MultiCulti II

A gorgeous gold holiday card (i.e. around the time of Western New Year) from Thailand from Noom Kittayarak and Pui Rattanopas was so gorgeous in all its gold glory that I had to turn the card over to see the credit.

Who knew it's possible to buy a card produced by Hundred Stars Co Ltd under license from Hallmark. You can care enough to send the very best even from Bangkok. My scan doesn't do the card justice (it couldn't go for the gold). What's even cooler than the card, though, is all the great handmade stuff that Pui has created. My favorites are the crocheted Andaman coasters, in vibrant colors.

Blatant self promotion

My new etsy shop has opened!



My handpainted and limited edition printed postcards are based on the nine chapters of "The Art of Travel" by Alain de Botton.

Each of the nine postcards represent a chapter, and the complete cycle of work represents one trip, from anticipation (The Grass is Greener) to the return home (All the Things You Left Behind). The common phrases used during travel take on additional meaning when coupled with the patterns and landscapes of the miniature paintings of India and the Himalayan area, which evoke the imagery and keepsakes of a voyage.

The original hand-painted postcards are gouache, pencil, ink, and metallic paint on watercolor paper. The printed postcards are offset printed in a limited edition of 250. Printed cards are sold as a complete and signed set.

Lovely landscape langiappes

What lovely paintings, Suz. I hope Lori Kent does really well with her Etsy site (and her other brick-and-mortar galleries, for that matter). The Blockhead and Bickham Script play off of each other well. The Gill is readable, but I wonder if an earthier, less formal sans would have served the landscapes better. The overall postcard is handsome; your space frames the works so well (AND leaves space for the bar code strip!); and the important point is to get the word out about these beautiful encaustics, so my niggle about what the type may convey is is academic.

Are you/she making the postcard into an e-mailer as well? Have you noticed the huge proliferation of e-mail marketing during this economy? It seems a combo of life moving away from snail mail plus web marketing.

What's up with your painting?