ALTERED ART AND A LOAD OF TAT: Getting Plastered on a regular basis

Saturday, 3 November 2012

Getting Plastered on a regular basis

Another couple of casts from Sir Skinners Outcasts course I have been doing for the last few weeks - totally addicted!

This one was going to be a paperweight but turned into a tealight holder - was hoping for a nice greasy looking industrial bit and I am happy with the results

This is a wall plaque - using a copper verdigris effect that I learnt from Andy's Timeworn course (yep I wholeheartedly recommend peeps doing all his courses!)

Writing this post whilst waiting for a workman to turn up, itching to get back into my craftroom but I cant really answer the door covered in plaster can I?? Hurry up Mr Man!

7 comments:

Janny Jager 4 November 2012 at 10:22
Really really beautiful Nicks.
The wall plaque i love very much.
Greetings Janny
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sparkles5 November 2012 at 08:03
love the candle holder. well done xx
Sparks
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Angelica7 November 2012 at 19:43
Great candle holder, LOVE IT!!
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Fuchsia11 November 2012 at 09:01
Awesome work again !#
love the tealight holder brilliant idea x
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Unknown10 December 2012 at 17:09
wow these are gorjuss, love the second one, i have just drawn and cut some keys with wings for our shop, i love anything with wings lol, great pieces

hugs
Judie
www.crafty-emblies.org
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Connie14 December 2012 at 18:32
Oh my goodness . . . I am in awe over your art. My favorite, and I might say, that is a very hard thing, to pick a favorite . . . is the magnifying-glass angel. I don't even know what I'm looking at . . . your technique is totally new to me, but I LOVE IT !!!
I am putting you on my front page blog-list so that I will never miss a new post. Please come over and visit. Check out my little corner of blog-land (not as impressive as yours) and enter my first Give-Away. I am celebrating my first year as a blogger:)
Your newest fan and follower, Connie :)
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PixieHouse Creations 24 December 2012 at 17:02
Hi Nicky,just passingby wishing you and your family a happy christmas. Just looked through your blog. some pretty amazing work.I love it..
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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).