On Sunday, December 30th, at Nordic Northwest in SW Portland, I will have a table of Carrot Condo creations at Portland’s first “Jolabokaflod,” which means: Yule Book Flood. Margaret Pinard organized the event and explains that Jolabokaflod is an “Icelandic national holiday where people exchange books as gifts on Christmas Eve then spend all nightContinue reading “a flood of books”
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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”
Circular Stationary and Spiral Letters
Writing 30 letters in 30 days for the write_on challenge proved to be a turning point in my creative life: Handwriting letters brought me back to my roots. It felt meditative and deeply satisfying. And because I had a specific audience to write to, my writing topics and voice flowed out happily and abundantly. ForContinue reading “Circular Stationary and Spiral Letters”
pretty script w/envelope
I am finding that handwriting and illustrating letters feels meditative, calming, and deeply satisfying. Writing one word at a time in a limited space makes me thoughtful and focused, which is a relief from this frenetic world and my frenzied mind. Once I know who I’m writing to that day, an image leaps out ofContinue reading “pretty script w/envelope”
30 letters in 30 days
Did you once love writing and receiving letters by mail? For years now, my mail has mostly consisted of junk and a few bills. I miss the surprise of seeing a friend’s handwriting, colorful stickers and doodles, and the thickness of an envelope containing pages of story and musings. And I remember spending long, satisfyingContinue reading “30 letters in 30 days”
