Sun & Moon People ATC Swap DUE July 1, 2009

[Amerasu]

Sun & Moon People ATC Swap

# of players: Unlimited
# of cards: 3/3 or 6/6
Hosted by: Amerasu
Mediums: Open media (according to membership)
Cards due by: July 1, 2009 (in my hands)

Submit the type of card that corresponds to your membership and then receive cards back from either group.



http://www.illustratedatcs.com/forum/gallery/images/40/small/1_lalune.jpg http://www.illustratedatcs.com/forum/gallery/images/86/small/1_a_bird_in_the_hand_copy.jpg http://www.illustratedatcs.com/forum/gallery/images/2/small/1_sunmoon.jpg http://www.illustratedatcs.com/forum/gallery/images/38/small/1_summer_sun.jpg

Cards by Dina54, katie, Amerasu, Chronata

BEST work ONLY! Take your time and submit only cards that you would be happy to own yourself. Card size must be ATC standard which is 2.5 x 3.5.

Recommended Mail by Dates:


Canadians: Mail by June 27
USA: Mail by June 23
International: Mail by June 17


Instructions:


Please make sure your cards depict one or more moon or sun people. Submit the type of card that corresponds to your membership and then receive cards back from either group.
Please PM me for my address when you are sending your cards.
I will supply the ENVELOPES. Send LARGE address labels only. Not the tiny return address versions as Canada Post doesn't like them.
Postage is due as follows:

CANADIAN players, send postage stamp(s) and an address LABEL.
US players, enclose a well concealed $1 bill and an address LABEL.
International players, enclose an address LABEL. I will cover postage.



Participants


Amerasu (P&P)
OriginalYouth (P&P, MMA)
molossus (P&P)
HeavenPhoenix (P&P)
Chronata (P&P)
Acalla

[OriginalYouth]

I have about 40 cards in this theme, how dare you host it!

J/K...that means sign me up!

[Amerasu]

Remember to submit work for the medium in which you were accepted. If you're a member of both P&P and MMA, then you can submit any medium you want.

MEDIUMS ACCEPTED

Illustrated ATCs: Pencil & Paint (P&P)
For hand-drawn and painted mail art

Handdrawn
Painted
Digital painting
Limited edition print making
Mixed media with handdrawn elements (handdrawn is in the majority)


Illustrated ATCs: Mixed Mail Art (MMA)
For collage, altered and fibre mail art.

Collage
Mixed media (if with handdrawn elements, then handdrawn is in the minority)
Fibre
Metal
Altered objects (dolls, boxes, houses, CDs, etc.)

[Amerasu]

Yay! welcome OY :)

[OriginalYouth]

Does the sun/moon just need a face, or should they have a body as well?

[Amerasu]

It doesn't matter - as long as it has a face. You can make bodies too if you'd like :)

I'm going to make bodies on mine.

[molossus]

Sign me up, please. P&P.

[HeavenPhoenix]

I'll join too =) P&P as well.

[Gingersnap]

Oooooo. I want to sign up, but I will be leaving for a month-long vacation the end of May. I will see if I can make some before I sign up. What fun. I love this theme.

[Amerasu]

Welcome everyone!

Gingersnap, I sure hope you come back to join us :)

[OriginalYouth]

I started mine last night at the coffeehouse!

[OriginalYouth]

You can add that I'll do 3 in P&P and 3 in MM!

[Amerasu]

Cool!!! :)

I'm going to do a little MM on mine though of course mostly handdrawn since I'm on the P&P side, lol

[Ashazart]

Okay, here is a question for my own edification. And my apologies if this has been discussed to death or explained somewhere else. On this type of swap where it is stated that it is open media, does that mean that P&P folks only get P&P cards in return and the same for MMA folks, or is this one where you submit the type of card that corresponds to your membership, but you may receive back cards from either group?

[Judithian]

That's an awesome question Cynthia and one I am curious about too.

[Amerasu]

Okay, here is a question for my own edification. And my apologies if this has been discussed to death or explained somewhere else. On this type of swap where it is stated that it is open media, does that mean that P&P folks only get P&P cards in return and the same for MMA folks, or is this one where you submit the type of card that corresponds to your membership, but you may receive back cards from either group?


Cynthia, you get returns from everyone (both sides). So yes - submit the type of card that corresponds to your membership and then receive cards back from either group.

I should add that to the header :)

[Ashazart]

Okay, thanks for explaining Sal!

[Chronata]

Damn...I really really really want to sign up for this one.
But right now I can't afford the postage for the swaps I am already in...

Since there are unlimited players...let me get back to you.

[Chronata]

Ok...I started making cards...so please add me to the list!

[Amerasu]

Yay for Chronata! :)

[PurpleRealm]

Ill join in the fun! I can give the cards to you in person in June! :D

[Amerasu]

True! Good idea, lol :)

[molossus]

My mother's been in the hospital and I've only been able to work on ATCs here and there. When I'm under stress my humor goes strange, so I present my sun and moon people, Sun Down, Sun Beam, Blue Moon, and last, but not least, Far Side of the Moon. If I get a chance I'll replace Far Side of the Moon--but I couldn't resist doing him.

[OriginalYouth]

Since we only have a few players, should we only send 3 cards for this, or is 6 okay?

[Amerasu]

6 is fine if you don't mind a couple from the same players. It's up to you. Maybe I'll send out some invites for this one and see if we can get a few more to join us. I love this theme and thought it would be more popular! Especially in the open swaps forum!

[OriginalYouth]

I'll send the 6, if you have enough, swap them, if not, send back the extras and I'll swap 'em at a meetup or something!

Here are a few of them:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2004/3542523209_d80ed6b43d.jpg?v=0
horrendous scan, sorry!

[Amerasu]

Oh my! that Frida sun is just too cool!! What a great idea :)

[EraserQueen]

I'll join! Then there will be more people :)

[OriginalYouth]

Oh my! that Frida sun is just too cool!! What a great idea :)

Thanks. I think I'm going to do some journaling on her, to say something like 'Frida despised being told to shine, she simply wasn't in the mood'.

[themuppet]

Oh man, super cute cards so far!

Molossus, I LOVE Far Side of the Moon! I've been pondering joining this swap since I saw it in the gallery. ;)

So, I'll add mine to the pile, sign me up, por favor!

[dolores4fun]

Okay, this looks really cool and I wanted to make sure I could do it first before I signed up. Life is good now. I have my spare room back and space to spread all my supplies out. I'm almost through with my PATs and I've already sketched a few sun and moon people out at work. :-) So please sign me up. I've got a 4 day weekend coming up and I plan to go atc crazy! :)

[dolores4fun]

I'm on the pencil and paint side. Would it be okay if I do mixed media with mostly hand drawn? I can upload pictures first if needed.

[Amerasu]

Fantastic!

Dolores, yes that's fine as long as they're mostly handdrawn. :)

[dolores4fun]

Okay, I read the thread AFTER I asked the question that had already been answered. :) Duh.

I need to practice my collage and mixed media on the ATC scale so I can try for the MMA half later. I've done some cool stuff on a larger scale. Of course, it will probably be MUCH cheaper on the atcs. Golden Matte Medium gets expensive. :)

[Amerasu]

I need to practice my collage and mixed media on the ATC scale so I can try for the MMA half later. I've done some cool stuff on a larger scale. Of course, it will probably be MUCH cheaper on the atcs. Golden Matte Medium gets expensive. :)


Me too! I'm still fairly new to mixed media and collage art myself so I haven't even tried to apply yet. One day :)

[themuppet]

I would really love to learn how to do mixed media background stuff... but man I can't even seem to find time to fold laundry these days! Could someone possibly mechanically transfer the knowledge directly into my brain? ;)

[Amerasu]

That would be so cool... Matrix like. I know kung-fu.

[katilady]

if i can figure out how to do these without drawing them i'll be back!

[themuppet]

Totally! I could learn how to fly a helicopter and collage at the same time... *dreamyface*

[Amerasu]

HeavenPhoenix's wonderful moon and sun people have arrived. They're fantastic!

[OriginalYouth]

I should've done a 'mixed media 101' course at the ArtForALL event. Oh well, too late. I know last night I had fun playing with making my gothic arches and thought having a video of all I was doing would have probably been helpful for people that see it as a mystery; showing the layers of paint, tissue, glazes, textures, papers, glues, etc.

[Amerasu]

Chronata's lovelies have arrived!

[Amerasu]

Lovely cards from molossus are here! :)

[Amerasu]

OY's cards are here! :)

[acalla]

I would love to join :)

My cards just finished drying and I'm posting them now

[Amerasu]

Fantastic! I'll add you now :)

[themuppet]

Bah! I always get excited about your swaps and then have to withdraw because I'm retarded and forget you're in Canada. lol!!! EVERY TIME! I really gotta stop doing that!

Since I should have mailed like three days ago and only have one card done, I guess I should withdraw. Boo!

[EraserQueen]

I'm so sorry ! I thought I had withdrawn! There's no way I can the cards to you by the 1st lol. :sad:

[Amerasu]

No problem :)

[Amerasu]

Just waiting to hear back and then I'll know when the mail out date is coming.

OY, I'm returning 3 of your cards since there aren't enough participants to swap them all out with. I'm sure you can use them for another Sun & Moon swap since they come up often enough! Sorry about that but it has become a small, wee swap. :)

[OriginalYouth]

Just waiting to hear back and then I'll know when the mail out date is coming.

OY, I'm returning 3 of your cards since there aren't enough participants to swap them all out with. I'm sure you can use them for another Sun & Moon swap since they come up often enough! Sorry about that but it has become a small, wee swap. :)

No worries, I totally understand. :)

[Amerasu]

Cards are definitely all in so I will sort and mail this weekend :)

[Amerasu]

Has anyone received their cards yet? They went out before I went on vacation and now I'm back and worried, lol!

[molossus]

I haven't got mine yet, but I'm way far away from you.

[OriginalYouth]

nothing yet here either.

[Amerasu]

hhmmm.... hopefully Monday then :)

[OriginalYouth]

Mine are here! Thanks to Sal for hostessing and for delicious cards from :

HeavenPhoenix
Acalla and
Molossus!

[molossus]

My sun and moon people are in the house! I scored with Sarah's 'Love and a Tulip', Sal's 'Smiling Sam', and Robyn's 'Moon Dancer'. Thank you all for such lovely cards. I have left rep for everyone.