One-of-a-kind handmade cards in my etsy shop

I went to art school. Twice. I also REALLY LOVE to paint and print on PAPER. I also have been known (in the past) to like to work BIG. These simple facts about me mean that I have been lugging around a LOT of rolled up paintings over the years. Ones that are just too big to put on my own walls, and well...in my opinion, not worth hanging on any one else's walls! (oh some of you have been so lucky! You know who you are....and I'm grateful for your wall space...)

Anyway. For a while I have been thinking about turning these paintings into handmade cards and that is exactly what I have finally gotten around to doing! I just mentioned that I LOVE paper. And oh boy, these cards feel great. They are either on heavy watercolor paper, or the delicious thick archival printmaking paper that soaks in the gesso and acrylic and oils like a dream. Making these have reminded me of making the little Wright Brothers Books that I made in 2012. I'm using the same vintage typing paper (from my grandfather's furniture store) on the inside and there is a very special quality that this adds to the card. It's a tactile experience and one that is difficult to express in photographs. Every card is one-of-a-kind. The text is snipped from vintage magazines and encyclopedias. 

In my etsy shop I am offering the service of typing up a personal note from you! This can be anything you want...from a simple Happy Birthday, a lengthy letter, a favorite poem or lyrics to a song or all of the above!...whatever you feel would make the card even more personal! I'd *love* to help you make that exchange! Or of course you can simply purchase a blank card and do the personalizing yourself! Either way, I think these cards make a statement on their own. They come with a kraft paper envelope and wrapped in an archival plastic sleeve.