Jason Schwartz is putting a new spin on some old cards and the results are both eye-catching and charitable. Schwartz grew up during the 1980s and 90s as a big baseball fan. He loves the game enough to write about it for SABR but his latest project has taken an artistic turn. Schwartz takes some craft supplies, old but almost worthless cards, cardboard and glitzy paper … [Read more...] about Heavy J Studios’ Baseball Card Art a Labor of Love
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Turning Big League Baseballs Into Unique Products
Here’s a guy who can tear the cover off the baseball. Gregg Garfinkel plays third base for a fastpitch league in California, and while he may not have the fielding or hitting chops of his idols — Mike Schmidt and Ron Cey — this transportation attorney knows how to handle a baseball. Garfinkel, 54, runs Baseballidays, a business where he turns baseballs used by big … [Read more...] about Turning Big League Baseballs Into Unique Products
Baseball Glove Artist Sean Kane’s Work Finds Home in the Hall of Fame
An artwork featuring Hall of Fame pitcher "Dizzy" Dean on a hand-painted, vintage baseball glove by Guelph, Ontario artist Sean Kane is now part of the collection at The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, NY. The painting was voted into the Hall of Fame collection by their Acquisitions Committee in early 2019. The artist hand-delivered the painted … [Read more...] about Baseball Glove Artist Sean Kane’s Work Finds Home in the Hall of Fame
3-D Art Meets Sports at the National
If I hear the term “3-D” before anything, I get skeptical. 3-D movies can he hard to watch and 3-D TV never really took hold the way that many thought it would. After meeting “accidental artist” Steven Walden at the 2018 National, I'm “all in” in his 3-D art. Born and raised in Arkansas, but now living in St. Louis, Walden had one of the most colorful booths at this year's … [Read more...] about 3-D Art Meets Sports at the National
Joy in Glove-ville: Artist’s Paintings on Mitts Join Museum Collection
Four baseball-themed paintings by artist Sean Kane have recently been acquired for the permanent collection of The National Pastime Museum, one of which is currently featured in a Special Exhibition. The artworks, painted on 100-year-old baseball gloves, include an interpretation of the famous baseball poem, "Casey at the Bat", and depictions of early baseball stars Shoeless … [Read more...] about Joy in Glove-ville: Artist’s Paintings on Mitts Join Museum Collection
How to Turn 996 Common Baseball Cards Into a Honus Wagner
Like any good card collector, Tim Carroll knows how to trade. He's been in the hobby since 1987, about the time thousands of new collectors were being born every day and the card companies cranked up the presses to meet the demand. The sports card shops and card shows were stuffed with boxes and sets of products produced with much fanfare but are now more often than not, … [Read more...] about How to Turn 996 Common Baseball Cards Into a Honus Wagner
Hand-Painted Baseballs a Hit With Fans, Players
Mike Floyd was bored. When most of us aren’t sure what to do with ourselves, we usually reach for the remote control or the computer keyboard. When artists get bored, they grab a brush or a pen and try doing something a little different. Sometime during that yawner of a night in 2003, he picked up an old baseball he had lying around the house and started drawing on it. It … [Read more...] about Hand-Painted Baseballs a Hit With Fans, Players