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It’s amazing all the info Paul @raspla03 finds on the postcards. Thank you!!☺️
Today’s second Non-themed “Honorable” mention is from Trainer IrisI68 (@irisl68) in New Mexico, 🇺🇸!
This postcard showcases a poignant piece of public art that stands as a symbol of hope, community support, and personal transformation. The mural is painted on an exterior wall at Eagle Village, located in Española, New Mexico (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Españo…).
Eagle Village is a transitional housing facility managed by the Española Pathways Shelter Foundation (facebook.com/evcoc). It serves as a vital local resource offering shelter and a pathway to stability for people experiencing homelessness in the Española Valley.
The mural features a vibrant, fiery phoenix (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoeni…) spreading its wings across the building facade. Set against a dark background, the design heavily incorporates swirling flame motifs in rich oranges, yellows, and deep reds. As a mythical creature born from its own ashes, the phoenix explicitly represents renewal, rebirth, and hope, reflecting the journey of individuals overcoming hardships.
The piece was created by prominent local New Mexico artist and muralist Toby Morfin (instagram.com/tobymorfinart?…). Known for his deep roots in the community and self-promoted public art exhibitions, Morfin served as the artistic director for this project. He brought the concept to life in May 2021.
⭐️ ❤️ this sticker pairing!
Thanks so much for the RSVP @BreaksMik . Got my shiny from the 2nd raid.
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One of my favorites, thanks for the pick Paul!😊 @raspla03
Today’s Themed Daily Pick is from Trainer IrisI68 (@irisl68) in New Mexico, 🇺🇸!
This postcard has been showcased before!
This postcard showcases a beautiful mural located inside Zinks Town (magicalsucculentbar.com), an interactive boutique and home to the "Original Magical Succulent Bar" in Albuquerque, New Mexico (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albuqu…).
It adorns one of the workshop rooms where visitors customize potted gardens, pick crystals, and embed written intentions beneath their plants.
The piece depicts La Catrina. It captures a woman looking downward, adorned with festive, stylized purple and gold marigold patterns around her eyes and elegant skull-like features. Her hair blends seamlessly into a dramatic crown of large, dark red and magenta roses that frame the entire wall.
The artwork was painted by local New Mexico artist Brett Morgan (muralsbybrettmorgan.com). Heavily inspired by her regional New Mexican and Scandinavian roots, her work focuses on colorful, custom folk-art-style pieces that reflect the unique stories and history of local communities. She creates both large-scale public murals and smaller custom paintings. Her distinctive style typically features vivid, joyful patterns of nature, animals, and traditional folk motifs.
@irisl68 have you tried this place yet?
Now, if we could only get that weird hat and the coat tree out of the picture! 😝
⭐️ for an EXPERT sticker pairing!
If you’ve never been to the International Ballon Fiesta in Albuquerque, you should really consider going at least once!!
Today’s second Non-themed “Honorable” mention is from Trainer IrisI68 (@irisl68) in New Mexico, 🇺🇸!
This postcard showcases a painted mural inside a Walmart (walmart.com) in Albuquerque, New Mexico (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albuqu…).
The artwork captures the spirit of the world-famous Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albuqu…). It depicts multiple vibrantly patterned hot air balloons lifting off during a "mass ascension." The background showcases a stylized sunrise casting crepuscular rays over the rolling New Mexico mountain landscape—reflecting the unique wind currents known as the "Albuquerque Box" that allow balloonists to navigate the valley.
While Walmart features a nationwide Community Mural Program designed to celebrate local culture in its stores, the precise artist identity and physical street address for this specific in-store mural are not publicly documented in standard local art registries.
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That really is a great looking mural and it’s huge!🤩
Today’s first Non-themed “Honorable” mention is from Trainer IrisI68 (@irisl68) in New Mexico, 🇺🇸! However, this postcard is from Tucson, Arizona.
This postcard showcases a whimsical, musically inclined mural painted on the exterior wall of The Scented Leaf Tea House & Lounge (thescentedleaf.com) in Tucson, Arizona (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tucson…). It was completed in early 2024 to liven up the Eastside neighborhood.
The mural is a massive, brightly colored oceanic fantasy scene woven into a desert context. It primarily features:
A larger-than-life, musically inclined octopus 🐙 playing instruments (including an accordion 🪗 , a brass horn, and a harp ).
A series of signature floating whales 🐋 coasting through a vivid, surreal sky.
Hidden mystical and mythical symbols integrated directly into the underwater design.
According to the artist, the owners requested something "musical, bright, and vibrant" that would bring a smile to passersby and give commuters a good feeling.
It was painted by famed local Tucson artist Joe Pagac (joepagac.net). He arguably the most prolific public muralist in Arizona. He is well-known for creating massive, cinematic-scale street art that blends the Sonoran Desert landscape with dreamlike elements. This particular piece is considered one of his few large installations located on the far east side of the city.
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Thanks for the pick Paul😊
Today’s first Non-themed “Honorable” mention is from Trainer IrisI68 (@irisl68) in New Mexico, 🇺🇸! However, this postcard comes from Tucson, Arizona.
This postcard showcases a vibrant piece of public street art titled "Typical Teenager”. The artwork is painted on the north exterior wall of the building that originally housed Charlie's Comic Books in Tucson, Arizona (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tucson…). The store permanently closed around April 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic after more than 20 years in business.
The mural captures a colorful, pop-art style slice of life. It portrays a girl with vibrant blue hair tied up into two buns, styled in a distinctly comic- and anime-inspired aesthetic. She wears a casual vest over a white T-shirt and has a red backpack slung over her shoulders. She is completely absorbed in her own world—reading a comic book while a black-and-white cat rests comfortably across her lap. The background features deep green brickwork accented by sparkling orange and yellow retro starbursts, echoing a comic block panel pattern.
The piece was created by Vic Hollins (vichollins.com), a freelance illustrator, comic creator, and muralist based in Tucson. Hollins’ personal style heavily influences the piece, frequently featuring mixed-media artwork with bold, vivid colors, feminine subjects, and graphic patterns. Aside from painting large public murals, she also creates independent comic series (such as Wilder (kickstarter.com/projects/vic…)) and creates illustrations traditionally painted on wood panels.
⭐️ One of my favorite stickers!
Glad I saved this one from my last trip to Tucson.😁
Today’s Themed Daily Pick is from Trainer IrisI68 (@irisl68) in New Mexico, 🇺🇸! However, this postcard is from Tuscon, Arizona.
This postcard showcases a colorful interior mural located inside El Coronado Family Restaurant (elcoronadotucson.com), a local Mexican eatery in the Rita Ranch area of Tucson, Arizona (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tucson…).
The artwork depicts La Catrina, the iconic, elegant skeletal woman who serves as the central symbol for the Mexican holiday Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). She is adorned with:
An Intricate calavera (sugar skull) facial cosmetics and patterns.
A vibrant crown woven with red and blue flowers.
A stylized banner across her chest reading "Day of the Dead".
Rather than a custom creation by a local street artist, this particular wall mural is an interior commercial reproduction of a well-known digital stock illustration. The original vector illustration was created by the graphic artist and illustrator Varvara “Depiano” Kurakina (depiano.art). The restaurant utilized the graphic design as a wall-spanning decorative accent print to establish an immersive, culturally rich dining environment. I have added a picture of the print below.
⭐️ for the PERFECT sticker pairing!
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Today’s final Non-themed “Honorable” mention is from Trainer IrisI68 (@irisl68) in New Mexico, 🇺🇸!
This postcard showcases a favorite roadside marker for travelers driving through Sandoval County, Algodones, New Mexico (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algodo…). The artwork is painted across a massive horizontal metal utility storage tank.
It depicts three vibrant, stylized calaveras (skeletons) dressed as traditional mariachis playing string instruments, heavily inspired by Mexican Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos) folk art and iconography. Locals and travelers affectionately refer to the trio as the "Three Amigos."
The mural was painted by local New Mexico artist Bradley Benson (unfortunately, no social media or website link found).
I love this one, but without Catrina I just couldn’t accept it as a “themed” pick! ❤️❤️❤️
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Postcard Competition All-Time Records!
Listed below you will find the current (as of 1 Oct 2026) standings (All-Time) for the Postcard Competition. This does not include the September Monthly Winner. Only the Top 30 are listed (so if you want to know what your rank is DM or comment below)!
1. AletsisG (@AletsisG) Mexico 🇲🇽 95 (Best of 2025, 2026 “March Madness” Bracket Winner, 2 Best of Quarter, 2 Best of Month)
2. win821 (@trainer_novice) California 🇺🇸 68 (1 Best of Month)
3. pedrohfg080410 / jpgpuera (@jpgpuera) Brazil 🇧🇷 62
4. Maxines22 (@maxines2210) Brazil 🇧🇷 61
5. KingDeoxysTR (@kingdeoxys_tl50) Turkey 🇹🇷 60
6. AquamarineJZ (@Oldieclutch) Massachusetts 🇺🇸 53 (1 Best of Month)
7. Minount (@minouminount) California 🇺🇸 53
8, Moehlein (@Moehlein1) Germany 🇩🇪 51 (1 Best of Month)
9. IrisI68 (@irisl68) New Mexico, 🇺🇸 48 (1 Best of Month)
10. InvisibleSounds (@JollyNotNow) New Zealand 🇳🇿 45 (Best of 2024, 2026 “March Madness” Champion, 2 Best of Quarter, 2 Best of Month)
11. AvatarFailed39 (@AvatarFailed39) Germany 🇩🇪 44 (1 Best of Quarter, 1 Best of Month)
12. Miloticladyyyy (@Miloticladyyyy) California 🇺🇸 44
13. lisakhuynh (@lisaplayspogo) California 🇺🇸 44
14. JoBlunty (@JoBluntyPG) Michigan 🇺🇸 43 (1 Best of Month)
15. KiwiGenPoke (@KiwiGenPoke) Belgium🇧🇪 42
16. Jonneeb (Facebook) Australia 🇦🇺 42
17. MsRicoFierce (@MsRicoFierce) California 🇺🇸 39 (Runner Up Best of 2024, 2 Best of Quarter, 3 Best of Month)
18. MikeyTheButcher (@MikeyTheButchr1) Australia 🇦🇺 39 (2 Best of Month)
19. SEPalmeiras14 (@marinaferrari_) Brazil 🇧🇷 39
20. Moonproof19 (@Moonproof_) Australia 🇦🇺 39
21. Shellybean23 (Facebook) Australia 🇦🇺 37 (1 Best of Month)
22. Yukinoshitaxx (@YukinoSnow4) Malaysia 🇲🇾 37
23. tracylise (@tracylise_) Canada 🇨🇦 36 (1 Best of Month)
24. MysticJeans (@KervinSeng) Singapore 🇸🇬 35
25. Ofekmiz (@ofekmi) Israel 🇮🇱 34
26. Newfieesgirl3 (@rosemary_handy) Mexico 🇲🇽 34
27. Jkaradbil (@Speshlj) Nevada 🇺🇸 34
28. MrJTT (@Mr_JTT) England 🇬🇧 33 (1 Best of Month)
29. MiffyFanatic (@MiffyFanatic) Singapore 🇸🇬 32
30. TheSaadVenture (@TheSaadVenture_) Kenya 🇰🇪 31 (Runner Up Best of 2025, 1 Best of Quarter, 1 Best of Month)
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Today’s third “Honorable” mention is from Trainer IrisI68 (@irisl68) in New Mexico, 🇺🇸!
This postcard showcases an oil-on-canvas painting titled "Ogapogeh Owingeh". This massive artwork is prominently displayed on a focal wall inside the lobby of the Starbucks (starbucks.com) in Pojoaque, New Mexico (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pueblo…), located just north of Santa Fe (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_…).
The piece was integrated into the building's design as part of a corporate partnership highlighting regional Native artists, accompanied by Tewa language (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tewa_l…) inscriptions etched onto the exterior of the coffee shop to reflect the surrounding Pueblo community.
The painting features a sweeping, expressionistic Northern New Mexico mountain landscape under a fiery, heavily textured sunset.
It is part of a series by the celebrated Native American artist Mateo Romero (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mateo_…). He is a former director of the Native American art program at the School for Advanced Research and was named an Albuquerque Local Treasure for his deep impact on contemporary Indigenous fine art. His powerful abstract-expressionist works are exhibited in major museums nationwide, including the Smithsonian Institution.
Romero utilizes a technique called impasto (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impast…)—using a palette knife to apply thick, vigorous layers of paint to bring an intense, emotional energy to the canvas. This piece is rooted in what the artist refers to as "semantic sovereignty". By titling his landscapes with traditional Tewa language names rather than colonial Spanish or English ones, Romero actively works to reclaim and restore Indigenous presence to the sacred local geography. Ogapogeh Owingeh translates roughly to "White Shell Water Place," the ancestral Tewa name for the area of Santa Fe.
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Today’s first “Honorable” mention is from Trainer IrisI68 (@irisl68) in New Mexico, 🇺🇸!
This postcard showcases a vibrant mural located at the Nova Point apartment complex (novaabq.com) in Albuquerque, New Mexico (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albuqu…). It spans the exterior facade of the building, turning the residential community space into a landmark of local public street art.
The artwork celebrates the geography of the American Southwest with a bold, retro-psychedelic aesthetic:
The Central Subject: It features Shiprock (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shipro…), also known in Navajo as Tsé Bitʼaʼí, meaning "rock with wings", a sacred, prominent volcanic monadnock rising out of the high-desert plain of the Navajo Nation (navajo-nsn.gov) in San Juan County (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Ju…).
The Sky & Elements: The peak is flanked by a dynamic, flowing sky composed of broad rainbow ribbons and a winding, starry black ribbon that evokes a cosmic Milky Way or night sky blending into daylight.
The artist who created this mural was the late Robert James Harkness (harknessartsfoundation.org). Known across regional art communities in Santa Fe, Pojoaque, and Albuquerque, Harkness focused heavily on oil paintings, printmaking, and street-scale murals celebrating southwestern cultural heritage. This was the last major public art installation before his passing in 2023.
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Postcard Competition All-Time Records!
Listed below you will find the current (as of 31 Aug 2026) standings (All-Time) for the Postcard Competition. This does not include the August “Architectural Wonders II” Monthly Winner. Only the Top 30 are listed (so if you want to know what your rank is DM or comment below)!
1. AletsisG (@AletsisG) Mexico 🇲🇽 90 (Best of 2025, 2026 “March Madness” Bracket Winner, 2 Best of Quarter, 2 Best of Month)
2. win821 (@trainer_novice) California 🇺🇸 66 (1 Best of Month)
3. Maxines22 (@maxines2210) Brazil 🇧🇷 61
4. pedrohfg080410 / jpgpuera (@jpgpuera) Brazil 🇧🇷 56
5. KingDeoxysTR (@kingdeoxys_tl50) Turkey 🇹🇷 52
6. AquamarineJZ (@Oldieclutch) Massachusetts 🇺🇸 50 (1 Best of Month)
7. Minount (@minouminount) California 🇺🇸 49
8. Moehlein (@Moehlein1) Germany 🇩🇪 49 (1 Best of Month)
9. IrisI68 (@irisl68) New Mexico, 🇺🇸 46 (1 Best of Month)
10. InvisibleSounds (@JollyNotNow) New Zealand 🇳🇿 44 (Best of 2024, 2026 “March Madness” Champion, 2 Best of Quarter, 2 Best of Month)
11. AvatarFailed39 (@AvatarFailed39) Germany 🇩🇪 42 (1 Best of Quarter, 1 Best of Month)
12. lisakhuynh (@lisaplayspogo) California 🇺🇸 42
13. Miloticladyyyy (@Miloticladyyyy) California 🇺🇸 42
14. Jonneeb (Facebook) Australia 🇦🇺 40
15. KiwiGenPoke (@KiwiGenPoke) Belgium🇧🇪 40
16. JoBlunty (@JoBluntyPG) Michigan 🇺🇸 40 (1 Best of Month)
17. MsRicoFierce (@MsRicoFierce) California 🇺🇸 39 (Runner Up Best of 2024, 2 Best of Quarter, 3 Best of Month)
18. MikeyTheButcher (@MikeyTheButchr1) Australia 🇦🇺 37 (2 Best of Month)
19. Moonproof19 (@Moonproof_) Australia 🇦🇺 36
20. SEPalmeiras14 (@marinaferrari_) Brazil 🇧🇷 35
21. tracylise (@tracylise_) Canada 🇨🇦 35 (1 Best of Month)
22. Yukinoshitaxx (@YukinoSnow4) Malaysia 🇲🇾 35
23. Ofekmiz (@ofekmi) Israel 🇮🇱 34
24. Newfieesgirl3 (@rosemary_handy) Mexico 🇲🇽 34
25. Shellybean23 (Facebook) Australia 🇦🇺 33 (1 Best of Month)
26. MysticJeans (@KervinSeng) Singapore 🇸🇬 33
27. MrJTT (@Mr_JTT) England 🇬🇧 33 (1 Best of Month)
28. Jkaradbil (@Speshlj) Nevada 🇺🇸 32
29. TheSaadVenture (@TheSaadVenture_) Kenya 🇰🇪 31 (Runner Up Best of 2025, 1 Best of Quarter, 1 Best of Month)
30. MiffyFanatic (@MiffyFanatic) Singapore 🇸🇬 30