Posts Tagged ‘ATCs’
Via Mermail
Via Mermail, 1 May 2006. Collage.
Can you imagine what it would be like if you had a message from Atlantis? The old message-in-a-bottle route might work, but surely there must be a more efficient way of getting a message from the deep blue ocean to its intended recipient!
I was playing with the words “Mermaid” and “Email”, and quite naturally stumbled onto “Mermail”. I then knew just what kind of graphics I needed: an old world map, a sea monster of sorts, and a quite modern stamp from Singapore. The map, merman and text were inkjet printed on cardstock; the stamp was saved from some old business correspondence.
This is my first-ever ATC, heavily inspired by Nick Bantock’s “Urgent 2nd Class: Creating curious collage, dubious documents, and other art from ephemera”.
Tags: Art Cards, Artist Trading Cards, Artists, ATCs, Collage, Nick Bantock
ATCs: Artist Trading Cards
Artist Trading Cards, or ATCs, were first started by M. Vänçi Stirnemann, an artist from Zurich, in 1997, who based the idea of miniature artworks on the concept of traditional trading cards. ATCs are the same size as trading cards, 3.5 x 2.5 inches (64 x 89 mm), and are meant to be swapped — never sold.
ATCs are a great way to express your creativity. You can use whatever medium and technique you want and feature on whatever subject you want, as long as you follow these rules:
- The cards have to be 2.5 by 3.5 inches (64 x 89 mm) in size.
- The cards should be signed, dated, and numbered if they’re part of a series or edition. They should have your contact info as well.
- The cards should NEVER, EVER be sold. If you want to sell your cards, call them ACEOs – Art Cards, Editions and Originals. More on this next time.
If you want to know more about ATCs (and ACEOs) and participate in swaps, check out the ff sites:
Tags: Artist Trading Cards, ATCs, Collage, Mixed Media
