February 14, 2018, at 7:00 pm, at Antenna Gallery…stationer Nancy Sharon Collins in collaboration with Antenna brings you another in the ongoing series, LETTERS READ. The Valentines Day event will be readings of non-fictional text threads curated from an open call for submissions. Some threads have been edited to protect participants. Others will be read as…
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This article is primarily about thin paper. To understand what constitutes thin, one should compare it to thick in the same language used by commercial paper companies. Paper weight refers to how much a ream of paper weighs. Thickness refers to its measure in millimeters or inches and may also be affected by tooth or…
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In this fifth mini-video, Mrs. Collins explains, in a heart felt manner, what its like receiving a personal letter. This series of ten videos, all less than a minute in length, are snippets about engraved stationery, receiving personal letters in the snail-mail method (through the post office), and what its like being a stationer creating…
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This year we are offering the very last from a late 1990s limited edition of French-folded hand engraved onion skin Happy New Year cards. Individual, hand engraved card and complimentingly lined envelopes. $15.45, including shipping. Purchase here. Traditional etiquette suggests one has the entire first month of the new year to receive New Years notes and good…
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LETTERS READ: Veterans Day strives to find the little moments where lives of military service members and civilians intersect. Saturday, November 11th, 2017 6:30 to 8:30pm Bastion 1901 Mirabeau Avenue, New Orleans Admission is free and open to the public. Readings focus on love letters from The National World War II Museum, letters from United States Army Air…
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