Comments on: Postcards, Art and The Future

By: 4x6 Postcards

4x6 Postcards — Thu, 13 May 2010 00:40:32 +0000

Wow, what an interesting post. Fun to see how the use of the postcard has evolved from the early days. Great that these days they are not only information senders, but can also be a great form of self expression.

By: Alison Wellner

Alison Wellner — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:04:54 +0000

Hi Pam — that’s a good point. You’re right, there is definitely something wonderful in the post card ritual and turning post cards into post-trip cards *exclusively* would be a loss. (Not that I think that would ever happen.) I just love the idea of doing something concrete and creative with a trip after returning home…

By: pam

pam — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:50:40 +0000

I just sent out half a dozen postcards from Hawaii. I send postcards to random people — no, truly, they’re random(ish) — I post to Twitter: Hey, want a postcard? — and off they go. The wonder in postcards isn’t so much in the sending, it’s in the receiving, I love seeing hand written text crammed on the back, a postage stamp, the idea of someone in a far place thinking of me in my far place for just a moment. They’re awesome. Post trip cards are fine, but they don’t have the same weight of place.