About this Product
Set of 3 4"x4" blank greeting cards with envelopes.
Each card is carefully hand-printed with archival ink using a hand-carved linocut stamp. Slight variations are to be expected as each card is hand-pressed and is its own unique piece of art. Because of the printmaking process, no two cards will be exactly the same!
These cards make great invitations, thank you cards, birthday cards, grad cards, and more!
About the design
Light is a major theme in my body of work- physically we cannot survive without light. Metaphorically, we need find sources of light- or happiness- in order to survive. This hand-carved sun face symbolizes our need to share our light with others, to find light in the darkness, and to celebrate loved ones who provide light in our own lives.
Blackberry And Sun
Meet the Maker
ABOUT ME
Hi my name is Victoria, welcome to Blackberry & Sun, named after the nostalgic, warm, sunny memories from my childhood picking warm blackberries in the afternoon sun in the Pacific Northwest.
I was born and raised outside of Seattle on the Kitsap Peninsula on the rocky shores of the Hood Canal in a small town called Seabeck, WA. For the last 6 years, I have been studying and living in sunny Boulder, Colorado. I got an undergraduate degree in Business management with an emphasis in sustainability, but it wasn’t calling to me. It didn’t feel right in my heart to try and change the world from behind a desk, so I turned towards working with my hands. I took a printmaking class during my last semester in college in 2022, and I fell in love and have been printmaking ever since.
This year I took a trip to Argentina and Chile where I spent 4 months learning Spanish. After visiting art markets to practice my Spanish, my trip quickly made an unexpected turn toward talking to as many artists as I possibly could. Conversations about art quickly transformed into talking about local issues, beliefs about life, artistic collaborations, and strong friendships. These experiences left me craving for more human connection, which has deeply transformed how I operate as an artist- creating art for the purpose of creating community and sharing ideas.
From the Pacific Northwest salmon runs, Colorado Wildflowers, to the jagged peaks of Patagonia, my work is shaped by my relationships, life experiences and the deep sense of gratitude I have for nature. My art is a reflection of my values- ecological appreciation and conservation, human connection, self-confidence, community, and whatever else feels profound in the chapter of life I am in.
ABOUT MY ART
I work across various mediums including painting, digital art, and photography, but my main medium is relief printmaking, where I carve an image into a wood or linoleum block. From there, I roll archival ink onto the block and hand-press the image onto carefully hand-torn paper. No modern digital printers are used in printmaking.
Printmaking has such a special place in my heart because it aligns with my values. Printmaking is a slow, hands-on process by nature that turns its back away from “fast art” such as the rise of AI-generated art, industrial screenprinting, and licensed digital prints that you would find in Target or Ross.
Unlike other traditional mediums such as drawing or painting where there will only ever be one, expensive original worth thousands of dollars, relief printmaking allows me to carve, print, and deliver an edition of original art at more affordable prices.
LET'S KEEP IN TOUCH
website: www.blackberryandsun.com
instagram: @blackberryandsun
How it’s Made
This is a linocut print, which falls under the umbrella of printmaking. I draw my design onto my linoleum block and then carefully carve out the design with a set of special hand tools. Once my design is finished, I ink up my block with archival ink and carefully press the design onto hand-torn paper. These cards are hand-printed in small batches. In each printing session I will print between 20-50 cards. Each card turns out slightly different and are their own unique pieces of art. No two prints will be the exact same, rather they will be sisters. The ink I use is oil-based and takes a long time to dry, similar to how oil paintings take a long time to dry. They are set aside for around a week to dry, and then are each carefully packaged up by hand and sent to your door.
