Dale Cards

Barbara Dale is one of the pioneers of alternative greeting cards in the United States. The Washington Post described her and her generation of card designers as having, “changed the face of the nearly 7 billion cards Americans sent to each other last year.” In the book, “A Gallery of Rogues: Cartoonists’ Self-Characatures” published by Ohio State University she’s described as, “Specializing in off-the-wall humor of the taste-expanding variety.” Barbara’s worked with numerous card and gift industry manufacturers such as Recycled Paper Products, Andrews and McMeel, Carol Wilson, The Ink Group, and Wild Card. Currently, her cards are published in the United States by RSCP Cards and Sellers Publishing. She’s the co-author and illustrator of two humor books, “The Working Woman Book” and “The Joys of Motherhood” published by Andrews and McMeel. She also co-authored and illustrated a syndicated panel, “The Stanley Family” with Universal Press Syndicate in 1990. She’s exhibited her paintings and prints in several one-woman and group shows and has work represented in numerous private and museum collections. Barbara is currently writing a novel.