Tobacco Artist Trading Cards

Tobacco Juice Artist Trading Cards, Phillip Hoyle 2017

The swap meet at CORE New Art Space on Saturday was especially fine. One artist who we used to see often returned, a new artist came with a handful of cards, and another artist stopped by to look over just what happens. The overall work seemed especially creative. I took some rather silly looking grasshoppers having recalled that when as boys we’d catch them, they’d leave a brown stain on our hands that we called tobacco juice. That’s what I named my cards.

Tobacco Juice ATCs by Phillip Hoyle 2017

They went quickly and were replaced by beauties from other artists. It’s a social with art not refreshments, but to an artist what could be finer? These tiny pieces of art inspire new pieces, techniques, and endless cards to trade. The trade takes place on the second Saturday of the month. Come with 3.5 x 2.5” cards. Check out the website on Facebook. 

Tobacco Juice ATCs by Phillip Hoyle 2017
Grounds for these cards were old acrylic washes and collages.
Drawings in graphite, black ink, and gell pens.