About (Post)Hope

  • Inspiration

    Interest Convergence

    • Inspiration

    • A growing obsession with American book cover art (c. 1875-1930) (the culprit)

    • a desire to create a serialized project to practice the process and techniques of screen printing

    1. To provide an interactive way for hope to be sent by anyone and shared with everyone

    2. To piece together a tangible, collaboratively created, and People-made mosaic of hope during a post-hope era

    3. To view and experience (Post)Hope together in-person at a TBD location in Philly

  • I’m a philly-based artist who is forever inspired by the city of brotherly love, its unwavering grit, and its revolutionary artistic spirit.

    for now, I’m choosing to remain anonymous to keep attention and focus on what I think is more important: the shared hope of (post)hope.

    I’ll shed my anonymity upon completion of project goal 3.

additional info

  • Of course!

    To mail your own postcard, just make sure it meets usps mailing requirements:

    • Size: 4 inches x 6 inches

    • thickness: 18mm-40mm

    …and don’t forget a stamp :)

    for more usps info, visit their their webpage regarding postcards.

  • In & around Philadelphia.

    The plan is to scatter (post)hope postcards, in small batches, on bulletin boards and in public advertising spaces at coffee shops, community gathering places, and creative venues around the city.

    check “news & updates” for general neighborhoods and specific locations by design drop.

  • online: (Need Some)Hope Gallery

    in-person: TBD

    Sign-up for email updates to know when we drop the “TBD”

  • If you’re looking to help complete project goal 3, I’d love to hear from you!

    Take a few to Fill out the contact form and I’ll be in touch :)

  • present

    As of July 4th, 2026, there are five (5) (Post)Hope designs in the printing process pipeline.

    a full-run will be printed for each design.

    Full-Run

    • at least (x100) 4×6 postcards of qr code postcard design

    • at least (x12) 11×15 prints of original (Post)hope design

    future

    My personal goal is to print full-runs of twelve (12) (post)hope designs by the end of december 2026.

  • TL;DR

    • Original (Post)Hope design = for art’s sake

    • QR Postcard design = for the sake of human interaction & usps

    Each original (Post)Hope design is constructed as a standalone postcard design, with american book cover art in mind (see interest convergence).

    Then, in order to ensure project goals 1 & 2 are satisfied, the original design is adapted to include a QR code and is cropped to fit within a postcard format optimized for mailing.

  • to help fund the production of (post)hope, At least twelve (12) prints of each original (post)hope design will be printed on 28cm x 38cm white somerset printmaking paper (250gsm).

    these prints will be available for purchase from the online store (coming soon).

  • Not yet…if at all.

    This is for two reasons:

    1. My desire is for (post)hope to initially gather attention and interest through organic happenstance and word-of-mouth

    2. the production of (post)hope is currently a one-person operation and “social media management” landed in my “later” column, rather than my “now” column

    But please don’t let this stop you from sharing (post)hope through your social media platforms if you desire to do so :)

Special
Thanks

My friends & chosen fam who have helped shape this project from its inception as the trusted listeners and genuine supporters they have always been

the philly art community, specifically dg print lab & jay shifman, for their generous and beyond helpful advice & encouragement

My momma, my first patron, for giving me an opportunity to create art full-time for a little while…and for trusting the process with me, even when it’s scary as hell