poetry in motion — and goddesses on the move

I hope that my first three Retail Therapy posts have given you some original and inspiring ideas for gift giving. (Yes, Virginia, you can escape the Amazon.com shopping experience!) But this week, I thought it would be fun to feature a free way to send the gift of “I’m thinking of you.”

It may be obvious, but virtual postcards are a free (and easy) way to share beauty and inspiration without leaving the comfort of your computer. Here are a few e-card destinations that meander off the Hallmark/Blue Mountain Arts beaten track. While these sites may not have all the slick bells and whistles that more commercial sites may offer, they offer something better — a distinctively mythic viewpoint.

I’m reminded by the Endicott Studio blog that April is National Poetry Month. To commemorate National Poetry Month, last year the numerous talents that comprise the Endicott Studio joined forces to create thirty virtual postcards bearing poems and art — one for each day of the month. The art of Alan Lee, Oliver Hunter (whose painting of the Fates you see above), Terri Windling and many others grace poems by Jane Yolen, Neil Gaiman and more.

Other artists related to the Endicott Studio: The website for the World of Froud, which features the combined work of Brian, Wendy and Toby Froud, offers beautiful free faery e-cards. Brian Froud’s faery paintings need no introduction. Wendy Froud’s stunning dolls graced several books by Terri Windling including The Winter Child. And here’s an interesting factoid about Wendy: She kindly modeled as Rapunzel for my first book, Rapunzel, some years ago, when I lived in Devon, England. But that’s a story for another day.

One small caveat: To send a World of Froud card, you do need to sign up to be a member of their World of Froud website. However, membership is free.

Prefer goddesses to faeries? Isha Lerner, the creator of the bestselling Inner Child cards and Triple Goddess Tarot, offers free goddess e-cards with images from her decks. Each card includes a short blessing which I believe are excerpted from her books.

You can also send an e-card bearing the lovely goddess art of Lisa Hunt at GoddessFlight.com. This site also offers e-cards by other artists who paint goddesses, though the tone of GoddessFlight is a bit commercial for my taste. (BTW, if you missed my post, Lisa’s tarot decks were featured here a few weeks ago.)

And last — but I hope not least — you can send a goddess postcard bearing one of my paintings. Choose from twelve goddesses such as Inanna (shown above), Venus and Persephone. I created these paintings for several publications including The Goddess Tarot and The Book of Goddesses.

Now go forth and move some pixels!

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