We are a juried trading group for artists who have been creating art for sometime and want to trade for ATCs and mail art that exhibits a more advanced stage of artistic development and skill. If you're still learning to draw or collage, then this probably isn't the place for you.
We have two divisions for trading mail art. You can apply to both divisions or just one. If you apply to both divisions, please ensure you have the correct mediums in your portfolio.
- Pencil & Paint: For hand-drawn and painted mail art, excluding abstract work only
- Mixed Mail Art: For collage, mixed media, altered and fibre mail art
This is what we are seeking in the artwork of potential members:
- Technical drawing skills (for P&P applicants)
- Consistency in artwork
- Skill in chosen medium
- Originality
- Good use of color
- Craftsmanship
- This is a juried website. Membership is not automatic.
- It is important that you have 10 - 20 pieces in your gallery for our art panel to review. Ensure that these pieces are in the medium for which you are applying. You cannot give us a link to a full gallery. Please select a 10-20 piece portfolio. Failure to do so means your vote will not go though to the art panel(s). If this happens you can simply apply again and provide a portfolio.
- You don't have to include ATCs but it would be nice if you have any to show our judges that you can transition to a small size – this may affect the art panel decision. Not all artists can transition to such a small size successfully.
- Please upload images for review to a photo sharing or gallery site such as Flickr, PictureTrail, DeviantArt, Photobucket, etc;
- Please do NOT link to artwork in blogs or MySpace pages. It's too difficult to find the artwork in many cases.
- Please allow us up to 72 hours to review your application and images.
- If you have already applied for membership and were turned down, please wait 6 months before applying again.
It is best not to send us links to your entire Deviantart, Flickr or AFA gallery. If you include your entire gallery, then the panel will see your weak art pieces as well (we all have them). This will probably work against your application. You may increase your chances of acceptance when you prepare a dedicated portfolio of your best work and limit submission to 10 pieces at the very least and 20 at the very most.
Meet our Art Panel for P&P
Meet our Art Panel for MMA
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Clep
coloured pencil on toned paper
Abi
oil pastels
Catsavannah
acrylics
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