Hillstock News & Press

Hillstock owner Averyl Hill is hosting a virtual open house for another holiday season! Come see Averyl's 1950's ranch house in Maine decorated for a mid-century Christmas as well as some of her favorite decorations! Check out The Way Life Used To Be.

Hillstock donates Victorian Christmas image to Victoria Mansion- Victoria Mansion in Portland, Maine is exquisitely decorated for Christmas. In support of this delightful and important historic house, Hillstock has donated two Victorian images to to be used on posters and invitations for the 2009 holiday "Let The Christmas Bells Ring" celebration.

Hillstock donates two antique oil paintings, a Victorian shadow box frame and vintage 1930's typewriter to be auctioned at the Portland, Maine Animal Refuge League Art Auction & Cocktail Party. This event is focused on raising money to help defray the medical expenses at the shelter.

January 2009

Hillstock launches new 50's clip art website- 50sClipArt.com is our newest site offering retro clip art from the 1950's for download. We've sorted images into small bundles arranged by theme- great value, Hillstock quality!

December 2008

Hillstock owner Averyl Hill is hosting a virtual open house this holiday season! Come tour the inside of Averyl's Maine home to view magical vintage mid-century Christmas decorations by visiting her new blog, The Way Life Used To Be. Pictures will be posted now thorough Christmas!

November 2008

Hillstock is pleased to support Project Main Street's Annual Gala on December 1st, 2008 in NYC by donating a collection of vintage Christmas decorations for the auction. Project Main St. strives to improve the quality of life for individuals afflicted with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and their families by lessening the financial burden associated with this dreadful disease. Hillstock owner Averyl Hill grew up on Roosevelt Island with the founder, Timmy Sheehy, who succumbed to ALS last year. She encourages anyone able to attend this event.

Hillstock Greetings adds Retro African American christmas card line- New for Christmas 2008 is a line of Christmas cards with vintage images of African American families celebrating the season. Available at Hillstock Greetings.

Hillstock adds Retro 1950's christmas images to HillstockImages.com- New for Christmas 2008 is a collection of high resolution illustrations of 1950's Christmas cards. Available in file sizes up to 17" @ 300 ppi!

March 2008

Hillstock releases new CD title- The Baby Boomer Christmas Clip Art CD is another addition to our growing collection of stock images from the 1940's and 1950's.

Hillstock releases two new CD titles- Retro School Valentines Clip Art CD and the Kitschy Retro Christmas Clip Art CD! Both collections feature vintage images from the 1940's and 1950's.

Hillstock Greetings and Averyl Hill mentioned in Country Home magazine issue for December 2007/January 2008- Hillstock owner Averyl Hill was interviewed by Country Home magazine. Hillstock, recognized for its vast private collection of vintage Christmas ephemera, provided samples for the issue. Hillstock Greetings is also mentioned as a source of Christmas card reproductions!

Hillstock is featured in Romantic Country Magazine's "The Finishing Touch" Issue #89- Pick up your copy to see the full page feature of Hillstock Greetings! Of course, you can also license our images to produce cards of your own making!

October 2007

Hillstock donates Victorian Santa image to Victoria Mansion- Victoria Mansion in Portland, Maine is exquisitely decorated for Christmas. In support of this delightful and important historic house, Hillstock has donated a Victorian Santa image from VintageStockArt.com to to be used on posters and brochures for the 2007 holiday "Father Christmas" theme.

Hillstock donates Victorian Christmas magnet gift sets to the Maine Animal Refuge League- Hillstock donated over $200 worth of merchandise for the animal shelter to sell and raise money at the annual Christmas fair fundraiser.

August 2007

Hillstock officially launches new retro art web site! We now offer rights-managed stock art from the 1940's and 1950's! Visit RetroStockArt.com!

Hillstock donates posters to the Scarborough, Maine Veterans Home- Hillstock printed and donated over $200 worth of nostalgic WWI art posters of a "doughboy" and his girl embracing to decorate the rooms of resident veterans.

April 2007

Hillstock gets modern & hip! We are excited to introduce our new line of humorous cards and magnets designed with images from the 1950's! Watch Your Figure designs offer a tongue in cheek (the no cal treat!) look at dieting, available on WatchYourFigure.com. Also new is our line of "Coffee Kitsch". We've created some coffee art designs on cards that will be sure to create a buzz. Licensing opportunities are available.

Hillstock to be a sponsor of Victorian Mansion "Doll Teas"- Hillstock will be donating an image of a girl's tea tea party to be used on the invitations for Portland, Maine's Victoria Mansion's Doll's Tea, an elegant high tea for young ladies and their favorite doll. Included will be a presentation on the Victorian Language of Flowers, hands-on Victorian crafts, desserts and tea. A tour of Victoria Mansion follows to see the house and a collection of 19th-century dolls. For more information: Victoria Mansion events.

Hillstock releases new CD title- The Vintage Mother's Day Clip Art CD with hand picked flowers and messages of love for mother.

December 2006

Hillstock releases new CD title- We offer you ninety-six beautiful vintage Christmas, New Year & Easter angels in one stellar collection! Heavenly delights await you in our Vintage Christmas & Easter Angel Clip Art CD.

November 2006

Hillstock Donates Merchandise to Victoria Mansion Gift Shop- Victoria Mansion in Portland, Maine is exquisitely decorated for Christmas. In support of this delightful and important historic house, Hillstock Greetings has donated 225 Victorian Angel Christmas magnets to be sold by the gift shop. All profits will go to Victoria Mansion.

Hillstock will no longer offer a personal use version of the holiday graphics CDs. For our customers who have already purchased this license, the personal use license terms will still apply.

October 2006

Hillstock Sponsors Cage at Animal Refuge League- In memory of Hillstock owner Averyl Hill's guinea pig Oliver adopted from the shelter four years ago, Hillstock is sponsoring a cage for one year. This sponsorship will help house and feed small animals waiting for new homes. Please visit your local shelter and consider adopting before visiting your pet store.

Hillstock Releases New CD Title- Introducing Volume IV of Hillstock's Vintage Holiday Graphics Clip Art CD series. The new collection contains your holiday favorites: Christmas, New Year's, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Valentine's Day and Easter. All of the images on this title are unique from Volume I, Volume II and Volume III which means no duplicates for returning customers!

New Victorian Circus Clowns & Performers Clip Art CD added!- People keep asking us to send in the clowns. Here they are, straight from the Victorian Era!

May 2006

Hillstock becomes a member of ebay's VeRO- "VeRO," verified rights owners of intellectual property, is a program designed by ebay to strengthen the protections of rights holders and provide a quick response to stop piracy and rights violations.

Hillstock Greetings licenses original art from "Shiverbones"- Painstakingly reproduced from an original watercolor by Matthew Kirscht, we offer a fine art archival Halloween greeting card. Cards are a limited run of 500 and exclusive to Hillstock!

New Victorian Snowflakes CD Collection Released! - Everyone loves the beautiful patterns of snowflakes. Now you can add them to your projects when you buy our Victorian Snowflakes CD!

December 2005

HillstockImages.com is launched! Now you can license many of your favorite vintage royalty-free images from Hillstock in file sizes up to 17" @ 300 ppi! Additionally you will be able to download the images after your order is processed!

Hillstock is a National Corporate Sponsor of 2005 Toys for Tots- Hillstock, in support of the The Marine Toys for Tots Foundation, has shared the magic of Christmas by donating the use of rare Victorian Santa Claus and Christmas images from VintageStockArt.com.

VintageClipArt.com is mentioned in the 2005 Better Homes & Gardens® Holiday Crafts® Magazine- You can find great holiday projects in this issue and see us listed on page 110 as a resource of vintage images for the Halloween Star Ornaments project found on page 27!

July 2005

Hillstock Greetings card line launched- Three years in the making, Hillstock has launched a reproduction card line available for purchase at HillstockGreetings.com. What separates Hillstock greetings from other vintage image card makers are the acid-free inks, archival cotton rag card stock and hand treatments. Card designs feature holiday and nostalgic images not found on our CD collections.

Hillstock donates $100 worth of arts & crafts supplies to a non-profit Portland, Maine youth art program! Company owner Averyl Hill, trained in art therapy, believes in the healing power of the arts and brought over an array of non-toxic crafting paints and papers to be used in the new youth program.

May 2005

Hillstock Releases New CD Title- Introducing Volume III of Hillstock's Vintage Holiday Graphics Clip Art CD series. The new collection contains your holiday favorites: Christmas, New Year's, Birthdays, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Valentine's Day, Easter, St. Patrick's Day and Patriotic Occasions. All of the images on this title are unique from Volume I and Volume II which means no duplicates for returning customers!

February 2005

Hillstock Appears in List of 100 Designer Friendly Companies- Graphic Design USA Magazine editors selected 100 companies "that care about providing topflight products and services, adding value and finding solutions, communicating with and standing behind the creative community."

Hillstock Donates over 200 Posters to Maine Military Families- South Portland, Maine. Company owner Averyl Hill personally handed out posters to families of Maine troops serving in Iraq at a locally sponsored tribute. The posters were designed using a World War One image from The Hillstock Collection™ depicting a soldier and his sweetheart embracing by Howard Chandler Christy.