As I am dedicating this blog to ATCs I thought I would do some research into them first. I didn't realise how long these sorts of things have been around but their roots can be traced back to the 1960s with the birth of Mail Art!!
I have found a fantastic website called artjunction which is aimed at teachers but explains lots of things very nicely- including the history of the ATC. It has some great ideas and guidelines to get you started if you haven't made any before as well as showing you some already made ones to give you a better idea of what they can look like.
Other websites I like include:
'Art in Your Pocket'
Wikipedia
Two Peas in a Bucket
Country Bumpkin
On Amazon I have also found some books relating to ATCs. I haven't bought them myself but they are favourites on my birthday list for this year so hopefully (fingers crossed) I will get some of them!!
-1,000 Artist Trading Cards: Innovative and Inspired Mixed Media ATCs (1000 Series) by Patricia Bolton (to go straight to Amazon, click here)
-Artist Trading Cards Workshop: Create, Collect, Swap by Bernie Berlin
(to go straight to Amazon, click here)
-Artist Trading Cards (Twenty to Make) by Leonie Pujol
(to go straight to Amazon, click here)
Youtube is always great to watch people making trading cards, sometimes it helps to watch people making things than reading about it- although then you might be biased towards the way you have seen rather than going your own way!
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