Two Turtle Doves

Turtle Doves are an endangered species and therefore need to be paid attention to. They are such a beautiful bird and deserve to be celebrated especially when you see a pair. Their sleek bodies are so elegant and their plumage is really fascinating and distinct. The birds are central to this artwork and are surrounded by foliage to give the turtle doves a sense of place and safety within their rural environment.

This piece focuses on the colours, shapes and patterns found on the turtle doves’ plumage and these have been stylised to facilitate pattern making and the use of sweeping lines. Turtle doves, because of their importance, deserve to fill the available space with the foliage adding a pop of autumnal colour to frame the birds and fill the remaining background.

The depiction for this greeting card is a perfect representation from my meticulously hand-made paper cut artwork, capturing the textures and shadows made by the cut, layered papers that were formally a bas-relief design. 
 
Each greeting card design has been colour matched to ensure consistency with the original artwork. Once each design has been edited and placed onto my greetings card template, the artwork is commercially printed using a high-end digital, batch production process. My greetings cards are a standard 148 mm x 148 mm size and a vertical fold has been selected to allow your card to be displayed effortlessly.

148 x 148 mm Greeting Card / 350 gsm card 

155 x 155 mm White Gummed Envelopes / 120gsm paper

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