Rivers and Bridges Artist Trading Cards

Artist Trading Cards, Phillip Hoyle, 2016

Bridges was the topic for last week's Artist Trading Cards workshop and swap. The pieces were clever, artistic, and varied. Conversations sparkled, snacks satisfied, but most of all the artists had fun working together and trading the results. Everyone got to go home with at least one of their new pieces. 

I went with no new pieces but traded some others and then got to work on something related to Bridges. When I got home I was inspired to do more and finished nine more cards three days later. You can see the kind of things I did here. Under the influence of some other artists who mess with maps cutting them apart and then glued them back together in an amazing number of ways, I messed with maps (acrylic washes rubbed on with paper towel) and cut out rivers that I collaged and emphasized with black lines. Think of these cards as abstracts. They were great fun to make. 

Artist Trading Cards, Phillip Hoyle, 2016

I continue to celebrate Artist Trading Cards as a novel size for doing fine artwork. They don't require much space and come in at very low cost. Just don't throw away any scraps and make them into tiny art. Have fun. Join us. Look up Artist Trading Cards, Make them and trade them, Denver. Something like that! 

Second Saturdays at 10:00 - noon. Fourth Thursdays 7-10 pm or so. Both up-coming events celebrate Halloween and Day of the Day. You won't believe the variety. Add yours.