Artist Trading Cards

ATCs or Artist Trading Cards are little mini art works and can be made for anything, to any theme and then swapped among fellow ATC artists.

I have been making and trading them for quite a few years now and it is always a thrill to see what arrives in your mail box :)

I have started a group to just trade art within

 Australia and we have been making ATCs,

 I am offering adult swaps and swaps for the little artists in our lives.

My son and I carved some stamps

 to use to make some bird themed ATC's recently.

These are our cards all ready and waiting for the mail out date.

If you would like to join in the fun and you reside within Australia

find us on facebook. Australian Art Swap Group 

and check your PMs once you apply.

ATCs can be made from any material,

the only rule is the size,

there is a fabulous PDF with so much information about ATCs 

you can look at online  it is called Art in your Pocket

I often recommend people new to ATCs to have a look at that guide.

Sometimes I like to create interactive ATC's

This one has a wrought iron garden gate,

I often make myself a card as well when I am doing a set for a swap,

and it is always good to clearly label your cards 

before you send them off. 

This amazing card comes from the incredibly talented Kalona

these cards were from an unusual shaped ATC swap.

This beautiful ATC was done by Mary Larner

And these pics are of my unusual shaped ATC 

I included my love of layers and intricate details 

Creating a Goddess Alter 

There is no end to what you can do with your ATCs

I regularly teach ATC workshops so keep an eye out if you are local.

Printmaking in the ART BOX at Wooli

I am offering another free workshop at Wooli on Saturday afternoon,

in the Art Box.

We will be getting all painty making trifold prints.

So dont wear your good clothes.

We will be creating monoprints  on a gelatin plate using child safe acrylic paints 

and layering different colours on top of each other

 to create colourful and unique pieces. 

The gelatin plate lends itself to creative experimentation and play

and along the way we will be learning about 

positive and negative prints as well as ghost prints.

The space inside the box is set up perfectly for a friendly little group 

and  it is situated right on the river at Wooli at the skate park.

We start at 3:30 and I would love to see you there.

Out of the Box Eyes Wide Clarence Valley

 There is a fantastic project running in the Clarence Valley for the local young people it is called Eyes Wide Clarence Valley and is run through the local council with federal funding.

For a full program and information about all the great things happening with Eyes Wide visit their page on the CVC website   where you will see the huge array of workshops and events on offer, all free to the community.

The workshop spaces are in 3 converted shipping containers, the CAFE box- offers a great value menu , the Tech box- offering computer based workshops including digital photography, film making, sound and audio, photoshop and minecraft and the Art box- the one I share my skills and enthusiasm in along with many other local professional artists. 

Most workshops run for 2 hours and are for youth aged 12 to 18 although other age groups are also looked after in the school holidays and all of these workshops are offered free.

I am offering workshops in ATC's- Artist Trading Cards, hand made stamps , printmaking and  art doll making in the  Funky Felt Mini Me workshop.

The Box's are mobile and move around the Clarence Valley so you will find them in different places at different times, in Grafton, Yamba, Coutts Crossing, Copmanhurst and Wooli, keep en eye on your local shop for posters or sign up at the Eyes Wide facebook page to know what is happening and where, but there are also lots of great competitions, movie screenings, special events and fun.