Hand-painted collectible baseball card
The Bash Brothers inflated their bodies, and the stats on their baseball cards, with steroids. At the same time, the baseball card market was overinflated too.
When I began making my bubble gum artwork, I brainstormed it as a metaphor to tell stories of not only stained careers... but also the baseball card boom and subsequent bubble burst of the late 80's and early 90's. Nearing the peak of the boom, these Canseco and McGwire All-Star Rookie cards likely had over 1 million in print circulation. Topps just kept on spittin' them out like Joe blowin' bubbles.
About my collector cards
After purchasing some old wax packs to study the size and texture of gum sticks, I developed my own paint techniques in order to replicate it. Now, I hand-paint bubble gum directly onto vintage baseball cards to create small collectibles.
Here's what you'll receive with this order
- My original hand-painted gum onto a baseball card.
- Each collector card is paint-marked with it's edition number.
- These art cards are protected inside an Ultra Pro One Touch magnetic card holder... customized with my matching Rosen signature label.
- I do not sign these cards by request. However, your package will include bonus items personally autographed by me.
Expected delivery time for pre-orders
Are you purchasing a pre-order? My pre-order listings are for card art that has not been painted yet. In most cases, I already have the card in stock to paint on, and will create your artwork within a few days of your purchase. Thanks for your patience.
Card Checklist
You may reference my growing checklist of collector-owned cards.
