| Crazy Quilted-ATCs (Artist Trading Cards) ATCs By Darsie Here are the guidelines, basicly send 40 or how many you get done, get 40 back from 40 different artists! (or how many you send in) make sure you sign the back of your work! PLEASE make sure you send a STAMPED envelope for me to send them back to you and write CQ ATC on the package. What is an Artist Trading Card (ATC)? It's a 2.5" x 3.5" piece of art, made to be exchanged with other artists. This is the same size format as sports trading cards, They are a way to experiment with different techniques on a really small scale, and to see what other artists are doing in their work. Most of all they are fun to make and to collect! This swap will be Crazy Quilted! See examples of Darsies ATC, thanks so much for sharing your pictures! http://www.geocities.com/qltnsteph/ATCs3.html Also other Art Quilt pieces from a swap http://www.geocities.com/qltnsteph/ATCs.html You may layer them and tack them together. Or Quilt them with some kind of stitches. You can put a foundation in them, or make them like a regular CQ. Please have the edges finished, with a binding, blanket or other edge stitching, or stitch and turn. In this swap, Your ATCs will be made in the manner of a Crazy Quilt. Your ATC's can all be almost identical or they may be related to each other as a series, but each must be an original work of art, no copies, please. Since we are a group of Crazy Quilters each card should use fancy fabrics, threads, fibers, beads, buttons, lace, or other embellishments, in some way, anything you might include in a Crazy Quilt, 3D Embellished ATC's are more than welcome in this swap. Please be sure everything is sewn on or otherwise securely attached, and please limit machine embroidery to small motifs. We don't want mass produced ones, each one is a piece of art in itself. The size of each ATC must be 2.5" x 3.5". The shape does not have to be rectangular, but it must fit within this size limit. Feel free to use different shaped corners or edges on your cards. Try to keep your cards less than 3/8" thick. Some people store then in note books in the trading card sleeves to show. Be sure to sign and date the back of your 'card'. We want to know who you are! That's what they are for, to make a part of you to share. You can also include contact information or anything else you want to share with the recipient. Some have used their business card, that's great! You may want to number them as an indication of their uniqueness. Please send up to 40 cards, PLEASE make at least Each set of 10 Different. It will help in swapping them and getting you as many different ones as possible, depending on how many people send in. ATC's are due to me by Sept 30th. I can not guarantee you will get one from every artist. Of course you could always trade individually with others. If your cards are delicate send them in individual baggies. Please label your package with "CQ ATC" to be sure that your cards will be swapped with the correct group. You will need to include a self-addressed return envelope with enough postage STAMPS Attached to the envelope, to send your swapped ATC's back to you. They will be under 1 pound so I will be able to pop them in the mail very easily if you follow the instructions.... including an envelope, stamps and already addressed envelope. International please include, US postage, cash, or international postal money order. |
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| Samples of what has been received so far Due date extended to Jan 15th 2005 |
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