ATCreative Outlet

I am an art media junkie by anyone's definition of the term. When I moved my art supplies home from my former mill digs I completely filled our basement and then some. I have worked in every conceivable media over my lifetime including all painting media, then branching into collage, fabrics, wax, photography, digital stuff and eventually finding my way into glass.

Glass has been a new experience for me. Such a contrast from my Artistic A.D.D of the past. I have been focused (for the most part) on this one art form for the past five years.... with no sign of getting bored.

Nevertheless, there is a part of me that always yearns to play with media that I can get my hands into... get messy with... and paint, glue bind and sew together. But every time I entertained the idea, I talked myself down off the ledge. I hate worrying about frames... where do I put it... who wants it? ... I have enough already.

Then my daughter introduced me to ATC cards (ATCs) and Land Mail Art Objects (LMAOs). After visiting two sites that she suggested: ATCards.com and Nervousness.org

Now I can make tiny works of art (a standard 2-1/2" by 3-1/2" in most cases - although there are exceptions to EVERY rule in the art world). No frame to worry about; and even if I do a lot of 'em I can carry them around in a shoe box or put them in an album.

If you're curious for more info, wikipedia (of course) has a nice overview on how this movement got its start in Switzerland by M. Vanci Stirnemann around 1996.

(Photo is of my "Flamingo Beach" "Heavily Embellished Theme" for a recent ATC swap on the Nervousness site.)