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Exquisitely Practical Tools for Your Life and Your Desk
Wms & Co. / Amass Blog
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Exquisitely Practical Tools for Your Life and Your Desk

pick a card, any card

JP Williams

 

i was fortunate to have taken chris van allsberg's pen and ink classes at risd, in which you spent a great deal of time drawing—and i mean the most exacting kind of drawing. if you are familiar with his that tells a story: the fishermen; men riding donkeys; fencers and more. it’s like exploring someone’s truly wonderful imagination.

i don’t have an interesting story about these cards. i was not rummaging in an attic. i was not at some far-flung flea market. alas, they were found on ebay. evil ebay. it’s a love/hate relationship.

i recall visiting a bookshop, a small one upstate, at a time when my partner still joined me in the hunt— a time long ago. i discovered a book with an alvin lustig jacket, one from the new direction series. lovely. not sure which one but they’re always hard to find and this one had no price. i brought it over to the dealer and he told me to wait a moment. he went to his computer—this was very early internet days—and brought up bookfinder.com. he typed in the title and voilà, a dozen examples of the book appeared. five dollars to fifty five. i was blown away. the search was forever altered. ebay has refined its search engine and now proposes 'you might like.' among the search results appear, i generally opt for 'other items from seller.' that’s how i found these cards. needless to say, i was in awe. i hope you are, too.

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Chris Van Allsberg ? Niceeeeeee
Stacy Zreply
PUFF!! They are very impressive!! It is an excellent work + I never saw something like that ever! I really enjoy them! Good Vibes!
wow... yes, impressive is the word. and jaw-dropping. i've never seen anything like this either... agnes :)
these are so very wonderful. i work on old playing cards myself.. but i've clearly got a long way to go to match these!! http://portercolline.com/2012/06/14/cards/
Hi! These cards are great! I first ran into them on ephemera assemblyman.http://assemblyman-eph.blogspot.com/2009/05/nursery-rhymes-playing-cards.html Are you responsible for that blog, too? I notice there haven't been any posts there since May of 2010. Actually, looking again, these seem to be different! The fish...Hmmm, weird connection!
I love these. thanks
@Kurt Davis, isn't that amazing- the two packs. Did you contact the person with the other deck? What a fun thing to do with a deck of cards. Reminds me of the person who draws tiny images on matchbook covers.
Sarareply
these are fabulous. SO jealous of your lucky discovery - so hard to do these days. Thank you for sharing.
lesliereply