Hello Altered Artists and those who are art-curious!
No, we're not a group of drunken crafters. Perhaps the name is a bit misleading that way. Altered art is a type of crafting that begins with...well, just about any object and turns it into something more useful, interesting, or just plain cool.
Altered Artists of the Triangle is a Meetup.com group:
We like to get together to make stuff, learn more about making stuff, and watch other people make stuff. Anyone is welcome to join us in creating things. We're not snobby or judgemental--feel free to work on any kind of creative endeavour you like (well, as long as it doesn't cause harm to anyone else--no sewing animals to one another or altering anyone's face using sharp objects--unless it's consensual, I suppose.) From high art to scrapbooking, we're open to pretty much anything that involves gluing, sewing, wiring, or welding one thing to another thing. :)
We're currently looking for locations where we can hold our events. Our numbers tend to range from 3 people to 15 at this time,
Ideal locations have table space for all attendees so we can bring our supplies and make things.
We're polite and neat, but of course we do use things like gesso, watercolors, glitter and the like when we work on ATC's, altered books, art journals, and the like. There might be glue and sculpey and the like used to make dioramas. We pick up after ourselves and we can bring table coverings if you ask.
We are also looking for locations for our stitchers/fiber artists to get together and work. Stitchers mostly need someplace comfy to sit and work together (tables optional), so we're pretty low maintenance in that regard. It would be great if we could find a space where our fiber artists who use sewing machines to meet. Tables, outlets, and a tolerance for noise would be ideal. :)
So, welcome to our blog. Swaps, event info, and more...coming soon!
