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Category Archives: Smartsy-Artsy Cards

Engaging visual design and cleverly conceived conceptual commentary, in a 4×6 postcard format, suitable for photo reprints

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ARMAGEDDON? IMMA-GETTA-GUN! is America’s Problem/Solution Process

imagiNed Conceptual Artistry Posted: January 6, 2021   Categories: Smartsy-Artsy Cards, Visual Imagery   Tags: Memes, Political, Puns
A dimly-lit gray-scale graphic with two large emojis, one above the other. The top emoji is the "alarm" expression, with the phrase "ARMAGEDDON?" arcing over the top; the lower emoji is the "glee" expression, with the phrase "IMMA-GETTA-GUN!" arcing underneath it.

Problem: ARMAGEDDON Solution: IMMA-GETTA-GUN

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Happy New Year 2021 – Poem and Postcard

imagiNed Conceptual Artistry Posted: January 1, 2021   Categories: Smartsy-Artsy Cards   Tags: MemeMyself, Memes

Poem for New Year’s Day
Twenty-twenty,
Not so funny.
Twenty-twenty-one,
Let’s have some fun.

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When Life Hands You Lemons …

imagiNed Conceptual Artistry Posted: December 24, 2020   Categories: Photography, Smartsy-Artsy Cards   Tags: Food, Motivational

Yeah, make lemonade, sure, but here’s what you got to do first:

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Depression’s Masquerade

imagiNed Conceptual Artistry Posted: December 21, 2020   Categories: Poetry, Smartsy-Artsy Cards   Tags: Personal
The classical tragedy and comedy masks, somewhat stylized, with the headline: DEPRESSION'S MASQUERADE

The face
I face the day with
Has a smile
That does not fade.
It’s depression’s masquerade.

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Coronavirus Mushroom Mutation Invades Neighborhood

imagiNed Conceptual Artistry Posted: December 19, 2020   Categories: Photography, Smartsy-Artsy Cards   Tags: Nature

Illustration herein is artist’s concept.

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COVID Masking Holiday Cheer

imagiNed Conceptual Artistry Posted: December 16, 2020   Categories: Smartsy-Artsy Cards   Tags: MemeMyself

A red-nosed “reindeer” from Christmas cards of years past, now has to wear a festive mask for the COVID compromised Christmas of 2020.

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The Bluebird of Happiness

imagiNed Conceptual Artistry Posted: December 14, 2020   Categories: Poetry, Smartsy-Artsy Cards   Tags: Animals, MemeMyself

How the Bluebird of Happiness makes you both happy AND blue.

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LESS OXYCONTIN, MORE OXYTOCIN

imagiNed Conceptual Artistry Posted: December 5, 2020   Categories: Smartsy-Artsy Cards   Tags: Memes, Motivational, Political, Relationships
A black-background postcard with words (in small text size) "A WORLD OF HURT NEEEDS" then the word (in huge text size) "LESS" then the word (in medium text size) "OXYCONTIN" then the word (in huge text size) "MORE" then the word (in medium text size) "OXYTOCIN" The phrase and each word are on their own lines with text sized to make all five lines equal width.

The ever-schmaltzy “Less Drugs, More Hugs” trope, reimagined and rephrased in a much more cerebral way.

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Yin-Yang Binge/Purge Sequence

imagiNed Conceptual Artistry Posted: November 8, 2020   Categories: Smartsy-Artsy Cards, Visual Imagery   Tags: Metaphysical
Encircled by a grayscale pin-wheel swirl, a black and white yin-yang symbol whose contrasting-color circles circumscribe the five text characters, spelling BINGE and PURGE respectively.

Each phase seeding the subsequent cycle

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I Voted Deep-Throated

imagiNed Conceptual Artistry Posted: November 3, 2020   Categories: Smartsy-Artsy Cards, Visual Imagery   Tags: MemeMyself, Memes, Personal, Political, R-X Rated
Oval I Voted sticker for CA 2020

When the voting choices pretty much all suck, why not compare to voting to …

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A Case of The Blues

imagiNed Conceptual Artistry Posted: September 30, 2020   Categories: Smartsy-Artsy Cards   Tags: Personal, Puns
Case pf blue spray-paint cans

“A case of the blues” sounds so much nicer than …

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Fifty Grades of Pay

imagiNed Conceptual Artistry Posted: September 7, 2020   Categories: Smartsy-Artsy Cards   Tags: Business, Political
Book cover (mimicking the "Fifty Shades of Grey" cover) with a green necktie and a pattern of tiny dollar signs. In large text, the title "Fifty Grades of Pay," in smaller text, the subtitle "The true obscenity of women subjugated by income inequity"

The TRUE obscenity of women subjugated by income inequity.
(Published just in time for Labor Day)

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Firemen Rescue Firemen Bros, Leave Equipment Behind

imagiNed Conceptual Artistry Posted: August 22, 2020   Categories: Smartsy-Artsy Cards   Tags: Business, Memes, Puns
Photo of fireman, backlit by a conflagration, overlaid with text: Firemen will rush into an inferno to rescue a brother fireman, while leaving equipment behind to burn. That's the true origin of the phrase: Bros before hose.

The apocryphal origin of the phrase:
“BROS before HOSE“

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Inspire Until You Expire

imagiNed Conceptual Artistry Posted: August 19, 2020   Categories: Smartsy-Artsy Cards   Tags: Metaphysical, Motivational
Vast, starry night sky above, cloudy, orange sunset on the horizon, darkened mountain ranges below. Overlaying this image are the words: INSPIRE UNTIL YOU EXPIRE

Be an inspiration until your dying day.

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Curiously Strong TEMPERAMINTS

imagiNed Conceptual Artistry Posted: August 15, 2020   Categories: Smartsy-Artsy Cards, Visual Imagery   Tags: Food, Motivational, Puns
Introducing TEMPERAMINTS in two flavors is the byline, with images of two candy tins in the style of Altoids mints, but with the labels modified to say: DISCOURAGEMINTS and ENCOURAGEMINTS.

Introducing TEMPERAMINTS in two flavors:
DISCOURAGEMINTS & ENCOURAGEMINTS.

Try both to see which is suited to your taste.

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Curiously Strong DISCOURAGEMINTS

imagiNed Conceptual Artistry Posted: August 6, 2020   Categories: Smartsy-Artsy Cards, Visual Imagery   Tags: Food, Motivational, Puns
A candy tin in the style of Altoid mints, but with the label modified to say: DISCOURAGE MINTS - super sour with a bitter aftertaste.

Super Sour Sugar(coating)Free Mints with a Bitter Aftertaste.

How many can you take in one day?

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Curiously Strong ENCOURAGEMINTS

imagiNed Conceptual Artistry Posted: August 5, 2020   Categories: Smartsy-Artsy Cards, Visual Imagery   Tags: Food, Motivational, Puns
A candy tin in the style of Altoid mints, but with the label modified to say: Mint Yourself Anew Today - ENCOURAGE MINTS - Winner's Sheen Invigorating Flavor - Freshens Breath and Enthusiasm

WINNER’S SHEEN Invigorating Flavor:
Freshens Breath and Enthusiasm.

Mint Yourself Anew Today!

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ROXOFF – Hip New Product Hype Marketing Piece

imagiNed Conceptual Artistry Posted: July 30, 2020   Categories: Smartsy-Artsy Cards, Writing   Tags: Business, Food, R-X Rated

My imagined article written (30+ years ago) as if written by a hip writer for an (imaginary) hip magazine, hyping an (imaginary) hip new salad dressing.

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