translation

My sister, Bec recently took part in a collaborative project for online art magazine, Blanket. The project was a game of Chinese Whispers ...

My sister, Bec recently took part in a collaborative project for online art magazine, Blanket. The project was a game of Chinese Whispers involving a photographer, a writer and an artist. The results were fascinating.....

The Rules
• The photographer sends in a portrait.
• The portrait is sent to the writer (with no info on the person in the portrait).
• The writer writes a description of the person they see in the portrait.
• This description is then sent to an artist (without the original portrait) who then creates a portrait based on the description.

So Bec sent me a little sneak preview of her drawing before the magazine went live (it's the third picture posted here) and I thought it was amazing and stunning. Then when I downloaded the mag and saw the original photograph (click to see). All I could do was laugh!! Bec rang me and was like "did you see" then we just burst out laughing and talked about how she clearly has never been a big reader. But I don't think anyone could have predicted such a crazy original portrait.

You can read more about the project, and see the others who took part over here..

LINK: Blanket Magazine

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19 comments

  1. ABCDEricaThursday, June 18, 2009

    OH, my. That sounds exciting! And what a awe-strucking illustration; I wish I was that good!

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  2. rachellovespeaceThursday, June 18, 2009

    that is a lovely drawing with the peacock feather lady. your sisters art is very inspiring. <3

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  3. JAGSThursday, June 18, 2009

    HAHAHAHA! i just did the same thing! i cracked up when i saw the original photo compared to Becs drawing. i dont think Bec is capable of drawing 'true' beauty...naaah! JUST KIDDING! i find Becs pieces are of beauty almost etheral. you get lost in them. but that lady with no teeth! priceless. what a good idea overall. im going to do one:)

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  4. BambolaThursday, June 18, 2009

    What a fantastic idea! I just love it... Your sisters created portrait is gorgeous!!

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  5. kevinThursday, June 18, 2009

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  6. kevinThursday, June 18, 2009

    this sounds like a really cool project! im going to have to check out blanket magazine now, it looks like a really well designed magazine, and im a sucker for good design.

    -kevin of basquiatthinksimcool.blogspot.com

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  7. KellyThursday, June 18, 2009

    Haha oh my god, did Bec even READ the written piece AT ALL?! Hilarity!

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  8. AnonymousThursday, June 18, 2009

    WOW was not expecting that! What a cool idea though!

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  9. JenaveveThursday, June 18, 2009

    Now that was a Laugh Out Loud moment!

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  10. ERRA-TRONThursday, June 18, 2009

    hahah, this has made my day!
    bec is a ture isperation. I bet that lady will be truly umm thankfull for the drawing. tehe

    I had seen this somewhere, thought is was the best idea.
    oh my mum knows bec, because she works as a graphic design teacher at tafe in Wang that your sis went to! weird ay, such a small world.

    haha, hope all things are well (sorry for the long comment)
    X.x erica

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  11. elisaThursday, June 18, 2009

    Bec's drawing is just stunning, my jaw may just have dropped a little, soooo gorgeous...

    awww old gap-tooth would be chuffed with this interpretation, i cant wait to see the others!

    designers definitely draw better than they read
    (or spell in my case... it took me 5 goes at 'definitely' before the squiggly red line went away)

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  12. rose-coloured-rainThursday, June 18, 2009

    Yep, they are quite different! if you would like to read my response to seeing the photo, AFTER i drew my interpretation, you can see them here....

    http://mycharliegirl.blogspot.com/2009/06/blanket-magazine-project.html

    xoxo

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  13. vivianFriday, June 19, 2009

    what a difference! That sounds like a really cool project though.

    ~vivian

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  14. MelissaFriday, June 19, 2009

    That is a really interesting design! :)

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  15. Jana SouzaFriday, June 19, 2009

    OMG, what a fun project. your sister is amazing. funny funny.

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  16. FreyaFriday, June 19, 2009

    that's such a cool idea! love it

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  17. Gemma FreemanSunday, June 21, 2009

    Your sister's work is gorgeous! Spine chillingly beautiful. But when I saw the original picture I couldn't stop laughing out loud for about 5 minutes. Genius! So funny :-)

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  18. AnonymousMonday, June 22, 2009

    Lol that's actually hilarious!
    And a totally great idea!!!

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  19. DreamCatcherTuesday, June 23, 2009

    nice layout and i like the photo too.

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