By Adrienne Perron & Sarah Stebbins
From our February 2022 & February 2025 issues
Light Up My Life
Scarborough-based Courtney Andrews’s card collection is cute and punny, and this “You Light Up My Life” card and her “You’re One in Two Million” blue-lobster card (an homage to the odds of catching the rare blue bug) are particularly Maine-y. The manager of Freeport’s Mangy Moose gift shop, Andrews has been operating her art business, Scribbles and Doodlez, on the side since 2019, selling prints and cards with drawings of food, animals, and Maine’s lighthouses. $5.
Love Rain
Molly O. Fedarko, of Camden, considers herself more a doodler than an artist: her drawings have a whimsical, stick-figure look, striking what she describes as a balance between “fine design and light-hearted silliness.” Her love-themed cards, like “Love Rain,” are romantic, playful, and quirky. $3.50.
I Love You More Than Words Could Ever Say
“Sometimes our emotions feel bigger than words can express,” says Portlander Jaime Wing, who combined bold letterpress type with a bold statement to create the graphic-arts equivalent of John Cusack hoisting up a boombox. $5.50.
Enameled Mugs
A former wildlife biologist, Monroe’s Lyndsey Marston renders flora and fauna, plus homey scenes like this pair of enameled mugs (modeled after one she spotted at the Green Store, in Belfast) in crisp marker and ink. $4.
I Love You
Watercolorist Jillian Oliver, from South Portland, knows a good pun (“Brie Mine”) and when to let a strong graphic statement do most of the talking. Look for her mod riff on old-fashioned paper-heart chains on wrapping paper and tea towels too. $5.50.
Fox Love
Animals with heart-shaped thought bubbles are a recurring motif in North Berwick watercolorist Carey Marden Shaulus’s vast card collection. We were particularly struck by her lovestruck fox, inspired by a family that once lived under her porch. $5.
I Love You & I Really Like You
From clever to straight-up sweet, Falmouth watercolorist Allison Chavanelle’s valentines appeal to a range of recipients. This particular heart, though, goes out to her husband. “It’s a given that I love him, but I also really like hanging out with him,” she says. $5.50.