Mission: Our mission is to offer a range of cards to celebrate relationships, friendships, and love. I’m driven to create cards with bold illustrations that will grab your eyes as you walk by the stationery section. Then when you open that card, I want the message to speak to you and the person you are giving the card to. In the way that we talk…you know what I mean.
Lavenderpop is inspired by pop culture, graphic design, social revolutionaries, humanism, a good dance beat, and a celebration of diversity.
Otis Richardson recognized his gift for art at an early age. He has studied painting and illustration as an undergraduate (South Carolina State University HBCU!) and graduate levels, obtaining a Masters of Fine Arts from Northern Illinois University. His work has been featured in publications by Windy City Media, nationally in Sophisticate Black Hair magazine, and the book “Out and Proud in Chicago”. His paintings have appeared in several exhibitions including Black Creativity at the Museum of Science and Industry, Art Incubator, and Stony Island Arts Bank.
Special Thanks to members of the Richardson family for providing the earliest support for Lavenderpop.