Pumpkin Patch chalk postcard

Autumn. Days getting shorter, mushrooms and pumpkins, lantern lights in the distance. A drawing with the end of October and the start of November in mind. At the end of October is Samhain, the Celtic celebration that heralds the beginning of winter and a (Celtic) new year on November 1. On October 31, more and more countries pay attention to Halloween, celebrated on 'All Hallows Eve' the evening before All Saints' Day. This is followed on November 2 by All Souls' Day, the day on which the deceased are remembered. Halloween, All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day is the Christian translation of the pre-Christian Samhain.

Autumn drawings are always nice to make. They look so beautiful on the black chalkboard. The evenings falling earlier and earlier, the various colourful autumn 'treasures' such as pumpkins, leaves and mushrooms. And will-o'-the-wisps in the distance.

There is something magical about a chalkboard drawing.  Because of the black background, you not only apply color when you start drawing, but also light.  Chalk as a material is vulnerable but also very flexible, you can make quick impressions with it, but you can also work with it in detail.  The board drawings are transient, and eventually become again.  However, this also creates space for a new drawing.

Geertje uses Mercurius chalkboard chalk for all her chalkboard drawings

10.5 x 14.8 cm. (A6 format)

The postcard is printed on high-quality sturdy paper with a thickness of 300 grams and the card is finished with rounded corners. The back is blank, with enough space for a personal message.

Print of a chalkboard drawing on a large quality paper card.

Printed in the Netherlands.

Geertje Kapteijns (1980) is a visual artist, living in Dordrecht, Netherlands.  When her children went to a Waldorf school, she was introduced to the way in which the seasons and annual festivals are celebrated and how children are able to be children during childhood.  This has proved to be a huge source of inspiration.  She started making chalkboard drawings and over time, she released them as cards, as well as her watercolour paintings as cards.  The cards are small works of art that encourage a conscious reflection on a certain time of the year or a certain event and the feeling that goes with that.  Drawings that make you look forward to remembering a beautiful moment.