Blake’s ATC originals
Sera’s ATC originals
I recently signed the kids up to be part of an artist trading card (ATC) swap. This concept is so awesome - creating small works of art that you share freely with other artists, kids in this case, from all over the world. Why didn't I know about this sooner? They each did five 2.5" x 3.5" original pieces of artwork on bristol board. I let them decide what medium to use and what subjects to focus on. I obliged by breaking out the good art supplies. My kids were thrilled to have access to Mommy’s watercolors and my loverly woodless colored pencils. Blake started out on a robot kick then got in touch with his softer side - I think the bunny is my favorite. Sera paid homage to her beloved tire swing, played with the watercolors for a while and then launched into the cool lip collage. It was great fun and a good exercise artistically. Big thanks to house on hill road & wise craft for being the hostesses and organizers of this huge ATC endeavor! If you want to learn more about artist trading cards, check out cedarseed's ATC primer.
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Thank you Blake for participating, my girl "Liz" really liked her skateboard card!
ReplyDeletemy daughter really liked her card as well!
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting and commenting. I plan to write a little shout-out post and show pics of the ATCs we receive once they all arrive. Check back in to see your child's artwork proudly displayed. Isn't this swap fun? :-)
ReplyDeleteUpdate: We've received nearly all our swap trading cards - each one is so creative and fun! Thanks again for sharing your children's art with my children :-)
ReplyDeleteLeslie
I really love this idea!! Sera and Lyric should do this.
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