What is this S.A.G.E. Project all about?
S.A.G.E. stands for Shared Art Greeting Exhibit. I started this project hoping to share a smile in the form of a greeting card that can be sent from person to person, thereby reducing the impact on our earths' resources.
I am starting this project by sending out a limited number of FREE handcrafted Shareable Art Greetings to friends and family, who will assist with sending the cards to recipients they expect will continue to share the cards.
Once a recipient receives a S.A.G.E. card, they can of course keep it for as long as it serves them, after which I'm asking they send it along to someone they expect will be willing to share the card. Once the extra inside sheets and envelope is used, I'm hoping that senders will take it upon themselves to assist with including additional supplies to continue the sharing.
It has been estimated that seven billion greeting cards are purchased every year! Nine out of ten households buy greeting cards each year, and the average household buys thirty individual greeting cards annually.
A small number of greeting card recipients keep one or more cards indefinitely, while the vast majority of greeting cards end up in landfills or recycled. Many cards use non-recyclable materials and cannot be recycled.
I make sturdy handcrafted unique greeting cards which include separate inside sheets for personalized messages, eliminating the need to write directly on the card. Multiple inside sheets are included as well as an extra envelope to make sharing easy.
If you come across one of my S.A.G.E. cards that is becoming too shabby for sharing, if you mail it back to me along with your return address, I will be happy to send out a fresh S.A.G.E. card to you for your effort. conditions apply, in case I need to change the project...
I am not a business, I am a woman who wants to make a difference. I am a breast cancer survivor and I want to make the rest of my life, the best of my life. If I can make someone smile, while also reducing the impact on the planet, however small, I will feel good.
I buy all my own art and card making supplies retail, and pay for the postage to send out the limited number of cards to my friends and family for further distribution. I will continue the project for as long as I am able, physically and financially, after which I cannot predict what may happen.
If you wish, you can donate to my project. Your donations will go directly to pay for art and card making supplies and postage costs to continue this project. (after PayPal takes it's cut, of course) If you are willing to donate $10 CAD or more, I will happily send you a fresh S.A.G.E. card as a small thank you. I'm only going to use your mailing information to send you mail, I will not be selling your info to anyone, anytime.
What if we started thinking of greeting cards as not only a way of sending our warm regards in a touchable, tangible way to our friends and family, but also as a form of travelling art show, and as each small work of art passes through our lives, we can so easily keep the personal message sent to us, and know the next person gets to smile and enjoy displaying the same small work of art, and in time they send it off again, a touching reminder of how we are all connected.
You have already made a difference by reading this, Thank you for taking the time to explore my project!
Barbara
