Along with each painting are a few extra bits that make each package more substantial.
(click to see full-size on flickr)
To make this seem a little more official and to add a bit of 'paperwork' for myself (since the National Parks Service is a U.S. government branch), I am mailing out each painting with a business card (with the tumblr URL on the back), a form letter (customized for each park), and a certificate that accompanies the painting. The painting and certificate are packaged in a cello bag (I was going to skip the bag but someone mentioned a cup of coffee + an original watercolor = recipe for disaster on someone's ranger station desk) which goes into the wax paper/glassine bag with the business card. Everything is then stuffed in a chipboard mailer, sprinkled with postage stamps, and off it goes!
I'm enjoying the painting, documentation and the packing processes equally.
If you want to see more photos of my process, I started an album on Flickr and along with the main tumblr, I just started posting the finished pieces to a special instagram account as well.
Thanks for following along!
xo
Sarah
have you received any responses yet? i'm so excited to hear about it if/when you do!
ReplyDeleteNot "yet"! Because of the nature of the project I feel like I shouldn't want/expect any sort of response from the parks but secretly/not secretly I would LOVE to hear back from someone. And it would be a nice confirmation that the packages are reaching their destinations! [Nervous teeth-bearing emoji]
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