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| Donating to ATCs for All | New Swaps to Join at www.atcsforall.com | ||
Donations are
accepted! Members should donate through "paid memberships" in their UserCP
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| Counting Crows Due: October 2, 2010 |
Round 3, A Good Surprise Due: October 5, 2010 |
The Birds of Prey Swap - Hand Drawn/Painted Due: September 24, 2010 |
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| Artist Feature | Spotlight on the Artists | ||
Artist Spotlight kat View kat's profile As the child of two artists, Kat (Kathryn B. Launey) was encouraged to draw at every opportunity. Art supplies would be brought along to picnics, drawings cheered up rainy day boredom, and even parties were a chance to play drawing charades or the scribble game. After a couple of art classes from an uninspired teacher at college, Kat majored in psychology instead. While raising her three children, she became an award winning needle artist, primarily in needlepoint and quilting. After completing her first quilt, she joined a quilting bee that had been meeting weekly since World War I--and some of the original members were still attending! After retiring, Kat started scrapbooking, learned of ATCs, found AFA, and was instantly hooked. She finds the community of artists to be a wonderful source of inspiration, challenge, and encouragement. The Zentangle with a Twist social group has had the greatest impact on her art. The weekly challenge inspired her shift from collage to drawing, and she finds that the more she draws, the more she is able to draw. Preferred materials include markers, acid-free pens, and occasionally colored pencil. At this point, Kat collects only ATCs, and especially enjoys receiving watercolor art, as well as cards that are beautiful, humorous, or whimsical. Pushed by artists in her family, she has created larger works and sold a number of them, as well as won an award at her art association's annual show last year. Kathryn finds her art has always been stimulated by association with others--especially other artists. "Art is a form of communication which is not complete unless shared." |
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| Counting Crows Cherie |
Spring Crows Laffqueen |
The 7 ravens |
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| Art Trader Magazine | AFA Contests, Projects, and Winners! | ||
We strongly encourage our members to check out Art Trader Magazine. ArtTrader Magazine is a web based publication (in PDF format) focused on mail art for trade such as ATCs (Artist Trading Cards), ACEOs, art journals, chunky books, altered art and altered art books. It has galleries and eye candy, discussions of art trading, and technique articles! Our Latest Issue:
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Congratulations to ceejay who won the July ATC Contest. Her card is shown above. |
Contests at Atcsforall.com New Chat Series! ATCsforall.com will be having monthly chats for our members on a variety of artistic topics. Keep an eye on our announcements forum for more information! |
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ATCsforALL.com Staff Member of the Month: goatgoddess! Atcsforall.com would like to recognize goatgoddess this month for her outstanding dedication to our site. Debra, is not only on the Welcome Committee but also our monthly Contest Moderator! Thank you, Debra, for your dedication and time invested in our community! |
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