Comments on: Another way to share your art

By: Jan Yatsko

Jan Yatsko — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:41:08 +0000

Today I was the recipient of a handmade thank you. It was from an 80 year old gentleman named Ricardo Castro who makes replica Costa Rican ox carts from recycled wood. I own 8 in various sizes. I was so touched by his generousity that now I want to give him something that I made! Abundance in our lives comes from giving, not receiving. A year ago I wrote an article about Ricardo. To receive it, click contact on my web site and indicate “Ricardo” in the subject box. Con mucho gusto!

By: Lorena Bowser

Lorena Bowser — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:14:35 +0000

I’ve been doing this for years…everything from little watercolor abstracts to prismacolor miniatures – to my best photography. I thought all artists did this. Unbelievably, a few of my family to whom I’ve sent these have actually thrown them away, as they do with the generic cards they receive. I now choose those I want to send these to very carefully. The keepers end up in frames on my loved ones wall. And yes…the “thrown outs” were very good art.

By: Bruce Morrison

Bruce Morrison — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:18:58 +0000

I’ve done cards with my work since the mid 1960′s; starting with Christmas Cards. Now do thank you and blank note cards for multi purpose use. I blog about past Christmas cards and designs each Christmas at – http://prairiepainter.blogspot.com These cards cover all mediums from serigraphy (silkscreen), lino cut, ink, wash, pencil, color pencil, oil paintings and photography. They are mailed to friends and collectors, businesses and family…even my physician! I sell close to $1000 in note cards from my studio and website each year, and a fair amount of sales through other galleries as well. They are often seen on collector’s walls also. (I sign all hand printed cards)

By: Leya

Leya — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:06:40 +0000

Drawing and hand painting is a great idea! I’ve been making collage pieces in small batches on archival paper folded into cards to send thank you, birthday and other notes. I usually have a stack of cards ready to write on but often find I need to make one up just for the person in mind. Although easy to make up the paper cards, the art supply store sells the paper with envelopes for ease of use. People definitely do appreciate the care that goes into the thoughts I send and I appreciate when I see them framed.

By: Michael Lynn Adams

Michael Lynn Adams — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:06:35 +0000

My grandfather was good a friend of The New Yorker cartoonist Alan Dunn in the 60s and 70s. Dunn was a master cartoonist who also created exquisite watercolor landscapes. As thank you, greeting and Christmas cards he painted small works – much like many daily painters do today – as individual cards only for his friends. I was very impressed to see the framed Dunns next to the Ingre silver point drawings in my grandfather’s collection. I must have been. The memory has lasted forty years. Handmade is the way to go when it comes to Thank You and quick notes to major collectors and other important people in my life. I am now also considering using signed, photo quality prints tipped onto high quality card stock as variation on handmade greeting card theme. Making them as needed or in small batched would allow flexibility of subject matter and reduce the high cost of having large qualities of card preprinted.

By: Philip Koch

Philip Koch — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:43:57 +0000

Great cats! I want to be the flying one on the right.