The idea of an Artist Trading Card [ATC] is very new to me. I don't consider myself much of an artist. In fact, most of my day is spent at work where I am a software developer. My wife recently got me interested in the site swap-bot.com and on most visits, I found myself skipping over a large portion of the swaps because they fell into the 'ATC' category. After some internal debate, I finally decided I wanted to give it a try. My art skills are still pretty basic, but I hope this gallery will show my improvements, as well as highlight the interesting pieces of art I have received from others.

My ambigram signature. Look at it upside down!

My Creations

These cards were created for the swap "Idioms & Oxymorons" (Oct 2008)
"Kick the Bucket"	"Virtual Reality"

This card was created for the swap "Favorite Quote" (Nov 2008)

"Gandhi's Vision"

I'm still playing around with mediums, so in this swap, I chose the quote "An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind" by Gandhi (sidenote: yes, there are different variations of this quote.. I used this version because it was exactly 36 letters without spaces, which fit nicely in a 9 by 4 grid) Since this swap had to do with being blind, I chose to convert the quote to braille, and then painted over the braille (glue spots) with acrylic paint in the form of an Indian flag. It's different, and I like it.

These cards were created for the swap "Photography" (Dec 2008)
"Attraction"	"Lily Pads"
"Sunset by the Docks"	"Triumph"

Received from others

These cards were received from the swap "Idioms & Oxymorons" (Nov 2008)
"Military Intelligence" by FibreJunky	"Microsoft Works" by FibreJunky
"Catnap" by FibreJunky

These cards were received from the swap "Favorite Quote" (Nov 2008)
"Favorite Quote" by SallyAnn	"Favorite Quote" by marymoon22

These cards were received from the swap "Photography" (Dec 2008)
"Sun Sculpture" by bobilani	"Pirate Ship" by bobilani
by cassiopeia	by cassiopeia