We're in the month of Pisces and in the year of Living Coral so it appears to be a good time to talking fish. As an icon, Fish seem to be catching the zeitgeist - this could follow on from the escapism trend for mermaids or it may more likely come from our love and concern for the oceans after we watched Blue Planet Two (topically on the front of this month's greetings today). I'm especially loving the work of Don Fisher who creates wonderful purses/pockets in the shape of fish, with great detail even on the inside. Eira Teufel's sequinned fish are certainly something special. Whilst they are a tricky icon to use in greetings there are some fabulous cards out there. Some favourites below.
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| THE FISH CAN SING | EMILY HAUCK KARIKA NOVA |
above clockwise from top left: whale of a time from card nest, quite the catch from oliver bonas, the fish pisces zodiac card from blank inside, sardines from red cap cards, you got this from amy heitman, alfonsino case from don fisher, father's day fishes from amy heitman, redfish case made by don fisher available from ohh deer, lady marshmellow embroidered fish brooch from eira teufel, quirky fish gift wrap and card by katy pillinger designs, you're a keeper by 1canoe2 from papier, the fish can sing by halldor laxness.
Further reading/listening:
- A fab 'Reason's to be Cheerful' podcast out last week on Iceland here.
- The favourite film in our house at the moment is Studio Ghibli's ocean themed Ponyo, little J and G love it.
- Fishing rather than fish themed card I designed for Cinnamon Aitch.
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