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MERCURY CARDS

ABOUT US

Mercury Cards began in 1999 to inspire letter-writing with pen and paper. The artist's influences

range from the European surrealist movement to the collage methods of Schwitters to the

pop art style of Rauschenberg. The postcard format was originally inspired by the elegant

and haunting missives of Bantock's Griffin and Sabine. In these postcards an uncommon

form of beauty is sought through juxtaposition of disparate expressive elements in themes

ranging from the mythical to the scientific.

In Memoriam

Joseph Colby Heim, 1988-2006

With the sun on your back,

a blue sky in your eyes

and adventure in your will,

as vibrant as the midsummer’s light,

you are stronger than a river’s might.

Memories run deeper than canyons—

worn, unyielding and true;

they prevail and hold you near

in our spirits as we are missing you.

Still, we are listening

for the beating of your heart in a river’s flow,

for the sound of your laugh from afar,

for the hum of your soul in time with a banjo,

for the sails on the boat to catch your sigh.

May the waters rise to meet you.

May your song carry on in our hearts.

May the wind forever be behind you,

and may heaven be full of rivers—

fast, beautiful, eternal

and echoing with your laughter.

About the artist

Kelly Heim is an artist and scholar in rural New Hampshire. He began

Mercury Cards in 1999 to inspire the preservation of the lost art of letter writing

using traditional media. In addition to postcards and notecards, the 2007 Price List

of his original work is available upon request.