Dear Everyone ~
Is there a collective noun for postcards? Exaltation has already been taken by larks. Assortment seems too ordinaire. I am proposing passel, and not just because it rhymes with tassel.
As you may recall, the studio shop recently received a refresh at the hands of My Inspired Merchandise Angel...and I’ve been admiring the supremely organized global array of postcards (from England, The Netherlands, France, and Germany) languishing in their handsome filebox. They are eager to go boldly into the mailstream and brighten the days of their recipients. And so I am inviting you to subscribe to three months of “postcard care packages.” (I am resisting the slight temptation to dub these “Bari & David.”)
Each installment includes eight different postcards (no duplicates, natch) plus a petite glassine envelope of eight decorative foreign stamps. Your installment will arrive in a luscious Carta Pura envelope (5 x almost 7) on which I will have hand-lettered your name and, inevitably, added an embellishment or few. The installment will be wrapped in the studio’s signature white tissue with twine & a spot of washi, mailed to its destination in a sturdy Priority Mail envelope.
If the installment is a gift for someone else, you can e me if you’d like me to hand-letter that person’s name on the envelope.
Speaking of envelopes: If you’d like to mail a postcard (or two) enveloped, I highly recommend the Carta Pura “inner size,” 4½ x 6⅜—which holds a couple of postcards perfectly. These are available in handy sets of eight (with 16 matching notesheets). The “outer” installment size happens to be elegant for enveloping the smaller “inner” size. As noted previously: It’s like a sweater set. The outer envelopes are also available in handy sets of eight.
A triple passel o’ posh postcards
Octet of Carta Pura Envelopes
Rivoli Envelopes with Notesheets
À la card, Bari
P.S.
I’m delighted to announce that sumi-e rolls (nothing to do with sushi) have joined our popular sumi-e pads. The roll is 12 in. wide by 24 yards of the same fabulous paper as the pads. The roll has a simple inner and outer (thin & slightly glazed) wrap, both of which lend themselves to creative re-use. And, if you’d like to have your roll further wrapped in white tissue, I will tie the ends so it looks like an elegant firecracker.
