Postcards from the heart
September 2023
Dear Art Friends,
Happy Fall, and welcome to my new subscribers. In this installment, I’m excited to share new work and upcoming events, but first, I’ll start with a postcard from my heart to yours. Here goes:
“Poetry in Motion” is around the corner
Please join me at my next show from the comfort of your own home. I'll showcase 12 new pieces created especially for Artburst Studios' online show "Poetry in Motion."
When:
Start time: Sunday, October 22, 2023, at 10:22 AM Mountain Time
End time: Wednesday, October 25, at 10:AM AM Mountain Time
Where:
At the "Poetry in Motion" Show Hub, all online from the comfort of your favorite place to access the internet.
What:
To preview my pieces for the show, head to my website
How:
Create a free collector profile on the Artburst Studios' website.
By creating a free profile, you can preview all show pieces (including sizes, pricing, and other details) 24 hours before the show begins.
On Opening Day, before the start time, sign in to your Artburst Collector account in advance. Gather your preferred payment method.
The show goes LIVE at 10:22 AM Mountain Time. If your heart is set on a specific piece, we recommend being ready to go at the show's start.
Successful Check Out: Add only one piece of artwork to your shopping cart and complete one purchase at a time. Adding multiple selections to your cart delays the process if one of your choices is already sold out.
Post-Show Bliss: Delight in the show afterglow! The artist will contact you to confirm shipping options.
Questions:
I am here to help. Contact me at julia.martin.art@hey.com if you need additional assistance.
“Unharness yourself from your weary stories” Inspired by the poem “How to Apologize” by Ellen Bass. Available at Poetry in Motion Show.
Other places to see my art
Framed Image Starting Tuesday, September 26th through Saturday, December 23rd, I’ll have two pieces in the “All that Glitters is Snow” show. You can preview the show online here or visit the show in person at Framed Image Gallery at 5066 East Hamden Avenue, Denver, CO 80222.
Art Students League of Denver is hosting a postcard exhibit called “Message in the Madness,” and some of the postcards from my “Postcards from the Heart” project are on display.
Speaking of postcards…
I continue to send a weekly postcard to 52 subscribers who signed up for my postcard project for 2023. If you have not received one yet, don’t worry, you will!
For my new subscribers, here is more information about the project.
I have always loved postcards. Receiving a piece of small art with a heartfelt message by snail mail is a treasure. During the pandemic, a beloved friend received a brain cancer diagnosis, and I could not be by her side. To help, I made her postcards to stay present during her illness. Those postcards became a stand-in for my hug as they surrounded her walls when I could not be there in person. They also became a lifeline for me as I created a practice of unrefined messaging directly from the heart. The scraps and unfinished ideas became a way to speak and reach simultaneously. I was grateful for every postcard I got to send during her beautiful and too-short life.
In honor of my friend and as a way to spread inexpensive art that connects, I'd like to continue this practice of sending weekly postcards. Each week in 2023, I will randomly pick one person from my mailing list and send a homemade postcard. These cards will be part of my daily drawing practice and celebrate the process rather than the product.
Stay tuned for the 2024 postcard project sign-up.
“It’s me alone in this cool body The day my house burned down, A flood would have helped. I carry my friends in the rain. They are all made of wood.” ~Delilah Silverman excerpt from "Martha"
The image of carrying my friends is potent. That’s what friends do; we hold each other. This poem honors the elemental makeup we bring to our relationships – water, wood, and fire. I loved that the narrator got to be the strong one here. We take turns. This piece will be part of the online "Poetry in Motion" show with @artburst.studios. Stay tuned for other pieces from my collection created for this show.