Having a “Ball of Stahl”

This week I sent out a mailing of 700 post­cards to announce my first inter­na­tional trade show exhi­bition in the License & Design section of the Craft & Hobby Association’s Winter 2008 trade show. It would have been a little easier, but the post office mailed me 700 GUM backed stamps instead of sticker backed stamps! I didn’t even know that they still made this old fash­ioned format, but it made for a pretty exhibit to see that many stamps in a Ball jar since I didn’t have time to wait for them to mail me corrected pieces. Nancy Stahl’s painterly Florida Panther,created for the United States Postal service, made for a “Ball of Stahl.” I espe­cially love the contrast to my own feline friend “Lady Gwuinivere” AKA “Gwinny” and not a very productive studio mate, but a load of enter­tainment. Needless to say they mailing still got out on time with a little help from a giant sponge!