A Letter a Week 2014: noren

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Thursday, November 13, 2014

November Letters

I'm getting back into the swing of things now. Here are the four November letters for my Japanese theme alphabet (or am I still a bit behind? Somehow it doesn't seem to add up... I still have 10 more to go!)

M - Manekineko - a beckoning cat with one paw raised in a welcoming pose calling for good fortune.

N - Noren, a sign curtain or short cloth hung at the entrance of a shop or restaurant .

O - Oni - a demon with horns and large bulging eyes

P - Pachinko - a Japanese pinball game.

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About A Letter a Week 2014

Welcome to A Letter a Week 2014, a project that began in 2010 and is primarily about having fun, experimenting and having a regular, small project to focus on each week.

The aim is simply to:

Write/create a letter a week

Creating 52 letters

Which must form 2 x alphabets (that is, not 52 x the letter ‘A’)

By the end of 2014

The main rule is that the letter must be presented on a piece of material measuring 7cm x 7cm

– this helps keep a sense of uniformity amongst the pieces which helps with exhibition coherence.

The other criterion for 2014 is that ONE alphabet has to meet the criteria of "Place”.

- that means the alphabet references place in some in way, but is still presented on the square. It could mean the alphabet describes a place; is photographed in a place, describes a place, reflects a place, tells a story of a place, a special place or the place where you live or work… Each alphabet must be turned into a final piece which could be used for possible publication or exhibition.

- that is, you must put all the letters together into a final piece of art.

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Thursday, November 13, 2014

November Letters