So, it has been over two years since I wrote my first post on this blog and never came back to write again. The good thing is I did go to that Artist Trading Card meeting and it really got me into trading with folks through the internet as well as live swaps. So here are a few of my favorite cards that I have made and traded over the past few years.
What is most important is what I learned through the process. So here goes:
1. I can draw. I stopped for so long I was not secure in my abilities but now I am! :-)
2. I can use a variety of medium fairly well.
3. I love a challenge.
4. I get bored using just one medium all the time.
5. I am thrilled to own other people's art work and am challenged by their art and how they see life and the world.
6. Artist Trading Cards is a great way to experiment and try new mediums. Heck the canvas is only 2 inches by 3.50 inches. Make a mistake? Just toss it and start over.
7. The deadlines for sending in the Artist Trading Cards helped me to be disciplined and to actually finish projects.
8. The feedback from other artists is very encouraging and I don't feel like I am creating in a vacuum any more.
9. Working on artist Trading cards built my skill levels and my confidence and offered me a chance to play again and discover new things about myself on many different levels.
10. The community of artists trading in the Artist Trading Card community are, for the most part, kind, generous and encouraging fellow artists and travelers in this life we have been given.
So, before I obsess too much and decide to erase this whole blog, I will finish up and post this.
