Another Muppets postcard

I figured that Sesame Street artwork postcard deserved some Muppets in return, so this is what I sent in response.

Oh, how I adore Muppet postcards...

Muppet Mail

Remember that wonderful shockingly Muppet-licious letter I blogged about recently? In it I mentioned some fabulous postcards he sent me, so I now share with you that bounty.

At the top is a Muppet postalette, a fold-and-mail sort of Hallmark wonder, here celebrating Kermit and Piggy's picnic love.

Below is a really incredible parody, which we must see a little bit closer. My generous blog reader correspondent sent me a few of these, so I've got a mini-collection of 'em.



Those familiar with basic American Art History 101 will recognize this as a very witty parody Edward Hopper's famous painting, "Nighthawks." My generous sender said he found the Muppet parody online, and did not know the artist but had a whole bunch of the postcards printed because he loved them. Hear, hear!

If anyone recognizes the artist, I will happily credit him or her. For now, though, let's admire the fun detail. See The Count up in the upper lefthand corner? Fabulous!

I should note that these are Sesame Street Muppets, not Muppet Show Muppets. There is a difference. My generous sender is more a devotee of the Sesame Street variety, and I am strongly in the Muppet Show camp, but we are different branches of the same tree and I still admire all the Jim Henson creations.

Power to the puppets!

It's Muppet Mail! (Imagine that in the same voice that Kermit uses to introduce the show when he says, all excited, "It's the Muppet Show!")

Just another beauty from my secret stash of Muppet postcards. Heh heh. Secret political message.

GirlZootZilla, the lucky recipient, blogged about this in a much more timely fashion. And she sent me that awesome tarantula postcard back, too.

Miss Piggy's Art Treasures: Pig Before a Mirror / Picasso

Another eBay score: this wonderful set of "Miss Piggy's Art Treasures" postcards, depicting the Muppets (usually Piggy, sometimes Kermit or someone else) as characters in spoofs of famous paintings. They're all terribly witty:



My little gazpacho! Ha!



The place where you're supposed to put the stamp has a wonderful screening of Kermit from another postcard - how could I cover up that Muppet loveliness?

Finally found it: Hallmark 1979 Muppet Show Stationery

For a stationery hound with a Muppet obsession like me, this 1979 Hallmark Muppet Show stationery is like the holy grail. Man oh man. I trolled eBay for quite some time hoping this puppy would show up.



It's like Muppet meta - they're writing letters! I would like to note for the record that Kermit is clearly left-handed. I have a few Muppet notepads from this era (yeah yeah, to be photographed and posted "one of these days"), and it also shows Kermit as a leftie.

I don't send the precious Muppet stuff unless I know you like Muppets. Are you Muppet-worthy? Tee hee.

(Did I mention I grew up on the Muppets?)

MuppetLust

I loved, loved, loved The Muppet Show as a kid, and Pigs In Space was my very favorite sketch. So when I found these on eBay, my heart lept with gladness. When another set came up, I had to snatch 'em up, too.

It's a fold and mail postalette, and requires stickers to seal - curiously, it didn't come with any. So the little glitter stickers are my own touch.

If anyone has a source of Muppet stationery, let me know. I'm all over it.