So, the Christmas break is well and truly over! And I have to say what a fab time I've had. For the first time in years I actually had a proper break, managed to make some of my favourite festive recipes, had dinner parties and even went out New Years Eve! It was so nice not to have Christmas day off then be dashing back to work...
But with all the festivities comes the big clear up. My drawing area was demolished to make way for the huge tree we had this year, and on taking that and all the decorations down I embarked on a thorough cleanup and a lick of paint! I thought I may as well seeing as how it was going to take a couple of days to put it back together again anyway..... so whilst I'm not quite able to start cracking on with any major projects I thought I'd start on some ACEO's. Fun little things that I can sit and do on the sofa of an evening. Hopefully though, by next week I'll be fully up and running...... Just got to get some ideas now.....
For anyone who's an ACEO virgin, as was I until last year...
Artist trading cards (or ATCs) are miniature works of art about the same size as modern Trading Cards, or 2 ½ X 3 ½ inches (63 mm X 89 mm), small enough to fit inside standard card-collector pockets, sleeves or sheets. The ATC movement developed out of the mail art movement and has its origins in Switzerland. Cards are produced in various media, including dry media (pencils, pens, markers, etc.), wet media (watercolor, acrylic paints, etc.), paper media (in the form of collage, papercuts, found objects, etc.) or even metals or cloth. The cards are usually traded or exchanged. When sold, they are usually referred to as art card editions and originals (ACEOs).
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