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Leeds Postcards now stocked at Leeds Art Gallery

happenupon — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:30:28 +0000

Very proud to announce that Leeds Postcards are now stocked in Leeds Art Gallery shop as well as the city museum. Being pointed at are the cards whilst just behind you can see the display of fridge magnets. So if you are in Leeds get yourself down to the art gallery shop and buy some lovely gifts.

leeds postcards in the leeds art gallery shop

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acappella prodigy

happenupon — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:08:00 +0000

Genius – choirs rock

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The Joy of Books

happenupon — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:06:28 +0000

Beautiful stop frame animation – all about the beauty of reading books – lovely. Watch it. It is less than 2 minutes

The Joy of Books.

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2012 colours

happenupon — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:28:13 +0000

Just finished redesigning this fridge magnet for Leeds Postcards. The pallet was teal, brown purple mustard and burnt umber. This words are an old Chekov quote - any idiot can face a crisis it is this day to day living that wears you out. By using the colour pallet it brings the design bang up to date. You can buy the fridge magnet here http://www.leedspostcards.co.uk/products/246-day-to-day-fridge-magnet.aspx

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fridge magnet walk dance

happenupon — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:08:23 +0000

Just finished designing a new fridge magnet for Leeds Postcards . The inspiration was 1970′s disco and talent shows. The words are from a Zimbabwean proverb. If you can walk you can dance, if you can talk you can sing.

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Leeds Postcards Button Badges and Fridge Magnets

happenupon — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 08:59:07 +0000

I have been busy producing Button badges and Fridge Magnets for Leeds Postcards. What started as a simple idea soon revealed itself to be more complicated than first considered. Leeds Postcards produce radical cards and are stocked by art galleries, bookshops and health food stores across the UK. They have a great selection of powerful cards which seemed to be crying out to be turned into button badges and fridge magnets. However, when revisited one quickly realises that the media changes the message. Sometimes this is to do with where it is displayed other times it is the constraint of a different size and shape.
Well I was hurried along into production by Oxfam books putting in an order of badges for the Hay on wye festival .The badges were then taken up by Leeds art Gallery for their new shop, they also asked for 25 designs of the fridge magnets. This meant we had to go full steam ahead and produce the artwork and get them produced. So thanks to our stockists support we have some great new products ready to go on sale on the Leeds Postcards website

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Peanut Lady – The Gambia

happenupon — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 12:48:41 +0000

Peanut Lady, originally uploaded by Paul Mallett.

Just back from The Gambia which was breathtaking, so much nature and beautiful people. And to top it off we were able to take some great shots I hope you agree

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New Leeds Postcards shop launched

happenupon — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 17:26:58 +0000

Delighted to see that Leeds Postcards have got their own online store. Leeds Postcards are an alternative press that create original pieces of activist political art as postcards and Badges, they have been going since 1979 and published many famous cards including anti thatcher, support for the striking miners and free Nelson Mandela. They are still very active and their most recent card features the David Cameron Think Tank card that was recently featured in the Guardian newspaper. Why not pay them a visit and at www.leedspostcards.co.uk

Yesterday saw the launch of the Leeds Postcards online store. The shop contains all your favourite cards and will in the future be bringing you exciting new products so watch this space. In the meantime rush over there and have a look we would love to say hello. Leeds Postcards shop … Read More

via Leeds Postcards

They would love to have you r support or if you have any good designs let them know

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Whitby gothic weekend

happenupon — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 08:14:46 +0000

what better way to spend a Halloween sunday than going to the seaside to watch goths eat ice cream and buy fudge. Steam Punk was definitely a favourite theme with some great brass and clockwork guns, eyeglasses and jewellery. My favourite was Bingley the dog Goth – but might be a bit biased here
If you want to know more check out the Whitby Gothic weekend website

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Yellow Wellies

happenupon — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 07:46:42 +0000

Autumn is made even more glorious by kicking up leaves in yellow wellies. These are lace up wellingtons by Hunter which makes them a joy to take off too

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