I swear to consider (for several minutes) the following tenets issued by ReadyMade:

1. Projects will in some way redefine space, material, functionality or context.

2. The phrase "home décor" is verboten.

3. Projects will disclose means of production, invite collaboration, and generally debunk the maker-as-auteur.

4. Reader acknowledges that common, everyday objects are precious gems.

5. Excess of simplicity laughs, excess of complexity weeps!

6. Contributors will be credited for their smart ideas, all the while admitting that they are no less a composite of Newtonian physics, jingle, and snafu than any other being or building.

7. Content will promote writers who do their best, yet are still underpaid.

Furthermore I swear as a ReadyMade contributor to refrain from creating a "finished work," as a heigntened awareness of process is the whole point. I take it upon myself to bring easy-to-follow instruction and oxygen-rich writing to friend and foe alike. I pledge to do so at the cost of my own ego and any commercial interest. Thus I make my "VOW OF VIRTUE.”

Addenda: Although we have nothing against them, we do not use professional models. Submitting a project to ReadyMade is like jury duty–you may be summoned to appear.