We felt like we were new friends. We were new siblings. We found that we had so many things to do together in life. But it’s also bleeding a little bit from the chains that he’s chained to. And something that Samy wrote was this, he said, “The unicorn is captive, but it is also free. Thus, what is magical is not the unicorn itself but its joy in being found: the love it feels. I love you, Samy.” Frame of Mind is produced by the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Goat Rodeo. At The Met: Head of Content Sofie Andersen, Executive Producer Nina Diamond, Associate Producer Bryan Martin, and Production Coordinators Harrison Furey and Lela Jenkins. At Goat Rodeo: Rebecca Seidel is Lead Producer. Megan Nadolski is Executive Producer. Production Assistance from Char Dreyer, Isabelle Kerby-McGowan, Cara Shillenn, and Max Johnston. Writing the postcards was a way for both of us to feel love for each other. You know, choosing to be vulnerable, choosing to on purpose, share our lives, choosing to think of each other. Um, that allowed us to grow closer together and kind of share in our struggles, in our victories, and, uh, to celebrate each other.

It’s basically just a palm tree, but it’s kind of like in a storm. Even though the winds are so strong, the palm tree is still standing tall. Your postcards can be printed for you on either a sturdy silk board or classy eco-friendly recycled board. Here are some things to consider: Before going to The Met, I don’t think I had ever been to a huge art museum. Because I was able to go in for free, because I was a student, I would just take any opportunity I had to go down and just get lost. I would go maybe once or twice a month, to shift the focus away from me into something greater than myself. And remember how small my problems were and gain a little bit of perspective. Because you can go there and see, like, the Egyptian Wing with art from like 6,000 years ago, to you know, art that is contemporary and modern. And I was there struggling because I have no idea what I’m doing. I’m far away from my family. It’s mentally exhausting. We’re not really allowed to read any other books outside of those authorized by your leaders, by your church leaders. A lot of people have felt the same way of being lonely. The front of each card bears one of Morris's Greenaway Medal-winning paintings; on the reverse, you will find an accompanying quotation from one of the spell-poems in the Lost books, as well as an identification of the species shown on the card. The remaining space is left blank for you to fill in these wild cards with pen, pencil or paint - and then send them out into the world to make and renew connections. Read more Details

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New York was kind of this crossroads for me. It’s when life got real, I remember just wanting to give up. And thinking, I don’t think I can do this anymore. I don’t think I can keep doing this. This is too lonely of a path for me.

I felt like I was really changed while I was in my mission, by the people, by the adventure, by every single postcard Samy sent, and he has built me into the person I am today. And also words of encouragement or words of telling me, “I am proud of you. Your whole family’s proud of you.” It’s just very important to hear, you know?It makes us feel connected. It makes us feel like an adventure. It makes us feel loved. That connection of feelings is what makes art so powerful. Even though we have different beliefs, we were still able to find that middle ground or those things in common that we really like, like art, you know, things that just make us go, “Wow.” Aside from being a cheap way of mailing customers or friends, printed postcards can also act as an extended business card and prove especially effective for photographers or designers who want to show high resolution images of their work which wouldn't otherwise have the same impact on a smaller sized card.