ALTERED ART AND A LOAD OF TAT: Ooooo not long now till YCJ..

Sunday 19 October 2008

Ooooo not long now till YCJ..

getting exciting now!

Consequently I haven't been blogging and won't be much until it's all over, but have manged to do a couple of non workshop things!

Can never resist Sian's ATC swaps cos she comes up with such great ideas, so although I haven't made any ATC's for a while I have made a couple for her 'See through swap' .... think the title is self explanatory!

'Seek' is stamped onto tissue paper and PVA'd to give it some strength and 'Lifetime Journey' is stamped onto acetate. the background to this is sprayed with 'webbing spray' which is mentioned alot on USA sites and I actually manged to find some at Ally Pally. Don't think I have the technique quite there yet but practice will make somewhere near perfect!

Also made a 'Brooch' get well card for my lovely friend Fuchsia, who is one of the kindest most generous people I know and has just had an Operation...... she's not one of the brightest though cos she didn't realise it was a brooch LOL

well thats it for a week, then I can get on with loads ofother projects that need to be done before the dreaded C word!!

3 comments:

Joey19 October 2008 at 23:15
Nicks your atcs are amazing,really fab!.love fushs brooch too.have a wonderful time at the craft retreat! I know it will go sooooo well for you and heidi.x
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Anonymous20 October 2008 at 13:10
lovely brooch and ATC's I'm sure Fuchsia is really pleased with it now she knows it's to wear LOL
Sparkles
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Anonymous23 October 2008 at 21:57
Oye I am as bright as a button LOL
Really glad to own one of your lovely brooches thanks it was such a treat you lovely person xxxxxxxx
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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).