I’m a firm believer in learning from example. I totally love the idea of copying a style or technique until you learn from it, and your own style emerges. Since we are in the middle of the current postcard swap on “home”, I had been looking for some inspiration to get me motivated for creating …
The “Books and Authors” postcards
I mailed out the “books and authors” postcards for the fall swap today. I was a little behind because I waited for a last letter to arrive from Italy. The postcards were outstanding, and though I couldn’t photograph each one, I did take photos of different groups of cards to share with everyone. Overall, by …
Thoughts on the ATC postcard swap
The postcard swap for summer 2019 — the vintage ATC postcard swap, is done, and all cards have been mailed out. I did, however, want to provide some thoughts, as well as share some photos of postcards. I’ll also explain why we won’t be doing another of these kinds of swaps going forward. The bad …
Feeling good about supporting artists
Last year I saw this on Instagram from @blackmoonprint: Creatives are the ones that move society forward in all variations, and the more we keep them motivated to do new things, the better! So when and if you can, buy their work, commission them for projects, and if nothing else share their work with your …
Inspirational mail art
I’ve made some lovely friendships though Instagram. I love that I can be inspired everyday by amazing art and that I can be a part of conversations and art exchanges. I’m always looking for inspirational mail art, and so when I got the opportunity to exchange mail with two wonderful artists, @paperique and @papertalking, I …
