ALTERED ART AND A LOAD OF TAT: in between washing the floors...

Sunday, 1 June 2008

in between washing the floors...

and cooking dinner, I have been playing today making my page for a Round Robin Journal Challenge organised by
Dirtsa we each have to choose a theme for our own 'front page' I have chosen 'Instructions 4 Life' The page is then circulated around 11 other players and they will each make me a page.. it's their choice how they interpret my theme.

I am really excited by this challenge, it's going to be fun making pages for everybody.

I was keen to use several different media's on my page but ran out of space!

The page is mountboard, I was wondering if this was allowed, but Sian used it for the same reasons as me, so that must OK LOL. It was painted/inked/sandpapered within an inch of it's life, so just as well it wasn't just card!

The word 'Instructions' is made up of newspaper cuttings, 4 and LIFE are chipboard, but all treated differently........ then a bit of stamping, embossing, handwriting and grungeboard wings....

I'm pleased with it............. the back is painted and stamped as well, and I'm hoping my RR friends will pop a bit of advice graffiti style on the back for me...

8 comments:

Gwen (Minimaker)2 June 2008 at 02:00
Another original and awesome piece of artwork Nicks. x
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Sian2 June 2008 at 20:19
Brilliant! I'll look forward to doing my page. I'm glad yours is one of the last ones I'll get though, as I'll need the time to think!
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Mooneybeams2 June 2008 at 21:48
This is gorgeous! I am really struggling with my page!
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PBird2 June 2008 at 22:13
This is fab as always. I dont even know what my theme is yet :$ I'll be using mountboard too dont want my lovely book all warped x
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Sherry3 June 2008 at 08:17
It's fantastic and what a great theme! Wished I'd used mountboard now too :(
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Katherine3 June 2008 at 18:51
It's fab. Now I know why you posted that question the other day!
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DF - Heidi5 June 2008 at 21:48
gee i wonder what the back looks like cos the front is awesome ;0) - i am givng all my craftying stuff away - anyone want it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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susan8 June 2008 at 19:27
I wish I had used mountboard too.
Your first page is awesome, mine is poor in comparison. Nevermind I will do better next time.
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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.
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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).