The Art of Small Talk on Postcards: My Postcrossing Journey (And Why I Almost Stamped My Life Away)

When you’re traveling, postcards are everywhere - tourist traps, convenience stores, gas stations. You can’t throw a rock without hitting a stand full of them. But when you're at home and looking to buy a postcard just because, it’s surprisingly difficult. My first stop was a small local store that did have postcards for sale. But, to my dismay, they were priced higher than I expected. Almost $3 for a single postcard? Not quite the price I had in mind.

Sometimes a goat is a goat. Other times, there is a deeper meaning.

In art, the smallest details can make a huge impact to the overall effect of piece of art. The artist knows exactly where they adjusted the shading, added a stitch, changed a shape, or yes—tweaked the cadence of a drum roll.

Road trip to Mount Rushmore leads to painting.

Embracing the Rollercoaster: Challenging the Notion of Artistic Consistency

Rules of blogging.

The evolution of painting which leads to painting grotesques.