Pushing the Envelope: The Basics of Snail Mail Art

Pushing the Envelope: The Basics of Snail Mail Art

Fall (4-8 hours) | This course is completed

101 Currier St White River Junction, VT 05001 United States
Abbott Studio
New
9/26/2019-10/17/2019
10:00 AM-12:00 PM EST on Th
$40.00

Pushing the Envelope: The Basics of Snail Mail Art

Fall (4-8 hours) | This course is completed

I love decorated snail mail, who doesn’t? There’s nothing better to me than receiving a hand-addressed card or letter especially when it comes adorned with art! In this class we’ll have fun decorating envelopes and making our recipients excited to open their mailboxes!

I grew up in an age where a hand-written “thank you” note was mandatory and birthday cards were sent a week ahead. I still love putting pen-to-paper, maybe I’m an old soul that way. I seek out stationary stores, all sorts of interesting papers, beautiful postage stamps, and I even have a small collection of fountain pens that sit next to my hundreds of markers. I’m hooked, and maybe you will be too!

We are going to learn all about decorated envelopes using colorful papers, pens, clear stamps, and artful doodles. You don’t have to be artistic to decorate an envelope because these easy-to-learn techniques and ideas will make you a star with the people you cherish…and the mail carriers too! I’ll provide loads of examples and models, and the materials we’ll need.

It’s amazing how much of an impact a personal artful, hand-written correspondence can make! So put away Twitter and Facebook for a while, and come have fun with us. Let’s push the envelope!

Clauson, Gael
Gael Clauson

Gael has been teaching hand lettering and envelope decoration since 2017. She and watercolor artist Patti Warren have team-taught many sketchbook journaling courses and mixed-media collage classes for Osher and garnered quite a dedicated group of fans. Gael’s numerous sketchbooks are filled with hand-lettered quotations, poems, song lyrics, and her love of letter shapes. She is also a self-proclaimed pen and marker hoarder. Gael lives in the Upper Valley and loves Valentine’s Day.