ALTERED ART AND A LOAD OF TAT: Been Shopping!

Thursday 7 February 2008

Been Shopping!

Just waiting for some paint to dry on a project I am doing for my OH's birthday.... can't tell you what cos he might take a sneaky peek on here!

Anyway whilst I have a few minutes I thought I would upload the results from a shopping trip today..... popped into a charity shop to find a book to alter, didn't come out with the sort of book I went in for, but found this board book with a 'window' on the front cover. Will just have to hide it from my daughter and alter it in the dead of night..... not because she would want the book, she is past board books and more into Enid Blyton and Lemony Snicket these days, but because she thinks altering books is a heinous crime! Whilst I was there I found a tin and a 'lovely' (or should that be hideous?) plastic set of drawers... a jewellery box I assume! The lady in the shop said what a lovely tin it was, I said yes and it would be even nicer when I had painted it/altered it...... not sure she was convinced but has made me promise to take it in to show her when it's done!

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karen7 February 2008 at 15:56
I can't wait to see what you do with em
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Anonymous7 February 2008 at 20:51
so thats what your doing friday so what do you plan on doing at the weekend LOL
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sparkles8 February 2008 at 15:53
long live charity shops lol
Sparkles
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John Dyhouse9 February 2008 at 23:04
Not long ago I bought several "old" books to use the pages as backgrounds for ATC's rtc. From a NT shop. the nice lady was horrified when I said why I wanted them and I am sure that she would have snatched them back if there hadn't been a counter between us. Some people can be very funny about books!
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But I have found someone totally copying some of my stuff (why they would want to heaven knows) and claiming it as their own inspiration... so while I find it a complete honour for people to gain a little inspiration from my tat, please be honest.
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CRAFTY LIKES AND DISLIKES

CRAFTY LOVES
UTEE... love it and use it in large quantities
Metal..
Friendly plastic
Shrink plastic
Paint and ink in any shape or form
My Crop-o-dile
odd bits and pieces
Paperarsty stamps
Brilliance inks
Tim Holtz (aka god)
Distress Inks
Debbie Moore's Metal magic
Perfect Medium
Glossy Accents
Debbie Moore's Enamel embossing powder

CRAFTY DISLIKES
while i think there is a place for most things at some time or other...I do dislike peel-offs with 99% of my being, but and this is a BIG but there is the odd and very odd occasion that they can be used without being too offensive (boy that hurt, it was almost an admission that i have used them)
Book-a-trix... sorry but they do look like memorial stones and nothing anybody says will convince me otherwise.
Decoupage..... I am sure the Victorians are turning in their graves
Flowersoft... a friend summed this up perfectly...Devils Dandruff
People who say/think ATC's are cardtoppers.... thats Dawn Bibby off my christmas card list
Cute
Penny Black Stamps
Stick and Stamp pad and anything which is sold and just does not do the job!!
Dufex
Tilda stamps..... why half a face??

WHAT ARE ATC'S??? Artist Trading Cards

Miniature works of art created on cards have been around for centuries, largely used as business cards. The modern-day concept of ATCs was conceptualized by artist M.vanci stirnrmenn in 1996, an idea born of older sports themed trading cards, and became a movement that denounced the tradition of critiquing and appraising art, and embraced the process of one artist connecting with another and exchanging styles and techniques.
ATC are art collectables but the one rule that makes an ATC derive from their origins: the dimensions of the ATC must be 2.5"x3.5", or 64x89mm.
To this rule are appended a couple of conventions. First, an ATC mustn't be sold, only exchanged, as the whole essence of these tiny works of art is about artists meeting in person, by correspondence, online etc and exchanging their works, thus getting exposed to and experiencing many personal styles and techniques. Second, on the back of each ATC the artist writes part or all of the following information: name, contact information, title of the ATC and number (i.e. if it's a one off original or part of a series).