Carte danse d’automne – Gingko

Description

Le bonheur est comme les feuilles d’automne qui dansent dans le vent: magnifique et éphémère. Bien souvent, on s’aperçoit de sa beauté quand il se termine. Ne cherchons pas à le retenir, c’est peine perdue. Mais rappelons-nous de sa beauté avec gratitude, acceptons cette période de transition. Et comme les feuilles renaissent au printemps, d’autres bonheurs viendront.

Autumn is a season full of strength and wisdom: it teaches us that the end of one situation prepares the beginning of another. The interval is necessary to regain strength, take care of yourself, refocus on the essentials. It's what we naturally do in the fall: snuggle up in plaids with a good book, drink hot chocolate and take a walk in the forest! This is a time to express gratitude for past happiness – instead of lamenting its end. We must make room for the happiness to come.

I wanted to capture this dance of the leaves in this botanical card. It is part of a series of three cards with  card Autumn dance 1 et Carte danse d’automne 2.  They are made from imprints left by real leaves. It's a reminder of both gratitude for past happiness and promise for the future, to give yourself the strength to go through change when life throws you down.

Features:

Card A5 size (14,8 x 21 cm) folded in the middle (two flaps of 7.4 x 10.5 cm) and a kraft paper envelope.
Printed in France on quality laid textured paper 300 g, in small limited series.

Making:

Nature prints are made with ginkgo leaves. They are then digitized before being printed in small series in France.
The colors are not modified by the digitization, it is the result of the alchemy between the treatment of the paper and the pigments of the plants during the technique of eco-print.