US Postal Service Design Work

Hi All,

I hope things are going well for all of you.  Things are pretty good here.  Everyone's doing alright and the holistic biz is going pretty well.  I've also got a few artwork projects in progress - I can't share them right now, but will soon.  Of course - while most people in North America are suffering in very cold weather - this is the absolute best time of the year here in Arizona - and I'm enjoying it so much.

Today I want to bring out a project I did for my cousin several years ago.  My cousin Kaye is the postmaster for a small town post office in northern Wisconsin.  At the time, she was coming up to a date when the actual date would match the postal zip code for her area.  What I found out is that's a big deal and stamp collectors like to collect postmarks and custom stamps from occasions like that.

When approaching the date she asked if I'd help her come up with a few items to mark this occasion and the town's centennial as well, for the collector community.  People in the local community would also like to mark this date as well.  It was kind of an interesting little job, because I learned a little bit about stamp and postage collecting. 

So I agreed to design a custom rubber stamp for the postmark for that day, and also design a collector envelope.  She had a piece of artwork already that she was going to get custom postage stamp made for the special occasion.  So in the end the local and the serious stamp collectors could have a combination of custom envelope, stamp, and postmark to commemorate a rare occasion.

Artwork for the postmark rubber stamp for May 30th, 2011, for the Cascade, WI post office

 First - I created a pen and ink illustration of the Cascade falls for the postmark, and I helped her create a design for the rubber stamp postmark.  All of this was part of the Centennial celebration for the town of Cascade, WI.

The other piece is the the envelope.  It's a collage that depicts some "then and now" landmarks in the town.  It also features the falls and the old mill in the background.

Collectors Envelope for Cascade's special zip code match up day.

It was a fun job and fun connecting with my cousin Kaye.  She's oldest cousin of us Kreienbrinks and I don't get to see her very often, so it was kind of fun collaborating with her.

Have a great weekend everyone.  Enjoy each day and make each and every day a work of art...be creative in your work, play, and living.  All you up north...keep shovelling that snow...Spring's coming soon.

Peace,

Tom 

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