This week, I’m excited to share the work of my amazing friend, Donovan Beeson. I met Donovan after I left Chicago (bummer!) when she was working on her Letter Writers Alliance project. Donovan is a fabulous illustrator, and shares my love with derelict office equipment and forgotten art supplies. We also both have a history as comic book counter help. Destined to be friend!
Over the years, her love of all things postally-related has turned into a Patreon project called Selvage. With Selvage she has expanded her love of postal experiments has expanded into a community where she shows her works in progress as well as other creative projects. Every month, she creates at least one artistamp to share with supporters. The themes and artistic techniques vary, but there is a strong passion for the postal service, the written word, and the natural world.
Anyone who joins her Patreon at a specific level will even get a block or whole sheet of her artistamps — awesome mail every month! She often provides printables for letter writing which are wonderful too!
She’s a loyal cat servant and sometimes she makes julienne fries. (That last bit is a joke. She does not cook.)
Consider supporting her on Patreon or following her process online.
Oh my goodness! I wish I could find my Letter Writers Alliance membership card, because I think my member number was something like 76. I adored that project, and I’m so glad to know about her Patreon.