Thursday, December 17, 2015

A Handmade Sewn Postcard of a Lady with a Large Hat

 This is a handmade postcard that is postmarked in 2015.

The sender writes:

Hello,
I sewed this on my sewing machine!  There is a black thread out-line with the embroidery machine sewn on paper and 'tool'.  Then it is painted with markers.
USA stamp 2015
Maya Angelou, 1928-2014
Forever a first class rate
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The stamp showcases artist Ross Rossin's 2013 portrait of Maya Angelou. The oil-on-canvas painting is part of the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery's collection.

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