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Hand Made Postcards

Hand Made Postcard Exchange.

Please no commercial postcards.

Categories / media - drawing, painting, watercolor, print making, mixed media, original photograph.

Mailed postcards have an advantage being postmarked they record the time and place where created.

Note: pastel, collage and embellishments do not travel well and may cause postal machinery damage/breakage.

My address is on the last comment page.

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Managing Our Postcard Collections

All suggestions and comments are welcome here ?Ty Hannigan here. -- Here is what I do (currently)1st:I scan new postcards when they arrive and file the image in my computer under the artist's name. I…Continue

Tags: maintain, store, postcards

Started by Tyler Hannigan Feb 2.

Paper type and thickness for handmade postcards 12 Replies

Does anyone have recommendations for paper types/thickness they use for handmade postcards? I've tried sending some in the mail, but suspect they need to be thicker (I'm using Strathmore printmaking…Continue

Started by Tanushree V. Last reply by Guido Bondioli Oct 21, 2023.

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Comment by Coco Muchmore on September 22, 2021 at 5:06pm

Having fun making these postcards--oil pastel resist--who knew?

Wondering if Durland wax would be a better sealer than Golden gel for these... Does anybody have experience with that/this?

Also, holler if you want one... :)

Coco

Comment by Coco Muchmore on September 20, 2021 at 5:08pm

Coco sent "Ghost Dancers 2" to Amy Candiotti

Comment by Susan Gnaedinger on September 20, 2021 at 4:13pm

Comment by Susan Gnaedinger on September 20, 2021 at 4:00pm

I also received a postcard from Any Candiotti1632149986690-172661395.jpg

Comment by Coco Muchmore on September 15, 2021 at 8:39pm

RECEIVED an excellent postcard from Amy Candiotti today! Thank you very much!

Comment by Susan Gnaedinger on August 27, 2021 at 8:09pm

i still dont know the sender of this mail art. Im posting the front side of what i previously posted. It has a lot of depth.

Comment by Susan Gnaedinger on August 24, 2021 at 4:30pm

Comment by Susan Gnaedinger on August 24, 2021 at 3:32pm

I received a postcard and I would like to send a postcard in return, but I don't know who sent it. I can read part of the postmark and I think it is from WA?

Comment by awyn on August 18, 2021 at 5:14pm

Tyler Hannigan sent a hand-drawn experiment with watercolor brushes ("Sunset") today.  Thank you, Ty.

Comment by awyn on August 6, 2021 at 6:48pm

Received today from Jacqueline Perkins.  Thank you!

 

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