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.