imaginaryanimal
Announcement Here at Imaginary Animal you'll find fine art prints by David Birkey and Marie Gardeski along with pouches, baby gear and pillows made by Marie from her original fabric designs. We also have hand-shaped Handsoap, State Mazes designed by David and lots of other treats for you and your pals! Thanks for visiting!
Announcement
Here at Imaginary Animal you'll find fine art prints by David Birkey and Marie Gardeski along with pouches, baby gear and pillows made by Marie from her original fabric designs. We also have hand-shaped Handsoap, State Mazes designed by David and lots of other treats for you and your pals! Thanks for visiting!
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Zoe on Jun 21, 2022
5 out of 5 starsGood quality cards with a unique design. I love poring over all the little details. My dad collects old toys, and I know he'll love receiving these cards.
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Lindsay on Jun 8, 2022
5 out of 5 starsLove this print! Reminds me of I Spy and I’m obsessed. Super fast shipping too! Thank you!!
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Robyn on Jan 28, 2022
5 out of 5 starsThis print is so cute! I love everything from this shop! They ship super quickly and everything is high quality!
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Zoe on Jun 21, 2022
5 out of 5 starsGood quality cards with a unique design. I love poring over all the little details. My dad collects old toys, and I know he'll love receiving these cards.
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Zoe on Jun 21, 2022
5 out of 5 starsGood quality cards with a unique design. I love poring over all the little details. My dad collects old toys, and I know he'll love receiving these cards.
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About imaginaryanimal
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Marie's side of the studio. -
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Marie's Doodletown design developing in her sketchbook. -
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Bright thread and a print of David's painting "Beauty Lives by Kindness" in Marie's sewing studio. -
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David's California State Maze in progress. -
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Thank You Maze Cards fresh off our Gocco!
Are you the Imaginary Animal? Yes we are.
David Birkey and Marie Gardeski are the artists behind Imaginary Animal. They offer fine art prints of their original drawings and paintings alongside meticulously crafted objects and accessories. David designs mazes by hand, carefully routing a challenging path from start to finish, resulting in a cool graphic combined with a fun activity. Marie has been sewing almost as long as she has been drawing and enjoys designing and creating clothing and accessories, recently using textiles printed with her own whimsical patterns. David and Marie share a sunny studio filled with plants and music in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
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Marie and david met through mail art. That is to say, a mutual friend encouraged each to send something to the other. (m & d were living 100s of miles away from each other at the time). So the Postman delivered david's collaged postcard (purposely split in two) and marie's typewritten golden letter. Later, they met in person for the first time at the same friend's wedding. Marie made the wedding dress and david was a groomsman. Their first collaboration was installing the wedding decorations. It was a great success. (david even made the twinkle lights flash "disco style" when the dance music played).
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Marie opened this shop back in early 2007 (before meeting david). She called it Foliage. When she officially teamed up with david she decided they needed a new name. Since they had recently started to refer to their studio as "The Museum of Imaginary Animals" they decided that "Imaginary Animal" would be the perfect shop name.
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View our collaborative artwork: http://gardeskibirkey.tumblr.com/
Shop members
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marie
Owner, Maker, Designer, Photographer, Artist
Marie's favorite activities are drawing, sewing, visiting thrift shops and piecing together old jigsaw puzzles. She attended the Maryland Institute College of Art and the Cranbrook Academy of Art. See more of her work at www.mariegardeski.com
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david
Maker, Designer, Artist, Inspector #24
David enjoys drawing, painting, hand lettering, music and frisbee. He attended the Art Academy of Cincinnati. See more of his work at www.davidbirkey.com.
Production partners
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Courier Printing
Grabill, IN
Courier Printing is a small local printer specializing in offset and letterpress.
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Printful
LA, CA
Prints our designs on t-shirts and other products on demand.
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Spoonflower, Inc.
Durham, NC
Printing fabrics by independent designers using eco-friendly, water-based inks on natural and synthetic fiber textiles. No additional chemicals are used in the printing or preparation process.
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A Print Shop
NY, United States
Specialized sticker printer
Shop policies
We hope you enjoy browsing our art and handmade goods.
It's a pleasure to be able to share what we make with you!
Accepted payment methods
Returns and exchanges
I gladly accept returns and exchanges
I don't accept cancellations
The following items can't be returned or exchanged
- Custom or personalized orders
- Perishable products (like food or flowers)
- Digital downloads
- Intimate items (for health/hygiene reasons)
Returns and exchange details
• We will refund the item cost, but not shipping.
• You are responsible for the costs associated with shipping the item back to us.
• If it is damaged or in any way used by the customer, no refunds will be given.
Payment
• All payments must cleared before the item(s) will be shipped.
• If payment is not made within 3 days of purchase, the order will be canceled and the item will be relisted.
Shipping
• Standard shipping for international packages will be airmail, so expect 10-14 business day delivery time (once it has been mailed).
• We are not responsible for lost or stolen packages.