art cards

Monsters by mail

The players in the D&D game I’m running encountered a fire snake yesterday, so here’s one of those. I’m imagining illustrating a series of fantasy creatures as part of my Postal Art summer project. I’m not sure who will get this one yet.

Jingalopes

In recent years, I’ve taken to designing my own Christmas cards, usually simple and seasonal without words. This year’s may or may not be a Christmas scene; it might be the jackalope burrow’s chosen sentinel sitting solstice vigil over a candle to guard the hope of light through the longest night. But you can read it however it makes the most sense to you.

I sold a few of the extras through Instagram, which was a new experience. It’s interesting to think about someone buying an art print on a card with the purpose of sending it to someone who probably doesn’t know me, and won’t have an automatic smile because they recognize my work and have a history of shared experiences with me. Hopefully the jackalopes will make someone smile all on their own.

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