This post was written by Julia Frankenbach, 2013 Project Specialist.
The holidays are some of the most inspiring times for artists and art-lovers alike. Fresh snow gathers on branches, lights decorate warm homes, and families come together. This holiday season, the Mono Lake Committee is excited to showcase a variety of art-based products that capture the color and warmth of the holidays.
Our holiday card sets feature original artwork by Charley Harper, September Vhey, and Wendy Morgan. Harper’s design of backyard birds clinging to a stocking filled with seeds is perfect for holiday greetings; the inside of each card says “Happy Holidays.” Vhey’s watercolor painting of a raven prancing among hanging gold ornaments is a playful way to greet those on your holiday card list. Morgan’s cards feature either a cheerful pika holding a bundle of gathered holiday grasses in its mouth or two chickadees sitting on branches, with a holiday red background. The inside of the raven, pika, and chickadee cards reads “May you have a Happy Holiday and a Joyous New Year!”
If you’re a fan of Charley Harper’s art, we also carry sticker books and books of postcards featuring his bold designs. With the Charley Harper sticky birds kit, bring art and nature into playtime with reusable vinyl stickers. The kit comes with 180 durable stickers, one double-sided board for arranging stickers, and one 
booklet illustrating 12 birds with information about each one. The Charley Harper postcard book features graphic illustrations of birds—one bird per postcard. Now you can send cheery bird greetings to all your friends and family!
Young artists will appreciate our artist coloring cards, featuring collections by Charley Harper, Hiroshige, and Frank Lloyd Wright. These postcards, featuring modern art pieces, will have adults and children alike reaching for crayons to color in between the lines (and outside the lines, if you’re a rebel). Each set comes with ten notecards, matching envelopes, and six crayons, all tucked neatly in a tin box.
We also offer three handmade holiday ornaments to bring artful cheer to your decorating this year. Each of our 3″ hand-blown glass ornaments has an individual design indicative of the Nepali artist who created it. Bring the sparkle of the Eastern Sierra’s quaking aspen trees into your home this season with real aspen leaf ornaments in silver or gold. And our classic brine shrimp ornaments are a lovely tribute to the Artemia monica of Mono Lake.
Stop in to the Mono Lake Committee Information Center & Bookstore, shop our online fall catalog, or call (760) 647-6595 to order your artful holiday gifts!