I cannot brag on his thoughtfulness enough.... in the beginning after I had received a handful of ATCs something new arrived on my desk at work. It was a lovely cream colored handmade box, made by Gerard, with the words "Moments Together" stamped on the top. This title reflects his thought process for making my ATCs. At first, they came every other day or so, illustrating moments we had shared together days before. Now that I see him daily, I usually receive an ATC the next day, chronicling the most poignant part of the previous day, complete with imagery, writing, and a commemorative drawing on the back. That first box holds Deck 1, cards 1-52. The following box was also handmade covered in pale green and gold paper and white gouache, holding Deck 2. The box he is filling now is also handmade (what else do you expect?) and covered in a rich handmade paper, red with a delicate black pattern....I AM beginning to become spoiled, but I am grateful. I will continue to post more images of his ATCs, I want to share their beauty and his thoughtfulness.
Friday, March 14, 2008
Chronicling a Relationship
Now I suppose it is my turn to write out into the void since Gerard has done the posts the past two times. I admit that I rather sit and watch him write, but to tell the disgustingly romantic truth, I could sit and watch him do anything. Tonight, I began posting images of my first ATCs from Gerard (at the request of Jane from the magnificent store, Random Arts). If you are not familiar with this lingo, ATCs are Artist Trading Cards. They are roughly the size of a regular playing card and are decorated by an art person who then trades it for an ATC from another artist. Usually only one side is decorated, but as you see Gerard always works on both sides because, he insists, it is more like a traditional playing card that way. He reminisces that in telling him about ATCs before we began dating I had given him the perfect way for an artist to flirt with an artistic woman. He also numbered them from the beginning, so on the left side you will see 1 and 2, but I just received number 137 last night.
I cannot brag on his thoughtfulness enough.... in the beginning after I had received a handful of ATCs something new arrived on my desk at work. It was a lovely cream colored handmade box, made by Gerard, with the words "Moments Together" stamped on the top. This title reflects his thought process for making my ATCs. At first, they came every other day or so, illustrating moments we had shared together days before. Now that I see him daily, I usually receive an ATC the next day, chronicling the most poignant part of the previous day, complete with imagery, writing, and a commemorative drawing on the back. That first box holds Deck 1, cards 1-52. The following box was also handmade covered in pale green and gold paper and white gouache, holding Deck 2. The box he is filling now is also handmade (what else do you expect?) and covered in a rich handmade paper, red with a delicate black pattern....I AM beginning to become spoiled, but I am grateful. I will continue to post more images of his ATCs, I want to share their beauty and his thoughtfulness.
I cannot brag on his thoughtfulness enough.... in the beginning after I had received a handful of ATCs something new arrived on my desk at work. It was a lovely cream colored handmade box, made by Gerard, with the words "Moments Together" stamped on the top. This title reflects his thought process for making my ATCs. At first, they came every other day or so, illustrating moments we had shared together days before. Now that I see him daily, I usually receive an ATC the next day, chronicling the most poignant part of the previous day, complete with imagery, writing, and a commemorative drawing on the back. That first box holds Deck 1, cards 1-52. The following box was also handmade covered in pale green and gold paper and white gouache, holding Deck 2. The box he is filling now is also handmade (what else do you expect?) and covered in a rich handmade paper, red with a delicate black pattern....I AM beginning to become spoiled, but I am grateful. I will continue to post more images of his ATCs, I want to share their beauty and his thoughtfulness.
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