COMPLETION of Card Making Torrent: King of Hearts & 8 of Clubs

A 2 week Card Making Marathon concludes with the highest facecard of the Deck: The King of Hearts.
I used George Washington's Face from a couple of Dollar Coins. This brings my epic, one year CardGame project to Auction 13, a quarter of the way towards the finish.

The Collector who won the King of Hearts also won the eight of Clubs.
Both Cards will be going to California.

My next mission is to make the rest of the deck over the next couple of months, so I can avoid falling behind as the auctions continue.

With proper promotion, I have very high hopes for this project, and would like to thank everyone who's playing along.

visit the current auction

5 of Diamonds

My 10 day card making marathon continues.
Guess who won this one?

My Mother!

So far, she's the closest of all to winning the game.

The card will ship to Wisconsin.

The current auction has begun, and although I won't reveal the card until the auction is complete, this week's is a good one....

Visit the current card auction to cash in on the next great thing!

5 of Hearts

This week I will be posting images from the 5 cards I've been working on since last Sunday.

This one is going to California.

The auctions have restarted, and should continue uninterrupted until the last one is sold.

Please help me spread the word about this ambitious project by sharing it on Facebook.

I am looking forward to seeing this project grow to it's full potential.

See the original project announcement here

the Card Trick/playing art dealer for a year

Choosing not to ignore the urge to be an artist is a gamble.

Life is risky enough when you play by the rules, and being an artist breaks them all.

In order to stack the cards, an artist must become a Jack of many trades.

Life deals a certain amount of opportunities itself, the rest is up to you.Making art, like gambling, is addictive.
Unlike gambling, however, there is no "helpline" for those addicted to making art.
Winning the game of art takes skill as well as luck.
I want to win. My newest project spans an entire year.

52 cards, 52 weeks, 52 auctions on Ebay. Each auction starts on Tuesday at noon Eastern.

As publicity builds, my theory is that the prices will rise. There will be no reserve price for any, and the bidding starts at 99 cents.

Aside from the first auction, the face of the card will not be revealed until the bidding has ended.

Each card is mounted in a sealed glass display unit, and will come with a signed certificate of authenticity. Each is handmade by Ted, from chopped American coins and epoxy.

The first card will be revealed in advance: The Ace of Spades.
>>>go to auction<<<

The ongoing progress will be documented on my new Blog. Tune in weekly for updates and images.