RetroFutures

RetroFutures Designs

Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Molly Keenan

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Announcement Vintage storybook collage. Speculative cultural commentary. Feminist. Geeky. One of a kind.

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Jenny on Jan 28, 2024

5 out of 5 stars

It's absolutely beautiful and a perfect addition to my office wall!

Dreaming Minnesota: Black Bear with Downy Woodpeckers

Dreaming Minnesota: Black Bear with Downy Woodpeckers
Mindy on Jul 15, 2021

5 out of 5 stars

Beautiful!!! Thanks!

Spectacle

Spectacle
Mindy on Jul 15, 2021

5 out of 5 stars

Beautiful!!! Thanks!

She Knew Each Flower in the Garden

She Knew Each Flower in the Garden
Mindy on Jul 15, 2021

5 out of 5 stars

Beautiful!!! Thanks!

Winter

Winter
Mindy on Jul 15, 2021

5 out of 5 stars

Beautiful!!! Thanks!

Book of Life (Rosh Hashanah)

Book of Life (Rosh Hashanah)
Mindy on Jul 15, 2021

5 out of 5 stars

Beautiful!!! Thanks!

Survival

Survival
Mindy on Jul 15, 2021

5 out of 5 stars

Beautiful!!! Thanks!

A Magical Bird

A Magical Bird
fmcalister on May 20, 2021

5 out of 5 stars

It arrived quickly and it looks exactly as pictured.

Octavia

Octavia
Joyce on Jan 31, 2021

5 out of 5 stars

I love these cards--each unique and beautiful. Yes, they were shipped on time. Every experience I've had with RetroFutures has been positive. Joyce Kennedy

Hello, Snow

Hello, Snow
Alexa on Jan 6, 2021

5 out of 5 stars

She Had to Make a Decision

She Had to Make a Decision

About RetroFutures

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Vintage storybook collage. Speculative cultural commentary. Feminist. Geeky. One of a kind.

Molly Keenan has been making collages since childhood, when her mother first introduced her to the technique. Collage has been a near-constant companion throughout her professional life as a high school social studies teacher. In 2007, she brought a few collages to the art show at WisCon, a feminist science fiction convention. Japanese scholar and author Takayuki Tatsumi saw the collages and loved Molly’s work. He commissioned her to design the cover for his next book (Anti-Intellectualism in American Literature, published in fall 2007 by Nan-Un’do Publishing, Tokyo, Japan). Success at the WisCon art show, along with the book cover commission, inspired Molly and her partner Aaron to turn what had mostly been personal ‘art therapy’ into a small business.

Molly and Aaron founded RetroFutures Designs in 2009, while Molly continued to create collages that explore themes of feminism, science, fiction, popular culture, and the natural world. Like the crow in her collage “Diamond Necklace,” Molly is constantly on the lookout for shiny, unusual bits and oddments, which she collects in the RetroFutures studio. She uses found text and images, illustration, paint, and a variety of sharp tools to create works that juxtapose the vintage and futuristic, innocent and jaded, serene and haunting.

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Molly Keenan

Owner, Maker, Collage Artist

Molly has been making collages since childhood. Her art explores feminism, science, fiction, popular culture, and nature. She uses found text and images to create works that juxtapose the vintage & futuristic, innocent & jaded, serene & haunting.
Aaron Lichtov

Owner & Minister Of Marketing

Aaron manages RetroFutures behind the scenes: graphic design/layout, marketing, procurement of vintage books, and vacuuming up thousands of tiny bits of paper under Molly's collage table.

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