Notes And Queries

06/17/2026

https://open.substack.com/pub/vanessaharnik/p/who-holds-you-accountable?r=4itzz&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

The people who care enough not to let us get away with our own excuses.

06/16/2026

https://open.substack.com/pub/vanessaharnik/p/the-art-of-advocating-for-yourself?r=4itzz&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Supporting Others Is Important. Learning to Speak Up for Yourself May Be Even More So.

06/16/2026

06/11/2026

https://open.substack.com/pub/vanessaharnik/p/turning-my-office-into-a-showroom?r=4itzz&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

What trade shows taught me about selling, merchandising, and seeing your own space through a buyer’s eyes.

06/11/2026

https://open.substack.com/pub/vanessaharnik/p/summer-work?r=4itzz&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Boxing cards, temporary labor, and the web of young people who have passed through Notes & Queries

06/08/2026

https://open.substack.com/pub/vanessaharnik/p/what-are-two-things-you-noticed-today?r=4itzz&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

A lesson from my grandfather who taught art at Bennington College

06/06/2026

https://open.substack.com/pub/vanessaharnik/p/thirty-six-years-of-london?r=4itzz&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

How one city became the backdrop for friendships, family milestones, business relationships, and the passing of time.

06/06/2026

it was so great to meet up with these superb retailers who will be joining 7 other superb American retailer buyers as part of our - to support an up and coming young greeting card publisher . We all met up at to review the criteria that we will all be using to review each application. We will start accepting applications on July 1 - Dec 31, 2026! Please contact Vanessa for more info or the to get a copy of the application. Vanessa will be at the GCA UK meeting on September 24th to discuss this prize too! Very exciting. Many many thanks to all of our superb retailers who are volunteering their time to join our review panel!

06/05/2026

Vanessa talks a little bit about the that Notes and Queries is sponsoring. 5000 pounds to a deserving young greeting card publisher- less than 5 years in business! We will start accepting applications on July 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026 and we have a superb selection of retail buyers reviewing these applications! Please contact me at Notes & Queries for more info or contact for an application