Posts Tagged ‘Mark Tedin’

When it comes to pimp, it turns out we are constantly evolving and creating new trends. Few days back, I believed my playset of Mana Drains were the most Pimp playset one could actually have (well, I was just missing Richard Garfield‘s signatures but that was just a matter of time). Being that playset Signed and Altered by Mark Tedin seemed the tops for me until I found these babies:

Arnau Rovira, aka Albareda, is a friend of mine who’s recently got involved in this pimp movement and already has a huge amount of awesome stuff. I’m lucky to know him, because he loves to travel a lot to meet artists and get his cards signed. Past weekend, he went to Lyon and in there he met Mark Tedin (and Anthony S. Waters). Inspired by my Ancestral Recall + Library of Alexandria alterations, he asked Mr. Tedin if he could alter his drains in a similar way. He actually asked him if he could take them to his hotel and elaborate a little more on the alterations. The result is the amazing playset I posted above. Arnau, who’s not a big fan of heavy altered cards (expect from Ron Spencer/Terese Nielsen commissioned works) got a bit shocked with the result  thought those Mana Drains were too much for him. They obviously didn’t match his deck’s style. But he knew that the Mana Drains would find a home in my collection, and then we started the negotiations. I think today’s deal is the most impressive trade I’ve ever been involved in. Over the table we had up to 3 Beta Volcanic Islands, the Mana Drains, Foil Japanese Signed stuff, very hard to find signed stuff, etc… No money involved actually.

I believe the trade was good for both of us. It’s always a pleasure to deal with Arnau, so if you ever get to meet him, don’t be shy and ask for trade!

To finish this post, let me show you some other recent stuff I got my hands on:

I’ll be posting my latest Vintage deck soon!

Keep it real pimp, boys!

My old and beloved, as well as cool looking playset of Mana Drains are now on sale!

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The reason why I’m selling them is because I’ve acquired a new playset, that hopefully you’ll be able to see it soon! If you are interested on buying them, feel free to contact me at  jordi . amat @ gmail . com (whithout the spaces) and we’ll talk business.

She might not take any more commissions but she seems to be very active lately! Newest alteration from Terese Nielsen features Mark Tedin‘s Necropotence, in what it seems to be a homage to Mr. Tedin’s work! Simply amazing!

Click here to go to the eBay auction!

Do you think she’ll continue the Mark Tedin’s series? If so, what would you like her to draw next?

I’m seriously thinking on bidding to this one! So, get ready for some real action over the bay during the following days!

Yet another awesome alteration by Terese Nielsen. This time, Terese upgrades her series of “Burnt” Force of Will(s) by adding Mark Tedin‘s Sol Ring. Amazing match! (Speaking of Tedin, he was last weekend in Lyon and I have some surprises to show you). If you’d like to buy this alteration, it’ll be only for a few days on eBay:

Click here to go to the eBay auction!

There’s an update on her Alteration Policy for those who are interested on having her commisioning a playset for you. The note from her blog reads as it follows:

“I get hundreds of requests to alter Force of Will’s for people.  I do take commissions every so often, but my current strategy is to not take on more than I can finish in a couple months time. I plan on finishing my current list of commissions by the end of May, and will be opening up my schedule to take on a few more commissions in June. If you’re one of the people that have been interested in having me customize your cards (and are familiar with what they sell for) then feel free to contact me with your basic idea and I’ll give you a price quote.”

Happy bidding to everyone!

By the way, for those who can’t really afford Terese Nielsen or Ron Spencer’s alterations, maybe you should try contacting Ken Meyer Jr. from one of the banners we have here at Team Pataners. He’s got pretty economic fares and that’s really nice from him! Use your money now before he reaches the same status than Terese and Ron!

My friend Eddy Wee, aka Grandeurmotl, has released on eBay this wonderful Ron Spencer alteration featuring Mark Tedin’s Sol Ring.

Click here to go to the eBay auction!

By the way, I’m gonna be starting soon a new weekly section to keep you updated with what’s hot on eBay that week. That way you’ll be able to keep track of the cool stuff that’s being hosted at the auction site. This section was very successful in the past, so I believe you guys deserve to have it again. This is the header for the future section:

JACO asked me if I could repost the video we recorded 2 years ago at GP Madrid. In the video, mr. Tedin draws JACO’s playmat, what I believe, is the best art he did in the whole weekend; a Drain-hearted Necropotence. I hope you guys enjoy the video again!

There’s levels and levels among this “pimp” movement. Luckily for me, i’m not a big fan of white borders, aka Summer, aka Edgar. But, there’s other people like magic61983 who love the white sh*t.

The news now come from this italian collector named Morgan who recently showed us this Summer Edition Sol Ring altered by Mark Tedin with a Juzam Djinn on it.

This is real pimp sh*t we are talking about here! There’s LOTS of $$$$$$$$ in this Sol Ring, and i really mean LOOOOOTS.

Mark Tedin dibujando el tapete de Jason Jaco durante el Grand Prix Madrid:

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Tras el Grand Prix Madrid (ver report!), me traje algunos cartones bastante pimp y un tapete tuneado por Mark Tedin y Rob Alexander:

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La historia de este apasionante fin de semana empieza el Miercoles con la llegada de Jason Jaco, aka JACO, a Barcelona. Esa noche salimos a tomar unos coctails y posteriormente algo de testing hasta las tantas. El Jueves por la mañana cojo un par de bicis y me llevo a Jason de turismo por la ciudad. Un poco de Gaudí, un poco de playa, un poco de marisco fresco en el Mercat de la Boqueria y a eso de la 1 estamos de vuelta en casa. Me pongo a cocinar una paella “mar y montaña” y de mientras van llegando Guillem y Pol. Mientras yo cocino, Jason les saca “la caja” (si si, esa que todos codiciáis xDDD) y se quedan flipaos (son unos rookies en esto del pimp). Finalmente a eso de las 3 tengo la paella lista y nos metemos un atracón acompañado de una buena ensalada.

(Aviso, al final del report hay cantidades industriales de pimp)

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Mañana por la tarde el Team Pataners zarpa dirección Madrid. Por una parte vamos los Vintage Players para jugar los torneos de ELD e intentar “pescar” algún premio:

Guillem, Pol y Jordi (al volante). ¿Where’s JACO? En el maletero vigilando todo el pimp!

Y por otro lado tenemos a nuestros Pokemon Players para jugar el Grand Prix:

Joaquim y Ricard practicando

Nos vemos en Madrid!!!

PD: Tedin FEAR ME!
PD2: Puede ser que Sergi también se una a la expedición si finalmente la Camorra del Maresma se apunta a venir.

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Bueno, más que un artículo son 2 artículos! Excelente trabajo el realizado por Victor Casitas, aka Kjeldor para el blog de curiosidades de El Santuario. En sus artículos Kjeldor nos acerca un poco más a los 2 artistas invitados al GP Madrid.

[Article]: Mark Tedin. By Kjeldor

[Article]: Rob Alexander. By Kjeldor

Lectura altamente recomendada para los amantes de las buenas cartas.

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El Grand Prix Madrid está a la vuelta de la esquina, y os comunicamos que el Team Pataners va a estar presente ese fin de semana para intentar hacerlo lo mejor posible en todos los eventos que nos presentemos. Por un lado tendremos a Joaquim y a Ricard dándolo todo en el evento principal del GP, y por otro lado estaremos Guillem, Pol y yo jugando los 2 mega torneos organizados por ELD.

Junto a nosotros va a venir directamente de Chicago (EEUU) Jason Jaco, aka JACO. Si este nombre os suena a chino es probable que las cartas foils, foils japo, signed, etc… no sean de vuestra devoción (y sinó, ¡ahora ya le conocéis!). JACO es uno de los vendedores más famosos y conocidos de cartas “pimp” del mundillo, y vendrá cargado con muchísimas cartas, así que no perdáis esta excelente oportunidad para pimpear un poquito más, si cabe, vuestros mazos. Podéis ver parte de las cartas que tiene a la venta en su post del foro en MOTL (Magic Online Trading League)

Deciros también que estaremos ospedados en el Hotel San Antonio de la Florida (lugar donde se celebran los torneos de ELD). Al final nos ha salido la cosa realmente barata: 100€/persona por 4 noches de hotel. Si queréis más información podéis hacer vuestra reserva mediante la web www.quehoteles.com Decir que mediante la web sale 34€/persona y noche más barato que si se hace la reserva por teléfono directamente al hotel.

Si alguno de vosotros va a ospedarse en el mismo hotel que nosotros, que no dude en comunicárnoslo y talvez podamos quedar para echar unas partidillas de testeo antes de los torneos.

El Sábado iremos al lugar del GP para animar a nuestros Pokemon Players, firmar las cartas de Mark Tedin y Rob Alexander y, importante, buscar gente que quiera publicitarse en nuestra web. Para ello estamos preparando un catálogo y CD con toda la información necesaria para intentar captar clientes potenciales que quieran anunciarse. Si alguien está interesado en poner un anuncio en la web del Team Pataners que no dude en contactar con nosotros y pedir más información acerca de las tarifas, condiciones, tamaños, etc…

Para terminar, deciros que una vez termine el GP, dedicaremos una sección especial en la web (tipo la que hicimos para el PT Valencia) para hacer un buen coverage/report de como ha ido el fin de semana.

¡Nos vemos en la capital!

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