Artist Marjolein Bastin, along with her husband Gaston and son Mischa, recently visited the Messenger headquarters in Auburn, Indiana. Ms. Bastin's artwork is featured on Messenger's newest stationery series, Beyond the Meadow. Her art is most recognizable in the retail world of greeting cards, gifts, calendars and more through her long-standing partnership with Hallmark.

The Messenger team treated Ms. Bastin to lunch, as well as a tour of our manufacturing facility, and a presentation about Messenger's company history and the funeral industry. Ms. Bastin signed prints of her featured artwork for Messenger team members. In honor of her visit, Messenger also gave away free Beyond the Meadow stationery box sets to funeral homes throughout the day of the visit. In addition, funeral homes who placed orders for Beyond the Meadow stationery between July 5 and July 14 received a free signed print of Ms. Bastin's artwork.