Aamora Friends,

Thank you all for being with us

through out 2011!

Welcome to our first installment of

The Aamora Carnival Project

Word’s spreading and we’re no longer going to be able to keep our project under wraps. Yes, planning is in the works for an Aamora Carnival. Some of you following along on facebook have seen a glimpse of what’s in the mix for this international carnival of all carnivals.

{Guy Like Me by Jolie Buchanan}

Is this thing for real?  Is there really going to be an Aamora Carnival? Just where can a guy like me sign up? (see below) …

{Bond Street Clown by Jim Ford}

There can’t be a carnival without canned clown …

{Masks Too by Catharine Amato}

We’ll need masks too, only 10 euro in Venice …

{Costume by Sonia Adams Murray}

We’ll need costumes …

{Carnival Food by Aaron Schwartz}

and food vendors, lotsa food vendors …

{Carnival Flower Baskets by Peter Voigt}

We’ll bring in some flowers for the carnival …

{Ferris Wheel by Gail Anderson}

and we’ll need fun rides; everyone loves the ferris wheel …

{Sweet Ride by Skip Hunt}

and various carnival trinkets and knick-knacks …

{Carnival Religion by Danielle Kelly}

{Big Balls by John Linton}

Stay tuned for our next installment …

Aamora welcomes guest submissions for the ongoing Carnival Project in the form of photographs, videos, artworks and/or writings. All submissions will be taken into consideration for publishing.

For submissions: Forward inquiries to aamora.com@gmail.com
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Aamora contributors to Carnival installment #1: Jim Ford, Jolie Buchanan, John Linton, Danielle Kelly, Aaron Schwartz, Peter Voigt, Gail Anderson, Catharine Amato, Skip Hunt, Sonia Adam Murray

Aamora Project Carnival – 1
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Aamora Celebrates A Love for . . .

iPhone Photography

Aamora members and special guests celebrate their love for iPhoneography.

Join us in celebrating!

{Photo by Leanna Lomanski}

{Cuppa by Kreddible Trout}

Follow www.aamora.com as we present various i-phone artists, styles and essays.

Upload your own i-Phone art to aamora’s facebook page or share it out to us on Google +

{Photo by Danielle Kelly}

{FU by Kreddible Trout}

{Photo by Danielle Kelly}

{Photo by Aaron Schwartz}

Click to view aamora’s iPhoneography collection
if you see something you enjoy, feel free to leave a message below for the artist;
remember, click on a photo to view separately or leave a comment directly for that photo

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Aamora contributor Danielle Kelly is a NYC photographer currently focused on street, portrait & landscapes photography with available light. View her work on her website, tumblr, posterous or her other aamora contributions.

Leanna Lomanski is a photographer from Lethbridge, Alberta; Enjoy Leanna’s work by viewing her portraitures, her fine art website or her blogs O Snap! & Sometimes The World Is Black & White.

Kreddible Trout is a self-proclaimed satirist/artist who’s relocated to Toronto from Canada’s west coast to further his acting career [William Foley]. View his website, tumblr, JPG Magazine Redbubble or aamora contributions.

Aamora founder, Aaron Schwartz, is a photographer, actor, lawyer, writer, and flaneur based in Toronto. You can view more of Aaron’s work at his website, on JPG Magazine, or right here on aamora.

Project Launch and Contest Roll-out

Triptych: a work of art divided in three panels.

Welcome To Aamora Project Triptych

& Project Triptych Contest Launch

Aamora Project Triptych:

Over the coming month, Aamora will be publishing tutorials for triptych creation & triptych artwork by aamora members and special guests.

Contest Details:

During this time, Aamora invites friends to create a triptych and/or collaborate with other artist and friends you have. We have set up a discussion area on our facebook page to help with questions, conversation and collaboration for anyone to use.

Contest Rules:

(1) 3 panels making one piece
(2) Submission scaled to 550px wide
       note: as an example, the triptych above is 550px width x 200px tall
(3) Artwork is your original creation
(4) Each contestant may submit two electronic files at no cost
(5) All entries must include artist(s) name and title of artwork
(6) E-mail completed entries to aamora.com@gmail.com

Contest Timeline:

Submissions Begin: September 22, 2011
Submissions End/Judging Begins: October 22, 2011
Published Results: Throughout November 2011

Contest Winners:

Aamora editors & curators will select & publish winning contestant entries from the general public during November 2011 for the following categories:

• Best by solo artist (photo)
• Best by solo artist (digital art)
• Best by solo artist (painting)
• Best by solo artist – Wildcard (up to you!)
• Best by artist trio collaboration (photo)
• Best by artist trio collaboration (digital art)
• Best by artist trio collaboration (painting)
• Best by artist trio collaboration – Wildcard (up to you!)

Thank you to Jim Robertson, Jolie Buchanan and Aaron Schwartz for kicking off the contest with their Triptych collaboration Hop, Skip, Jump.

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Founding Aamora member, Jim Robertson, follows the photographic path in Lexington, Kentucky, USA. You can view more of Jim’s work at his website or his contributions to aamora.  (Jim’s the Hopper).

Aamora member Jolie Buchanan is a painter, potter & photographer based in Columbus, Indiana, USA; Enjoy Jolie’s work on her website or her contributions on aamora. (Jolie’s the Skipper).

Founder of Aamora, Aaron Schwartz, is a photographer, actor, lawyer, writer, and flaneur based in Toronto. View Aaron’s work at his website, on JPG Magazine, or here on aamora. (Aaron’s the Jumper [you probably guessed that already]).

Project Triptych
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UPDATE….Project Triptych has been extended; It is now an ongoing project of Aamora; for the Contest, there is no limit to submissions by a single artist.