PAPER POSTCARDS & PHOTOS
There are three distinct sites funneled through this one page: 1) Uncivil Times, free cards & images for those wanting to take a stand against the intentional cruelty & injustice we are facing today. Files for posters are also available for these cards. 2) Ruby Creek Press is mostly for browsing, but some can be postcards. The gallery features photos gathered in cross country moves & travels. 3) Venerable Vintage Press postcards feature art gleaned from the public domain. Click InkToPaperPress at the top of the screen to get a full menu with subfolders. All InkToPaperPress postcards are commercially printed on sturdy 16-17 pt. matte paper. The front of each card carries the image; the back displays the logo for the corresponding imprint. The cards travel well through the mail, but kraft envelopes are available for each card upon request. The Uncivil Times cards are free; the others are $1.00 each + $.25 per envelope and $ for postage, amount depending upon the number of cards ordered. Order via the contact button. Or just browse. Follow the Information link below for more information, and click on the three gallery covers above for card archives. Because the Uncivil Times and the Venerable Vintage Press cards feature public domain work, the archive images are linked to image sources wherever possible. Click to find history & original renditions. Ruby Creek Press cards: copyright InkToPaperPress.com.
The Postcard
I like it’s look & feel ~ flat, with a nice shape, quick & easy to use. It offers the challenge of a confined writing space (inspiring the most pithy, to-the-point messages) & gives the feel of something solid to hold in your hand. The postcard is good for quick notes & gift enclosures & is an efficient way to share art & politics. You can whip out a card to re-read or send. It’s yours to keep at your bedside or in plain sight at your desk or table. Consider the postcard’s companions, too: pen, pencil, & eraser. They feel natural & elegant/powerful in the hand. There is a long beautiful, though sometimes tragic, history associated with paper missives. Maybe it’s just a cultural habit, but writing on paper, & most of all, writing on a page that is economical in size & carries good art, feels good. And waiting for the post office to deliver can inspire an emotional & personal response in itself.
Signed, your curator, PJ