ALTERED ART AND A LOAD OF TAT: The other O.W.O.H prize

Thursday, 28 January 2010

The other O.W.O.H prize

I am having a lovely time travelling around the world stopping off at peoples blogs for a nosey and a cuppa... well actually no one has offered me a cuppa but I live in hope.
On my original post I promised a second prize but didn't know what it would be, well here it is... hope you like!

As you can see it is a tag.. but no ordinary tag, it is a collage sandwiched between some embossed metal and an acrylic tag from Joanna Sheen and soldered together. I haven't played with my soldering iron for ages but got it out yesterday for another project and was reminded how much I enjoyed doing it.

If you would like a chance of winning it please leave a comment on the OWOH post

6 comments:

Marie S28 January 2010 at 22:20
This looks awesome Nick. I am even more excited now. Well done you!
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Hels Sheridan28 January 2010 at 23:51
Gorgeous piece hun, please enter me for this one too....and soz I not been by sooner...my laptop died...so...I have a NEW one...yipppppeeeee....hugs x
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Unknown29 January 2010 at 15:56
Hi!!!
I'm Núria from http://scrap-cat.blogspot.com
I play in OWOH like you, and you did put a comment to participate in OWOH on my blog in a wrong message (http://scrap-cat.blogspot.com/2010/01/un-pensament.html); today, I have seen, and I copy your message and I put it in a correct place.
If you have some problem, send my an e-mail: nurkatt@gmail.com

really you have a beautiful job in your blog
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Jan29 January 2010 at 16:45
This is really original Nicks. Lovely colours too. I still haven't got around to soldering... one day, along with everything else lol!
Sorry I wasn't in when you popped by... I would have made you a cup of tea!
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Sugar and Spice Art Confections30 January 2010 at 19:11
Oh my! I love your notebook AND your tag! What lovely, thoughtful gifts. Would you like a cuppa rose tea? It is hot, perfumed and lovely...thank you for stopping by my blog!
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Lululiz5 February 2010 at 11:24
Wow, thats quite amazing.
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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).