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Showing posts with label ATCs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ATCs. Show all posts

Monday, March 09, 2009

Photo Tag


Want to play a game of Photo Tag? Here's what you need to do.

1. Go to the photo folder in your computer.

2. Go to the seventh folder of photos.
3. Go to the seventh picture.
4. Put the picture on your blog along with a description of it.
5. Invite seven friends to join the challenge.

Here's my photo from File 7, Photo 7. It's an ATC I swapped out in 2005. It was collaged on the card, and then I put an old greeting card transparency over top, punched a couple holes on top and tied them together with some sparkly tulle.



I am tagging:

Arlene
Maija
Jennifer
Nicolette
Laura
Kim
Brenda

Sunday, December 21, 2008

Dotty on the 9th Day of Christmas


The 9th day of Christmas
came in several pieces
all the way from New Zealand.
Don't worry,
it's a good thing.
Lisa Ryder created a dotty collage
(4"x6") along with a set of
12 charming
Artist Trading Cards (ATCs).

She incorporated humour and
good design. It's been a long time
since I've been in an ATC swap,
so this was lots of fun to receive.
Thanks Lisa!

P.S. Doesn't the dotty collage compliment the new look of my blog? It wasn't really planned that way, obviously, but fun, anyway.

Sunday, August 17, 2008

Playing with ATCs


Yesterday morning, I had the enjoyable opportunity of introducing my friend Carla and her three daughters to Artist Trading Card (ATC) making. At first, everyone was a little shy and uncertain, wanting to know how to. But once I told them that the only rules for making these miniature pieces of art is that 1. The size should measure 2-1/2 by 3-1/2 inches and 2. That the cards be for trading only, not for sale, and a couple
pointers about backgrounds, etcetera, they were off and running. Just look at all the beautiful cards ~ such artistic flair!


ATC History
Many ATC enthusiasts credit a Swiss artist for initiating the ATC movement in Zurich in 1997. However, many types of "trading art" swaps have been around for a very long time. Apparently, during the Impressionistic era, mini portraits were circulating as business cards of sorts ~ kinda like MOO cards today, eh? Personally, I was swapping Mail ART postcards as early as 1987. I'll have to dig
some up and post them one of these days for you to view.

Hopefully we'll get a chance to get together again and make some more art soon ~ I look forward to that.

Sunday, July 27, 2008

PHAPulous PHun on the Farm

Oh the fun we had, Saturday afternoon. The Pointy Hat ART Posse threw its first annual (we hope!) PHAP Farm in LA (Leduc, Alberta). Twenty-some artists, wannabe artists and newbie artists gathered at Arlene's house to play. After signing a "Permission to make Mistakes" (or is it Misteaks?), everyone set out for the grand adventure of an afternoon of creative PHun.


Some folks created ATC masterpieces, some bound super unique ART journals, others sketched in the flower garden, while a few fashioned pointy hats, and still others altered clothing.


Sam working on his one-of-a-kind shirt


Dumpster Diva and the CEO (Creative Eccentric One), instigators of PHAP Farm 2008 busy whipping up some one-of-a-kind couture!



Showing off PHAPulous pointy hats


Faux Gogh chair was unveiled for the first time, showing the final panel which is an impressionist portrait of Vincent Van Gogh.


Some people created and bound ART journals, others made Artist Trading Cards, sketched in the flower garden, fashioned pointy hats, and others created one-of-a-kind couture!

Everyone generously shared their yummy picnic-y food with each other which we nibbled on throughout the afternoon, and absolutely no one left hungry. Thankfully, the weather also cooperated splendidly, so we were able do all the activities outside in the sunshine. By the end of the day, everyone took home at least one finished art project (or two), and most were fortunate enough to snag a precious door prize as well. Now, it's only 364 more days until PHAP Farm 2009!

Sunday, October 21, 2007

Wac-ky, man!




Check out art-e-zine to see the Wacky Photo Booth Swap photographs. We had a great time wandering off to our local malls with props in hand and doing "photo shoots" then coming home to create wonderfully wacky ATCs for the swap.
It was fun to see the different participants' take on the theme ~ take a peek!
Thank you Gillian, for letting us do this swap through art-e-zine.