Hello 1980s! Meet the 2020s.

This project is a labor of love, to be sure.

A handful of years ago I began exploring my mom’s art more passionately. I immersed myself in what I found within a few boxes that had been closed up and tucked away since her death in 1997. It was so exciting yet also a big let down every time I got to the end of a pile. I wanted more. These cards are such a key memory that I have of her so to acknowledge the finite amount of art, though obvious, was hard. I believe it was then that I decided one way to keep it going, keep producing and keep exploring, would be to reproduce and carry on a dream of hers.

Here we are in 2020 where I have set forth in the pursuit of bringing her art back to those who loved her as well as to a whole new generation. I am sticking with the Scandinavian classics and also creating a whole new line to bring it to my new home state of Montana.

Many of us would agree there is a jovialness to everything she’s done. She was nothing if not perpetually optimistic despite everything she struggled with. She was thankful to be alive every day and thankful for those who surrounded her. And for that, it’s not fair to let her memory fade.

“I am strong. I am healthy. I am calm.” ~ the affirmations of Martha