Exploring New Zealand’s Otago Peninsula, we stopped to look at the coastal petrified forest at Curio Bay, which is definitely worth a looksee if you’re also interested in palaeontology. Standing on the rocks we heard a peculiar noise from the sea; Yellow Eyed Penguins! We’d been trying to get a closer look at them for days, but since they’re known as the ‘world’s shyest penguin’ we weren’t too hopeful. Minutes later, as I was focussing my camera on one swimming further out, one hopped out of the sea and stood on a rock at my feet looking around. Whoa! Shy?! Shaking I took photos (the first dozen photos were seriously blurred in my excitement until I forced myself to calm down). Best gift money can’t buy, ever! Later I created this paper marquetry piece using an array of carefully selected recycled and textured papers, which were then cut, shaped, inlaid and slotted together to fit like a tightly fitting mosaic or tiled floor and inlaid into paper that had ink patterns that reminded me of the swoosh of sea water around the rocks where the penguin stood; this paper a serendipitous by-product in itself, as I’d lifted remnants of ink with it from a marbling session some months earlier.

Each art card is printed in the UK by an FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certified printing company, with a zero waste to landfill ethos, using responsibly sourced FSC medium to heavyweight smooth board and supplied with an FSC heavyweight paper envelope. Each art card is directly digitally printed (using XXXXX TYPE INKS), thereby avoiding the more traditional use of printing plates or photo chemicals. Since we usually exhibit at quite a few outdoor events, art cards you buy from us at events are wrapped in a protective plastic sleeve out of necessity to shield the card from damage by the elements. This sleeve is manufactured from thin, crystal clear polypropylene (PP5); a recyclable plastic. However, please check with your local authority to see if it is recyclable in your area. PP5 polypropylene is commonly recycled into the manufacture of automotive parts, plastic trays, shipping containers, bike racks, garden rakes, storage bins and many other common items. Cards ordered on this website may be supplied “naked” without each card being enclosed in an individual protective sleeve, but any art cards in an order will be packed in a polypropylene protective outer as a “pack” to avoid them getting marked or wet in transit in the typical British weather that we enjoy! This packaging will be kept to a minimum. Heavyweight envelopes are supplied with each card and are made from FSC paper. We usually use plain white or pearlescent white/cream envelopes. Art cards are shipped in a board backed envelope or postal box as appropriate and are not gift packaged.

A6: 10.5 x 14.8cm (4.13x5.83”)

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