Postcards

Illustrative Storytelling
Project: Communication
A partnership of two people were given a word, instructed to create a piece of artwork inspired by the word independently, and mail the artwork to the classmate. Once the artwork is received, a new piece must be created inspired by the partner’s work.

The following images are a continuation of this previous entry:



The reverse text read as follows:

“Nashville, Tennessee. Christened “Music City, USA” in 1950, Nashville is home to all Big Four record labels, as well as numerous independent labels. Music Row is considered the heart of Nashville’s music industry with record labels, publishing houses, music licensing firms, and recording studios concentrated in one district.
Trivia: Guitars are made and repaired by people called luthiers.”

The hypothetical letter from Dan read:

“Frank,
Barely half-way through with my cross-country venture. The Country Music Awards were here last night. Faith Hill is a cunt rag, isn’t she? Personally, there is just too much denim and rhinestones in Nashville for me to handle. And far too much tweed (and not in the good Coco Chanel way, but the brainless Scarecrow kind of way).
Hola, Dan”

The response from my instructors went well, but we decided to push the project in a more original direction. They liked the idea of a cross-country road trip, but preferred more obscure postcards. Next week, I brought in:



“Sebastopol, California. A 20-minute drive from the Pacific Ocean, Sebastopol is known both as the “Apple Capital of the World” and the “Egg Capital of the World.” With a population of no more than 7,000 people, famous Sebastopolian residents include Willard Libby inventor of carbon dating, the cartoonist Charles Schulz, and both Jerry Garcia and Mickey Hart of the Grateful dead.”

“Frank,
I thought you’d enjoy a postcard of cock. Seriously though, the “Egg Capital of the World”? Driving through, the entire town smells like guano. I can’t wait for this cross-country trip to be over. Only several hundred miles to go, until I’m back in LA!
XO, Dan”

The following week, I skipped class to do my own cross-country (Los Angeles to Washington DC) road trip. I used the opportunity to send myself over-sized blank post cards. I sent cards from 22 locations, took a combined 300 photos and videos, and have a scrapbook full of swag. My instructors were so enthusiastic about the project, they’re determined to help me turn it into a novelty travel book!