Description
About the artist
Bright colors, rotten smiles, and mischievous titles in bold block letters jump off the canvas, but it’s the hidden details and intensely personal small-print journals that sink their hooks in.
Sam North (formerly Sammy thrashLife) graduated from Georgetown Law before discovering art as an inpatient in treatment facilities for borderline personality disorder and heroin addiction. The result is work that’s expressive, raw, and therapeutic — for both artist and audience.
His work has been featured in galleries and other venues across the country, including a recent exhibition at the historic John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art.
Product details
“If you had them, I’d pay fifty dollars for a set of Sammy thrashLife greeting cards. Your art on the front and then just blank inside.”
And SO IT WAS!
A friend asked me to make these, so I did. And because she’s MY BUDDY, I made it a set of eight cards instead of (her requested) five. And so long as I was at it, I figured I’d make a few extra sets for the webstore. And since they just keep selling, I’ve just kept making more.
It’s always eight cards in each set but – when I restock – sometimes I switch up which cards are included.
Every set (so far) includes “I Look Cool Doing It,” “Mental Health Services Available to Strippers, Junkies, Cutters, and Other SICK GIRLS,” “A Plume of My Own Cigarette Smoke,” “Still Sick,” and “The World Can Be Cold and Mean But I’m Gonna Try to Do My Best Anyway.” Cards that have rotated in or out include “Stay Punk,” “(We are All) Shitty Children,” “Maybe It’s Okay to Be Happy,” “Adventures Per Minute,” “Bright Side Nihilism,” and “Snowflakes Anonymous.” You can see each card in this listing’s image gallery or read about each painting in the linked blog entries.
I reserve the right to switch up which cards are in the pack at any time AND the right to forget to update this product listing. If there’s a card you ABSOLUTELY need included, make a note of it when you submit your order.
Each card measures 4×6″ (8×6″ when open) and comes with an appropriately sized envelope. Both inside pages are blank. The back of each card features a Sammy thrashLife Greeting Card Co. logo (because I think I’m funny), an insignia, and other minor details.
Buy yours before they’re GONE FOREVER
All images used on samnorth.art are low-resolution and do not represent the actual (higher) quality of the products advertised.
Any frames pictured in product listings are not included.
Free shipping on all orders over $99.
Original paintings and drawings, as well as custom-sized prints and giclées for sale by inquiry.
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