WHEELS Artist Trading Cards

Wheels ATCs Phillip Hoyle, 2016

For years I enjoyed having a car. Now for years I’ve enjoyed NOT having a car. Last weekend’s ATC trade featured the theme wheels. That’s just right for me, a change from upkeep and expense to a simple celebration of designs. I tore and cut varied wheel figures out of 1950s and 60s LIFE Magazines and created eighteen tiny ATCs—a mix of color (black, white, and red), of techniques (monoprints, collage, and drawing), of materials (printed images, acrylic paint, ink, rice paper, mat board grounds, and glue), and of artistic ideas (contrast, layering, abstraction, design, etc.).

I felt quite pleased with my cards and gleefully traded them with a dozen other folk. The conversations sparkled, a surprisingly intense sun warmed the scene, and artistic discussions made for an especially creative time together on a Saturday morning.

Denver, 2016

Wheels ATC 2016