Good morning, Blackbirds!!
I’m ecstatic to introduce to you a guest artist who will be creating the Bonus Card for November’s delivery! Please welcome: @Eleheba!
El Segal is an illustrator and fabricator whose artwork is centered around ornate detail, extensive symbolism, personal expression, identity, and Jewish culture. El has been a good friend of mine for several years, whom I had the privileg...
2022-10-11 14:57:18 +0000 UTC
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Hey all! Once again I just want to remind you all that I collect addresses on the 5th, to allow everyone enough time to fix payment troubles.
If you adjust your tier or cancel your subscription before then, my script will identify that current status, not the status you held when you paid for the month.
Please wait until after the 5th to adjust your membership as you please! It saves you and I both the confusion and the mistakes!
2022-10-01 14:49:44 +0000 UTC
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Hello again, Blackbirds!
The MBPS has had a membership cap of 800 members since January of this year! In that time, I’ve been able to observe the flux of members and how they distribute themselves in tiers. The Jolly Jackdaw tier has always remained humble, and is the only tier to never cap out; in contrast, the Raven Dandy tier caps out quite often, and indeed capped out for October earlier today!
With respect to these observations, I’ve decided to redistribute the tier...
2022-09-26 20:55:44 +0000 UTC
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Good morning, Blackbirds!
This illustration is celebrating it’s 1 year anniversary this month, and so I wanted to bring it back for a treatment I’d wanted to give it since its debut: A lush, ivy-covered border treatment, and a richer update to the colors!
This second edition of “Rites of Autumn” will be October’s bonus card, going out to all Raven Dandies in October’s delivery alongside “Candles Aglow, My Darling Below”. As of right now, there are only 11 ope...
2022-09-26 13:49:20 +0000 UTC
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Happy first day of Autumn, Blackbirds!! I hope you all enjoyed your equinox — from here on, the night consumes the day. Are you ready for the long dark?
October’s postcard is here!! Just in time for the air getting crisp and the pumpkins coming out. I truly wanted to indulge in the mood of the season, so I went as full spooky kitsch as I could.
My fantasy for this illustration is of a young woman, lonely and alienated in her misty town, who falls in love with a name on a...
2022-09-23 15:23:43 +0000 UTC
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Good afternoon, Blackbirds!
The heat is finally receding in those parts of the world especially blighted with it this past summer… So that I can finally call the summer “past”. I was eager to dive full speed ahead into the autumn mood, so as soon as I started work on October’s postcard, I cooked up the kitchiest, halloweeniest Victorian romance that I could: A lady in love with a name on a gravestone. Perhaps it is woefully unrequited, or perhaps her shutters are rattled b...
2022-09-14 19:18:04 +0000 UTC
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Hello, Blackbirds!
As discussed in this previous post, it is time for the Autumn Archival Sale, where I am offering 3-packs of September, October and November 2021’s postcards in order to clean out my archives!
All cards are now sold! Thank you all!
In order to order one of these packs, send me a mess...
2022-09-01 16:01:06 +0000 UTC
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Good afternoon, Blackbirds!
September’s bonus card will be this sketch illustration of Jules, an original character featured in last year’s October “Halloween Greetings” card as well as January’s “Hearthglow” card! I loved this sketch quite a lot, and these colors feel perfect for September in my mind. Enjoy!
Only Raven Dandies will receive this card! Remember that you have through Wednesday (August 31st!) to adjust your tier for September’s delivery!
— Y...
2022-08-29 16:35:41 +0000 UTC
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Happy Sunday, Blackbirds!
I’m here with a long-awaited announcement… This Thursday, on September 1st, the cards from Autumn of 2021 will be returning in another Archives Sale!
As usual, the way this works is that at the specified time, you may send me a message on Etsy requesting a pack of cards: The September, October and November 2021 cards shown above! The first messagers to claim the limi...
2022-08-28 19:37:44 +0000 UTC
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Good evening, Blackbirds!
My apologies for a late update, as this artwork has been up elsewhere for a few days now! This week was a rush of finishing artwork deadlines while preparing the August delivery. But behold, for Patreon: “Even In Another Time: Part II”, a companion to August’s postcard.
Though I’m not sure how well it translates, one of the things I specifically had in mind in both of these pieces is GNC transness, and how it might translate in another time. Sad...
2022-08-19 01:16:39 +0000 UTC
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Good evening Blackbirds!
I just wanted to pop in and say that from late June until now, my inbox — as well as my physical pile of returned deliveries — has been a bit of a mess! I am doing my best to get back on top of things now.
If you have a message that needs an answer that I haven’t supplied, please send me another message on Patreon. If you are missing a delivery from June or before that you believe you were charged for, do also mes...
2022-08-10 21:15:06 +0000 UTC
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Good afternoon, Blackbirds!
August’s silly bonus cards turned out just beautifully. There’s not much that cant be improved by gold foil!
I wanted to let you in on my little behind-the-scenes scuffling with bonus cards for the Raven Dandy tier.
My intention when I introduced this pledge reward was to present two options every month for you to select a bonus card from via poll. Typically, this was older works or works made outside the MBPS.
As my wo...
2022-08-09 17:23:55 +0000 UTC
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Behold, Blackbirds: A very silly meme made by yours truly, doodled as a very silly bonus card by yours truly. August’s bonus card for Raven Dandies will be a premium postcard with the outlines of the frame rendered in gold foil, elevating this meme to some High Class Art. Enjoy this peak Leyendecker comedy.
Your Society President, Penpal-in-Chief, and Very Serious Artist, Marlowe Lune
2022-07-30 13:40:43 +0000 UTC
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Happy Friday, Blackbirds!
August’s Postcard of the Month is here! This postcard will go out next month to all Crow Collector and Raven Dandy members of the MBPS. Raven Dandies will also be getting a fun little ~gold foil premium bonus card~, which I’ll reveal later today or tomorrow! It’s very silly, but I think you’ll enjoy it a lot.
I discussed the concept for this Postcard of the Month in my previous WIP post from earlier this week, which I encourage you to read. The lo...
2022-07-29 15:46:55 +0000 UTC
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Good afternoon, Blackbirds!
For August‘s postcard, I’m was inspired by some J. C. Leyendecker and Cheri Herouard illustrations to play with clashes of eras. Leyendecker‘s illustrations compare silver screen film stars and their iconic roles; Herouard’s expose the Modern Girl as she was then, in the 1920s. Now, both of these antiquated sets of illustrations read a little differently, as every one of their figures reads like a period costume to us. In my opinion, there’s an...
2022-07-26 22:05:13 +0000 UTC
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Good afternoon, Blackbirds!
July postcards are in the mail as of today! Considering my move, I‘m pleased to have them out on a day that I can just barely still call the middle of the month.
I’m hard at work on August’s postcard as well as September’s simultaneously — the two will be a bit of a duo, and might even prove to eventually be a series… The theme for these works inspired (as often is the case) by Leyendecker and La Vie Parisienne’s Chéri Hérouard, ...
2022-07-19 19:18:34 +0000 UTC
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Good morning Blackbirds!
As there are many new patrons this month, I wanted to offer a quick reminder: I do not collect addresses until around the 5th of the month, because this is how long it usually takes for Patreon to process all payments and for declined payments to get fixed.
So if you only want to be charged for July, and wish to cancel before the next billing cycle, please wait until at least after the 5th to do so, or there is a very high chance that you will be skipped...
2022-07-01 15:14:36 +0000 UTC
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Good morning Blackbirds!
Though we will be back to proper polls soon, this month for the sake of time and limitations I am wielding my power as the Penpal in Chief to declare July’s bonus card for Raven Dandies! I’ve reached deep into the archives to pull out a piece that I think pairs beautifully with “Stand and Face Me, My Love (Centaur Kiss)”.
Made back in 2020, this study was drawn after a promotional photo of Elisabeth Bergner starring in the 1928 German silent ...
2022-06-28 15:00:42 +0000 UTC
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Good morning, Blackbirds!
I’m proud to show you: July’s postcard of the month!!
This postcard design is a redraw of Georges Leonnec‘s 1924 cover for La Vie Parisienne, “The Ride” or “Centaur Kiss”. You may be more familiar with 2022-06-27 13:20:00 +0000 UTC
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Good morning, Blackbirds!
It’s been a little while since you’ve heard from me, and I apologize for that! Currently, I am packing my little house to move once again: This time, to Providence, RI! I appreciate your patience, but as ever, I’m keeping this circus act going in the middle of the tempest!
Early this month as I was prepping June postcards, I made a nightmarish discovery: My final two boxes of MBPS envelopes had been ruined by the humidity, and were unusable. I place...
2022-06-22 14:26:39 +0000 UTC
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Hello, Blackbirds!
As discussed in this previous post, it is time for the Sunder Archival Sale, where I am offering 3-packs of June, July and August’s 2021’s postcards in order to clean out my archives!
All sets are now sold!! Thank you very much!!
In order to order one of these packs, send me a message on Etsy
2022-06-03 16:00:09 +0000 UTC
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Hello, Blackbirds!
It’s an absolutely golden afternoon here, and I’m excited to tell you that the Summer Archives Sale is almost upon us.
This Friday, on June 3rd, you’ll be able to purchase a 3-pack of the Postcards of the Month from June, July and August 2021. The way to do this will be by sending me a message on Etsy requesting to purchase a set! I have 24 sets to sell, so the ...
2022-05-30 19:00:32 +0000 UTC
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Hello again, Blackbirds!
Last year for the Classics: But Make It Gay art book by Nova & Mali, I reimagined Botticelli’s Venus as transmasculine. In June, a premium gold foil version of this illustration will be June’s bonus card!! All Raven Dandies will receive a copy in their June delivery!
I have some extras of this card, so I’d like to try out a twist: 35 of these cards will get shuffled into random Crow Collector deliveries this month. Consider it a li...
2022-05-29 23:06:16 +0000 UTC
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Good afternoon, Blackbirds!
This month has been a real frenzy, and next month will only get more chaotic as I handle my move to Providence! I appreciate you all very much for bearing with me as I keep all the balls juggling.
As most of you have seen elsewhere, one of the reasons that this month kept my hands full was that I announced the next major project that I’ll be embarking on: I’m excited to share with you all that I’m working on a debut original graphic no...
2022-05-29 17:41:24 +0000 UTC
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Good morning Blackbirds! Happy Monday, and happy early birthday to meeeee!
MBPS Mystery Packs are now up!
You can read more about them — especially what is and isn’t in them — in this previous post! Mystery Packs contain 3 random different cards from a selection of 17 possible designs from the archiv...
2022-05-16 16:25:38 +0000 UTC
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Good morning, Blackbirds!
In spite of my regular archival sales (Summer 2021 archive sale is coming up!!), the MBPS archives continues to live in my home rent free. 😩 I’m trying something new out to clear a little space! My birthday is coming up next week, and it seems like the perfect time to celebrate and reflect by offering up from my stores.
So for the first time ever, MBPS cards will briefly be available to the public as well as you lovely folks in the form of Mystery ...
2022-05-13 15:46:16 +0000 UTC
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Hello Blackbirds!
My life is one grand juggling act with a hundred balls, and I am only a mortal clown.
Some of you have noticed that April’s postcard is not scanning! I would love to attribute it to a technical problem or a life event or a ghost infestation, but it’s just a ball on the ground, tragically dropped.
May’s postcard will include WIP images of the development of April’s postcard, in addition to its own usual content! Please forgive me for the slip-up in...
2022-04-30 15:29:48 +0000 UTC
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Good morning, Blackbirds!
As April closes and the deadline for May’s delivery approaches tomorrow, you may have wondered why the usual Bonus Card poll was conspicuously absent… I’ve been tinkering away at a new little notion!
“The Book of Spring Volume I” is a single-page zine containing a cover illustration and 6 little doodles to celebrate the season. Every Raven Dandy will receive one of these little books alongside their two copies of May’s Postcard of ...
2022-04-29 15:57:41 +0000 UTC
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Good morning, Blackbirds!
Just popping in to let you know that, as discussed in previous posts, members whose payments have been declined since February or longer before have been removed. This leaves a little room in all tiers! If anyone would like to adjust your tier, now would be a good time to do so.
April’s deliveries went out on Monday, so they should begin arriving very soon! :)
— Marlowe Lune
2022-04-15 15:23:01 +0000 UTC
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Good morning, Blackbirds!
As a precocious and romantic little ginger queer myself, Anne Shirley was queen of my heart growing up. To celebrate my approaching birthday month, May’s postcard pays homage to this most incredible and pure-hearted sapphic romance of children’s literature — Anne and her Diana.
I was looking at a lot of Cicely Mary Barker (another staple my childhood) as I tried out a more watercolor-evoking color technique. I’m not sure how I feel about i...
2022-04-11 15:26:20 +0000 UTC
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