Hello! It feels like 1990 at Carrot Condo! I’m creating old-fashioned, handwritten and illustrated letters to send to your mailbox each month. My most “high-tech” gadget is my light table to trace my original sketches. A friend calls this project “the antidote to AI.” I call it joy. It’s been SUCH a joyful, calming, peaceful,Continue reading “the one-way pen pal: a snail-mail project from Carrot Condo”
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monster love
Hello and happy Valentine’s Day! My monsters want to wish you a light-hearted and colorful day because sometimes Valentine’s Day is just too much pressure. Color these creatures however you wish (or get them already colored by yours truly). Attach a piece of candy, sticker, poem or joke, and show your friends some love. YouContinue reading “monster love”
the deep satisfaction of snail mail
One of my favorite projects at Carrot Condo right now is my Customized Letters: two handwritten pages, both illustrated, and tucked into an envelope (also illustrated) and mailed once a month for five months. So far, most of the letters have been purchased as a gift to someone. The customer tells me a little aboutContinue reading “the deep satisfaction of snail mail”
last craft sale of 2017 & snail mail?
I hope you all had a good Thanksgiving weekend. We sure did, but I’m kind of exhausted from all the eating and merry-making. Back to working! Speaking of which, I had an incredible time at the Llewellyn sale a couple of weekends ago. I met three more amazing artists, and went home with a printContinue reading “last craft sale of 2017 & snail mail?”
you’ve got mail
I had so much fun writing letters for the write_on challenge in April that I created a new product for Carrot Condo: Customized Letters. They’re handwritten, illustrated, old-fashioned snail mail. Creating them has been as satisfying as I’d hoped. You can subscribe to a monthly letter for yourself or as a gift to someone else.Continue reading “you’ve got mail”
