LYLE AH SAM | Birth of the Butterfly Acrylic on Canvas
Regular price $940.00 $940.00
Our recent arrival is a magnificent work by contemporary Indigenous Raark artist, Lyle Ah Sam.
This original acrylic on canvas shows the butterfly in her final stage. She has completed her metamorphosis. A spectacular creature of awe and wonder, her job now is to plant her eggs and plan for future generations. The waterlily represents fertility and graces the butterfly’s final task.
Dimensions: 60 (w) x 60 (w) cm
Title: Birth of the Butterfly
Artwork ©2022 Lyle Ah Sam
All Rights Reserved
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About Lyle Ah Sam:
Lyle Ah Sam is a First Nations artist and owner of Soul Reign. He is a Mitakoodi / Wakka Wakka man who grew up in Larrakia, Northern Territory. He is based in Dharawal, NSW. His knowledge is passed down from his elders. His art and practice hold strong cultural significance and spiritual value.
Lyle is a contemporary Raark artist that uses traditional mediums and techniques. His education and expertise is knowledge passed down to him by his Uncle Johnny Daylight-Lacey. Uncle Johnny Daylight-Lacey was taught by his elder, Uncle Joseph Baird-Wallis, whose teacher was Uncle David Malangi.
The story and subject in his works, whether it be an animal or a species of plant, possess a spiritual essence — a soul. His art explores this vitality within his subject and how it's connected and influenced by the landscape and spirit of place. His predominant medium is acrylic on canvas.
His palette is earthy ochre hues that hold cultural significance. Lyle’s inspiration is sourced from his culture and relationship with land, sky, and sea.
Soul Reign acknowledges the Traditional Owners of country throughout Australia. We recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ continuing connection to land, place, waters and community. We pay our respects to them, their heritage and cultures; and to elders past, present and emerging.
SUSAN RENEE GHOSN | Nothing Lasts Forever
Regular price $385.00 $385.00Local artist Susan Renee Ghosn finds inspiration in a fading flower. Where is the line between the beautiful and the aged? Can we find beauty in a dying bloom and in our own human aging?
Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 800 (w) x 1200 (h) cm
unframed
ALL THE WAYS TO SAY | Love You Skull Card
Regular price $6.95 $6.95
Designed and Printed in France
Single Card And Kraft Envelope
Blank Interior
This card is sold with a recycled brown A6 envelope.
Each card is shipped in a recyclable clear protective plastic card sleeve
ALL THE WAYS TO SAY | Bisous Greeting Card
Regular price $6.95 $6.95
Designed and Printed in France
Single Card And Kraft Envelope
Blank Interior
This card is sold with a recycled brown A6 envelope.
Each card is shipped in a recyclable clear protective plastic card sleeve
IDLEWILD Co. | I Lava You Greeting Card
Regular price $6.95 $6.95
Designed and Made in USA
Single Card And Envelope SIZE: 10.7 X 14cm
Heavy, matte eggshell card stock
Blank Interior
This card is sold with a recycled brown A6 envelope.
Each card is shipped in a clear protective plastic card sleeve
IDLEWILD Co. | Honey Pie Greeting Card
Regular price $6.95 $6.95
Kind words are like honey, sweet to the soul and healthy for the body
Designed and Made in USA
Single Card And Envelope SIZE: 10.7 X 14cm
Heavy, matte eggshell card stock
Blank Interior
This card is sold with a recycled brown A6 envelope.
Each card is shipped in a clear protective plastic card sleeve
IDLEWILD Co. | I Love You Chocolates Heart Shaped Card
Regular price $6.95 $6.95
Designed and Made in USA
Single Card And Envelope SIZE: 10.7 X 14cm
Heavy, matte eggshell card stock
Blank Interior
This card is sold with a recycled brown A6 envelope.
Each card is shipped in a clear protective plastic card sleeve
DEAN MORRIS | How Do you Manage? Greeting Card
Regular price $6.95 $6.95Got a friend who needs to lighten their mental load?
ALL THE WAY TO SAY | Plant Lady Greeting Card
Regular price $6.95 $6.95In 2002, Yvon Chouinard, founder of Patagonia, and Craig Mathews, founder of Blue Ribbon Flies, created 1% for the Planet and started a global movement.
All the Ways To Say are proud members of 1% For The Planet. Founded by of Patagonia, 1% For The Planet has members such as All The Ways To Me have given back more than $270 million to the environment.
“The intent of 1% for the Planet is to help fund these diverse environmental organizations so that collectively they can be a more powerful source in solving the world’s problems.”
— YVON CHOUINARD IN HIS BOOK “LET MY PEOPLE GO SURFING”
A6 Card (105mm x 148mm)
Natural white paper 320 gr
Blank interior
Recycled brown A6 envelope.
Recyclable clear sleeve
Printed in France.
BESPOKE LETTERPRESS | To My Beautiful Mum Greeting Card in Camellias
Regular price $7.95 $7.95This gold foiled greeting card is made to inspire and delight mum on her special day. Offer it adorning a gift on Mother's Day, birthday or special occasion. Or, on any day of the year, just surprise her by sending this delightful card in the snail mail.
She'll be amazed by the exquisite floral illustration of Hoglet & Co while light dances off shimmery gold foil lettering.
Letterpress printed in hot gold foil.
Illustrated by Hoglet & Co.
Environmentally responsible, heavyweight card stock, with Australian-made kraft envelope. Designed and printed in Australia.
108x135mm (when folded).
BESPOKE LETTERPRESS | I Love You Beary Beary Much Card
Regular price $7.95 $7.95Perfect for romantics if you're after something a bit different and more personalised.
Who's YOUR cuddly bear that deserves this delightful card? It could be your hairy man friend, your dad or super protective mum.
This gorgeous stationery is designed in Australia and printed on Bespoke Letterpress' antique letterpress (who happens to be named "Helga") in Bowral, New South Wales.
A luminous combination of gold foil on a mint heavyweight card.
Hand letter copper hot foiled lettered on mint card.
Hand printed on 'Helga' - one of our antique letterpress printing presses.
Australian designed and made.
Environmentally responsible, heavyweight card stock, with kraft envelope.
MISSY MINZY | PINK NATIVE FLOWER Greeting Card
Regular price $6.00 $6.00This colourful, stylised illustration shows off the decorative potential of the waratah. NSW may have nabbed the flower for its state flower but as a beloved floral icon, it’s available to all. The appeal of native beauty makes this ideal for any occasion.
SOW 'n' SOW | MARIGOLDS Gift of Seeds Greeting Card
Regular price $9.95 $9.95A card to say a very special “Thank You”. These beautiful flowers are not only very easy to grow, but are a great companion plant. That's because they microscopic pests, which inhibit a plant's ability to take up water and nutrients, at bay.
Sow seeds in spring and summer, in a sunny position, approximately 6mm deep. Keep the soil moist until the seedlings germinate. The flowers will bloom from spring through to autumn.
Added to your vegetable garden, vegetable garden for a pop of colour and to encourage bees to visit and pollinate your vegetables.
Marigolds self seed beautifully without becoming weedy.
-Made in Australia
-100% recycled paper
-Includes a tear away plant label to mark where your seeds are planted
SOW 'n' SOW | BILLY BUTTONS Gift of Seeds Greeting Card
Regular price $9.95 $9.95Brighten someone’s life with bubbly, bouncy Billy Buttons, an easily grown Australian native flower ball that looks great in the garden and will continue to please as a dried flower. Also featured in Sow-n-Sow's Christmas series, but too beautiful not to enjoy all year round.
Also commonly known as ‘Drumsticks’ and previously named ‘Craspedia’, Billy Buttons have lovely silver-grey foliage with bright yellow ball-shaped flower heads on the end of long stems.
This perennial wildflower native to both Australia and New Zealand and are extremely popular in floristry and event styling. They also make a great dried flower!
Billy Buttons are happy growing in a sunny, well-drained position. You can sow them directly where they are to grow after all danger of frost has passed, or start them in seed raising trays then transplant the seedlings when they have 2 sets of leaves. Cover seeds with only a light layer of soil as they need some light for germination and keep the soil moist.
Germination may take up to 2 weeks. Once well established in your garden, Billy Buttons will keep coming up for years.
Featuring the beautiful illustrations by Daniella Germain, this is the perfect gift for any occasion.
-Made in Australia
-100% recycled paper
-Includes an illustrative recycled card plant label to mark where your seeds are planted
-Comes with a recycled kraft envelope for mailing
Variety: Pycnosorus globosus. Billy Button’s are also known as drumsticks or Craspedia.
SOW 'n' SOW | POPPY Gift of Seeds Card
Regular price $9.95 $9.95-Made in Australia
-100% recycled paper
-Includes a plant label to mark where your seeds are planted
-Comes with a recycled kraft envelope for mailing
Variety: Shirley, Papaver rhoeas
SOW 'n' SOW | TRIO OF HERBS Gift of Seeds Greeting Card
Regular price $9.95 $9.95Imagine the added satisfaction of preparing Tuesday night's meal then adding absolutely fresh herbs that you have grown from seed yourself?
Nothing beats that olfactory experience (that's a fancy for work smelling) of picking fresh herbs from your own garden and benchtop from the Trio of Herbs Gift of Seeds is part of Sow 'n' Sow's ‘Edibles’ Gift of Seeds range and are the perfect gift card for food-lovers.
This is both a beautiful card and a joyous experience to gift to someone in your life, or even yourself. The pack includes a mix of parsley, coriander and basil, a perfect mix for the kitchen gardener. Each herb is easy to grow, and will blossom with love.
Perfect to sow in spring and summer, simply scatter the seeds, cover with a thin layer of soil in a sunny position & keep moist until germination.
Each card features original artwork by Daniella Germain and includes a packet of mixed seeds, a tear-away biodegradable plant label, an envelope for mailing and sowing instructions.
-Made in Australia
-100% recycled paper
-Includes an illustrative plant label to mark where your seeds are planted
-Comes with a recycled kraft envelope for mailing
Varieties: Basil: Genovese, Ocimum basilicum, Parsley: Italian, Petroselinium hortense, Coriander: Coriandum sativum
SOW 'n' SOW | SWEET PEA Gift of Seeds Greeting Card
Regular price $9.95 $9.95
Made in Australia
100% recycled paper
Includes a plant label to mark where your seeds are planted
Comes with a recycled kraft envelope for mailing
Dimension: 12.6 × 13.2 × .4 cm
SOW 'n' SOW | SUNFLOWERS Gift of Seeds Greeting Card
Regular price $9.95 $9.95-Vincent van Gogh
Made in Australia
100% recycled paper
Includes a biodegradable tear-away plant label to mark where your seeds are planted
Comes with a recycled kraft envelope for mailing
Variety: Sunbird, Helianthus annuus
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