ALTERED ART AND A LOAD OF TAT: An Angel A Devil and a bit of Steampunk...

Sunday, 12 June 2011

An Angel A Devil and a bit of Steampunk...

Now you may have noticed that I have become a bit obsessed with The Octopode Factory stamps just lately. So much so I am in danger of losing track of which stamps I actually have, so I have made myself a little binder so that I can make my own little Octopode catalogue. The binder was made from an old book that I removed the pages from, just leaving the cover behind (being inspired by a project in this months Craft Stamper)
Just done one page inside so far - but the idea is to have a page dedicated to all images I have - the bonus being is that when I feel like doing something creative but don't know what I can do a page.

I'm also hoping that Hels will accept this page for her Sunday Stamper challenge - Its her birthday tomorrow so hopefully she will be in a good mood and not be persnickety about it being a Digi Stamp!

Its not quite finished - it needs some words, but inspiration has escaped me - any ideas anyone??

9 comments:

Netty12 June 2011 at 18:01
This looks great Nicks, you are obviously an Octopode groupie.... The only title I can think of is Clocking Off or Clocking On.....dead boring I know....sorry about that, put it down to a brain malfunction........lol
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Hels Sheridan12 June 2011 at 18:16
A Head of Time... cos they have big heads lol Yes, I accept Digistamps.. but only on Sunday's before my birthday rofl.. did i tell you it is my birthday tomorrow??? LOL Thanks for joining in with the Sunday sTamper... fab idea to catalogue your cool Octopode images... am rather smitten with them too!! x
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Hels Sheridan12 June 2011 at 18:17
gotta tell you this.. my word verification was STONKING... how cool is that word!!!
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Debs12 June 2011 at 18:32
Fab catalogue!
wow a time traveller!
I'm all out of words too!
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outlook hosting13 June 2011 at 08:38
Cute they are!
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Ali13 June 2011 at 11:29
What a fab idea! I've got a couple of these stamps too (Souxsie and Cinnamon so far) and am loving them. Can see myself getting lots more of them! :lol:
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Fuchsia13 June 2011 at 21:21
Fantastic idea
and you have got me hooked on them too LOL
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vixen14 June 2011 at 21:02
the more I see these stamps being used the more I want to get some lol, same goes for the inks lol
fantastic fab idea for keeping track of what stamps you have.
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The Octopode Factory18 June 2011 at 09:13
GREAT idea Nicky. i'm so glad you like my images! these are great, love the colours esp on the devil girl.
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COMMENTS - Thank you for taking the time to comment, I really appreciate your views. I am sorry I have had to add 'word verification' (i find it very annoying myself) but I am getting increasing amounts of spam - please don't let it stop you commenting xx

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).