The Best and Most Beautiful Botanical Stationary

The artwork of sending letters may appear nostalgic within the digital age, however gorgeously made paper items are like a strong black gown: they by no means exit of fashion. Whether or not you’re sending a handwritten birthday card or a heartfelt Thank You, nothing says sincerity fairly like a stupendous card– and given the rising recognition of houseplants amongst millennials, botanical stationery is extra stylish and interesting than ever earlier than.

Beneath, we spotlight a few of our favourite botanical artists of the second, with examples of the attractive playing cards they make.

Picture Courtesy of Janelle Sing

Janelle Sing (For Bespoke Monograms)

Janelle Sing’s materia medica of letters makes us wistful in regards to the bygone period when monograms had been de rigueur. We love the fragile line weight that Sing articulates on her bespoke playing cards, which are perfect for weddings and occasions– however we additionally assume they’re worthy of framing in their very own proper (maybe as a letter on the wall in a baby’s bed room). More and more on this period of tech, folks need playing cards that really feel distinctive and handmade, and the artist’s light hand and her relaxed sense of composition impart this actual feeling of old-meets-new sentimentality. Pretty.

The Mint Gardener (For Haute Watercoloring)

Sarah Simon, aka The Mint Gardener, favors darkish, moody tones in her romantically saturated watercolor playing cards, that are amongst our favorites within the style. Her eye for element and exact renderings of a few of our favourite flowers– the regal poppy, the standard artichoke– make her good for artwork lovers and plant lovers alike. We like the density and drape of her bouquets and the wealthy hues she makes use of to shade her foliage. Every plant rendering is sort of a baroque model of the actual factor.

Picture through Rifle Paper Co

Rifle Paper Co (For Affordability)

Rifle Paper Co. presents quite a lot of customary greeting playing cards, stationary, calendars, prints, wallpaper, notepads– you identify it. However their commonplace Botanical Stationary Set is an efficient staple for these searching for a dependable floral greeting card with out an excessive amount of pretense. They provide a seemingly infinite number of greeting cards for every occasion, and florals are a key motif. Pair any one in all them with Rifle’s Egg Art Print and you’ve received the proper matching reward.

Helen Kleores (For Hello-Res Australian Favorites)

Melbourne-based Botanical Designer Helen Kleores is aware of a factor or two about stunning floral specimens that really feel quintessentially Australian: bright-orange banksia, bottle brush, pink waratah, flowering gum, and ferns are only a few of the various plant topics she images and transforms into stylish, minimalist playing cards. Her White Nature collection consists of flowers and flora of each season and shade, at all times photographed on a wise, clear background. Nice for greetings and ornament.

Vincent Jeannerot (For Previous World Class)

Vincent Jeannerot is a famed peintre aquarelliste membre de la Société Française d’Illustration Botanique— one of the vital prestigious botanical artwork societies on the planet. Based mostly in Lyon, France, his refined and life like renderings of onions, peonies, ferns, and different backyard staples reminisce of leather-bound textbooks and turn-of-the-century ethnobotanical drawings, with stunning shade grading and a eager eye for depth, texture, and mild. A real botanical artist, Jeannerot additionally teaches the craft of botanical illustration and portray at varied workshops around the globe.

Catherine Lewis (For Attractive Saturation and a Handmade Really feel)

Catherine Lewis‘ “Houseplant Collection” and “Species Collection” cards prove that there’s at all times magnificence in simplicity. We love her Monstera Coronary heart ‘Love You’ and her home plant patterns– the light depiction of sunshine on each leaf in her designs makes every card really feel particular and handmade. The playing cards, in flip, make pretty presents for housewarmings and heartfelt Thank You’s– and her intricate illustrations have been translated onto pillows, wrapping paper, iPhone instances, and the like. Get ‘um when you can!

Hackney & Co (For The #PlantFolk in Your Life)

Katy Hackney’s penchant for simplicity and element make her hand-illustrated watercolors a pleasure to behold– particularly for these of us who love botanical illustrations and all of their styled minimalism. Hackney & Co‘s Orkney botanical cards are little recordings of the natural elements found around Hackney’s studio within the Orkney Isles, an archipelago off the northeastern coast of Scotland. Some specimens embrace Marsh Mallow (Althaea officinalis), White Nettle (Lamium album), Comfrey (Symphytum officinale), Eyebright (Euphrasia officinalis) and Wild Garlic (Allium ursinum)– however all of them are pretty keepsakes, particularly for individuals who have travelled round Scotland.

On the again of every card within the botanical series Hackney additionally consists of detailed details about every plant, together with the place it grows, its medicinal makes use of, sensible purposes, and any folklore surrounding the plant. What’s to not love?

Sonia Cavallini (For Fairly Patterns)

Sonia Cavallini‘s patterns remind us of the whimsical wallpaper of our youth– or at least an imagined wallpaper from the 1950’s that wouldn’t really feel misplaced on a Prada scarf. We love the reserved hues that the Lyon-based artist tends to favor, and the truth that her playing cards’ shiny surfaces bear the unmistakable stain of watercolor. These searching for a extra refined message will respect her “Je T’iame” postcards, whereas her “Girl Power!” playing cards are a pleasant solution to say whats up to a niece, daughter, or somebody in want of a pep discuss.

Lou Baker Smith (For Wanderlust and Shade Concord)

Lou Baker Smith‘s images have an inimitable wistful quality that we can’t get sufficient of. The moments of what we’ll name “slow living” that she captures so eloquently in her surroundings– a pot of geraniums, a vase of ranunculi, a lemon on a reducing board– remind us of essentially the most beautiful refined moments in our personal travels: smelling recent produce at a neighborhood market, or treating oneself to a bouquet (ideally foraged from some form of Edenic oasis within the Cyclades). We additionally love the fragile shade palettes of Smith’s playing cards and the methods by which they’re layered to create texture whereas maximizing emotional impression– pretty!