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
03/24/10
Spring has finally arrived and you know what means – summer is not too far behind! This season always brings with it the sweetness of new beginnings and endless possibilities. I always feel a renewed sense of energy and inspiration – I LOVE it.
I just put our button sets up on our Etsy shop (wanartco)! [...]
Tags: astrology, buttons, chinese zodiac, cute, kawaii, pinback buttons, pins, Wanart, year of the tiger
03/03/10
If you live in the Boston area I will be speaking at the “85 Broads Boston University Spring Conference 2010″ on March 27th. The intercollegiate conference aims to empower women in all areas of their lives. It will feature diverse speakers and panelists from a variety of fields including: Marketing, Advertising, Finance, Fashion, Government, [...]
Tags: 85 broads, boston events, entrepreneurship, Wanart
02/10/10
The Wanart booth at NY Gift Show 2010. It was nice meeting everybody who stopped by!
Tags: new york gift show 2010, nyigf, Wanart
01/20/10
Gearing up for the New York International Gift Fair at the end of the month. I will be debuting new Kiwi and Pear designs among other items! Please stop by and see us in the Wanart booth #1848 if you will be attending. Take a sneak peek at our new gift enclosure collection!
Tags: gift enclosures, greeting cards, Joyce Wan, new york international gift fair, nyigf, stationery, Wanart
12/07/09
NYCreates’ Sixth Annual Holiday Crafts Fair
Saturday December 12 & Sunday December 13
at the Brooklyn Historical Society, 128 Pierrepont St.
The work of over 50 NYC artists and artisans, representing diverse mediums, will be available for purchase at NYCreates’ annual Holiday Crafts Fair, returning for the third year to the Brooklyn Historical Society.
The Fair features high quality [...]
Tags: brooklyn craft fair, brooklyn historical society, holiday craft fair, holiday fair, nyc, Wanart
08/21/09
ahhh…the Jacob Javits Center – designed by architects I.M. Pei and partners back in 1986 and named after the US Senator who died that year – it’s also where I hawk my goods about three weeks out of the year for the National Stationery Show every May and for the New York International Gift Fair [...]
Tags: national stationery show, New York Gift Show, new york international gift fair, nyigf, tradeshows, Wanart
05/22/09
Here are the pics of the Wanart booth at National Stationery Show 2009 as promised. I’m still recovering from the show – I have tons of new ideas I can’t wait to get started on. Although next week will be all about the next Kiwi and Pear book – I have to start sketching out the [...]
Tags: chinese zodiac, national stationery show, Wanart
04/23/09
New wanart.com Items and Free Shipping + Gift with orders over $30! Click on this link for details: http://bit.ly/37L0ws
Tags: chinese zodiac, free gift, Wanart, wanart.com