Altered Silver

Here's a little fun activity I've been intending to do for a long time: altered text ATCs. Thanks to a recent discussion on the AlteredText Yahoogroup, I found the inspiration to give it a go.

The process begins with pages torn from an old paperback book, then large areas of text are snipped out approximately ATC-size, and affixed to cardstock with acrylic medium. The text is selected, then decorated. The cards are measured, cut out and the edges colored with a marker.
 

From the eight pages I started with, these are the seven ATCs that made it to completion.
  

  
Media for these cards include Pitt and Sharpie markers, colored pencil, watercolor, watercolor pencil and wax crayon.

This is as far as the eighth card got before I realized that something had gone terribly wrong...
Look closely. The text should have read, "In wine she drew a cup of courage."
Oops. All the words were present and selected in pencil, really. It seems I just got a little carried away in the stippling stage. So now this unfinished card simply acts as an example that yes, mistakes do happen.




My ATCs are not available for trade at this time.
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