Hello Blackbirds!
I apologize for being a bit late again today — I’ve spent the morning packing June’s postcard deliveries and the time got away from me! But I’m here now to show you what’s on the table for YART SART DAY 3! 🌈✨
This is the third installment of my digital yard sale, where I am selling off the archives of my print work in preparation for my cross-countr...
2021-06-15 19:31:40 +0000 UTC View PostHello British Blackbirds! A notice and a question for you:
Today I received a sizeable stack of returned packages for patrons in Great Britain (and confusingly a single one from Dublin), requesting additional postage. I’m not sure what has changed in the last two months, but clearly something! I am setting aside this stack, as well as all of June’s rewards for British patrons, so that...
2021-06-15 19:06:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Good morning Blackbirds!
Welcome to YART SART DAY 2! 🌈✨ The second installment of my digital yard sale, where I am selling off the archives of my print work in preparation for my cross-country move! You lovely patrons have early access to the work that will be launching on Etsy in 24 hours. In addition to the early jump, blackbirds get an additional 15% off of the already discounted ...
2021-06-08 16:15:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Blackbirds!!
The bonus card that Raven Dandies will receive in June has been determined: The Ace of Vessels! I’ll probably do some slight cleanup on it like revamping the text a little, but if you’re of the Raven Dandy tier you can look forward to getting this card in your June de...
2021-06-02 00:49:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Blackbirds!
Welcome to YART SART DAY 1! 🌈✨ I’ve got four prints to offer you folks a day early before they go live to my Etsy tomorrow at noon! In addition to the early jump, blackbirds get an additional 15% off of the already discounted price. 👍
Here’s how this is going to work. I’ll tell you the stats on each of these prints, including the original price, the...
2021-06-01 18:34:42 +0000 UTC View PostHello Blackbirds, for the final time today, I swear!!
It’s time to determine the bonus cards that Raven Dandies will get in June! If you are not a Raven Dandy but you would like to be, you have just today to switch your tier and receive this bonus card!
This month I’m pulling from the archives again for some work that’s classic to me and new to (most of) you! Here ...
2021-05-31 16:50:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Good morning AGAIN Blackbirds! Behold: Another completely different announcement! I am hosting a digital yard sale of art all throughout the month of June!
In preparation for my move, I am tasked with getting rid of an enormous stack of fine art prints, original works, and artistic bits and bobs accumulated over the last several years. It’s going to be an absolute bonanza of art distrib...
2021-05-31 15:37:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Good morning Blackbirds! On the eve of June, oh-so-belatedly, I am thrilled to finally share June’s Postcard of the Month, featuring the effervescent Stephanna Bennett of @stephannalyn on Instagram! Stephanna provided gorgeous reference for this work, and a whole host of photos that I’m excited to return to in t...
2021-05-31 14:21:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy Sunday, Blackbirds! April’s process video is here for you to enjoy! I appreciated the feedback last month about how you all enjoy process videos; starting with June’s postcard, I’ll be trying some new things!
It’s been a tad quiet around here from me in the last month or two — thank you all for your continued support! I’ve been wrapping some intens...
2021-05-30 15:39:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Good morning blackbirds!! I’m so pleased to announce that our postcard of the month for June will feature a new guest model: Instagram’s @stephannalyn! Stephanna has been a stunning style muse as long as I’ve followed her, and I’m thrilled to have her on board for an MBPS piece. The material from the shoot she sent me is a smorgasbord of inspiration.
Stephanna will feature in an ...
2021-05-06 15:08:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Good afternoon, blackbirds! The complete process video for March’s postcard is now available for you to view! This one’s a fun one because I left all my reference materials directly on the canvas, so you can get a sense of what I’m looking at and how I’m using it as I go. As in February and January’s videos, my color palette references are in there as well. ;P Enjoy, and feel free to ...
2021-04-29 17:13:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Good morning Blackbirds! The numbers are in, and the bonus card for May will be this study of a Leyendecker Gilette ad! Members of the Raven Dandy tier will receive this bonus postcard alongside May’s postcard of the month. If you’d like to upgrade to receive this card, you have until April 30th to do so!
Here’s the original, just for fun:
2021-04-16 15:15:28 +0000 UTC
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Vote to decide which bonus card Raven Dandies will receive alongside May’s Postcard of the Month! (A reminder: You have until April 30th to update your tier if you’d like to be eligible for the bonus card!)
The options this month are this redraw of a Leyendecker Gillette advertisement, featuring a handsome model wearing a binder:
2021-04-12 14:35:59 +0000 UTC
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Good morning Blackbirds! I’m here to start your week with good news: The May postcard reveal! This piece is a redraw of a cartoon from an 1895 edition of Punch magazine. Oh Jessie, how sincerely I relate. 😩
All members of the Crow Collector and Raven Dandy tiers will rece...
2021-04-12 14:28:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Good afternoon, blackbirds! I hope you all have been enjoying kind weather where you are like I have! I apologize — it’s been a minute since I’ve sent an update to you all!
First order of business — Please enjoy this complete process video of the February postcard! I’ll be posting a process video for March’s card in the next few weeks, and April’s will go up in May. I shoul...
2021-04-03 18:58:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Good afternoon, blackbirds! Spring is arriving, and so is April’s postcard of the month! Members of the Crow Collector and Raven Dandy tiers will be receiving this Chat Noir (Chatboy Noir? :3c) postcard next month! If you’d like to upgrade your membership for April’s delivery, you have until March 31st to do so!
Ordinarily, I’ll have a poll to decide what the Raven Dandy bonus po...
2021-03-10 22:41:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy Thursday, blackbirds! I hope you are all well, and that those of you enduring a harsh close to this winter are making it through — spring is on its way!
And to welcome her in: The March postcard is finished! Featuring a soft trans satyr and the object of their flirtations, modeled by the lovely Syd of Canary Costuming! You can find Syd and their historical costuming work @canaryc...
2021-02-18 19:24:20 +0000 UTC View PostGood afternoon, Blackbirds! As I write to you, I am being snowed into my studio — wish me luck in my imposed hibernation!
I am here to share that in its first three months, the Merry Blackbird Postcard Society has grown beyond my wildest dreams, and so much faster than I anticipated. This is ✨wonderful✨ news, and I thank each and every one of you for being here.
One c...
2021-02-15 20:21:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello, blackbirds!
One of my favorite joys of social media in the last year has been making connections with other creatives and makers in disciplines far away from my own. For March’s postcard of the month, I’m so excited to announce a collaboration between the MBPS and historical costumer Syd of Canary Costuming! Syd is a fellow blackbird who makes outstanding historical garments, ...
2021-02-05 19:25:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Good morning! At long last, here is the first of many process videos to come! You can now watch me redraw the same set of lines four different times at ~1200x the speed! Enjoy my many follies, dicking around with brushes, and reference images clipping in and out of the canvas.
This particular piece was created during my transition from SAI to Procreate — my finished sketch was imp...
2021-02-02 16:24:33 +0000 UTC View Post
The February postcard is here!! Look at this dapper and peachy pair! Members of the Crow Collector and Raven Dandy tiers will receive this postcard next month! Jolly Jackdaws, if you are interested in receiving this postcard — or Crow Collectors, if you’d like an extra copy to share with a Valentine’s friend or sweetheart — you have until January 31st to upgrade your membership! 2021-01-29 16:05:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Good morning, blackbirds! I’m happy to share a preview of February’s postcard, which will be delivered to members of the Crow Collector and Raven Dandy tiers!
Though February’s card is still in progress, I am already very excited about March’s card, which I anticipate starting work on in the next week or so — it will feature a special guest that I can’t wait to share! Ma...
2021-01-28 17:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Greetings on this gray and blustery Sunday morning! At least, such is the weather here in the Queen City. I’m happy to share that January’s postcard delivery is now in the hands of the postal service and whatever capricious god they serve. Here’s hoping they make their way to you swiftly! {Those receiving this delivery are members of the Crow Collector and Raven Dandy tiers who joined the...
2021-01-17 18:23:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Good morning, and a blessed Winter Solstice to you all! The light is returning, and Persephone is counting the hours until her return from the underworld. January's postcard features the mistress of death and renewal alongside her somber spouse, enjoying the landscape together in the pit of the darkest part of the year.
Crow Collectors and Raven Dandies will be receiving this postcard nex...
2020-12-21 15:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post
A lovely lady is checking her lover’s pocketwatch, counting the hours until the return of Spring. Any guesses as to who these classical figures might be? ;D
Behold — a first glance at January’s postcard in progress, which will be received by all members of the Crow Collector and Raven Dandy tiers! If you are a Jolly Jackdaw who wo...
2020-12-16 19:06:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Good evening, Blackbirds! Today is December 8th, and the sign-up window to receive the December postcards is officially up! I’m waiting on one last thing before I send out cards, but they should be out in the mail on their way to your mailboxes across the country and the world sometime this weekend!
For now, it is time to determine the winner of the “2021: FUCK AROUND AND FIND OUT”...
2020-12-09 00:30:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Blackbirds! Check out this arrival!! I’m only missing one more piece of the package puzzle before I can send you all your cards!
While I’m busy preparing for the first delivery on my end, please make sure things are squared away on your end as well! Go to your profile settings, view your memberships, select the Merry Blackbirds Postcard Society, and make sure that your ...
2020-12-07 20:10:25 +0000 UTC View Post
I am so pleased and proud to announced that the first MBPS postcards have arrived, and they look absolutely gorgeous!! I cannot wait to send them out to to you with a lovely welcome message. 💖 I’ve also begun sketching January’s card, and I am so jazzed by the concept, I’ll be sharing progress work with you soon!!!
I do unfortunately need to address an error I made in my promoti...
2020-12-03 20:27:10 +0000 UTC View PostI have been absolutely wondrously overwhelmed with the support shown to the launch of the Merry Blackbird Postcard Society! Thank you all SO much for being here, you have no idea how much it means to me. Each one of you is making a real material difference in my life as I continue this new journey of making freelance illustrator my full time job. There's no amount of Thank Yous I co...
2020-11-29 22:45:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Willkommen, bienvenue! Welcome, welcome, welcome! I am SO excited to announce the launching of the Merry Blackbird Postcard Society!
My vision for the MBPS is a community of people that delights in the small gift of trad mail like I do. <3 I look forward to making beautiful art for all of you, whether you collect that work as prints or use it to send love to your friends and family, or...
2020-11-27 17:35:10 +0000 UTC View Post