Pulaski Artist Puts Postcard Art On Slate
I recently visited the Deer Creek Campground and Flea Market in Pulaski looking for some new postcards. As you may have read here, I only found a handful of vintage postcards that met my criteria for collecting. But I also found a little bit of postcard art.
When I’m on a flea market or antique shop run, my eyes are doing a scan of each booth. I focus on one primary item, then usually on a secondary item. Then there’s a general, quicker scan of everything else in case there’s something I just can’t live without. On this run, my primary scan was for postcards, and my second scan was for Victor coffee mugs. I figured being this far from Victor, the chance of a mug would be low, and I was right.
But, that didn’t stop me from looking.
Since my eyes were seeking postcards and things shaped like postcards, one particular booth caught my attention.
![Postcards Art Project](https://i0.wp.com/upstatepostcardarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Postcards-Art-Project.jpg?resize=1000%2C750&ssl=1)
Some Postcard Art
Kathy Tuskee does hand painted designs on slate tiles at one of the booths here. She had a whole bunch of different painted items like door hangings and even a serving tray, but she also was doing postcards! In fact, I’d guess that the majority of her items were postcard art.
Each one was a little different featuring puns and inspirational type messages like “Bee Happy”. Some had holiday themes. I thought the painted stamp was a particularly nice touch to round out the designs.
![Postcard Artists in Pulaski NY](https://i0.wp.com/upstatepostcardarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Postcard-Artists-in-Pulaski-NY.jpg?resize=1000%2C750&ssl=1)
Kathy is set up in her booth at Deer Creek selling her hand painted postcards for $15.00 each. You might even catch her painting one! I have no artistic abilities in me at all, so it was real cool to watch her take a blank slate, and use her brush and paints to design a new piece right on the spot.