01/25/12
Perfect keepsake gifts for your little Valentine that can be enjoyed beyond February 14th!
Order these sweet little books on amazon.com or, find them at / order them from your local bookstore!
Keep an eye on our facebook page as we will be posting give-aways leading up to Valentine’s Day.
Also, visit our website for the cutest love [...]
01/13/12
Happy New Year — again! January 23rd marks the start of the Lunar New Year as well as the Year of the Dragon (specifically the Water Dragon). This has always been one of my favorite holidays of the year as it always brings back fond childhood memories of fresh cut flowers at home, [...]
Tags: chinese astrology, chinese zodiac, Joyce Wan, Wanart, water dragon, year of the dragon, year of the water dragon, zodiac
01/04/12
Wow, 2011 was an AMAZING year! So many things have happened this past year for which I am beyond-words-grateful. The year also ended with a surprising bang as I was presented with a new book contract (more info below)!
Some highlights:
♥ New Mobile Apps
I was able to combine my two passions — art and technology — [...]
09/05/11
Please bare with me as I’m still catching up from all that’s happened in the last several weeks. Barely a week back from the SCBWI LA Conference and I had to jump right into final preparations for the New York International Gift Fair!
The New York International Gift Fair (NYIGF) is a trade show that is [...]
Tags: gift show, glm shows, Joyce Wan, new york international gift fair, nyigf, trade shows, Wanart
05/23/11
A quick announcement in case you missed it on our Wanart Facebook Page, the 3 winners of the Kiwi and Pear button set were: Claire Pan, Reni Sumpter and Sky Rowan! Thanks to all those who entered – you guys are awesome! Don’t worry if you didn’t win – I am planning to have more [...]
Tags: Kates Paperie, National Stationery Show 2011, Paper Runway, Seth Godin
04/15/11
I was thrilled when the nice folks at Intuit (developers of financial and tax prep software such as Quickbooks, Quicken and TurboTax) contacted me and asked if I’d like to be featured in an article on their website.
I have been using their accounting software Quickbooks since I started Wanart years ago and am a big [...]
09/17/10
I just found out I will be teaching a continuing education class at the School of Visual Arts for the Fall semester! For any of you in the NY area who may be interested in creating/marketing/distributing your own greeting card/product line, this would be a great class to take! Classes start next Tuesday, September [...]
Tags: greeting card course, school of visual arts
08/21/10
I’m back from the New York International Gift Fair and have been happily revelling in post-show bliss. For the first time in a couple of months I feel like I can breathe. I even played hookie yesterday and spent the day walking around New York City! (shhhhhhhhh)
The show was great and the overall mood was [...]
07/12/10
The wonderful people at Jade Magazine, the online magazine aimed at professional Asian and APA women in their twenties and thirties, interviewed me recently for a profile piece about myself and my company Wanart. I’ve provided an excerpt below, to read the entire interview visit their website here.
In the Cards: An Interview with Joyce Wan
Although [...]
Tags: design, entrepreneur, greeting cards, greetings from kiwi and pear, Joyce Wan, kiwi and pear, small business, Wanart
06/13/10
What a crazy week! I attended the NJ SCBWI (Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators) 2010 Conference last weekend in Princeton then flew off to Las Vegas for a few days to check out the Licensing Expo! My head is buzzing with new ideas about books, licensing, and design.
Check out my recap of the [...]
Tags: art licensing, bumblebee, Joyce Wan, licensing, Licensing Expo, NJ SCBWI Conference, NJ-SCBWI, picture books, transformers, Wanart, writing conference