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In an ongoing conversation by mail, we make and send postcards with our thoughts and questions about collaboration and the creative process.

October 2023
Kelly — The postcards are our symbol of collaboration. Images made by other people. Rearranged by us. Carried by postal workers. All of which unspools this long thread of conversation. The postcard is a 4x6 inch resting place. When making or knowing or writing becomes too big. <3 H.

Undated
K — Maybe I’ll just make paper quilts. Made this while thinking + talking about patterns. Patterns of personality and those we might have inherited. And then remembering I think patterns are so beautiful, too. xo H

September 2021
H—I started journaling this week after a long hiatus. Intuition or instinct pulled me back to paper, to daily observation, to ritual, to practice. It feels good, even though the full moon really fucked with me these last few days. At least I’m keeping a record.
K

July 2021

April 2020

Undated
Happy Birthday, Heidi!
This postcard is 1,000 days late and here I am hand delivering it. Hand made, hand delivered. One year into the pandemic. I’m feeling deeply grateful for modern science, a new spring, this river I’m gazing at, and you.
—K

September 2018K — It’s always good when you come to Maine because it’s where this all started. I feel so much excitement about the next steps we are working on. Our practice of following what gives us energy seems to work.xo H — September 2018
K — It’s always good when you come to Maine because it’s where this all started. I feel so much excitement about the next steps we are working on. Our practice of following what gives us energy seems to work.
xo H

May 2018Heidi,I just had to hide my Instagram app from myself on my phone. I guess sometimes that is what it takes! In the war of art. I'm grateful for the conversation we have that remind me how to overcome resistance, keep it simple, move, make, b… — May 2018
Heidi,
I just had to hide my Instagram app from myself on my phone. I guess sometimes that is what it takes! In the war of art. I'm grateful for the conversation we have that remind me how to overcome resistance, keep it simple, move, make, breathe, read. Sometimes it's hard. Thanks for the push.
xoxo K

March 2018H — I love your hand-making inspiration and ideas. I want to collage everything with color and texture and unexpected pattern and beauty. The idea of our ritual cards makes my heart race! It does feel like Artist's Way has led us to a crit… — March 2018
H — I love your hand-making inspiration and ideas. I want to collage everything with color and texture and unexpected pattern and beauty. The idea of our ritual cards makes my heart race! It does feel like Artist's Way has led us to a critical point where everything is shifting into place. I have faith in it and trust we'll keep going. <3 K

September 2017K — I've been thinking a lot about knowing my power. Movement + creation help me see + understand it. That OnBeing podcast we listened to reminded me how what + how we create is shaped by our landscape—internal and external. I wonder w… — September 2017
K — I've been thinking a lot about knowing my power. Movement + creation help me see + understand it. That OnBeing podcast we listened to reminded me how what + how we create is shaped by our landscape—internal and external. I wonder what we can learn about landscape from these postcards? I'm feeling a shift in landscape right now. The woman on here is on the coast of Maine but something about it—the smokiness + wild flower bunch—makes me think of the CA coast. Love H

June 2017Dear Heidi:Good news. It's pink wine + spring roll season. Those are two of our creative fuels so it should help with output, as will the sun, and the ocean. Thank you for sharing your epiphanies with me because they become mine, too. I kee… — June 2017
Dear Heidi:
Good news. It's pink wine + spring roll season. Those are two of our creative fuels so it should help with output, as will the sun, and the ocean. Thank you for sharing your epiphanies with me because they become mine, too. I keep thinking of you saying, of course, doing the work inspires more work. I'm back!
Love you --
K

December 2016Kelly — You're right, making is part of the way forward. I like to think of a lineage of creators, that we are part of a tradition of exploring, understanding, and re-making the world in words and in images. Sometimes I forget my artist… — December 2016
Kelly — You're right, making is part of the way forward. I like to think of a lineage of creators, that we are part of a tradition of exploring, understanding, and re-making the world in words and in images. Sometimes I forget my artist-self, forget to see. But when I remember her, everything is better and I'm powerful—again. Love, H

November 2016Heartbreak.I know art is part of the way forward but I'm still gathering strength. But I think of a recent conversation we had about how much of the momentum, energy, and creativity is gained in the act / process of making. So the real … — November 2016
Heartbreak.
I know art is part of the way forward but I'm still gathering strength. But I think of a recent conversation we had about how much of the momentum, energy, and creativity is gained in the act / process of making. So the real trick is just to start, isn't it? This postcard is a tiny step.
<3 Kelly
"Be kind, make art, fight the power." - Colson Whitehead

June 2016H - I had coffee with my friend (who is a massage therapist) and we talked about how disconnected our minds + bodies are. We don't live in our bodies, she said, especially in this culture. It's strange to think we're disconnected from ourse… — June 2016
H - I had coffee with my friend (who is a massage therapist) and we talked about how disconnected our minds + bodies are. We don't live in our bodies, she said, especially in this culture. It's strange to think we're disconnected from ourselves. But connection is everywhere—beginning in the womb, as you said. I'm obsessed with uncovering connection in my work. Connection creates energy greater than its parts. Which is the beauty of creative partnerships.

September 2016Kelly — I was thinking about the conditions that help me to be inspired—to do the work. There's definitely something about making space and time, even if it's to stare out the window. Then there's momentum. A little work leads to more … — September 2016
Kelly — I was thinking about the conditions that help me to be inspired—to do the work. There's definitely something about making space and time, even if it's to stare out the window. Then there's momentum. A little work leads to more work, which is why I like these postcards—they're bite-sized bits of work and a reminder: to create is so simple + so profound. xx H

March 2017Kelly — I reread a letter Gabriel wrote to me. In it he talked about finding "inspiration + security" from things that are not human. I'm thinking about gardens, bridges, and the ocean. Also about how the artistic process is like growing p… — March 2017
Kelly — I reread a letter Gabriel wrote to me. In it he talked about finding "inspiration + security" from things that are not human. I'm thinking about gardens, bridges, and the ocean. Also about how the artistic process is like growing plants, a conversation is a bridge, and the vulnerability you talked about is like standing before the ocean. xx H

March 2016Heidi! I love your postcard. When we met I knew we'd be friends but I didn't even know I needed a creative partner. I knew I needed to follow my passion (writing) but I didn't know my passion could be so buoyed by someone else working alon… — March 2016
Heidi! I love your postcard. When we met I knew we'd be friends but I didn't even know I needed a creative partner. I knew I needed to follow my passion (writing) but I didn't know my passion could be so buoyed by someone else working alongside me & with me. When we met you already knew the magic of collaboration and I'm so glad you showed me.

February 2023
Heidi—I would like more people to pause when the sun rises and the sun sets to notice the sky and the colors. I think we should greet the sun and say goodnight. When I am by the ocean I feel the same way—I have to see the water in that transition time before it all goes dark.

July 2022
Heidi, thank you for always reminding me to make things with my hands, read poetry, and go for a swim. Summer is the time. —K

December 2022
K – I like to think about themes this time of year. There are topics I’ve been circling or that have been circling me. Grief, mothers, rivers, time. It’s almost time to ake our end of year / new year lists. I love to see the overlaps. xo H

June 2021

November 2022
Heidi, I like to think about how we are following in the footsteps of other collaborators and thinkers with our walks and conversations. A moving poem, a never-ending dialogue. In the woods. On the beach. Down the city sidewalks. It feels so good to think out loud with you. —K

January 2021
H—I’m off balance! Too much reading and researching, not enough writing and making. I’m so grateful to have our exchange—a chance to play with color and shape and edges and intuition. A practice to turn to, again and again. xoxo Kelly

April 2020Heidi - This is what collaboration is for. Making our way through the narrows together, taking turns shining lights, pointing out possibilities and hope. Thank you for going this way with me, thank you for being my friend. xo K — April 2020
Heidi - This is what collaboration is for. Making our way through the narrows together, taking turns shining lights, pointing out possibilities and hope. Thank you for going this way with me, thank you for being my friend. xo K

December 2019Kelly - I just re-read your postcard from September and I am so grateful for your words + your friendship. YES to reinvention, to solitude, to creating the conditions where we can know what we know so deeply — where we can HEAR it. xo H — December 2019
Kelly - I just re-read your postcard from September and I am so grateful for your words + your friendship. YES to reinvention, to solitude, to creating the conditions where we can know what we know so deeply — where we can HEAR it. xo H

March 2019Happy California birthday, Heidi!! I’m pretty proud of us for making what we want, going where we want, doing what we want. This is life and there are no rules. Let;s celebrate your new year and all the ways we’re going to keep going. xo K — March 2019
Happy California birthday, Heidi!! I’m pretty proud of us for making what we want, going where we want, doing what we want. This is life and there are no rules. Let;s celebrate your new year and all the ways we’re going to keep going. xo K

January 2019H - I’ve missed collaging and sending postcards to you. I’m grateful it’s a part of our practice to keep some of our work offline, made by hand. And the beauty of collaboration is that you were patient while I slacked but still kept me a… — January 2019
H - I’ve missed collaging and sending postcards to you. I’m grateful it’s a part of our practice to keep some of our work offline, made by hand. And the beauty of collaboration is that you were patient while I slacked but still kept me accountable! Sorry for the delay—I’m back. — K

February 2018H — I'm on such a high from our workshop. I can't believe the amazing women who showed up and turned that space into something beyond my expectations. But I am the most grateful to you for pushing us and guiding us onward always to the … — February 2018
H — I'm on such a high from our workshop. I can't believe the amazing women who showed up and turned that space into something beyond my expectations. But I am the most grateful to you for pushing us and guiding us onward always to the next experiment!! This is the true beauty of friendship and collaboration because I would not be able to do these thing on my own. xo K

July 2018Heidi - I’ve been reading a poem a day. A small thing, but it feels important, especially because I’m trying to write. It’s a haphazard, fragile thing right now (both the reading and writing) but our work and conversations have given me the… — July 2018
Heidi - I’ve been reading a poem a day. A small thing, but it feels important, especially because I’m trying to write. It’s a haphazard, fragile thing right now (both the reading and writing) but our work and conversations have given me the insight on how to give these practices space and how to keeping going. Grateful.

January 2017Heidi — I love envisioning that lineage! You're right—there's power in it. I'm thinking of Toni Morrison's essay about returning to writing after Bush's election. "This is precisely the time when artists go to work. There is no time for … — January 2017
Heidi — I love envisioning that lineage! You're right—there's power in it. I'm thinking of Toni Morrison's essay about returning to writing after Bush's election. "This is precisely the time when artists go to work. There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear. We speak, we write, we do language. That is how civilizations heal." Love, K

January 2017Kelly! Yes, it helps me to visualize the connections to people in the past but also to people in the present—the people who inspire me. You said something about this in that conversation we recorded when 2C was just an idea: "It's motiva… — January 2017
Kelly! Yes, it helps me to visualize the connections to people in the past but also to people in the present—the people who inspire me. You said something about this in that conversation we recorded when 2C was just an idea: "It's motivating to me that you're fighting the good fight somewhere too!" xo H

March 2016Kelly — I wonder how people find their creative partners and if they know them when they see them. Remember how we were partnered that first day at Salt? And had to tell each other's stories? I didn't know we'd be friends, let alone partne… — March 2016
Kelly — I wonder how people find their creative partners and if they know them when they see them. Remember how we were partnered that first day at Salt? And had to tell each other's stories? I didn't know we'd be friends, let alone partners in writing + other projects. More questions: Do people actively look for creative partners? Do people know they need them? What do people look for? Love, H.

January 2023

July 2020
Heidi, We hate changes. We love changes. We are practicing being brave. We don’t know anything. We know some things. We are experimenting. We are living. We are becoming. I love you. —K

January 2021
K — I’m so happy you’re in Maine. Recently I’m practicing being warm in the cold, still in the confusion, and open-palmed in the patterns. xo H

March 2021

January 2021
Heidi—It’s snowing and I’m here with my morning pages and coffee. I’ve got stacks of books around me and your postcards are my bookmarks, each one like a secret hidden poem. I love marking our time this way. So much gratitude. xoxo Kelly

2020
Kelly! I’m reading so many books right now. Each one has the right lesson at the right moment. Today I read Robin Wall Kimmerer speaking about ceremony and how it “marries the mundane to the sacred.” I’m building more ceremony into my rhythms. And I think our Sunday calls are a kind of ceremony. xoxo

December 2020

December 2020
Heidi—Winter always makes me feel like it’s time to return to rituals. Small things to get through short, dark days. The cumulative effect is such a comfort. I am thinking of amb: small is good, small is all. —K

July 2019Heidi - I’m reminding myself there’s magic in the things we make with our hands and in the conversations we have with the people we love. The rest flows from there, I think. It’s the season for pink wine, swimming in the ocean, living outsi… — July 2019
Heidi - I’m reminding myself there’s magic in the things we make with our hands and in the conversations we have with the people we love. The rest flows from there, I think. It’s the season for pink wine, swimming in the ocean, living outside, and yes, writing, writing, writing. xo

August 2018H—Feeling very grateful for you after this fun, productive, inspiring visit!! Thank you for everything. Without our friendship I would be a sad soul. Let’s keep making and doing and creating everything. Love, K — August 2018
H—Feeling very grateful for you after this fun, productive, inspiring visit!! Thank you for everything. Without our friendship I would be a sad soul. Let’s keep making and doing and creating everything. Love, K

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K—We just had our friday morning call + I’m so grateful for how we weave together work + fun + routine + experimentation. The ways we explore ideas together gives me so much inspiration + motivation. xo H.

December 2017Kelly! I'm listening to the podcast you sent me. What I love most is how they are describing the collaborative + collective nature of making. They see it in a spiritual way, that creative work comes through us but does not belong to us.… — December 2017
Kelly! I'm listening to the podcast you sent me. What I love most is how they are describing the collaborative + collective nature of making. They see it in a spiritual way, that creative work comes through us but does not belong to us. I like this. There's a tension between the ego + the drive to create in community + for community. We should talk more about this. xo H

November 2017Heidi—Our weekly meetings and the notes and to-do lists that come out of them are really helping me right now. Without that, it's hard to start anything—I get stuck in indecision, even if I know what I should do. The artists I follow on… — November 2017
Heidi—Our weekly meetings and the notes and to-do lists that come out of them are really helping me right now. Without that, it's hard to start anything—I get stuck in indecision, even if I know what I should do. The artists I follow online often look like they're working alone but it can't be. Let's continue to shine light and gratitude on our muses, relationships, collaborations, and little conversations. Love, K

July 2017Kelly — Your last note said "I'm back!" And again, I'm reminded and amazed at how when one of us falters, the other seems to rise with energy. I've been circling the "why" of my creative work for a little while now. The why is important, bu… — July 2017
Kelly — Your last note said "I'm back!" And again, I'm reminded and amazed at how when one of us falters, the other seems to rise with energy. I've been circling the "why" of my creative work for a little while now. The why is important, but it's also important to find a balance in the cycle of making and reflecting.
xo H

August 2017Heidi — We've been talking a lot about the mind-body connection and fascia. A part of me is annoyed the body grows "fuzz" like cobwebs in our muscles every night. And every day we have to work to melt it. It overwhelms me. But it's the sa… — August 2017
Heidi — We've been talking a lot about the mind-body connection and fascia. A part of me is annoyed the body grows "fuzz" like cobwebs in our muscles every night. And every day we have to work to melt it. It overwhelms me. But it's the same with creative work, and everything. We need to do a little each day, then there's freedom in it. That's why I'm grateful for the accountability + inspiration in our friendship.
— K

August 2016H - I think our personal stories are what connect us--but it doesn't have to be through writing. Illustration, audio, video, poetry, dance... actually mixing mediums is really exciting to me (like these postcards). Lately I have writers b… — August 2016
H - I think our personal stories are what connect us--but it doesn't have to be through writing. Illustration, audio, video, poetry, dance... actually mixing mediums is really exciting to me (like these postcards). Lately I have writers block (again) How do we make all the things?! What is the secret? I think part of the secret is a morning routine. I need to get back to mine.

January 2017Heidi! Maybe that's why we get so excited about understanding other people's processes, too—it's motivating and inspiring to see what's possible, to see how something works, and to know we're not alone. Even if none of us knows what we'r… — January 2017
Heidi! Maybe that's why we get so excited about understanding other people's processes, too—it's motivating and inspiring to see what's possible, to see how something works, and to know we're not alone. Even if none of us knows what we're doing, it's comforting to have that conversation. I think making something is an act of being vulnerable—one payoff of that is richer, deeper relationships. Love, Kelly

March 2022
Kelly — A postcard collage is the simplest step. It’s also a recipe for remembering how to make. The pieces are already here, we just have to cultivate our attention. Rearrange. Stay in conversation. This is one of my favorite rituals. xo H.

February 2022
Heidi—Here we are in mid-Feb and I am thinking of Camus saying, “In the midst of winter, I found there was in me an invincible summer.” Who knows what he was referring to, exactly, but the golden light, the longer days, the fat robins, and the overzealous squirrels are giving me hope. Thank you for keeping going with me. —K

November 2021
Kelly — You remind me to look for all of the small treasures. Hoping your birthday + the year ahead holds many for you. Thank you for so much inspiration, motivations, laughter, support. I love you! H.

January 2021
I love our New Year list ritual. It’s the best of 2C: simple, collaborative, reflective, all about the process. Plus it’s a timed list, which is its own kind of magic. I love to think about all of the small things we don’t even remember doing that become a part of us, what we think and make. xo H.

May 2021
Heidi, I think I must have been feeling a little fragmented when I collaged this! Sorry for the epic delay. Thank you for always being patient and nudging me back. I’m excited for summer and all we have ahead. Love, K

2020
Sometimes it just doesn’t stop raining + all we can do is dream of those days in the desert when we drank our coffee in the sunshine + filled our notebooks with possibility. Keep writing, Kelly. Even when it’s raining. xo.

March 2021

April 2021
H—T.S. Eliot said April is the cruelest month and I think for me he is right! Very thankful for our many conversations over the years to help me realize it and our routines and rituals to get me through. Summer is coming! xoxo K

July 2018Kelly — There’s the period of a project where all you have are fractured pieces that you’re arranging and rearranging. That’s when I need support, need rituals, need the wisdom of people who made it to the place where they’re looking at a c… — July 2018
Kelly — There’s the period of a project where all you have are fractured pieces that you’re arranging and rearranging. That’s when I need support, need rituals, need the wisdom of people who made it to the place where they’re looking at a coherent end. Resting. xoxo H

April 2018K — We will keep going! Let's remember how good it feels to connect with people in real life, in conversation about what matters to us. Let's remember to keep things simple. Let's remember to create with our hands. Let's balance challenge … — April 2018
K — We will keep going! Let's remember how good it feels to connect with people in real life, in conversation about what matters to us. Let's remember to keep things simple. Let's remember to create with our hands. Let's balance challenge + growth with reflection + celebration. xo H

March 2018K — Whenever I push past a fear what follows is a flood of energy + new ideas. That's how I feel after our workshop. I'm also feeling newly committed to making things with my hands. Let's keep finding ways to expand the forms of our creati… — March 2018
K — Whenever I push past a fear what follows is a flood of energy + new ideas. That's how I feel after our workshop. I'm also feeling newly committed to making things with my hands. Let's keep finding ways to expand the forms of our creation with this project. xo H

February 2018K — I'm learning so much from this Artist's Way experience. It's helping me sift through the way I live + find those things that get in the way of creating. It's also a reminder of how well it works for me to embark on new projects with… — February 2018
K — I'm learning so much from this Artist's Way experience. It's helping me sift through the way I live + find those things that get in the way of creating. It's also a reminder of how well it works for me to embark on new projects with the support of other people. I'm also finding it to be a practice in some of the principles we've been trying to live—everything is an experiment. xx H

January 2018H -- Yes, those podcast ladies talk about how an idea is in the air—how we're all connected to it and each other. That's comforting to me. A reminder to be open and present. Tell my ego to chill out, relax, get off the clock. I'm hoping … — January 2018
H -- Yes, those podcast ladies talk about how an idea is in the air—how we're all connected to it and each other. That's comforting to me. A reminder to be open and present. Tell my ego to chill out, relax, get off the clock. I'm hoping Artist's Way will help reinforce this, make it habit. Thanks for inspiring me and holding me accountable always. xo K

July 2016Kelly — I know that I crave connection at certain points in my creative process. I just need someone else to see what I've written or listen to an idea or just talk with me about a theme. I also think that connection is the ultimate goal in… — July 2016
Kelly — I know that I crave connection at certain points in my creative process. I just need someone else to see what I've written or listen to an idea or just talk with me about a theme. I also think that connection is the ultimate goal in most creative work — connection with self, with others, even something greater than ourselves. I want to know more about how you're uncovering connection in your work — is that your writer mission statement? xx H

May 2016Dear Kelly, I'm thinking now about the unacknowledged creative partnerships. Like our mothers. How often do we think about them when we make our work or are we talking to them through our work and what about the whole growing in their bellie… — May 2016
Dear Kelly, I'm thinking now about the unacknowledged creative partnerships. Like our mothers. How often do we think about them when we make our work or are we talking to them through our work and what about the whole growing in their bellies as the first creative collaboration? Just some thoughts because of what I've been watching + a story I've got to get back to. The hardest writing is the most important. Love you. H

March 2016Kelly, I always want to know how people do what they do. I want to know the tiniest most (seemingly) insignificant details. I want to know for my own curiosity but also because something magic starts to happen as people share their process… — March 2016
Kelly, I always want to know how people do what they do. I want to know the tiniest most (seemingly) insignificant details. I want to know for my own curiosity but also because something magic starts to happen as people share their process. I think it becomes stronger. So yes, I think asking people questions will help them think about their own collaboration differently and reading people's thoughts about collaboration will help all of us think different. xx H

April 2016H - I have been thinking about resistance. I've had so much trouble focusing on writing lately, so I asked you to hold me accountable, and to write with me. When we are both doing the work, and talking about it, I can do so much more. You … — April 2016
H - I have been thinking about resistance. I've had so much trouble focusing on writing lately, so I asked you to hold me accountable, and to write with me. When we are both doing the work, and talking about it, I can do so much more. You remind me of why this is important, why we do it--you remind me it's real. You wake up the part of me that needs and loves to write. xo K