I tried my hand at making ATC's (Artist Trading Cards) for a swap on Swap-Bot. The idea of swapping cards is at once silly and intriguing (think baseball cards for artists). Really, it's just an excuse to get creative and the small format makes the idea of creating something not so daunting. I made two for this swap.
These ATC's had to be made out of recycled materials and I am quite proud of how mine turned out. It was fun to look at my pile of stuff to be thrown away and think of a way to make it work. For both I used an old cereal box for the base, it's sturdiness making it a natural selection. I cut up my old tube ticket and layered it beneath a cutout layer for the first card. I like it, it has a reptilian scaliness feel to it.
For the second card I took a page from a German novel and cut the same pattern, though reflected, as the first. Then I cut thin slices from a bike tube to glue as the outline. For the sleeve I used a beat up page protector, cut it down, and sewed in some leftover silver thread to make three sections. Honestly, many ATC's I see are a bit on the cutesy side for my liking. I like these little bits of mini, modern art. Unfortunately, I shipped them off this afternoon. But I think I will do a few more of these swaps in the future....
What have you made recently?
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