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Making artist trading cards (ATCs) is a hugely popular activity for artists. Originally a paper/collage-based art form, ATCs have caught on with crafters working in a range of mediums and are now just as popular among fabric and mixed-media artists. ATCs are mini art works, the size of a playing card, often created as limited editions. The back of each card contains the artist's name and contact information. The idea behind the cards is to make them and then give, trade, or share them with others. This collection inspires with 1,000 original cards in a beautiful pageant of color, composition, and creative use of materials. The book also includes a special section devoted to explaining what ATCs are, how to get started, and includes some exciting technique information. Curated by Patricia Bolton, founder and editor-in-chief of two of the most exciting creative magazines on the newsstands, the book meets the Quarry Books mission of offering artistic and challenging new ideas to traditional paper artists, scrapbookers, mixed-media artists, and quilters by merging paper, fabric, and surface embellishment through experimentation and discovery.
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Should have been titled 1000 Fabric Trading Cards,
This review is from: 1,000 Artist Trading Cards: Innovative and Inspired Mixed Media ATCs (Paperback)
The majority (90%) of the trading "cards" in this book were made with fabric, not with the type of mixed media (paint, stamps, found objects) ATC artist usually use. I was excited about the release of this book since there aren't many ATC books to chose from, but was extremely disappointed with it's contents. More paint, ink and resin... made cards would have been nice instead of so many needle and thread cards and some technique discriptions would have made it more inspiring.I recommend Bernie Berlin's book instead of this one.
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Not quite what I expected,
By Lisa H. - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: 1,000 Artist Trading Cards: Innovative and Inspired Mixed Media ATCs (Paperback)
If you are into fabric/textile arts, more than ATC's, this book is for you. The overwhelming majority of these trading "cards" were made with a sewing machine in some way. Most are fabric or textile trading cards, and I expected a much broader definition of 'mixed-media' from the title and description.The cards are lovely, and I don't mean to fault any of the artist contributors. I just thought that since there are so few books on ATC's out there it seemed odd that this highly anticipated book would be so focused on textile arts. 29 of 29 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
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By Leonie Partridge - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: 1,000 Artist Trading Cards: Innovative and Inspired Mixed Media ATCs (Paperback)
I thought this book was just OK as far as a resource for ATCs is concerned. There were alot of similar contributions from the same artists and was more of a gallery book than a helpful resource and ideas book. If looking for a book on different ATC ideas, I would not recommend buying this book.
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
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Disappointing.,
By Lois Lain - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: 1,000 Artist Trading Cards: Innovative and Inspired Mixed Media ATCs (Paperback)
I am a huge devotee of creating and collecting ATCs and was really looking forward to this book. I was more than a little disappointed. The cards included weren't among the most amazing or innovative I've seen, and there were no instructions as to how to create them. You'd be better off cruising around the internet and saving your money for art supplies.
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