As I’ve been doing research for my current series I’ve been diving way back into the imagery of St. Louis’s yesteryears and I’ve become a little obsessed with “pre-Arch” scenic St. Louis postcards. They are printed so vividly on gorgeous, linen paper you can see the weave and texture in. I think I’m drawn to them in particular because of their brilliant colors (whereas most other images existing from those eras were in B&W). When the images are in monotones they can feel so distant and disconnected from our current timeline. We live in color; our brains know that and kind of do a “now vs. then” thing when viewing historical images in black and white. But put that past imagery in front of your brain in color and it gets confused a little. With the addition of color, a mind tends to blur the past/present line easier because there’s no interruption or division in color on the timeline. But maybe that’s just my weird color-obsessed brain. 🤷♀️😂⚜️🌈 . The bottom card, “Eads Bridge showing the St. Louis skyline” cracks me up in particular. It predates the Arch by 30 years, and actually predates WWII as well. On the back is a note written by a father to his little boy back home in New Jersey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #ihavethisthingwithcolor #ihavethisthingwithcolour #colorpop #stlhistory #eadsbridge #stlskyline #downtownstl #downtownstlouis #riverfront #mississippiriver #midwestlife #oldpostcards #stlvintage #vintagestl #localhistory #stlouislove #stllove #whatinspiresme #whatinspiresyou #inmystudio #arteveryday #arteverywhere #researcheverything #neverstoplearning #rainbowconnection #colorlife #liveincolor #rivercity #texturelove #showmestateofmind (at St. Louis Wax Works) https://www.instagram.com/p/BujPvHdhmHu/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1u959ymrw1qtl