Mailart, Artcards, and Swaps

Aisling shares her art in the mail – snail mail and email: Artcards, zines, artistamps, mailart, digital art, swaps, and more. How-to, examples, and – now and then – an opportunity to receive some mailart, as well!

How to understand how art swaps work.

Art Swaps – How the Numbers Work

  When you’re participating in an art swap through an online group or community, the numbers may confuse you.  Here are some tips to help you understand them. There are three kinds of art swaps: Equal-for-equal, Number-for-number-minus-one, and Number-for-number-minus-X. Here’s how they work… EQUAL-FOR-EQUAL Art Swap When a swap is 3-for-3 or 10-for-10 or anything

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Zine update – Sketchcrawl theme

[This was for a March 2010 artzine. Obviously, submissions are no longer accepted.] After considering various topics for my first/continuing zine issue, I’ve decided to make it about sketchcrawls.  (If you’re not sure what a “sketchcrawl” is, visit Sketchcrawl.com or see my examples at this website.) So, I’m looking for articles and sketch samples —

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