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isavirtue
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my name is kaitlyn patience. i like letters, snail mail and making things by hand. my blog covers crafts, art, stationery, mail art and great things i find on the web!
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snapshot | forager, friends and failed attemps

one | this is a lovely little print by belafonte on etsy. i used this as part of my upcoming guest post on artsy forager. its all about the types of art available for purchase. two | ive been having ...

19 h ago

q & art | jen mann

today i am very excited to introduce a new series on the isavirtue blog! entitled "q & art," the series will feature interviews with amazing contemporary artists. today i am featuring j...

1 day ago

snail mail | send something good final reveal

the time has finally come for the big reveal of the send something good packages! leading this project with gentri and kristy has been so much fun for me. i loved the challenge of creating a seamless...

3 days ago

sunday sins | taking the car

new HelloBar(46984,65053); for the past two weeks i have been avoiding eating pre-made or processed food. surprisingly the time flew right by! and guess what? every meal i had was made from whole foo...

4 days ago

exhibition opening | langdon graves

new HelloBar(46984,65053); i think langdon graves* is so incredibly talented it hurts. her skill level in these drawings is impeccable and the subject matter is to die for. a woman with bunny hands, ...

5 days ago

isavirtue | spring cleaning sale

well, it feels to me like summer is finally here - woohoo! its beautiful in here on vancouver island year round but theres something magical about the summer. i came home from work this evening and f...

6 days ago

patience made | aerogram fold and mailers

sometimes i think that people dont send snail mail simply because it takes too long. and its true - sending a text or a tweet or an email is sooo much quicker. but which is more special i ask you? wh...

6 days ago

snapshot | flowers, fortune dolls and fine days

one | this is the pattern on one of my new dresses - pretty and summery isnt it? two | i posted about these wonderful fortune dolls by lara scarr and now im going to take the plunge and bring one hom...

24 may 12

art vs. art | kristi malakoff vs. jen stark

i found kristi malakoff recently on honestly wtf and discovered jen stark a year ago in the online cooper cole gallery (formerly show and tell) during my maya hayuk obsession. kristi and jen both pla...

23 may 12

musings | the male gaze

in my art history classes we spoke at length about the male gaze. about paintings which were created simply to entice the male viewer. but art class wasnt the only place i experienced the male gaze.....

22 may 12

mail | arthur, after xmas and art dissection

this week i made a number of fun mail pieces! the first set of images shows a package i put together for my good friend magdalyn. its a little archie grand journal (love em!), a vintage article by gr...

22 may 12

isavirtue | blog inspiration

happy victoria day weekend! hmm, now that i think about im pretty sure thats a canadian thing - queen victoria and all. its particularly appropriate for me because i live in victoria! either way it m...

20 may 12

slide school | monet

slide school is a bi-weekly education session (with myself ;) in which i attempt to remember bits and pieces i learned about specific artworks in my university art history classes. i get to peek at m...

19 may 12

patience made | time for teal!

ive been wanting to expand on some of the colours i use to make stationery but im not ready to go full blown rainbow just yet. then jon shared with me his awesome idea to do various colours - but onl...

18 may 12

snapshot | mountains, materials and my new skull

one | the view from mount tolmie, near our place. i feel so lucky to be able to walk up there and enjoy such an amazing panorama. two | a little crop of one of the bridal gowns my best friend tried o...

17 may 12

art | bianca green

i cant believe its wednesday! i feel like the weeks are just flying by - which is strange because there isnt much happening in my life right now. and so if anything, time should be crawling on like a...

16 may 12

musings | holidays

from late april until early november, there arent any gift giving holidays for jon and i to celebrate together*. this is a fact that makes me incredibly sad, but im quite certain he relishes those se...

15 may 12

snail mail | art mag mail art

this past week, all the seasonal free art magazines came out. for me, on the west coast that means galleries west, where, preview, boulevard and focus. and okay, i also used last years heffels fine a...

14 may 12

sunday sins | processed food

for the past two weeks i have been trying to avoid buying useless craft supplies. i think its safe to say that i not only succeeded. i totally aced this one!! i didnt buy a single craft item - useles...

13 may 12

exhibition opening | meghan hildebrand

do you know what time it is? OBSESSION TIME!!! ive always liked meghan hildebrands artwork. i think i first saw it in "poster on canvas" format while working at a little gallery/decor shop....

12 may 12

patience made | writing paper

i made a bunch of writing paper packs with these new images weeks ago but then i took them to a local store and had to delist them in my etsy shoppe (i dont like to list products that i dont literall...

11 may 12

snapshot | buns, blossoms & bus stops

one | a particularly good bun day, in which i chose an extra large sock donut and pinned less tightly than usual! two | beautiful cherry blossoms in victoria. they fly around the city like snow this ...

10 may 12

art vs. art | maria aparicio vs. looms in our bones

i love mixed media. i dont like when its literally labeled "mixed media" (i want to know whats in the work darnit!). but i just love when an artist takes two forms of art which are not trad...

09 may 12

musings | product pricing

its so hard to price handmade products isnt it? there are so many factors to take into consideration. the cost of supplies, minimum supply orders, the prices of similar products and competition. the ...

08 may 12

snail mail | an origami surprise

this past week i not only received my send something good package (more on that during the big may 28th reveal!) but i also opened my mailbox to find a little package from my friend heather in the uk...

07 may 12

sunday seller | two elm studio

ive always had a great deal of respect for artists who sell original artwork online. to me it is important to see the work in person, to get a feeling for its size, to understand the type of support ...

06 may 12

slide school | christo & jeanne-claude

shoot...i meant to do this last night when i was on my own computer. that way i could look at my notes from my university art history classes and choose someone to feature. so off the top of my head ...

05 may 12

isavirtue | things im afraid to tell you

"things im afraid to tell you" has taken over the blog world this week. as far as i can tell, it all began with this post. you can google the term to read more posts, or visit creature comf...

04 may 12

isavirtue | sponsor!

im very excited to introduce sponsorship on the isavirtue blog today! i love the idea of sponsorship - the reciprocity and of course the friendships which come of it. there will be two sizes availabl...

03 may 12

art | wolf/sheep arthouse

not too long ago, jon and i went downtown to check out an art exhibition by wolf/sheep arthouse. it was held in an old bank building and much of the art was hung in the cement walled vaults, as youll...

02 may 12

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