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Sailing into the New Year

January 8, 2019 by Mindy Carpenter Filed Under: Blog

Wait! It’s January and business as usual already! That peaceful dreamy holiday respite is long gone and it is work mode. (Ok, I have amnesia, holidays are rarely peaceful and dreamy.) Show season has officially started and I’m Atlanta bound to exhibit Carpe Diem Papers at Atlanta AmericasMart. This is the time of year I’m […]

Happy New Year! xo

January 1, 2019 by Mindy Carpenter Filed Under: Blog

Hello, 2019! xo I really love the first day of the new year. So brand new, fresh as clean sheets on a newly made bed. Usually I take time to write goals, lists, reflect on the good, the bad, the ugly, how to improve, how to audit and adjust the course of life or business […]

Asking for Help: Part 1 Our Pack

November 4, 2018 by Mindy Carpenter Filed Under: Blog

Hey, guess what took me 40+ years to learn? It’s ok to ask for help. Help comes in all varieties, the serious kind, life transitions, relationships, family, career and health. Those are the biggins and somehow it seems easier or more acceptable to reach out during those times. For me, it’s the not so dire […]

Bateau Parisien

October 28, 2018 by Mindy Carpenter Filed Under: Blog

It is October and I’m painting Christmas. It is Oregon and I am painting France. To be more specific, it is Ashland and I am painting Paris. I’m here and there, living in a quaint small town, dreaming of the beauty and bustle of the city of lights but honestly, very grateful to be right […]

The Classics

September 26, 2018 by Mindy Carpenter Filed Under: Blog

I’ve recently talked about, written about and definitely jabbered on about my recent creative slump/fatigue/blank wall now what feeling I’ve had about painting. Good news, it’s gone! Bad news, it will be back. I had an artist friend in the similar situation ask me what I do when I feel like this and because I […]

Easy Power

September 9, 2018 by Mindy Carpenter Filed Under: Blog

Easy power. I heard these two words during my tennis lesson on Saturday and they stopped me mid-swing. Easy power. What we’re looking for is easy power, Gail, tennis instructor said. I asked her to clarify. She went on to explain that the racquet does the work if your body and mind are lined […]

New Cards & Hello from Atlanta

July 13, 2018 by Mindy Carpenter Filed Under: Blog

Hello from Atlanta, GA!! Trade show season is in full swing! It’s that time of year for a new greeting card launch (yay!!!), lots of travel, hotel rooms, airports, booths, seeing customers in person and meeting new ones. I’m extra excited this show because I have a dozen new cards to show, have them in […]

San Francisco/Bay Area Trade show

June 24, 2018 by Mindy Carpenter Filed Under: Blog

Hi friends! Indie Market Bay Area starts today! San Francisco and Bay area retail buyers, come on over to Point Richmond for a beautifully curated trade show. Sunday-Tuesday, 10-6pm at the Craneway Pavillion. Gorgeous building, view of the bay and a unique and lovely assortment of wholesalers there. Carpe Diem Papers is there with elizabethW […]

Carmel Open House!

June 22, 2018 by Mindy Carpenter Filed Under: Blog

If you’re in the Carmel or Monterey area today, come join me at elizabethW Carmel for their Five Year Anniversary Party of their retail location on Ocean Avenue. There will wine tasting with Carmel Road, a trunk show with the famous pillow people Catstudio, my new collection of paintings, apps, giveaways and a raffle for […]

Peony Portrait

May 31, 2018 by Mindy Carpenter Filed Under: Blog

Peonies, Vintage Florals and all things Urban Garden Party have arrived at P.O.S.H., a beautiful gift and home decor shop in Chicago that specializes in french flea market finds and antique hotel silver and china. I’m so thrilled to have collaborated on this artful project with them. They have a large selection of original paintings, […]