The Camel Exchange

Camel Exchange

2010-09-12T07:24:00.002Z

Well, there hasn't been any exchanging activity here for a while, so the Camel Exchange is officially closed - for now. Thankyou so much to all the artists who participated so wonderfully creatively on this project. Your work will stay here for anyone to peruse and enjoy, as long as blogger and the internet continue to exist untroubled.

Industrious Revolutionary

2007-11-03T21:10:00.000Z

history: johnnynorms, ian russell

(too late for hallowe'en, all right for gunpowder plotting)

Chimney birds

2007-10-31T20:10:00.000Z

Anyone want to try something with this? Seems vaguely Halloweenesque. There's a bigger version on flickr.

Pic taken by Johnnynorms.

Rooster versus Root

2007-09-27T19:45:00.001Z

Doodle History: Ophelia Grim, Johnnynorms

Previous: Eye Twirl

Eye Twirl

2007-09-22T01:44:00.000Z

I don't know if anyone is still playing this or not...but here is something to doodle about with, if so inclined. There isn't much to this one, but lots of room for the imagination.

Surreal Gymnastics

2007-09-22T01:41:00.000Z

Doodle History: Johnnynorms, Ophelia Grim

Expecting

2007-09-17T07:55:00.000Z

Doodle history: zinkibaru, Ophelia Grim

sid wears scarface

2007-09-16T16:02:00.001Z

doodle history: ophelia grim, ian russell

Tower of Babel for the Bored

2007-09-15T07:02:00.000Z

Doodle History: Ian Russel, Ophelia Grim

PS: This is my first contribution so I hope I posted it right. Please correct me if not.

Scarface

2007-09-10T21:24:00.000Z

It's been a long while since anyone disturbed the tumbleweeds on Camel Exchange, including yours truly. Please welcome to the Camel fold: Ophelia Grim, with the above dream-enhancing contribution.

let him have whatever he wants!

2007-06-12T20:08:00.000Z

doodle history: Jason, ian russell

a beast i battle each and every day

2007-06-10T16:32:00.000Z

Doodle History: Jason, Steve

sci-fi adventure!

2007-06-10T16:04:00.000Z

Thanks Jason for allowing me to indulge in childhood fantasies of robots, aliens and adventures on strange planets. :)

Doodle History: Jason, Steve

The On-Lookers

2007-06-06T01:29:00.000Z

Howdy guys. Sorry I never contributed to this blog but I'm hoping to change that as of right now. I've been having an interesting begining of the summer and it's got my creativity flowing. But it's cool for me to see how others do their creative nods, so here is some for you ladies and gentlemen. Hope it sparks your imagination.

Started: Jason

The Warrior Monster

2007-06-02T01:26:00.000Z

So, guys . . . .who's he fighting?

started: Jason

Shake, Rattle and Roll

2007-05-29T08:38:00.000Z

Doodle History: Johnny Norms, Caroline

Tape Decks

2007-05-29T08:04:00.000Z

These are up for playing with if either takes your fancy. I have the parts of two old cassettes strewn around my table top, maybe fitting after recent news that tapes are officially being phased out. They've been superceded by other things, but I give a truly affectionate nod to the age of taping through which I grew. Now what do I do with them all...

Pavement Map

2007-04-28T11:57:00.000Z

Doodle History: Jo, Johnnynorms

Pavement Print

Doodle History: Jo, Johnnynorms

Pattern

2007-04-27T18:11:00.000Z

Doodle History: Jo, Caroline

collage madness

2007-04-25T23:34:00.000Z

I call these "Peek-a-boo, one and two" and "Plight of the Boulder Brothers, one and two" . Thanks Jo for the great work to work with!

Doodle History: Jo and Steve

Jo's Third

2007-04-25T19:46:00.000Z

Jo's Second

2007-04-24T10:19:00.000Z

Jo's First

2007-04-24T10:15:00.000Z

Mother of Transformation transformed

2007-04-08T08:08:00.000Z

Doodle History: Caroline, Jo

Skull from Human Skull In Canyon De Chelly by Sublime Dharma

Mother of Transformation

2007-04-08T08:05:00.000Z

Mother of Transformation by Caroline
with a Creative Commons License that allows non-commercial use and further remixing provided all attributions are given and a similar license is given on new images.

Image used in this remix include from flickr with an appropriate CC license:
Human Skull In Canyon De Chelly by Sublime Dharma
and a butterfly I took myself.

Originally published on Caro's Cards.

Doodle History: Caroline

"bot vs beast"

2007-03-22T20:20:00.000Z

More lunch-break collage fun with Ian's buildings and my deep-sea doodle-fish (flipped over and monsterized). I can't get enough of that monster battle stuff I guess.

Doodle History: Ian Russell, Steve

doodlefish namelien in deep sea mode!

2007-03-10T20:48:00.000Z

What a few digital color filters can't do. This one seems to take on an even stronger presense than the original.

Doodle History: Steve

"twelve-eyed doodle-fish namelien"

2007-03-08T21:59:00.000Z

Well I went ahead and made a namelien from the word "doodle" today. It's a "twelve-eyed doodle-fish namelien" with the ability to generate music from various electric noise receptors located throughout it's body. Looks like both Ian and I were on somewhat of a roll today!

Doodle History: Steve

unfinished apartment

2007-03-08T18:12:00.000Z

look what happened to the neighbourhood...

doodle history: ian russell

parrot eyes hippy hat

2007-03-08T17:57:00.000Z

yeah, peace!

doodle history: steve, ian russell

doodle namelien

2007-03-08T14:31:00.000Z

Just as there are many Earthlings with names such as Steve, there are many nameliens in the universe with the name "Doodle". However, it seems that cosmic forces granted all Doodles with one thing in common... an unquenchable thirst to create, seeing them make art and music across the vast galaxy. Posted here is a free "Doodle" namelien template. If you choose to design a Doodle namelien, I'd love to see it here,as well as at the "Nameliens United" Flickr site, where the motto is "the more the merrier".

Doodle History: Steve

peace-bot

2007-03-08T14:17:00.000Z

Peace-bot says make art, not war. I printed out, cut up, and made a robot scan-collage from Ian's house doodle.

Doodle History: Ian Russell, Steve

building

2007-03-01T17:32:00.000Z

doodle history: ian russell

i was watching the movie Mon Oncle this lunchtime and during the afternoon i tried to remember what his apartment looked like.

it's a bit like layers of a cake... but you can go sideways too if you want.

crash party

2007-02-28T17:19:00.000Z

doodle history: johnnynorms, caroline, ian russell, caroline, johnnynorms, jacopo bassano, ian russell

round trip

2007-02-28T13:45:00.000Z

doodle history: Johnnynorms, Caroline, ian russell

chop chop

2007-02-24T00:09:00.000Z

I had some fun playing around with the shapes here, which accidentally reminded me of swords.

Doodle History: Johnnynorms, Caroline, Steve

A VERY HAPPY CAMELIVERSARY TO US!

2007-01-27T16:14:00.000Z

Doodle history: johnnynorms, caroline, ian russell, caroline, caroline
(and of course johnnynorms for the original camel and johnnynorms for himself!)

Stone built walls and bridges

2007-01-26T17:04:00.000Z

Doodle history: Johnnynorms, Caroline

I couldn't resist a little stone work...

Camel Exchange on New Blogger

2007-01-26T14:22:00.000Z

Hee Hee - I was about to post this when I saw Caroline's birthday post...It wasn't an accident Caro, I was suddenly offered an update, so Camel Exchange has been sucked into the newblogger whirpool along with my other blogs. I was worried you wouldn't be able to post, but you can! If anyone can't post, it's probably because you're still on oldblogger. Updating, if you can, is painless! Well, my experience was that all my site design has remained intact. Anyone have anything different happen?

Happy Blogiversary to us - tomorrow!

2007-01-26T11:22:00.000Z

Doodle history: johnnynorms, caroline, ian russell, caroline
(and of course johnnynorms for the original camel)
And to celebrate I've accidentally moved us over to the new blogger... hope you can all still post!

"glass-out triptych"

2007-01-21T16:47:00.000Z

I had too much fun with this one yesterday, after finally getting to work on it. I just used a piece of paper with a wash of watercolors, held a copy of Ian's squares under the paper, held both against a well-lit window, traced it with a sharpee, played some angular beat music ("Timeless" by Goldie) and got busy. I was very tempted to make this more representational but now I'm glad I resisted.

Doodle History: Ian, Steve

Sniffing hair oil

2007-01-11T19:20:00.000Z

Sniffing hair oil - Buzz!
Originally uploaded by Caro's Lines.
For more sizes click on the image to go to flickr.

Submitted for Illustration Friday: Buzz

Doodle History: Caroline, Steve, Ian, Caroline

Colourful Boom!

2007-01-11T18:55:00.000Z

Doodle History: Joy Eliz (but I can't see it here any more...), Caroline

Can anyone tell I've been having a colourful time today?

Cryptic Striptic

2007-01-11T17:54:00.000Z

Doodle history: Ian, Caroline

Camel Re-Visted

2007-01-11T13:54:00.000Z

Camel Re-Visted
Originally uploaded by Caro's Lines. For more sizes click on the image to go to flickr.

This is a new version of the Camel that started the Camel Exchange off last January.

Collaborative doodle: JohnnyNorms, Caroline

jack osbourne

2007-01-09T21:42:00.000Z

inspired by jack osbourne, adrenalin junkie! but don't let it put you orf!

doodle history : Ian

storyboard

2007-01-09T21:30:00.000Z

doesn't have to be a strip - could be a triptych. could be a striptych. could be just criptic.

doodle history : Ian

in negative space

2007-01-05T23:47:00.000Z

...no one can hear you scream.

A Broomless Crone Contemplates the Gibbousness of a Midnight Moon (in double-negative space)

Never Drink the Hair Oil before Executing Delicate Comb-Overs for Distinguished Clients.

Doodle History: Caroline, Steve, Ian

Butterbirds

2007-01-04T22:17:00.000Z

Doodle History: Caroline, Jo

I sent Jo an invite but as she is already on Beta Blogger and Camel isn't she wasn't able to become a member yet.

Beta Blogger doesn't accept me when I attempt to upgrade - can those of you who have already changed still post here?

night birds

2007-01-04T22:15:00.000Z

Thanks Caroline for the opportunity to work on your doodle (and upping the size). I had some fun at lunch today, making a collage almost entirely from the shapes of your bird. Of course I stuck with birds! Also included is some nice negative space made from the scraps from cutting out your shapes. It looks like it has real potrential to be turned into something interesting.

Doodle History: Caroline, Steve

Christmas Present

2006-12-20T21:56:00.001Z

Doodle History: Caroline

Thanks for the nudge to post this here Steve!

Update: I've just reloaded this on flickr with the biggest image I have. You can find it at:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/129/328285008_fa692f1447_o.jpg

(re)composed angel(s)

2006-12-19T20:24:00.000Z

Doodle History: Zinkibaru, Mariyarn, Steve

Composed Angel

2006-12-17T20:39:00.000Z

Doodle history: Zinkibaru, Mariyarn

intergalactic romantic excursions #41

2006-12-12T22:34:00.000Z

a day at the firefalls on romulus IV

doodle history: steve, ian russell

a line plus...

2006-12-05T02:56:00.000Z

Beautiful Caroline

2006-12-03T00:21:00.000Z

Doodle History: Caroline, Isay

Carolina Moon

2006-12-01T18:54:00.000Z

Doodle History: Caroline, Johnnynorms

Some biro, then lots of pattern stamp and digital brush.
Below an altered colour/contrast version.
Carolina Moon is a jazz tune - I can hear Thelonious Monk
in my head right now, tinkling away at it.

the great caroline falcon

2006-11-30T20:14:00.000Z

So here's how I spent my luch break today. Thanks for the invite John and thanks for letting us remix your face Caroline!

*color copy collage on paper
(doodle history: Caroline, Steve)

strangler-fish heist (minders 3)

2006-11-30T20:08:00.000Z

"Little did the guards suspect the fish weren't your avarage, everyday tuna."
(doodle history: Ian Russell, Johnnynorms, Steve)

caroliron

2006-11-27T13:50:00.000Z

doodle history: caroline , ian russell

what can you do with half a face, a lunch hour and no available scanner? could be an invention for IF... or a new meaning to Morphi-Richards. ;o)

I need a facial...

2006-11-24T10:12:00.000Z

Doodle History: Caroline

Minders 2

2006-11-18T00:50:00.000Z

Doodle History: Ian Russell, Johnnynorms

minders

2006-11-11T21:01:00.000Z

doodle history: ian russell

no more heroes...

2006-10-17T15:44:00.000Z

the Justice League of Albania

doodle history: Factoryrat71, ian russell

Hazardous Sneeze

2006-09-18T19:20:00.000Z

Doodle History: Factoryrat71

AppleJack TV

2006-09-04T16:09:00.000Z

Ian Russell, then Jason Parr

OH, NO! Applejack has made it to the Camel Exchange!

Illustration Friday: Safe.Trembling Daleks!

2006-09-01T23:41:00.000Z

Where do daleks go to feel SAFE during scary TV?
Same place as the humans!

Doodle History: Jocelyn a.k.a Cheap Tart; Johnnynorms
The thumbnail takes you to The Tart's original couch doodle:

Round Trip Strip: The Elephant

2006-06-27T23:20:00.000Z

Doodle History: Ian Russell, Johnnynorms

cloud and pain

2006-06-20T18:21:00.000Z

doodle history: ian russell

i have had a doodle day today.

wrong fruit

2006-06-20T18:18:00.000Z

doodle history: ian russell

smoke and mirrors

2006-06-20T18:15:00.000Z

doodle history: ian russell

tellies of babel

2006-06-20T18:12:00.000Z

doodle history: ian russell

folly of yoot

2006-06-20T18:06:00.000Z

doodle history: ian russell

ears and eyes

2006-06-20T17:56:00.000Z

doodle history: ian russell

No Way Out (See See TV)

2006-06-14T09:30:00.000Z

doodle history: johnnynorms, ian russell

Couch Doodle up 4 enhancement!

2006-06-12T20:18:00.000Z

This is my couch with some cat toys. Please feel free to add to the couch &/or remove the toys!

doodle history : Jocelyn a.k.a. Cheap Tart

BTW, I posted this on Flickr & my bloggy ... I need popcorn advice too ~ over at the bloggy!

See See TV

2006-06-08T08:59:00.000Z

I stopped in mid-flow 'cos it looked like a potential starter...

round trip strip

2006-05-30T18:47:00.000Z

doodle history: ian russell

i haven't got a clue how this'll work - in the words of the great scarecrow, make of it. what you will.

i suppose you can either start and finish where you want or devise a tale without end. whatever, just have fun!

cake layer 3

2006-05-30T18:33:00.000Z

doodle history: johnnynorms, caroline, ian russell

inspired by what i did on my hols. durdle door in dorset - on the cliffs there was warnings of adders! the eel is for fish cake and we ate mostly at pubs, so there's pickled egg eyeballs...

Strip 3.2

2006-05-30T17:56:00.000Z

Doodle History:Ian Russell, Joy Eliz

Shelley the snail

2006-05-29T15:23:00.000Z

Shelley the snail
Originally uploaded by Caro's Lines.
For more sizes click on the image to go to flickr.

Doodle history: Ian Russell , Caroline

Monsterquences Head/Body

2006-05-29T14:46:00.000Z

Following on from Caroline's Monsterquences posting a couple of weeks ago, this is a starter for anyone to provide a head or a body to attach to my undisclosed monster head and body. If you draw one, could you keep it under wraps for the moment, and just put the url location of it either in the comments, or on an email. If you have drawn a body, you might like to post up a similar starter for legs!

That may be as utterly clear as a deep squelchy bog - refer back to Caroline's item for a better idea. Anyway, we've all played this as kids haven't we? Incidentally, the head, body or legs can be animal, monster, human, vegetable or mineral - don't feel restricted to monstrousness alone...

Monsterquences body/legs

2006-05-29T14:23:00.000Z

See above posting for details. On this one, I invite submissions of legs to join on to the body I've drawn, or alternatively a body to go with some legs. Put the URL location of your picture in the comments or send it by email, and at some point I'll put them altogether in various amusing juxtapositions.

The Camel Map

2006-05-28T23:36:00.000Z

I must be completely mad, but I have just made this:

which will now live in the sidebar, and I hope you will find very useful, as well as good fun to look at.

Cake Layer 2

2006-05-27T08:18:00.000Z

Layer Cake
Originally uploaded by Caro's Lines.
For more sizes click on the image to go to flickr.

Doodle history: johnnynorms, Caroline

Cake Layer

2006-05-26T23:36:00.000Z

Anyone fancy adding a cake layer for Illustration Friday? Or just anyway.

More sizes on this flickr page.

Strip I: Tales of Surrealist Folk

2006-05-26T08:36:00.000Z

doodle history: ian russell, johnnynorms

JE Strip: Close Encounters

2006-05-25T21:34:00.000Z

doodle history: joy eliz, ian russell

Welcome to the Camel Exchange

2006-05-24T16:15:00.001Z

Camel Exchange now closed
You can still read the how and why of this participating blog below, for historical interest. Have a browse of the site and enjoy the artists' creative jamming. Maybe one day a phoenix camel will rise from the ashes of CE...

What is it all about?
The Camel Exchange is where you can pick up a doodle, play with it, and then pass it back for others to do the same. It’s an open house, you are welcome to join in. The point of it is to have fun, collaborate with others, explore, experiment. The end result doesn’t have to be perfect, it’s the taking part that matters.

(doodle history: caroline, johnnynorms, paintchip)

How do I participate?
Just pick up any picture from anywhere on the home page or archives, add to it, change it, whatever you want, and then post it to your website, blog, flickr, or wherever. Then let us know the URL for the picture's location by leaving it in the Camel Comment Box. You could also contribute a starting picture as well.

If you would like to join the Camel Exchange group, and be able to post things for yourself, it's easy - just send your email address to -------. Your email is needed to send you a blogger invitation - it will strictly NOT be passed on or divulged to any other party. An initial contribution of some sort is also preferred!

(doodle history: caroline, zinkibaru)

More about how it works, or The Rules
There are no limits to the ways in which you can add to a doodle – anything from computer art to pencils and paints on a printed copy.

Each collaboration has a running list of the people that have added to it, starting with the originator. You are free to reproduce an image on your own blog, but the list of contributors should always be included with it, as well as a link to the Camel Exchange. (Group members, when you are posting a next stage picture, please could you make each previous contributor's name link to their relevant posting - as in the examples above & below. Mostly this is taken care of by copying the list from the last stage...)

If you contribute artwork to this blog, you should be comfortable with the idea of allowing anyone to alter it without consulting you. If you submit some art to the Camel Exchange, you are agreeing to relinquish normal artistic control as regards copyright license. Normal copyright ownership laws apply in that original artwork belongs to each creator. I assume that the collaboration belongs to all of the collaborators on that particular piece of work.

We support freedom of expression but the administrators of the Camel Exchange reserve the right to draw a line and reject contributions if it becomes absolutely necessary. A line will not be drawn lightly though!
(doodle history: joy eliz, ian russell)

JE Strip

2006-05-22T11:44:00.000Z

Doodle history: Joy Eliz

Have fun Ian!

the strip III

2006-05-20T18:57:00.000Z

doodle history: ian russell

Strip 2.2

2006-05-19T02:17:00.000Z

Click to enlarge

Doodle history:Ian, Joy Eliz

Whale of a time

2006-05-16T11:25:00.000Z

Whale of a time
Originally uploaded by Caro's Lines.
For more sizes click on the image to go to flickr.

Doodle History: ian russell, Caroline

Monsterquences

2006-05-16T08:25:00.000Z

Monsterquences
Originally uploaded by Caro's Lines.
For more sizes click on the image to go to flickr.

These three monsters are the consequence of a game three of us played last night. Parts were drawn by Jim, Willz and me. We folded the paper so the next person could just see where to join on to but not what had already been drawn.

Doodle history: Jim, Willz & Caroline

IF - Angels and Devils 2

2006-05-15T20:03:00.000Z

IF - Angels and Devils 2
Originally uploaded by Caro's Lines.
For more sizes click on the image to go to flickr.

Doodle history:

One part: Jocelyn
Another part: ian russell
This version: Caroline

IF - Angels and Devils

2006-05-15T15:14:00.000Z

IF - Angels and Devils
Originally uploaded by Caro's Lines.
For more sizes click on the image to go to flickr.

Doodle History: doodle history: zinkibaru, johnnynorms , Caroline

the strip II

2006-05-14T21:56:00.000Z

doodle history: ian russell

boot 2

2006-05-14T17:02:00.000Z

doodle history: caroline, ian russell

Little Heart 2

2006-05-14T16:56:00.000Z

doodle history: jocelyn, ian russell

tooting car moon

2006-05-11T21:24:00.000Z

doodle history: ian russell, ian russell*

Farook the fish vendor realises his dreams of a better life following an incident on a blistering day in the souk while tooting car moon is relieved to chill his noggin.

*not the same ian russell, but an older version with mild amnesia over any subconscious notions of what the original was about...