Hello Artists:
We are slowly getting pre-orders in from retailers. So far we have the following Museum Shops who have sent in an order:
The High Museum of Art - Atlanta, GA
The Telfair Museum - Savannah, GA
The Baltimore Museum of Art - Baltimore, MD
And we have been approved to move to the next level at the on-line and catalogue retailer, UNCOMMON GOODS. We will be in a test phase on their website and if we are popular enough, we will be included in their quarterly catalogue. More info to come!
Cheers - Dione
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
FINALLY!!!! We are heading to print....
Hello All....
Well it felt like it was never going to happen but we finally have all the artwork and packaging approved and in the hands of the printer. I am just waiting for the final press sheet from the printer and then we go ON THE PRESSES. I will have sample decks 2-3 weeks after that and the final shipment of decks should arrive in 6 weeks. I will make every attempt to send you your decks FIRST so you don't have to wait any longer but you will hear from me way before that.
The website will be updated and will go live as soon as the decks arrive for sale. I will send you all a link to the website to get your feedback before we go live to the public. This should be within 4 weeks time.
I will keep you posted on the sales process as well from now on. I have so many leads I need to begin pursuing. I was just waiting til I knew when I could get samples out to interested retailers. And so the fun begins!
Please check out images of the front and back of the box below. If I could have put each of your cards on a cover I would have but alas after hundreds of combinations, we decided on these and I think it looks SO INVITING!!
Thank you all for all your incredible work on this deck. It's absolutely stunning!
Well it felt like it was never going to happen but we finally have all the artwork and packaging approved and in the hands of the printer. I am just waiting for the final press sheet from the printer and then we go ON THE PRESSES. I will have sample decks 2-3 weeks after that and the final shipment of decks should arrive in 6 weeks. I will make every attempt to send you your decks FIRST so you don't have to wait any longer but you will hear from me way before that.
The website will be updated and will go live as soon as the decks arrive for sale. I will send you all a link to the website to get your feedback before we go live to the public. This should be within 4 weeks time.
I will keep you posted on the sales process as well from now on. I have so many leads I need to begin pursuing. I was just waiting til I knew when I could get samples out to interested retailers. And so the fun begins!
Please check out images of the front and back of the box below. If I could have put each of your cards on a cover I would have but alas after hundreds of combinations, we decided on these and I think it looks SO INVITING!!
Thank you all for all your incredible work on this deck. It's absolutely stunning!
Friday, February 17, 2012
And The Cards Keep Coming
Hello Artists: Only a week or so to go before we compile all the artwork and start to prepare for print. Just wanted to share a few more of the stunning cards that keep landing in our inbox. Huge thanks to all of you for all your hard work and efforts. Keep the cards coming!
The 5 Of Clubs - Justin Marable - Kansas
The 5 Of Diamonds - Tom Shelton - New Jersey
A Joker - Monica Baza - Guam
Monday, February 6, 2012
The Final Countdown
Hello Artists!!!
We finally have all the cards contracted out to artists all across the country and US territories beyond our border. FANTASTIC! Now is the fun part as we wait for final art to arrive. We have 13 pieces in so far and the deck is turning out to be stunning. From now on, we will try and post images on the blog a few at a time. Don't be hurt if you don't see yours up on display, it will be seen by thousands when the decks come out.
As final art comes in, we will be checking it for basic compliance with the guidelines and will try and correct what we can (if necessary) before sending them to the printer. Inevitably, the printer may need to make small crops or adjustments in order to match the templates exactly. If we need to do anything drastic (rarely!), we would always consult with you first.
Similarly with your BIOS, we will need to edit many of those down to fit onto the website. Once the site is up and running (post production) you will be able to read our edits and make any changes you'd like.
Don't forget, the deadline for final art is February 27th, 2012.
HERE ARE A FEW CARDS THAT HAVE ALREADY COME IN!!!!
The 8 of Diamonds by Denise Gallagher from Louisiana
The 7 of Hearts by Margaret Kroyer from The District of Columbia
And The King of Hearts by Randy Lyhus from Maryland
We finally have all the cards contracted out to artists all across the country and US territories beyond our border. FANTASTIC! Now is the fun part as we wait for final art to arrive. We have 13 pieces in so far and the deck is turning out to be stunning. From now on, we will try and post images on the blog a few at a time. Don't be hurt if you don't see yours up on display, it will be seen by thousands when the decks come out.
As final art comes in, we will be checking it for basic compliance with the guidelines and will try and correct what we can (if necessary) before sending them to the printer. Inevitably, the printer may need to make small crops or adjustments in order to match the templates exactly. If we need to do anything drastic (rarely!), we would always consult with you first.
Similarly with your BIOS, we will need to edit many of those down to fit onto the website. Once the site is up and running (post production) you will be able to read our edits and make any changes you'd like.
Don't forget, the deadline for final art is February 27th, 2012.
HERE ARE A FEW CARDS THAT HAVE ALREADY COME IN!!!!
The 8 of Diamonds by Denise Gallagher from Louisiana
The 7 of Hearts by Margaret Kroyer from The District of Columbia
Thanks all - Cheers!
Friday, January 13, 2012
Some Good and GREAT News!
Hello Artists:
A couple of new and exciting announcements.
First of all, we have been searching for a viable (and affordable) way to produce the cards here in the USA (as opposed to Overseas) and I have just received a great quote from a printer here so I think that at least the USA Project Deck will be our first mainland deck!!!
Second of all, we are currently re-printing our Portland deck. We sold out of 5,000 in only 18 months. It's a record! .......AND It looks like our Washington Deck may be equally as successful
SOOOOOO.......We decided to not only produce our USA Project Deck this spring but we will also move forward with The Chicago Project Deck as well as The NYNY Project Deck. All for release this Spring 2012. It's going to be CRAZY!!!!
Finally, If you have any artist friends to recommend for the Chicago or NYNY decks, have them send us their info as well as their websites so we can take a look.
We have about 5 cards already submitted - FABULOUS! - but don't panic, you have til February 27th to finish your contributions.
Wishing you all great creative waves of genius. Cheers - Dione
A couple of new and exciting announcements.
First of all, we have been searching for a viable (and affordable) way to produce the cards here in the USA (as opposed to Overseas) and I have just received a great quote from a printer here so I think that at least the USA Project Deck will be our first mainland deck!!!
Second of all, we are currently re-printing our Portland deck. We sold out of 5,000 in only 18 months. It's a record! .......AND It looks like our Washington Deck may be equally as successful
SOOOOOO.......We decided to not only produce our USA Project Deck this spring but we will also move forward with The Chicago Project Deck as well as The NYNY Project Deck. All for release this Spring 2012. It's going to be CRAZY!!!!
Finally, If you have any artist friends to recommend for the Chicago or NYNY decks, have them send us their info as well as their websites so we can take a look.
We have about 5 cards already submitted - FABULOUS! - but don't panic, you have til February 27th to finish your contributions.
Wishing you all great creative waves of genius. Cheers - Dione
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