Contact + info

Hello & Welcome
The Card Society is dreamed up, letterpress printed, handled and shipped each month by me: Maria Alexandra Vettese. Simple things invigorate and inspire me: a nice stack of folded linens; the color of the ocean when it touches the sand; a good piece of crusty bread with fresh goat cheese. Each day I try to appreciate all of the little pleasures in life. I work out of a shared studio in Portland, Maine in the mediums of letterpress printing, art direction, styling and photography. I am very proud to say that everything that comes out of my studio touches my hands. I envision The Card Society staying just small enough so that I can continue to take the time to enjoy each unique piece that I produce and ship to my customers.

PLEASE NOTE:
The year-long membership option is no longer available. After long thought I have decided to bring The Card Society to a close on its fifth birthday (June 30, 2011). All memberships will be fulfilled through 2012 (or whenever they are scheduled to end) but new memberships will no longer be taken after June 30, 2011. Thank you for your interest in The Card Society! —MAV

Contact Me
maria@port2portpress.com

A Little History
Port2port press gently opened its doors in the autumn of 2005 with the simple mission of letterpress printing one unique card every month in a petite (one-time-only) edition. Quickly adding letterpress printed card sets and custom stationery to its roster, port2port press enjoyed a few busy years of card-making, photograph & print-making and collaborating with incredible artists such as Natalie Tweedie, Lena Corwin, Camilla Engman and Elisabeth Dunker. Today port2port press proudly presents The Card Society as its sole letterpress project.

Please Check Out My Other Projects
• MAV: a portfolio housing my work in art direction, concept and styling
• 3191: two books and a weekly collaborative project with Portland, Oregon artist Stephanie Congdon Barnes
• Lines & Shapes: a small book collective and publisher co-curated with Brooklyn, New York artist Lena Corwin
• More: my shared workspace and multi-disciplinary design studio

A Note About This Site
This website will document a year in the life of The Card Society. Members can visit each labeled month to see and read about inspiration for the cards and the curious can poke around to see what it's all about. Explore. Enjoy!