My cards at State Library of Victoria

The last few weeks have involved some very exciting events for me and my art.
My greeting cards are now for sale at The State Library of Victoria at Readings Bookshop and the Law Institute of Victoria Bookshop.

my cards are all along the top row and the first three on the left on the second row

The greeting cards at State Library of Victoria include my drawings of library books, library ladders, feathers and nests. I visited on Friday to see them prominently displayed on the shelf and fitting in very nicely in their surroundings. I am slightly overwhelmed and in awe that my cards are being stocked at such a prestigious and historic institution. It is visited by thousands of tourists and locals as it is a Melbourne landmark and cultural icon. This is a Very Big Deal for me as this Is my first stockist (apart from my local corner store).

I drew this on the morning that I dropped my cards off at the Library. It is a magnificent 19th-century building .

There is particularly interesting and strong connection between the State Library of Victoria and the Supreme Court of Victoria Library (where I work and whose books and library ladders feature on my cards).

Statue of Sir Redmond Barry ,outside of the State Library of Victoria

Sir Redmond Barry, KCMG, QC (1813 – 1880), was a colonial judge in Victoria, Australia. He is a leading figure in Melbourne’s history. Amongst many other things he established the Library of the Supreme Court of Victoria in 1851, The current building, with its magnificent dome was completed in 1884 . In 1854 he established the Melbourne Public Library, now the State Library Victoria. It is Australia’s oldest public library and one of the first free public libraries in the world (and also has a dome).

In a second event my Library and book greeting cards are also going to be available for purchase at the Law Institute of Victoria bookshop. This is another area of great potential . There are 20 000 solicitors in Victoria and this is their member organisation and bookshop. I had a wonderful discussion with the manager and have many ideas for new drawing projects.

Of course, you can buy my greeting cards from my online Etsy shop .

15 thoughts on “My cards at State Library of Victoria”

Linda Fairbairn February 28, 2016 at 2:49 pm

There’s no greater thrill than seeing all one’s hard work come to fruition and finally go on display for all to see, enjoy and cherish, than to see it available for purchase for others to see, enjoy and cherish –
So wonderful to see Alissa 🙂

alissa Post authorFebruary 28, 2016 at 3:00 pm

Thank you so much Linda for your kind and understanding words. After the initial enjoyment of doing the drawing on a sheet of paper, there is so much involved to getting it to this. Is has been and still is a steep learning curve, but worth every bit of it to see them here.

Angela February 28, 2016 at 3:53 pm

This is really fantastic Alissa, and perhaps your State Library drawings should follow for the next range?

alissa Post authorFebruary 28, 2016 at 4:07 pm

Hello – there is so much potential!

Leonie Andrews February 28, 2016 at 6:50 pm

Oh well done Alissa! I hope they are a great success. You have worked so hard to get here!

alissa Post authorFebruary 28, 2016 at 7:11 pm

Thank you Leonie!

Zoya February 28, 2016 at 9:20 pm

Congratulations Alissa and good luck with growing your card collection and art business.
BTW the link to your Etsy shop at the end of this post doesn’t seem to work for me – it takes me to Etsy, but I get a page with “You don’t have permission to change or remove this information” error.