Mini Prints and Postcards
Strong and Hardy postcards are a creative fusion of historical artwork and imagery seamlessly intertwined with modern typography to convey contemporary and thought-provoking concepts and ideas. We believe in the power of juxtaposition! We take iconic artworks from different eras and cultures, carefully selecting pieces that resonate with today's world and these classic images serve as a canvas upon which we layer modern and sometimes funny typographic elements, creating a bridge between centuries.
With their compact 4x6 size and postcard backs, these prints are versatile and suitable for various spaces but can also be popped into the mail and sent to a friend!
To purchase, please visit our Etsy shop or find us at a 2024 market or art festival.
Word Salad
Sometimes we just need daily reminders or affirmations to speak hard truths or remind us of what's important. And with their compact 4x6 size, these little Word Salad prints are versatile and suitable for various spaces. This series utilizes historical artwork of the 16th century seamlessly intertwined with modern typography to convey modern expressions, reminders and concepts.
Read more about the original artwork below and its fascinating inception and background.
"In the 1500s, as printing became the most common method of producing books, intellectuals increasingly valued the inventiveness of scribes and the aesthetic qualities of writing. From 1561 to 1562, Georg Bocskay, the Croatian-born court secretary to the Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I, created this Model Book of Calligraphy in Vienna to demonstrate his technical mastery of the immense range of writing styles known to him.
About thirty years later, Emperor Rudolph II, Ferdinand's grandson, commissioned Joris Hoefnagel to illuminate Bocskay's model book. Hoefnagel added fruit, flowers, and insects to nearly every page, composing them so as to enhance the unity and balance of the page's design. It was one of the most unusual collaborations between scribe and painter in the history of manuscript illumination.
Because of Hoefnagel's interest in painting objects of nature, his detailed images complement Rudolph II's celebrated Kunstkammer, a cabinet of curiosities that contained bones, shells, fossils, and other natural specimens. Hoefnagel's careful images of nature also influenced the development of Netherlandish still life painting."
S & H Word Salad is printed on Red River 96lb. Pecos Gloss paper in our home studio.
