Dear Everyone ~

The summer solstice is nearly upon us! To celebrate the season, we are delighted to herald the arrival of five new notecard portfolios by artists from the U.K. Summery themes of picnicking, gardening, and swimming, as well as the perennial favourite: whimsical domesticity. The portfolios are all beautifully produced and easily, even ingeniously, repurpose-able. The cardstocks are all a delight to write on and take all manner (in your manor or manse, or garden) of medium, smoothly and beautifully.

In all their noteworthy splendor…

Two beguiling notecard portfolios from British publisher (and artist) James Ellis, presenting petite cards that are paragons of pleasant pastimes.

Alice Patullo is an East London-based illustrator. These are lovely for correspondents who love to garden or gardeners who love to send mail year-round.

If you would love to be sitting opposite Mary Fedden (1915–2012) at her table, sipping spirits and breathing in the landscape she captures so whimsically, these cards are as close as one can get!

Eric Ravilious’s cards are no less captivating for being the least colourful images in BZS’s repertoire. (Ravilous was the first British war artist to die on active duty, when the plane he was in was lost off Iceland in 1942.)

Emily Maude’s pen & ink illustrations are like little snippets of domesticity from a bygone era … brought back to life with her whimsical style, which she says is inspired by Eric Ravilious.

Last but nary least, there’s a new washi in town! Whenever we are wrapping, no matter how many rolls of washi are at hand, we always wish we had more. In this case it’s Hedgehog Garden by artist Lisa Larson. We love its peachy background, and the hedgehogs are, no hedging, adorable!

Noteworthy Notecards
Hedgehog Garden

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