ALTERED ART AND A LOAD OF TAT: Crafty Pals are the best sort to have

Saturday, 31 May 2008

Crafty Pals are the best sort to have

Just had a lovely lunch spent with some crafty pals to celebrate Fuchsia's 30th Birthday (well they say 50 is the new 30!)
What's better than spending a couple of hours in the sunshine with like minded people??

Poor gal has a bit more tat now though.... been playing with 'Foamboard book' Braks....
Fuchsia has more hobbies than anyone I know, so I had to get as many as I could in her BRAK!

Also been experimenting as well mixing clocks and boxes... looks good even if it's not over practical......

and finally.... remember the two necklaces I made and Georgina picked one out for Sparkles?? This is the other...

Hope you are all having a lovely weekend.... now off to start on Round Robin Journal being organised by Dirtsa and then I'm gonna have a browse through the selection of Arty books Fuchsia has kindly lent me........... may be some time there are a few!

3 comments:

Sian1 June 2008 at 13:14
These are all brilliant as usual. I love the necklace!
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Anonymous1 June 2008 at 22:11
cant Believe I was privileged enough to receive some of you ol tat but do feel very honored to own them thank you they will always be treasured.
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Katherine3 June 2008 at 18:49
Wow! These are all fab. I bet Fuchsia was thrilled with her BRAK. It's just perfect!
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Art should be shared....

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.
We all get ideas from other artists, thats how the art world flourishes, but please note that all artwork, photos and text on this blog are mine. I am more than happy for you to take inspiration from my work, but please do not attempt to copy or reproduce it without crediting the original idea to me.
Thank you

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).