WHERE THE 10% DONATIONS WENT

As promised 10% of my sales from the 2011 holiday season on this web site would be donated to a Vermont Flood Relief charity of some sort. As the holidays came to a close I took time to explore the myriad of choices and decided to split the donation in half. Here's where the monies went: The Preservation Trust of Vermont   www.ptvermont.org/ways_to_give.php Their mission is to help communities save and use historic places. 
It seemed only appropriate since four of my holiday cards are of covered bridges.
 I requested the donation be applied to post Irene covered bridge restoration....

POWDER DAY - New Ski Card in the works!

The last couple of years I've been asked to and have wanted to create some new ski oriented cards. Well, that's happening. There are two. This sketch is the comprehensive pencil stage of one illustration in the works. As of this writing I've already started applying the inks. I'm not rushing the image. Depending on orders and commercial illustration deadlines this one may eventually be printed for the 2012 season - Mike Biegel

The Card Blog is born

And now my first true blog is born...here on my new site. As of this writing VermontHolidayCards.com now points to the root site VermontGreetingCards.com. Why the changes? Simply this — A new look with new technology allows me to control the site. I can post new images, create new variety packs, present sketches of new images as they develop...all at my leisure! And without chasing down a web guru. Pretty cool. Let's see where this takes me — Mike Biegel