​Part of Prologue’s Opening Season, a curated programme of special events celebrating our first weeks in Stockport.

​Join mixed media creative and online sensation, Martina Calvi, for an evening of crafts. ​After grabbing a tea or coffee, you’ll join us for a workshop with Martina, the mind behind indie print-only publication TINY ZINE, as you create your very own snail mail.

​Every ticket includes a copy of the book which Martina will sign on the night, and a hot drink from our cafe. Please bring any materials with you that you might wish to incorporate into your snail mail.

​What is Snail Mail?

Snail mail is much more than simply sending a letter through the post. It’s a creative, handmade form of correspondence that combines letter writing, paper crafts, collage, illustration, journaling, and gift-giving into a personal art object.

​Martina’s approach treats mail as a small, tangible experience for the recipient. Rather than a plain note, a snail-mail package might include: Bold sticker letters, ‘open when…’ letters for moments of connection, cozy care kits, embroidered postcards, tiny newspaper entires to celebrate life’s everyday achievements, and much more.

​About the Workshop

​Martina’s Snail Mail Tea Party workshop will be themed around self love and reflection. You will be guided through journalling techniques to create love letters to your future self.

​The workshop will last for one hour, after which Martina will sign your books.

​About The Art of Snail Mail

​The Art of Snail Mail is every post lover’s companion to sending mail, inspiring you to connect with your crafty side and your loved ones.

​Martina starts out with the basics, sharing the ritual of letter writing, the anatomy of a beautiful letter, how to create your unique signature and make your own wax seals and envelopes. With tips on finding pen pals and starting a snail mail club, community is at the heart of Martina’s third book.

​A love letter to real analogue post, The Art of Snail Mail is a true celebration of sentimentality and creativity.

​About Martina Calvi

​Martina Calvi is a mixed media creative and online creator from Sydney, Australia.

​Having journaled since she was 8 years old, Martina began sharing her creative projects on the internet in 2015, fostering a wholesome, crafty community of creatives through her philosophy of embracing analogue techniques and creating beautiful things ‘just because’.

​Since 2015 she has used the internet as her scrapbook, sharing illustrations, mixed media projects and moments from her life with a community of over 350 thousand creative followers.

​Throughout her career as an online creative she has gained major collaborations with Adobe, Adidas, Nike, Snapchat and more. She is the author of The Art of Memory Collecting and A Year of Junk Journaling.