VISUAL ARTIST/AUTHOR/INTERIOR DESIGNER, a.s.i.d
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Art seen at Florida Museum for Women Artist, Member VAA,Visual Arts Association, Lady Lake, Sumter, Marion,Fl www.visualartsassociation.com Member Leesburg Art Guild, Leesburg Fl,Ocala Art Group Museum, Asheville Artists
 ARTIST’S STATEMENT –WHO ARE THE GLOBAL VILLAGE WOMEN? The Global Village Women promote random acts of kindness. The purpose is to show appreciation, which creates a chain reaction of active demonstration of more love and more kindness in the world. Resulting in revealing the hidden door to our positive nature. Our world is shifting back to a place where we are “one”. Frequencies are rising. Automatically, many people are…… see the rest of this story at www.arrachmeart.com, more on art history, aceo history

In the 14th century nobles, royals, and wealthy merchants hired artists to paint art cards of their daughters to arrange marriages. Since there were no cameras, it was a convenient way to provide an unbiased image to potential suitors. After all, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
This brings us to our next true story from English history.

With trepidation in his heart, King Henry 8th, commissioned Holbein a respected artist of the time, to paint an art card of his betrothed, Anna Von Cleve. She was to be wife number four. Great distance separated them so he relied upon the art card. He approved of the image and agreed to marry. New Year 1540, marked the day, King Henry the 8th saw Ann Von Cleve, which he likened to a draft horse once he finally gazed a true eye upon her face.
The king swore the ATC artist had embellished the portrait with finer features than were truly hers. He soon divorced her for the next wife number five, Katherine Parr. . See henrytudor@bleyonder.co.uk for more photos of Anna Cleve.

Another period in history emerged for the art cards. Renaissance artists began to abundantly trade cards. If you are trading art cards you are in company with the likes of Vincent Van Gogh. He as many others used this method as a way to share style with contemporaries as well as show off new techniques to competitors. ATC history credited these artists as the first to use both sides of the art cards. The image was painted on one side and a brief description on the other.
Today art cards are the rage in many digital forms using technology which took off in the 90’s. The celebrated Swiss artist, M. Vanci Stirnemann, in 1997, used his style and techniques to secretly create 1200 cards by hand. Much to the surprise of the patrons in Zurich, Switzerland, his entire exhibit was comprised of only ATC’s. Then he wowed them again when, on the last day of the exhibit in, he encouraged participants to make their own in a classroom setting. The movement took off and now you can find artists of all backgrounds presenting theirs personalized ATC’s.
Today, artists can use technology to make the cards and also use modern technology to market them. ATC’s can do the work of an agent as far as getting an unknown artist’s work in front of the right people. Cards are sold and traded on the Internet in a huge way using online stores like EBAY. You can also find many websites specifically to trade or sell ATC’s. People that could not afford but appreciated and desired work from a specific artist can now buy art cards and ACEO. New artists can create cards for the entire world to see their work can open doors of excitement and opportunity. Fabulous artists that don’t have the personal capacity or wear withal to travel the world and do exhibits can be seen. Being discovered can be as simple as learning to make your own Art Cards. Technology and ACEO’s have met at a happy point ushering in an ever-changing art world.

Art News from
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HOW TO MAKE ACEO, ART CARDS

Websites to help you www.arrachmeart.com, www.art-card.org, www.artmakr.com

Specifications
1. 2.5 x 3.5inches, 64x89mm. This is the exact size required. No deviations can be accepted.
2. Limited editions are more desirable but not required
3. COA- Certificated of Authenticity is appreciated by the collector. You can use a stamp to print directly on the back of the card or hand write. If you hand make your card you will need one of these methods. If you print your cards you can create sheets of COA’s and print them out onto the back of your ATC sheet. Make sure you line them up correctly so the front matches the back.

Name of Artist
Title
Edition number 1-25 (example)
Signature of Artist

Printing
1. You will need the program Adobe Elements. This is the easiest program I have found to size your image to the required specifications. Since it is not a standard size a printer’s manufacturer’s format will not offer this option.

2. After you have sized it, save. Now open it in your standard Microsoft word program.
Click on, add image. Copy it, and then click on paste until you have 3 rows of three.

A standard 8” x 11” piece of paper will give you 9 ACEO cards.

3. Paper- The quality of the print is not based on the printer rather it is the paper quality that determines the end result. I use Royal Brights Matte Photo paper.

4. Printers-I use two printers, The HP All in One and the Epson Claria High Def 1400 Stylus

WATERCOLOR- How it
changed my life

Arrival is an Inspirational Artwork. It depicts arrival to earth through the worm hole when choosing parents.

My artwork comes in three sizes:

• 2.5 x 3.5 card size
• 8 x 10
• 11 x 14

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Yoga 2 ACEO/Art card is an Inspirational Artwork from the Global Village Women Heath series. It depicts the concept that heath and fitness is fun.

My artwork comes in three sizes:

• 2.5 x 3.5 card size
• 8 x 10
• 11 x 14

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Island of Mu is sometimes called Lemuria an ancient civilization that predates Atlantis. Meet and inhabitant.

My artwork comes in three sizes:

• 2.5 x 3.5 card size
• 8 x 10
• 11 x 14

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Peace and Hope are Global Village women. The long necked girls promote joy in the world. Their hands are signing the words peace and hope, from the deaf language. Kindness is the direction we as a human civilization are headed. The girls remind us that love is easy. See more on the website.

My artwork comes in three sizes:

• 2.5 x 3.5 card size
• 8 x 10
• 11 x 14

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Anaraya is covering many different emotions. She directs us to triggers in our awareness or she is simply a fun gal. The original was greated with acrylic. look for her partner Summerius. See more in the story under category emotions.

My artwork comes in three sizes:

• 2.5 x 3.5 card size
• 8 x 10
• 11 x 14

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Which came first the chicken or the egg? The little green multi-dimensional helpers bring a happy joyful feeling to “The Beginning”. Who is the character in the bottom right corner? Send your comment. Many famous artiststs used an egg as inspiration. What famous surrealist with a painting in the Edinburgh, Scotland museum and museum in St. Petersburgh, Florida, loved to paint eggs? Send your comment.

My artwork comes in three sizes:

• 2.5 x 3.5 card size
• 8 x 10
• 11 x 14

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Historical Mary 2 is the artist’s rendition of Mary. Mary’s stood in the shadows but held a great roll in history as women making a difference. Random acts of kindness were a main stay their persona. Here gentle sweet face brings about peace and hope.

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My artwork comes in three sizes:

• 2.5 x 3.5 card size
• 8 x 10
• 11 x 14

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