artchival secret santa!! ho ho ho!!

[svenman]

since i've been out of work for the last 3 months, i've missed the office banter, and of course at this time of year, the SECRET SANTA!!
...so i thought why not do a secret santa right here on the artchival forum?!

we only have a few days of christmas posting left for pre christmas deliveries, so lets get right on it....

some ground rules.

a. its a secret santa... you all know the score, but what you do is buy a present (in secret) for another person that is participating. in turn you recieve a present from someone who is participating.

b. you must have 5 posts at time of writing this under your belt to participate.

c. add your name in a post below along with the words 'i'm in' or something like that....

d. immediately after posting, send me a pm with your address details (so i can pass them on to whoever draws your number). this confirms your participation.

e. $20 / £13 target present value. (not including shipping / postage)

f. cut off for all entries / participation posts to be completed by sunday 8pm gmt / noon pacific standard time.

g. when all entries are in, and i have your pm'd address details. i will perform a random name drawing, and will notify you by pm asap who you have drawn to buy for and their address details.

h. you go buy something art related around the $20 / £13 mark for the person you've drawn.

i. try and get it shipped / posted on monday to arrive in time for christmas!! if it arrives late, it could cheer you up from those post christmas blues! either buy in person and ship yourself, or buy online and ship direct.

j. suggestions for if you draw an international participant - you can sign up to amazon prime in respective countries to get free delivery for a month in that country... you can cancel the subscription straight after so you don't incur costs - trust me, i've done it with amazon usa to send something for a friend in the usa. i got free 2 day shipping. art books are always good presents, and with amazon you can add gift wrap etc....
further suggestions - tiny showcase and 20x200 and little paper planes all do some nice prints for around this mark...

k. have a happy christmas!! ;D

i guess that wraps it up for the rules....
hope that lots of you join in.

sven

[svenman]

well, i'm in!!

[highbrow]

im In

[benvan]

good idea, i'm in

[sleepboy]

I'm in!

[evilchoy]

yeah I will join the fun

[svenman]

come on folks - break out the christmas spirit!!
get involved. ;D

need addresses pm'd to pass onto others on sunday too remember.

[svenman]

lets get a few more names into the hat than the 5 to date...
this is such an immaginative and inspired group that i'm sure some great little gifts will materialise!

lets extend the deadline a little to midnight sunday pst / 8am monday gmt, but get the pm's through asap asa well so that i can fire out the details monday morning uk time so that everyone has chance to buy their gifts on monday..

[sleepboy]

Thanks for setting this up Sven, hopefully more people will participate next year. Just wanted to share what Benvan got me. An original painting by him (I think). I was quite surprised... Really dig it. Feels like there are some "architectural" components to it.

[svenman]

damn, thats great!
thanks for playing along you guys... just wanting to check that everyone got theirs by now....

maybe we can do a secret easter bunny!

[droow2]

what about valentine's day, we can all send masao cards

[highbrow]

Got mine and loved it sorry, amazing Juxtapoz book, sorry to whoever got stuck with me mine went out a little late ( XMAS EVE ) but I sent the info to original poster to show, hopefully it has arrived by now

[highbrow]

I also think we should go secret every holiday maybe with a theme of that holiday , come on valentines day secret cupid

[benvan]

Cool, I'm glad/hope you like it Sleepboy. I've been experimenting with a bunch of different ways to express some type of chaos in the built environment, and that was one of the experimentations. Thanks for showing it on your blog as well.

I'm guessing you are my Santa Highbrow, unfortunately it hasn't arrived yet, but I'll let you know as soon as it has.

Thanks for putting this on Svenman

[sleepboy]

Jan 15, 2009 13:54:38 GMT -8 benvan said:

I'm guessing you are my Santa Highbrow, unfortunately it hasn't arrived yet, but I'll let you know as soon as it has.

Thanks for putting this on Svenman

I think I was actually. Sorry, also sent after xmas

[benvan]

not a problem at all, it's always fun knowing somethings coming in the mail

[svenman]

Jan 14, 2009 20:49:22 GMT -8 highbrow said:

I also think we should go secret every holiday maybe with a theme of that holiday , come on valentines day secret cupid

get on it cory! you can be our cupid

[highbrow]

Sven,

Are you able to confirm with everyone that all the gifts arrived

[highbrow]

Also come on Sven, maybe you organize the same thing but related to St. V Day. Sadly I have a job where I do nothing all day and still can not mustar up the doing so, but I would gladly partake.

[evilchoy]

no sven still hasn't gotten his but it is a good one trust me ;D

[highbrow]

I just want to make sure the item I sent got to its person.

[svenman]

Jan 22, 2009 21:55:07 GMT -8 highbrow said:

Sven,

Are you able to confirm with everyone that all the gifts arrived

i've not heard to the contrary, so presume so... i know sleepy and benvan were a little delayed, and i eagerly await mine.

if you're not gonna step up cory, and there is a demand, i'll do a valentines one - as long as you guys are in touch with your badselves enough to not mind getting a valentines gift from another guy! ;D

you're gonna be the easter bunny though highbrow!

[highbrow]

I am going to do easter