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Meet Artie Tickles

Your guide to every little artwork out exploring.

Artie started out as a plain grey pebble on a windy beach, watching the tide carry things off and wondering where they all went. Then one morning a little painted stone washed up beside him with a note tucked underneath: found me? pass me on. So he did — he followed it, and then the next one, and the one after that.

Somewhere along the way he stitched a little satchel to carry every note he collected, and the heart on the flap grew a size bigger with each kind word folded inside. These days Artie goes wherever art goes: cheering each piece onward, keeping its notes safe, and making sure no little artwork ever travels alone.

Artie's adventures

However the art travels, Artie finds a way to follow.

  • The Sailor

    When a piece hops across the water, Artie points his compass at the horizon and follows the current.

  • The Voyager

    Little boat in hand, he ferries the story from one shore to the next — no journey too far to follow.

  • The Night Traveller

    Some pieces move after dark. Artie lifts his lantern so the next explorer can always find the way.

  • The Explorer

    Binoculars up, peering over dunes and rooftops — always first to spot a piece that's just been found.

  • The Trailblazer

    Hat on, out in the open air, waving the art onward to wherever it wants to wander next.

What's in the satchel?

Every note you leave. Each time someone finds a piece and says hello, that note goes into Artie's bag — and the heart on the flap gets a little fuller.

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