Unique, original, handmade art cards that are also a gift and easy to send
Helen Almberg
Born in Stockholm, Sweden. She went to Textile College for 2 years and then on to Anders Beckmans Art/Design College for 3 years and studied fashion and graphic design before ending up as a Graphic Artist working for Advertising agencies in Stockholm. She migrated to Australia to live on Magnetic Island and was a founding member of Magnetic Island Arts Coop. She also designed logos for private enterprises. After nearly 12 years on the Island it was time to move on and since 2001 she has been residing in Maleny on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, and is working with www.art2send.com.
Helen's 3D cards are made out of polymer clay which has then been fired. Occasionally sterling silver, metal threads, powdered pigments, gold leaf, beads and more have been used. These cards can be reused as a piece of jewellery and kept forever by peeling off the artwork and attaching it to a necklace, earrings or brooch, maybe made into a key ring, bookmark or magnet, the options are limitless.
Helen's art2send cards can be found at Noosa Regional Gallery, Art on Cairncross, Maleny, David Linton's Gallery, Maleny, Hyatt Regency Coolum, Tiffany Jones Fine Art Gallery, Buderim, Cairns Regional Gallery, Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Townsville and most recently at Kenilworth Artspace.
Rosemary Almberg
Rosemary is an award winning artist. She has painted for over 50 years. Born in Bromley, England, lived in Sweden for over 30 years and now residing in Australia where she has had both mixed and solo exhibitions. Her main media is oil, her style abstract or impressionist, when she is painting large canvasses. Her work has sold in England, Sweden, America and Australia. All her miniatures/cards are painted on canvas and the media is mixed, mainly oil, sometimes with embroidery on top and some are painted with acrylic. She also has some gorgeous finger puppet cards perfect for children or that small child within. Her cards are beautiful just on their own but they can also be framed and made into miniatures to be hung on the wall.
Art Society SE-Banken, Stockholm, Sweden 1984 Liber, Stockholm, Sweden 1985 Skanska, Stockholm, Sweden 1987 Svensk Filmindustri, Stockholm, Sweden 1987 Represented SE-Banken, Waxholm, Sweden Mural, Täby police station, Täby, Sweden Private collections, Sweden, England, Australia Private Art Collector, Long Island, New York, USA