For the past two months, I've been designing a new line of gift enclosure cards - those petite cards that get tucked into all manner of gifts. I've named them Tinys, and they made a successful debut yesterday at the 19th annual Studio Collection Holiday Sale.
At the moment, there are four styles:
- Christmas Tinys - which introduce beloved images from my collection of antique postcards and greeting cards, as well as a few reproductions of my holiday collages.
- Body Language Tinys - how many people have ever given you a gift enclosure card with an image of a brain on it?
- Childhood Tinys - reproductions of images from antique story books, children's magazines, cards, etc.
- Deja View Tinys - random images that I hoped to use at some time or another, including antique fashion plates.
As with the regular greeting cards, they are blank inside, but there is detailed info on the back about the image source, maybe a little too detailed. Let's just say I got carried away despite the limited space! Here's a look at a few of the cards. The entire line is available at my studio, and a selection will be at Over-the-Rhine's MiCA 12/V later this week.
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| Adapted from a black-and-white engraving in the December 1886 issue of Peterson's magazine. © |
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| Available in the three colors shown above. The pattern was adapted from a black-and-white engraving in the February 1899 issue of the Young Ladies' Journal. © |
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| Reproduction of a collage made with antique an postcard, engraving, recipe and needlework illustration. © |
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| Adapted from an illustration in Les Elegances Parisiennes, circa 1918. © |
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| Phrenology head adapted from an illustration in The Werner Universal Educator (1901). |
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