General Forum

His cards look good. I'm curious if they are enhanced versions of regular cards that he's added his own backs to. I saw some Murphs on his website I'd like to add to my own collection though.

The small bit I've read on a forum search about Vela is he does a lot of Photoshop art. The card are just another one of his art pieces. Some are actually decent imo.

that's what i thought from the pics used...I'm still gonna check out a few of them.

The pieces we are talking about are artwork, not cards for collecting.  There may be some that fall in-between for some collectors.  (custom)

If you were around in the 70s how many nice cars were cut up and customized.  (Chopped/Channeled/Sectioned)

I keep asking my wife.   Why do you buy a nice big pieces of fibric and cut it up into little pieces and sew them together to make a quilt???   Quilting has also gone to the art side.   There are some really pretty quilts out there.

Art is in the eye of the beholder.  Good or Bad                  

Topps may argue that point with their Project2020 and subsequent sets. I agree that they aren't for everyone but neither is anything else in life. I don't knock anyone who doesn't care for CardArt, however it's not something new either...think 1991 Fleer ProVisions, 1991 Score Allstars just to name a few. For some of us, those cards inspired us to merge two different hobbies. Most folks grow up and quit the things that made them happy as a child, some us didn't. Again it's personal opinion whether you like em or not, but we're all here still collecting pieces of cardboard because we chose to hold onto that thing that made us happy as kid. 

"Not against custom cards if done well. I obtained not really a "chopped" up homemade card but an Edward Vela signed custom art card. I know absolutely nothing about this Ed Vela guy."

I collect Edward Vela cards love the art and he covers such a variety of subjects in his work. I have a couple hundred different of his cards at present.

That being said I have nothing against this seller doing his thing, not my style but as long as he and the buyer are satisfied it's all gooood in the neighborhooood

I'll just find a beat up one in the 25 cent bin and make one myself to save the $20

Then you'll be the CardArtist lol. I dare ya to try it and I'll bet you have fun with it. If you've got kids, include them and see how much fun yall have.

Even I wouldn't do that to cards!
Me! ...think about that, won't you?