The Story Behind the Candy Decay Collector’s Club.
Claudia SchmidtShare
The Story Behind the Candy Decay Collector’s Club
Most of my artwork starts the same way: a strange idea, too many colors, and the feeling that something beautiful and temporary is worth celebrating.
The problem is that original paintings aren't for everyone. They take days to create, and they can be expensive to collect. I wanted to create something more accessible, something that lets people enjoy and collect a little piece of Candy Decay every month, wherever they are in the world.
That's how the Candy Decay Collector’s Club was born.
Every month, members receive a new digital Candy Decay printable to download and keep. Something made specifically for that month, ready to print, frame, pin somewhere, use in a journal, or simply add to your growing Candy Decay collection.
And because I still love the idea of actual art travelling through the world, every monthly release also comes with a little extra from me: a free physical Candy Decay postcard sent to your mailbox.
No choosing. No endless scrolling. Just a new piece of Candy Decay every month, plus a surprise making its way to you through actual snail mail.
Why Snail Mail Still Matters
We spend most of our days looking at screens. We scroll, swipe, like, save, and move on to the next thing within seconds.
That's exactly why I didn't want the Collector's Club to exist entirely on a screen.
Alongside your monthly digital printable, I send you a physical postcard from my studio. It's a free extra, but honestly, it's one of my favorite parts of the whole thing.
A postcard can cross oceans, collect stamps and marks along the way, survive slightly bent corners and arrive with tiny imperfections that become part of its story. It feels completely different from seeing an image in a feed.
Maybe it ends up pinned to a wall, tucked into a sketchbook, stuck to a fridge or sitting on a desk waiting to make someone smile.
In a world where almost everything is instant and digital, receiving something physical feels surprisingly meaningful.
What You'll Receive
Each month, Collector's Club members get:
• one new Candy Decay digital printable, ready to download
• one free surprise Candy Decay postcard, mailed worldwide
• a postcard that is hand-signed and embossed with my artist seal
• a new monthly edition to add to your growing Candy Decay collection
I also add stamps and little details before the postcard leaves my studio, because I want it to feel like something that actually came from an artist's desk, not something that rolled off a production line.
The club is intentionally simple. Join once and a new Candy Decay release arrives every month.
A Small Piece of Candy Decay That Travels
For me, one of the best parts is imagining where all these little pieces end up.
A printable framed in someone's apartment. A postcard on a fridge in Canada. One pinned to a wall in Australia. Another tucked inside a sketchbook somewhere in Germany.
Candy Decay has always been about celebrating things that won't last forever.
Bright colors. Small moments. Weird ideas. Beauty and decay existing at the same time.
The Collector's Club is my way of letting those things escape my studio and become part of somebody else's world.
You get something new to collect every month, plus a tiny physical surprise travelling across the world to find you.
If you'd like a little piece of Candy Decay every month, I'd love to have you in the club.
See you in the next edition.
Paintranger
Curious how these pieces compare to owning a full artwork? I break down originals, hand-signed prints and wall art in The Difference Between Original Artworks, Hand-Signed Prints & Wall Art.