Apothecary pigeon folded letters

£7.45

Fern, honesty, witch hazel all part of apothecary  pigeon folded letters. These medicinal marvels have been picked in the artist’s back garden, bathed in the warm glow of gentle sunlight, and captured in print as deep blue cyanotypes. A creative collaboration with UK artist Jake Lever – we’re delighted with these botanical beauties – healing balm for the soul. Send one to show how much you care.

Inspired by origami, Pigeon, is a beautifully crafted combination of letter and envelope.

Write. Fold. Send.

Each pack contains 3 sets of 3 slightly different illustrated letters within a theme.

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Fern, honesty, witch hazel all part of apothecary  pigeon folded letters. These medicinal marvels have been picked in the artist’s back garden, bathed in the warm glow of gentle sunlight, and captured in print as deep blue cyanotypes. A creative collaboration with UK artist Jake Lever – we’re delighted with these botanical beauties – healing balm for the soul. Send one to show how much you care.

Nothing can ever replace that uplifting feeling when a letter comes through the post.

That’s where Pigeon folded letters come in.

Write. Fold. Send.

Each pack contains 6 different folded letters waiting for you to write them. Each design is of a similar theme within each pack but each one is a slightly different colour or pattern.

About Apothecary pigeon folded letters

Inspired by origami, Pigeon, is a beautifully crafted combination of letter and envelope. A more satisfying alternative to the always-on, instant-gratification tools we all use to communicate with each other every day. Because even with all our hi-tech wizardry, nobody has managed to recreate the magic and joy of the hand-written letter.

Thanks to their miraculous homing instincts, Pigeons have a long and honourable track record in delivering messages. The ancient Greeks sent them out to broadcast the names of victorious athletes at the original Olympic Games. And Julius Caesar employed pigeon post during his conquest of Gaul. In recent centuries, of course – ever since 1660, when King Charles II established the Post Office – the poor old pigeon’s been somewhat edged out. We think it’s time to reintroduce Pigeon Post…

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