Halloween Mail Art

I fell in love with Wendy Wallin Malinow's Halloween mail art when I first saw it. What is mail Art ? It is a process where strangers (or friends) mail each other art, and in Wendy's case, "make art" out of mail.

Wendy grew up in a family of artists. Her dad was an architect, but also collected stamps and loved getting things in the mail. Her mom was a calligrapher and loved any kind of hand lettered forms. She has always loved drawing and painting. Early on, she made her own cards and faux stamps. She is an illustrator and has created commericial greeting cards, gift items, and books.

Wendy says "I love participating in swaps and pen pals. I'm currently working on altering vintage envelopes and postcards, mixing them up with vintage stamps and my own stamps. Some of my originals and prints are in my Etsy shop and my tumblr site."


Contact Wendy: 

Wendy Wallin Malinow eyefun@comcast.net
Etsy store: eyefun.etsy.com
Website: inkhead.tumblr.com

Got Mail Art? View or Contribute your own work to the Mail Art Gallery on this blog.

Greeting Card Class Gallery

Here's a sample of some student work in my card class art gallery!

 

For more information on this class:

When: Anytime. Class is self-paced with student/teacher feedback on your final project in the skillshare gallery.

How to Register: Register here. 

Cost:  $20

Overheard on the Bus

Have you ever made a card or piece of art from things you've overheard?  It's really fun to do because it makes you really listen to what is going on around you.

What things have you overheard people say?

Handmade Greeting Card Businesses

Here are some examples of artists who design and sell their handmade greeting cards.

The best thing about handmade cards is that they are a card-and-gift in one.  Even though they often cost more than a printed card, a handmade card is still an elegant and inexpensive gift.

There are a wider variety of different styles of handmade cards because you can add embellishments and textures, which is very difficult to do on a commercially printed card.

To learn more about the artist and their business, please click on their website link under the card.

Rhodyart http://www.etsy.com/shop/rhodyart Lin Collette

Specialty Cards 4U www.specialtycards4u.com Julie Strickland

Little Works Design Studio www.littleworks.co.za Michele Basset

Steel Petal Press http://steelpetalpress.com Shayna Norwood (Letterpress)

Pink Bathtub Designs http://pinkbathtub.com Noelle Griskey

Lil' Bug Productions www.coroflot.com/lilbug Linda Rodriguez Nunez

Say it www.sayithandmade.co.uk Laura Pyke

February Stars http://www.februarystarsinc.com/index.html Marie Jensen

Moving Messages www.moving-messages.com Margy Bresslour

Stitched Cards www.StitchedCards.com Jeni Shirley

 Downward Dog Photography http://downwarddogphotography.zenfolio.com/photocards Terra Fondriest (hand-mounted)

 TaylorMade4u http://www.taylormade4u.ecrater.com/ Monica Taylor

Crafty Lil’ Lel www.craftylillel.blogspot.co.uk  Lesley Fox

Painted Cottage https://www.etsy.com/shop/paintdcottage Judith Cheng

Connecting Dotz ConnectingDotz.com Susan Fassberg (Letterpress embossed)

Stamp with Marilyn www.stampwithmarilyn.com Marilyn San Clemente

Ginny Brown's Handmade Japanese Cards email

Bianca benedettacrafty@yahoo.com www.benedettacrafty.com

Sanctuary Designs

Quilted Cards by Heidi Rand http://GardenDelightsArts.com Garden Delights Arts and Crafts

Fabric Cards by Dianne Schlegel www.kalicokards.com

Leanin' Tree Samples Arrived!

Just got this great box of samples from my designs at Leanin' Tree.  I'm always impressed at the high quality of their products.  It's a privilege to create designs for them.

Greeting Card Buying Statistics

I really like this infographic.

 

Stay connected with card designers:

• Take an Online Class: Getting Into the Greeting Card Business.
• Sign up for Kate's Facebook page with daily updates.  


 

Photoshop and Illustrator Shortcuts

Here's a handy keyboard shortcut guide for photoshop by forgetfoo.com:

And here's one for Adobe illustrator that Patsy Coogan (see an example of her Halloween Dog on this blog!) She alerted me of on izazeyza blog.