tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90421752595701547932024-02-20T20:12:33.256-05:00The Benevolent Postcard SocietyLorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04693435290503663894noreply@blogger.comBlogger159125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9042175259570154793.post-78514021280776821452014-07-14T13:42:00.000-04:002014-07-14T13:42:36.883-04:00Monday on Instagram<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 19px;">Hope everyone is well! Apologies for the delay, but it's been super busy here. Today's featured postcard collection belongs to Patty in California. The sparkly red one celebrating Chinese New Year is from Fiona in Ontario, Canada, while the lovely subtle hand made collage is from Ciarra in Texas. Have a look at the rest of Donna's collection <a href="http://instagram.com/automatism" rel="nofollow" style="color: #5588aa; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">here</a> (on my personal Instagram account) or — if you just want to see the postcards — by doing an Instagram search via #benevolentpostcardsociety. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 19px;">Today's featured postcard collection belongs to Donna in California. The chimp with a Napoleon complex is from Sarah in Utah, while Hélène in Paris sends along a saucy French postcard. Have a look at the rest of Donna's collection <a href="http://instagram.com/automatism" rel="nofollow" style="color: #5588aa; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">here</a> (on my personal Instagram account) or — if you just want to see the postcards — by doing an Instagram search via #benevolentpostcardsociety. </span><br /><br /><i>(photo by <a href="http://instagram.com/automatism" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">me on instagram</a>)</i></span>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04693435290503663894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9042175259570154793.post-20746558986008439342014-05-28T16:39:00.001-04:002014-05-28T16:39:33.227-04:00Wednesday on Instagram<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Today's featured postcard collection belongs to sisters Mary and Phoebe in Offaly, Ireland. This lovely vintage postcard was discovered in an antique shop in Lawrence, Kansas by sender Pam. Find the rest of the collection <a href="http://instagram.com/automatism" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> (on my personal Instagram account) or — if you just want to see the postcards — by doing an Instagram search via #benevolentpostcardsociety. </span><br />
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<br />Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04693435290503663894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9042175259570154793.post-75846249429897141262014-05-14T15:13:00.000-04:002014-05-14T15:13:18.660-04:00Today on Instagram<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">Today's featured collection starts close to home — this postcard was sent by my Mum! It's the Opera House in Orillia, Ontario Canada, and I love the little Canadian flag she's attached to it, too. The lucky recipient was Johanneke in Apeldoorn, The Netherlands. See the rest of Johanneke's collection</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"><a href="http://instagram.com/automatism" rel="nofollow" style="color: #5588aa; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">here</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">. You can find all other BPS postcards featured so far on Instagram by doing a search via #benevolentpostcardsociety too.</span>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04693435290503663894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9042175259570154793.post-11628104907231891942014-05-07T14:32:00.001-04:002014-05-07T14:32:59.820-04:00Wednesday on Instagram<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Today's featured collection starts with a little bath time fun. This postcard was sent to Victoria in San Francisco, California, from Rebekah in Atlanta, Georgia. See the rest of Victoria's collection <a href="http://instagram.com/automatism" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. You can find all other BPS postcards featured so far on Instagram by doing a search via #benevolentpostcardsociety too.</span>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04693435290503663894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9042175259570154793.post-84680040126667887332014-04-29T15:16:00.000-04:002014-04-29T15:16:09.159-04:00Tuesday on Instagram<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Today's featured collection of <a href="http://instagram.com/automatism" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">postcards on Instagram</a> belong to Whitney in Tennessee. Shown here is an elephants postcard (originally from the Chicago Natural History Museum) sent by Meghan in Illinois, while the second one from Bianca in New South Wales, Australia, was picked up on holiday in Tanzania — on the back Bianca writes how passing through a tiny town called Dootown, she noticed all the houses had a funny sign out front featuring the word 'doo.' See the rest of Whitney's collection <a href="http://instagram.com/automatism" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> — a quick search via #benevolentpostcardsociety will find all other BPS postcards featured so far, too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Big wicker chest filled with the collected postcards of about half of the members of the Benevolent Postcard Society project. Still feeling overwhelmed by it all, but beginning to find my way.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>(<a href="http://instagram.com/automatism" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">my photo via instagram)</a></i></span>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04693435290503663894noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9042175259570154793.post-78673897371851150472014-04-23T14:44:00.000-04:002014-04-23T14:44:56.519-04:00Wednesday on Instagram<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 19px;">Today on Instagram I'm sharing the postcard collection of Becky in Arizona. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #37404e; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Shown here is a fantastic message in a bottle postcard, hand made by Marianne and daughter Abby in Maine and actually mailed in the bottle. If there's anything the BPS project has taught me, it's to never underestimate what postal services all over the world will send! </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 19px;">To see the rest of Becky's postcards, you can </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 19px;"><a href="http://instagram.com/automatism" rel="nofollow" style="color: #5588aa; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">follow me on Instagram here</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 19px;"> — or you can just do a quick search under #benevolentpostcardsociety if you prefer not to follow me directly (it's set up as my personal Instagram account). Hope you enjoy them.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #37404e; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"> </span>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04693435290503663894noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9042175259570154793.post-60467732323050813462014-04-21T17:17:00.001-04:002014-04-21T17:17:40.312-04:00Monday on Instagram<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">Today on Instagram I'm sharing the postcard collection of Karyn in California. To have a look, you can </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"><a href="http://instagram.com/automatism" rel="nofollow" style="color: #5588aa; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">follow me on Instagram here</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"> — or you can just do a quick search under #benevolentpostcardsociety or #bps if you prefer not to follow me directly (it's set up as my personal Instagram account). Hope you enjoy them. Shown here — a real vintage postcard from Selen in Ankara, Turkey and a daring solo balloonist from Jasmin in California.</span>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04693435290503663894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9042175259570154793.post-22991480375548178282014-04-17T14:38:00.004-04:002014-04-17T14:38:30.543-04:00Today on Instagram<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">Today on the BPS on Instagram I'm sharing the postcard collection of Jennifer in Alberta. To have a look, you can </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"><a href="http://instagram.com/automatism" rel="nofollow" style="color: #5588aa; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">follow me on Instagram here</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"> — or you can just do a quick search under #benevolentpostcardsociety or #bps if you prefer not to follow me directly (it's set up as my personal Instagram account). Hope to see you there!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">My sincere apologies for neglecting the BPS blog for so long — work and life have a way of sidelining projects that are done for sheer pleasure alone, and the BPS book is sadly still waiting for me. I have a basket chest of your beautiful postcards still waiting patiently to be scanned, but happily I now have a fantastic new backup drive to store them on and can finally start returning your postcards. If you've moved or have a new email address since we've last been in touch, please drop me a line at </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">benevolentpostcard(at)gmail(dot)com</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> with your new address so I can be sure to get them to you. Thanks as always for your stellar patience — you are all amazing.</span><br />
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A toast to you! Have a wonderful New Year — may your 2013 be a happy, healthy and peaceful one.<br /><br /><i>(photo by <a href="http://www.soderbergagentur.com/photographers/roland-persson/" target="_blank">roland persson</a>)</i><br />
Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04693435290503663894noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9042175259570154793.post-62691733254368342802012-10-15T21:58:00.001-04:002012-10-15T22:00:27.443-04:00Beautiful Mailer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Who knew sending letters could be so beautiful? Lovely atmospheric photo by <a href="http://www.juergenteller.com/" target="_blank">Juergen Teller</a> for Royal Mail in i-D magazine.<br />
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Called <span style="font-style: italic;">If You're Afraid of Butter, Use Cream</span> (a quote from the immortal Julia Child) the show has a food theme. Take a virtual tour of the show in today's Atelier post on my automatism blog <a href="http://bit.ly/I2NsMf">here</a>.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">(artwork by me from my show)</span>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04693435290503663894noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9042175259570154793.post-56133764069919552412012-02-28T02:01:00.003-05:002012-02-28T02:09:02.970-05:00The News So Far<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo8amHLelXQSXdBEJT3_ZvoeUzAmoO5iMWyDVb9zDs6OQYAf3kcwI8o1b-7WpdBqXC-HH5YhpzfGA6N_zrjANMy0AHaH1zmPWyUq6A2Qywn2Uwc-Q1mUmAPSc9Ht-6HAH26yzWYKyxgzPb/s1600/Rum-d.-27.-maj-2011-62926-674x900.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo8amHLelXQSXdBEJT3_ZvoeUzAmoO5iMWyDVb9zDs6OQYAf3kcwI8o1b-7WpdBqXC-HH5YhpzfGA6N_zrjANMy0AHaH1zmPWyUq6A2Qywn2Uwc-Q1mUmAPSc9Ht-6HAH26yzWYKyxgzPb/s400/Rum-d.-27.-maj-2011-62926-674x900.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714079995270526562" border="0" /></a><br />So my brilliant plan to work on the BPS book over the next couple of months has been put on hold — I've been offered a solo show at a local gallery, but turns out the only available time slot is April. This means I'll be frantically getting an entire show ready — with no time for anything else, sadly. I hope to get back to the book in the spring — I will keep you posted on how things progress.<br /><br />Hope all is well with you all!!<br /><br />xo<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">(photo by </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://yellows.dk/?portfolio=rum-9">mikkel rahr mortensen</a><span style="font-style: italic;">, with styling by gitte kjær)</span>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04693435290503663894noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9042175259570154793.post-4158154776427167202012-01-11T14:09:00.002-05:002012-01-11T14:14:53.815-05:00The Language of Stamps<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfJy8S00mX3ZjKtvvgnyZXmtJ1THdsWOQC5cjJeIEZ8KS_hRgSg9Q0FOWCJ5AHBVyF-T3aqnDgEFOmSyMiiXMFdZBkr34FySitUTaVkdae5cB5tFDk8PMZ7R6IJMLRIlN9bgyKK0zCDu8I/s1600/raimundo-de-madrazo-y-garreta-1841-1920-untitled-k.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 324px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfJy8S00mX3ZjKtvvgnyZXmtJ1THdsWOQC5cjJeIEZ8KS_hRgSg9Q0FOWCJ5AHBVyF-T3aqnDgEFOmSyMiiXMFdZBkr34FySitUTaVkdae5cB5tFDk8PMZ7R6IJMLRIlN9bgyKK0zCDu8I/s400/raimundo-de-madrazo-y-garreta-1841-1920-untitled-k.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696454803955491794" border="0" /></a><br />You have to see this <a href="http://riowang.blogspot.com/2011/12/language-of-stamps.html">lovely and wonderfully illustrated post</a> on the blog <a href="http://riowang.blogspot.com/">Poemas del río Wang</a> on the now-vanished delicate art of stamp placement. Depending on how you placed a stamp on an envelope, it told an informed recipient you sent a kiss, you were thinking of them — or (sadly) that you were not free. Fascinating — and something it would be charming to revive for Valentine's Day, I think.<br /><br /><br style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;">(untitled painting by <a href="http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raimundo_Madrazo">Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta</a> {1841-1920} via poemas del río wang)</span>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04693435290503663894noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9042175259570154793.post-51476069578949267622011-12-31T01:01:00.000-05:002011-12-31T00:50:54.548-05:00Happy New Year!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGio_Ri0LvkdpJ5smRtj8Qon7rLR8zy-Os2lINWQllYG8LysKXjB-9L4a9-c-qe0R8R_yXPg_iONZ7z7VcPN6pBrdEh_wNP3Ni0SNxeRSNCyeSOPDQgrhnuPVPDs6Z5D724NuQhAL4z0Gz/s1600/sharon+montrose+photography.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 312px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGio_Ri0LvkdpJ5smRtj8Qon7rLR8zy-Os2lINWQllYG8LysKXjB-9L4a9-c-qe0R8R_yXPg_iONZ7z7VcPN6pBrdEh_wNP3Ni0SNxeRSNCyeSOPDQgrhnuPVPDs6Z5D724NuQhAL4z0Gz/s400/sharon+montrose+photography.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692165309806621842" border="0" /></a><br />It's a brand new year filled with promise. May your 2012 be filled with peace and happiness (and sweetness, too). And you'll be happy to know that the BPS book is scheduled to kick into high gear this year, too — I'll keep you posted.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">(adorable baby white tiger photo by </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.sharonmontrose.com/">sharon montrose</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> available </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.theanimalprintshop.com/baby-white-tiger-no.-2/">here</a><span style="font-style: italic;">)</span>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04693435290503663894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9042175259570154793.post-38004032665276846342011-12-31T00:43:00.001-05:002011-12-31T00:44:50.181-05:00Old and New<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh661Es1ccpUnL0TtA9LBbfBQ_TjemZjeAdUSdGlPuwGtLwXPsD3uL5TOLZJ77waRS84irKD95y3WJxS0z4Syoq298B-lsUvNyPynbi6vCWxE8VB36GSHvt837VT3CTQ48PbWx3ZKX3YY_t/s1600/il_570xN.297671332.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh661Es1ccpUnL0TtA9LBbfBQ_TjemZjeAdUSdGlPuwGtLwXPsD3uL5TOLZJ77waRS84irKD95y3WJxS0z4Syoq298B-lsUvNyPynbi6vCWxE8VB36GSHvt837VT3CTQ48PbWx3ZKX3YY_t/s400/il_570xN.297671332.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692164204977000082" border="0" /></a><br />I'm smitten with this vintage postcard design for an iPhone 4 or 4S case — so pretty and practical. Available <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/89112066/new-vintage-postcard-iphone-4-case">here</a> from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/onyourcasestore">On Your Case</a> on etsy.Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04693435290503663894noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9042175259570154793.post-61205377583262971632011-12-06T12:11:00.003-05:002011-12-06T12:14:25.635-05:00Rue Magazine<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgreEUnk-d-vhQvqI1P37hl0Uzr7n5Vchqg_LSO7mr3oV_oDVkhpYpycM803ANBJEZUvLML4a0Dwhpd3_5A1wgzmZR710ZBomNy93HIgz9IrEyqdGMNFBJpcb6kL_jDOxT-Sk6Nhyphenhyphen1VRZzM/s1600/ruemag.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgreEUnk-d-vhQvqI1P37hl0Uzr7n5Vchqg_LSO7mr3oV_oDVkhpYpycM803ANBJEZUvLML4a0Dwhpd3_5A1wgzmZR710ZBomNy93HIgz9IrEyqdGMNFBJpcb6kL_jDOxT-Sk6Nhyphenhyphen1VRZzM/s400/ruemag.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683064828173048418" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrytQVl0UlYd3TAWofk0qrXJjGA-RjIuTATOUG5Ia8goUdENOwKbPKdo6LUS7KM8QgiHSm7SrRoFtVzx4oy346sR-RXkq2dboRPgATb4Z4w8weP_LbXLB4AkHVp8Qhzo2W86UbINgU0AUm/s1600/ruemag+blogger+side+by+side.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrytQVl0UlYd3TAWofk0qrXJjGA-RjIuTATOUG5Ia8goUdENOwKbPKdo6LUS7KM8QgiHSm7SrRoFtVzx4oy346sR-RXkq2dboRPgATb4Z4w8weP_LbXLB4AkHVp8Qhzo2W86UbINgU0AUm/s400/ruemag+blogger+side+by+side.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683064741980419170" border="0" /></a><br />I am beyond excited to tell you that I'm in the holiday issue of <a href="http://www.ruemag.com/">Rue Magazine</a>! You'll find me in the Blogger Side by Side feature on page 28 with fellow blogger Katie Quinn Davies of <a href="http://whatkatieate.blogspot.com/">What Katie Ate</a>, accompanied by gorgeous illustrations by <a href="http://paperfashion.net/">Katie Rodgers</a>! Have a look <a href="http://www.ruemag.com/holiday-issue/">here</a>.Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04693435290503663894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9042175259570154793.post-24828565339162229252011-11-30T12:57:00.003-05:002011-11-30T12:59:07.900-05:00Yule Multi-Artist Exhibition<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNPR3fzChaFJvdmoCkAeaI3BLXSEmaGy5dhzKEICC1PEZ9PkEbY7Kst0KZrHVKJ76WE63KN11uBohn_l26ExZxrCU56adQmZDWdat-h-GRFnH1fUozGjG33Xh-BaRSGP2K1AC5xi6r8Ex_/s1600/YULE_poster_web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 259px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNPR3fzChaFJvdmoCkAeaI3BLXSEmaGy5dhzKEICC1PEZ9PkEbY7Kst0KZrHVKJ76WE63KN11uBohn_l26ExZxrCU56adQmZDWdat-h-GRFnH1fUozGjG33Xh-BaRSGP2K1AC5xi6r8Ex_/s400/YULE_poster_web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680849626739992610" border="0" /></a><br />If you're in Ottawa on December 1, drop by and say hello to me at the <span style="font-style: italic;">Yule Multi-Artist Exhibition</span> vernissage, 6 to 9 pm that evening at the Exposure Gallery, upstairs at Thyme and Again! Check out some great affordable art, sample delicious food and meet the artists, too! Details on the Facebook event page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/291341334230355/">here</a>.Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04693435290503663894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9042175259570154793.post-55159680843447002962011-11-11T08:35:00.002-05:002011-11-11T08:36:26.854-05:00And ...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilFF-McwVzMv3X6AHhbh33MVp8Qwqw4n8eHTrpEQGdOZQ6uHAgyItNsZX16BFEB8gQUhIQiEeazZlSZaP7r32mrdEiv7DG-HKIKztge0Q4NpWD9lJzFGl9dvIWnr2-w6jyIY8JTWKUsznR/s1600/photo+by+irving+penn.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 293px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilFF-McwVzMv3X6AHhbh33MVp8Qwqw4n8eHTrpEQGdOZQ6uHAgyItNsZX16BFEB8gQUhIQiEeazZlSZaP7r32mrdEiv7DG-HKIKztge0Q4NpWD9lJzFGl9dvIWnr2-w6jyIY8JTWKUsznR/s400/photo+by+irving+penn.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673731406110116082" border="0" /></a><br />... a moment of silence for Remembrance Day.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">(poppy photo by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irving_Penn">irving penn</a> via <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamarthur/4639759082/">flickr</a>)</span>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04693435290503663894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9042175259570154793.post-65686909816191275912011-09-07T01:13:00.004-04:002011-09-07T01:26:15.844-04:00Of Books and Deadlines<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu0gMA-SvsxAdfsIrwHLbRnuNU2ao9FAmxhMV_a1DxP9evoUhTjcVT_QjIRVmlMD9vAWd6dX9XGYGL_GDDx-lCqv7MFpThMB_b9O3bgoQVm8V8REEOmRIPMfQoc9quq5w5bXEkquY5kxAK/s1600/tumblr_lmbe6jIabD1qb83abo1_500.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 308px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu0gMA-SvsxAdfsIrwHLbRnuNU2ao9FAmxhMV_a1DxP9evoUhTjcVT_QjIRVmlMD9vAWd6dX9XGYGL_GDDx-lCqv7MFpThMB_b9O3bgoQVm8V8REEOmRIPMfQoc9quq5w5bXEkquY5kxAK/s400/tumblr_lmbe6jIabD1qb83abo1_500.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649483804360834370" border="0" /></a><br />That sound you hear is the sound of deadlines whooshing by — specifically, the deadline I'd originally set myself for getting the BPS book completed. In an ideal world I would have taken 6 months off, retired to a little cabin by the sea, and spent my days diligently putting together the perfect book. Living in the real world, I've had to try and fit in working on it around my regular paying work (with its own tight deadlines) plus all the other stuff that life brings every day. Which means that though I'd hoped to have it ready for September, the reality is that it's just not going to happen. But it will happen — I promise. Thanks so much for your patience — I really do appreciate it.<br /><br />xo<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">(photo via </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://dwellings.tumblr.com/post/8181809265">dwellings</a><span style="font-style: italic;">)</span>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04693435290503663894noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9042175259570154793.post-66893198243393121922011-08-05T02:19:00.005-04:002011-08-05T02:33:17.576-04:00The Lost Art of Postcard Writing<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhipolBcjDzBOFUuZEhT_UT9WVsAup9XmGwNTTnN0CPbjUW7Ba2yVDYJt2_lveUumOnP541YanL3Wm48dchipg-vEqiaQE0OCylD6T93dw-iO_nxoX_TbIEhgyVZIjQdii0THJtLMMQVaHS/s1600/1205588097_f06aad09b0_z.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhipolBcjDzBOFUuZEhT_UT9WVsAup9XmGwNTTnN0CPbjUW7Ba2yVDYJt2_lveUumOnP541YanL3Wm48dchipg-vEqiaQE0OCylD6T93dw-iO_nxoX_TbIEhgyVZIjQdii0THJtLMMQVaHS/s400/1205588097_f06aad09b0_z.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637253558906591234" border="0" /></a><br />Tina of the always lovely <a href="http://theenglishmuse.blogspot.com/">English Muse</a> blog has a <a href="http://theenglishmuse.blogspot.com/2011/08/lost-art-of-postcard-writing.html">great post</a> about a <a href="http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2011/aug/02/what-ever-happened-summer-postcards/">Charles Simic essay</a> in the New York Review of Books, in which he mourns the scarcity of holiday postcards. Highly recommended for BPS members, needless to say. Fun fact about the English Muse — I designed the banner for it!<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">(lovely photo by </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/moline/">moline</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> via the </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://theenglishmuse.blogspot.com/">english muse</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> — thanks to <a href="http://unebricoleuse.blogspot.com/">giulia</a> for the referral)</span>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04693435290503663894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9042175259570154793.post-82530913238339665412011-07-19T13:03:00.002-04:002011-07-19T13:05:26.734-04:00Snail Mail My Email<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDFyvvsb-hVWddxOWmbZ0j7iUzaXY-_J3TTEnwPNeAzp3sP_YOncvqbMP4lLD2TXl5-lykqxH00zuiOG3vRnQXZFYVj-RZEI6vSkbGYLinmf2XxlsoWmOB9e6KS-9oIUpYAc-bEiSTXRcN/s1600/snail-mail-my-email.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 342px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDFyvvsb-hVWddxOWmbZ0j7iUzaXY-_J3TTEnwPNeAzp3sP_YOncvqbMP4lLD2TXl5-lykqxH00zuiOG3vRnQXZFYVj-RZEI6vSkbGYLinmf2XxlsoWmOB9e6KS-9oIUpYAc-bEiSTXRcN/s400/snail-mail-my-email.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631110643249461698" border="0" /></a><br />This is an intriguing idea — Snail Mail My Email is a month long, interactive art project transforming people's emails to handwritten letters that are physically mailed, completely free of charge. Find out more <a href="http://cargocollective.com/ivancash/#1736970/Snail-Mail-My-Email">here</a>.Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04693435290503663894noreply@blogger.com0