This postcard was made for World Book Night – In Praise of Birds.
I used the Sanderling rubber stamp from my book Ghost Birds and typed the text on my Olivetti Lettera 35.
I didn’t want to use an ordinary black ribbon so bought a purple typewriter ribbon.
The line is from an E E Cummings Poem which I also used in this Letterpress Print.
Over 250 participants created and submitted bird inspired postcards, which were swapped. This meant I received some great Postcards in exchange for mine. These arrived in an envelope with some beautiful bird Stamps. I received Sarah Bodman’s lovely Postcard and some bonus prints from Stephen Fowler.
The postcards appeared in three exhibitions a physical one at:
Bower Ashton Library, UWE Bristol, UK, 19th April – 30th June 2024,
Printout Posters at the:
Learning Resources Centre, Hong Kong Design Institute (HKDI),
1st September – 31st October 2024.
and Church Gallery, Limerick School of Art and Design, Clare Street, Limerick City, Ireland
on 29th September – 10th October 2025.