Thursday, September 24
Each day through Ukrainian Heritage Month, we share an easy-to-do creative idea that you can try on your postcards to Defenders. 30 days. 30 cards. Simple art.
Our Ultimate Heritage Challenge to you, dear postcard warriors: one postcard per day during September. Try some of the postcard art ideas we offer through this month. Prizes will be drawn for three winners who have tried at least three different ideas that we’ve shared through the month of September. We’ll know because your cards will ‘show’ us.
Deadline: we must receive your Ukrainian Heritage Month challenge postcards in our mailbox by October 20.
Postcard Challenge – Cup of Coffee
Like me, many postcard warriors write about how they would like to offer a Defender a cup of coffee and engage in some calming conversation. It’s one way to communicate that basic human need for connection in a comfortable and safe setting.
So, today, I decided to actually draw a cup of coffee on my postcard to a Defender. I found a lot of coffee cup tutorials, then chose one because it involved hearts. You might just want to do your own thing. But, if you like the one I’ve used, it comes from @artist.shilpakaushik
As for my postcard choice: our local postmaster brought this Edmonton postcard back for me from her vacation in Alberta, to write to a Defender. Because this is Ukrainian Heritage Month, I thought it a good opportunity to tie the card to Ukrainian cultural history in Canada.
Here’s the Instagram coffee cup tutorial –
Here are the steps of my effort, from pencil drawing to written card:
Did you try? Share with us.
Meanwhile, there are just a few days left in Canada’s first official national Ukrainian Heritage Month. Have you visited a local Ukrainian restaurant, café or bakery yet? Maybe this weekend?
Tomorrow … cats … because Defenders really like cats.
Share your creative ideas with us, and any other ways in which you acknowledge Ukrainian Heritage Month.
Email your ideas and images to us along with a brief explanation and we’ll share: postcardstothefront.canada@gmail.com
Tag us on Instagram, Facebook, Threads. We’d love to share your stories with others. Don’t forget to tag the creators whose ideas you use.
IG and Threads: @postcardstothefront_canada @ukrainian.heritage.month @artist.shilpakaushik
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