The postcard series began with the idea of communication between friends, lovers or family members  beginning early in the 20th century when people were separated due to war, famine, poverty and/or necessity of some sort. The attempts to keep in touch with postcards, photographs and letters were often thwarted, but people did not lose faith in the hopes that they would see their loved ones or friends again. There are old maps, vintage handwritten postcards, old stamps, photographs and other ephemera used. I traditionally have used small beads as a trademark in my collage work in the past and continued with it for these collages.