hello and thank you!

Hi everyone! I've gotten quite a few new subscribers to the newsletter since the launch of my vending machine at Porter Square Books, so I wanted to shoot out a quick post to say hello and to introduce myself!

For those of you who are new year, I renovated a vintage sticker machine last year to use as a dispenser for my art prints. My goal for the project is to making buying art fun, easy, and affordable for customers and to encourage people to support the arts in their communities. After hosting it at a few local events, it spent the summer of 2024 at Brookline Booksmith in Coolidge Corner where it received such a warm welcome from the community.

Starting last week, it moved into its new home for the summer at Porter Square Books: Boston Edition in the Seaport. It's been a really fun week since the launch last weekend and I'm so excited to have the machine hosted there throughout the summer. If you haven't stopped by yet, you can find the store at 50 Liberty Drive!

A few days ago, I did an interview with NBC 10 Boston and had the chance to talk about my project and share the machine with a wider audience. The support I've received since that interview has been so heartwarming and I'm so grateful for people who checked out my work after seeing it. If you visit the machine, I would love to see your posts on social media or photos through DMs/email; it never gets old to seeing people use the machine out in the wild, so feel free to tag me or send anything my way.

Thanks again for such a great week, and I'm looking forward to a fun summer!