Tag: political protests

Sending Out Some RESIST Cards

January 10, 2025

Dear Liza,

I’ve been making some more Art Resist cards, and have started sending some out to friends. I even tucked some into Christmas cards!

My latest batch used pictures from The New Yorker magazine, so some of them are famous people like Paul McCartney and Michelle Pfeiffer, as well as a certain political buffoon. Here are all the cards that were on my shelf this evening.

I wanted to include a note to my friends, and got some Gelli print practice in putting patriotic colors on some of the cards.

I sent them out to 16 friends who I thought would enjoy them. I hope they will know that they are not alone in their hopes for our country.

Love,

Grandma Judy

Rebellious Art Cards

September 6, 2025

Dear Liza,

A while back I told you about art cards, small pieces of art that you can send to friends or give away to strangers. I’m building mine on old baseball cards.

This past weekend, I got an inspiration of another way to share them. I was at the No Kings March downtown, walking with thousands of other folks to protest the current administration’s unconstitutional and illegal takeover of our country.

When we got home from the March, I went into my art closet to make more art cards. Before, I liked leaving the back untouched so you could see that it had started life as a baseball card. Now, I wanted to use it for a rebellious purpose.

I tried a few ways of treating the photos… flat acrylic looked streaky, but an impression from a sheet of shelf liner made a nice surface so you can still see the player.

I pulled letters from my box of words to spell out a simple message.

I like the ransom-note effect.

Now my art has a purpose. I can hand these cards to folks at future protests, a small piece of art to give encouragement. I even punched a hole in the corner and strung some ribbon through, so they can be tied to a backpack or belt loop and not get lost.

I have a hook in my art closet for my growing collection.

Love,

Grandma Judy