Collections of any sort can be more fun with structure. One way I've found to make my collecting enjoyable is to focus on specific categories of business cards. Though some folks are "generalists" -- those who are happy to get just about any kind of card in any condition -- I like sticking to a few types. My favorites are listed along the right hand column: from Artists to Western Themes featuring cactus. Right now the list is around 30 subjects and can fluctuate...just personal preference more than anything else.
I'm currently in a letter writing campaign with Art Museums around the United States. For better or worse, I'm addressing my notes to the executive directors
or whichever title sounds most like the head of staff! Approximately 25 per
cent of the recipients replied to my first round of requests -- and that's with me including a self-addressed, stamped envelope, too.
The initial goals are 1) to get at least one from every US state and territory and 2) to get a wide variety of museums -- it could be Fine Art, American Art, art and culture from a specific place, or an institution focused on a single artist. Like, Norman Rockwell or Chuck Jones -- of Looney Toons fame, for instance.
Here's the front and back sides of two versions of cards sent from the Chuck Jones Center for Creativity, a nonprofit public charity located in Orange County, California. (They work with people of all ages and across the autism spectrum "... to nurture the creative genius that exists in all of us."
Check them out!) The larger, square card is a fold-over...that hasn't been folded...and both are in pristine condition. Linda Jones is Chuck's daughter and Craig Kausen is her son and the President of the organization.
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