Mess Project #1 - Bump this page (Not Him Not Here)

Well, what a start. I've been ill and barely left the house all day (i.e. a two metre leash would've worked just as well), so I waited until my ever-accommodating housemate got in to do this.

It was tremendous fun! She bumped me in entirely unexpected ways, turning me around and pushing the book up, and we were both in fits of giggles very quickly. I tried to start with a nice diagonal line, and you can see for yourself how that went:

Image shows an open book with many very wonky and wandering lines drawn across the blank pages in pen and pencil. Writing on the page reads, "1. While drawing a line, have someone bump this book. 2. Repeat numerous times."

I did this in a narrow little corridor next to my room, and I think it shows a little in how careful we both were.  I also drew the lines quite fast. Perhaps slowly would work even better? Next time (what next time?) I'll be sure to have more space. If this is the kind of ridiculous activity the book contains, this is a heck of a good start. It was hilarious, roll on next week's page!

Mess by Not Him Not Here, with assistance from hir housemate.

Mess Project #1 - Bump this page (Lilly)

Image shows an open book with many very wonky and wandering lines drawn across the blank pages in pen. Writing on the page reads, "1. While drawing a line, have someone bump this book. 2. Repeat numerous times."

I doubt that many people are often asked, 'hey, can you help me with a project for a minute or so? Just... bump me.' But that's the first page in Mess by Keri Smith, and so that's this week's Mess Project, #1. I asked my mother, whom I'm visiting at the moment. She looked at me oddly, but she complied. I have a feeling that there will be other projects which require us to make strange requests of people.

I started by doing vertical lines, which were easy-ish to make fairly straight despite the bumping (on the right side of the paper). Then I turned the book sideways and made horizontal lines, which wandered much more satisfactorily. I enjoyed making silly wonky lines, and I think this to be an auspicious start to our project.

This Mess completed in North West England by Lilly.