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Why You Ought to Join the Write_On Challenge

March 22, 2018 by Egg Press

This week, we're offering a special giveaway in partnership with the #Write_On challenge, taking place throughout the month of April, which is National Letter Writing Month. The challenge is lead by Egg Press, a greeting card company, design studio and letterpress print shop based in Portland, Oregon. Founded in 1999, they’re pioneers in the resurgence of letterpress printing and are often noted for their sophisticated color palette, hand drawn illustrations, all-over textile inspired patterns, and sense of humor.

For our giveaway, we're setting up one lucky winner with supplies to practice their hand at calligraphy! The prize includes a copy of our Issue #6: Symbols, which features a guide to hand lettering by Michaela Yee, three collectable ILLUSTORIA pins and bookmarks, a Sakura Gelly Roll pen, very adorable Write_On stickers, and a stash of Write_On cards by Egg Press and Hello Lucky Cards. Check our Instagram post for entry guidelines! One winner will be picked at random on March 27th. 

 Photo by Christa Fowles

Photo by Christa Fowles

When was the last time you took time to write a handwritten letter? In today’s fast-paced, media-saturated world, letter writing offers a path for slowing down and engaging with others in a meaningful way, expressing ourselves, and noticing and savoring the present moment.

Write_On began when Egg Press Founder Tess Darrow realized that, despite having a studio full of beautiful greeting cards, she wasn’t devoting as much time as she’d like to correspondence. In 2014, she challenged to herself to write 30 letters in 30 days, about the amount of time it takes to develop a lasting habit. Tess invited the entire Egg Press staff as well as the co-founders of Hello!Lucky, Eunice and Sabrina Moyle, to join the fun. They all agreed that connecting with loved ones through a strong letter-writing practice was a great way to affirm their founding principles. What started as a humble effort has grown into a global movement!

Are you up for the challenge?

All you have to do is write 30 letters in 30 days, or as many as you can. Keep a log of your letters, and join the movement online by sharing your progress using #Write_On. Not sure what to write about? Here are some reasons to write to help get you started:

  • Write to thank a friend for seeing you for who you are
  • Write to tell someone that you just heard a song that reminded you of them
  • Write to ask an older relative to record a memory
  • Write to send a letter from your pet to a friend's pet
  • Write to a company that makes a product you like

The possibilities for your letters are endless. For more inspiration, visit the resources page of the Write_On website here.

 Photo by Christa Fowles  

Photo by Christa Fowles
 

Stock up before April 1st!

With the help of our Write_On partners Hello!Lucky, Sakura of America, and Mohawk papers, we’ve got a collection of writing prompts, tips, and resources available at writeoncampaign.com as well as a shop full of custom designed and printed goodies to make participation in the challenge easy and fun. We're also offering two different Party Pack variations, packed with everything you need to host a letter-writing shindig for 10 to kick off the Write_On Challenge. For every purchase of a Letter-Writing Kit, we’re able to donate a kit to someone in need, including educational and under-resourced community programs across the country. Visit the Write_On shop and stock up before we sell out!

Let’s stay in touch!

We welcome your correspondence and creative mail all year round. Your suggestions and feedback help inform the direction of the Write_On Challenge each April, so please, be in touch!

Write_On
℅: Egg Press
2181 NW Nicolai Street, 3rd Floor
Portland Oregon 97210
write_on@eggpress.com

For more details on the campaign, visit the Write_On website at writeoncampaign.com.

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*GIVEAWAY!* Let the world know you make good trouble, necessary trouble every day. Andrew Aydin, co-author with Congressman John Lewis of the graphic novel series MARCH, has a guest post on our blog (link in bio) today, on the importance of letter writing and activism. We’re celebrating with a GIVEAWAY of the newly released March: 30 Postcards to Make Change, a March journal, and a special edition #goodtrouble pin. 📩♥️📪
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This incredible graphic memoir series details the civil rights journey of Congressman & activist icon John Lewis and reminds us that letter writing is not only a heart warming art form— it’s a call to action. ✍🏽✊🏼✊🏽✊🏿
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TO ENTER:
1. Like this post & follow @illustoria_mag and @chroniclebooks if you don’t already 
2. Tag a friend or two in the comments
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Winner will be chosen at random at 3 pm PST 4/27. This giveaway is not affiliated with Instagram. .
Thanks to @chroniclebooks for this giveaway partnership!
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#giveaway #chroniclebooks #illustoria #activism #letterwriting #march #goodtrouble
Color/cover/creativity inspiration at @colorfactoryco! 💛💛💛👀 Have you all been to this amazing pop-up color museum? Every Willy Wonka-esque color-themed room is pure eye candy, super interactive, and gets you inside the unique creative minds of the contributing artists. Of course, being bookish types, we went bananas over the yellow-themed books in the yellow room. Tasting color via @chantalguillon macarons wasn’t so bad either. 🧡😋💜💚 So exhilarated! Our next issue (coming in June!) is themed “Black & White”—we’re feeling pretty inspired to create a Color Issue soon...whatdayathink??
#colorhappy #colorfactory #books #bookcovers #art #design #print #inspiration
Feeling dreamy over @marinamuun, our Symbols Issue cover artist. ☁️☁️☁️ Swipe to see Marina’s Q&Artist interview with us. Find out what a typical day in her life is like, when she feels her most creative, and her sage advice to young artists. We just adore that her favorite childhood books include Alice in Wonderland and The B.F.G.! Among her advice to artists, Marina says, “avoid getting complacent” and “draw every day!” #faveartists #creatorcrush #illustoria #qandartist #kidlit #inspiration #interview #artists #illustrators
What were you like as a kid?@marinamuun illustrates her answers to our Q&Artist interview with her. We’ll be posting the full illustrated interview with our #6 cover artist tomorrow on our blog... don’t forget to come back to check it out! #marinamuun #qandartist #illustoria #faveartists #selfportrait #kidlit #thesymbolsissue
All together now! 🎶 Six issues and counting! Our amazing cover artists range from NY Times bestselling artists to young, up-and-coming illustrators. They hail from San Francisco to New York, from Austria to the Netherlands. The many writers and artists who contribute between the covers are equally diverse and talented. Thanks to them, each issue of Illustoria has its own distinct flavor and mood, the collective, unpredictable result of the artistic perspectives and unique voices of our contributors. We’re honored to be sharing these beautiful publications with you! We know our readers also hail from all parts of the world and it’s each one of you—your curiosity, passion, and creativity—who holds us up to our highest standards. Thanks to this great community for getting us to issue 6 and beyond! 🙏🙏🙏✨✨✨ .
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Cover Art:
Issue 1 Beginnings @ehaidle
Issue 2 Canvas @hervetullet 
Issue 3 Outside-In @lisabrowndraws 
Issue 4 Grow @lindsayvictorialee 
Issue 5 Motion @yufrukt 
Issue 6 Symbols @marinamuun 
#illustoria #indiemags #kidlit #art #stories #comics #interviews #diy #artists #coverart
Artist Manifesto by @jgcloutier 🙏⚡️✊🏽💙🧡✨(see her work in The Symbols Issue and a feature on Julie Cloutier in a future issue of Illustoria!) Repost @jgcloutier
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Considering myself as an ”artist” has taking over two decades to feel comfortable and right. Now that I often get referred to as a “potter” or “ceramic artist”, I’m much more inclined to just say “I’m an artist”. (I honestly hate the term “potter” because it simplifies me and doesn’t acknowledge everything else I do.) I don’t like labels, but I do find it helpful in order to be confident with my work. So there, I’m an artist! I currently work with clay most of the time, but I also paint, draw and create art installations, design alphabets and screen-print works on paper. I realize I don’t share my other kinds of work because I’m either shy about it or want it to be better. But from now on, I’ll be more open to sharing my paintings & drawings, even if it’s just a hobby. Without creative side projects, I’d be lost. I’m really into painting these days, and as a kid I was very serious about it. Somehow the practice got lost in high school/college and I’ve always regretted not pursuing it. I’m working on a small collection of gouache and watercolor works which will be for sale in the coming months. Horrified and thrilled at the same time 😬 .
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Thank you @jgcloutier for sharing these words of inspiration and the truth of the daily practice and patience of an artist. We are so in love with all your artwork!!!
If @skylightbooks were an animal.... 🐟🐕🦋🕷🐱This Dr. Seussian creation by Skylight Books staff member Alex Hemming. Check out our Stockist Showcase interview with @skylightbooks manager Steven Salardino, who says, “There is a specific bookstore feeling that says, “This is what a bookstore should feel like,’ and then there is, ‘This is what _this_ bookstore should feel like.” On a good day, it feels “rènào* (热闹).” Find out what that means and what it feels like to step foot into their bookstore by heading over to our blog. Link in bio ✨
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#indiebookstore #indiemags #skylightbooks #losangeles #art #books #read #favestockists #illustoria #illustoriashopslocal
We’re launching #ILLUSTORIAshopslocal today, a showcase of some of our favorite @illustoria_mag stockists! First up: @skylightbooks, a fav indie bookstore in Los Feliz, LA. Link in bio for our interview w/ manager Steven Salardino! 🌞📕
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If you have been lucky enough to step inside @skylightbooks you know that it's more than just a bookstore. The instagram-pic worthy jokes on the chalkboard out front might hint at it. The ginormous ficus tree growing inside perhaps gives it away. But most of all, the friendly staff and lovingly curated shelves is what makes Skylight Books one of our favorite places in the whole world.🧡📚
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It takes a village to create our indie mag, and we're eternally thankful for the small business owners that provide spaces and shelves for creative projects like our to flourish. With our stockist showcase, we hope audiences can put a face to the owners of their most treasured neighborhood shops. Want to see @illustoria_mag in your favorite neighborhood shop? Tag them in the comments section, and check out  illustoria.com/stockists to find the closest seller near you! 🛍 📷 pc: @skylightbooks #indiebookstores #faveshops #shoplocal #stockistshowcase

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