Welcome to the Transit Traders website! We are a group of artists who love to get together every other month to swap Artist Trading Cards. We meet in Oil City, PA and we would be delighted to have you join us.
January 19, 2019
Due to the weather forecast, the meeting has been cancelled for January 19th. Please check here and/or your emails for updates regarding rescheduling and/or information about the next meeting in March. Thank you!
November 17, 2018
You could practically smell the turkey and pumpkin pie as 5 Artists met less than one week before Thanksgiving. Life events, stories, and laughter were shared.
Artists completed the 2018 Blind Trade: November: Sheep and December: Rabbits.
Rather than pick one theme for the whole new year, Artists decided to pick the theme during each meeting for the following meeting. The theme for January is "Wine."
Show and Tell consisted of 1 ATCoin and 1 ATC with the tye-die background demonstrated by Bridgett in September.
Rather than a demonstration and workshop, Artists brought rubber stamps and ink pads to share. Artists created images to then use for Christmas and Holiday greeting cards and ATCs.
Nancy volunteered to demonstrate and workshop how to make backgrounds using heat embossing in January. Thank you Nancy!
The next meeting will be on Saturday, January 19, 2019 at 1pm. Please bring:
*Heat embossing tool (if you have one)
*1 ATC with the theme "Wine."
*Challenges: 1 ATC using a milk cap from Jenn
1 ATC using a stamped image from the November Stamp Share
*Regular Trade
*JAMS
Artists completed the 2018 Blind Trade: November: Sheep and December: Rabbits.
Rather than pick one theme for the whole new year, Artists decided to pick the theme during each meeting for the following meeting. The theme for January is "Wine."
Show and Tell consisted of 1 ATCoin and 1 ATC with the tye-die background demonstrated by Bridgett in September.
Rather than a demonstration and workshop, Artists brought rubber stamps and ink pads to share. Artists created images to then use for Christmas and Holiday greeting cards and ATCs.
Nancy volunteered to demonstrate and workshop how to make backgrounds using heat embossing in January. Thank you Nancy!
The next meeting will be on Saturday, January 19, 2019 at 1pm. Please bring:
*Heat embossing tool (if you have one)
*1 ATC with the theme "Wine."
*Challenges: 1 ATC using a milk cap from Jenn
1 ATC using a stamped image from the November Stamp Share
*Regular Trade
*JAMS
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| By Vicky Ostenson |
September 15, 2018
With summer ending in one week, 5 Artists met in the Transit Fine Arts Gallery. The meeting opened with a discussion regarding ongoing efforts to invite new members to the group.
The 2018 Animal Blind Trade continued: September - Kangaroos and October - Pandas. Artists participated in a Show and Tell of the Mousse/Stamping/Markers demonstrated in July and then the Regular Trade.
Bridgett demonstrated how to make a tie-dye background with coffee filters. Groovy! Thank you Bridgett!
The next meeting will be on Saturday, November 17th at 1pm. Please bring:
* Stamps to share with fellow Artists
-Autumn/Thanksgiving, Floral- Peonies & Orchids preferred
-Artists will stamp images at the meeting to then incorporate into cards in the future
-Don't forget ink pads and paper/cardstock
* Challenge: (1) ATCoin (using a 2.5 inch diameter circle)
* Challenge: (1) ATC using the tie-dye technique
*2018 Animal Blind Trade: November: Sheep and
December: Rabbits
*Regular Trade
*JAMS
The 2018 Animal Blind Trade continued: September - Kangaroos and October - Pandas. Artists participated in a Show and Tell of the Mousse/Stamping/Markers demonstrated in July and then the Regular Trade.
Bridgett demonstrated how to make a tie-dye background with coffee filters. Groovy! Thank you Bridgett!
The next meeting will be on Saturday, November 17th at 1pm. Please bring:
* Stamps to share with fellow Artists
-Autumn/Thanksgiving, Floral- Peonies & Orchids preferred
-Artists will stamp images at the meeting to then incorporate into cards in the future
-Don't forget ink pads and paper/cardstock
* Challenge: (1) ATCoin (using a 2.5 inch diameter circle)
* Challenge: (1) ATC using the tie-dye technique
*2018 Animal Blind Trade: November: Sheep and
December: Rabbits
*Regular Trade
*JAMS
July 21, 2018
Officially one month into summer, 5 Artists met and traded at the Oil City Transit Fine Arts Gallery located in the Transit Building.
Artists participated in the 2018 Animal Blind Trade, with elephants for July and frogs for August. Next was a Show and Tell of the Vellum/Patterned Paper Challenge and an additional ATC from the March 2018 kit. Then Artists participated in the Regular Trade.
Jenn demonstrated and workshopped how to use Nuvo Mousse, Stamping and Markers together.
Bridgett has volunteered to do the next demonstration and workshop. Thank you Bridgett!
The next meeting will be on Saturday, September 15th at 1pm in the Transit Fine Arts Gallery in Oil City. Please bring:
*Challenge: (1) ATC using the Nuvo Mousse, Stamping, and Marker technique
*2018 Animal Blind Trade: September: Kangaroos and October: Pandas
*Regular Trade
*JAMS
May 19, 2018
In the new meeting location of the Transit Fine Arts Gallery itself, 4 Transit Traders met and traded. The Staff at the Gallery were generous enough to set-up tables and chairs in the second room to allow Artists to meet. It was impossible to not browse at all of the beautiful artwork by local artists!
The Artists discussed ongoing recruitment efforts. While there was expressed interest, potential new members were unable to attend the May meeting. Artists will continue their outreach.
Artists participated in Blind Trades for May - Pig and June - Cat.
Sarah demonstrated and work-shopped a very clever technique - using a glue stick to glue patterned Vellum paper on patterned paper. Thank you Sarah!
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| Patterned Vellum Paper & Patterned Paper - Unassembled |
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| Final Product - After Using a Glue Stick (And a Heavy Book to Help With Adhesion) |
Jenn will do a demonstration and workshop for the next meeting using Nuvo Mousse, Tim Holtz Distress Markers, and stamped images.
The next meeting will be on Saturday, July 21st at 1pm in the Transit Fine Arts Gallery.
Please bring:
*Make-Up for May Challenge: (1) ATC using Yupo Paper
*Challenge: (1) ATC using Vellum/Patterned Paper
*Challenge: (1) ATC using the leftover supplies from the March Kit
*Blind Trade: July - Elephant and August - Frogs
*Regular Trade
*JAMS
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