The second exchange of the year is underway, and it’s all about ATCs. The swap is open until August 15th. An ATC is an artist trade card. It’s a little piece of art on something the size of a standard playing card. In this exchange, we are creating cards with 4 ATCs on them, like …
Trains, planes, and automobiles – postcard swap
Another great swap is over, and postcards have been mailed out. The theme was “trains, planes, and automobiles”, and boy did we have all kinds of transportation represented! These next ones practically say “road trip”, don’t they? Don’t you love motorcycles?! I’d never use it as a mode of transportation, but they are awesome machines. …
Some amazing zines
The last swap of the year is over and I have mailed out some amazing zines to 56 participants! My dining room table turns into organized chaos when I start swapping. It’s super important to keep envelopes and contents very organized so I don’t make any mistakes with giving someone too many or not enough. …
From Masterboard to Minibook Swap – now open!
The world around us has drastically changed in the last few months, and our spring swap is an opportunity to call out the positive experiences of this time. The project is to create a minibook from a masterboard, with collaging on the front, and a short statement of discovery on the back. The written directions …
Learning from example
I’m a firm believer in learning from example. I totally love the idea of copying a style or technique until you learn from it, and your own style emerges. Since we are in the middle of the current postcard swap on “home”, I had been looking for some inspiration to get me motivated for creating …
