Nightingale Card by Kate Heiss

Nightingale Card by Kate Heiss

From the printmaker’s Songbirds collection, the Nightingale Card by Kate Heiss features this much-loved songbird, printed from an original linocut design in bright, bold colours, with the bird’s name stamped directly into the artwork.  The card is printed on beautiful textured board and finished with deboss.

Though known for its lilting and beautiful song, the Nightingale is rarely seen, not least as it nests close to the ground in dense undergrowth.  It is the male whose song is so lyrical, the female by contrast keeps stum!  The nightingale’s brain  accounts for its vast vocal repertoire – the part of the brain responsible for producing sound is much larger in the nightingale than in other vocal competitors.  This allows him to produce up to 1,000 different sounds!  The skylark and blackbird come a poor second and third to with just 340 and 100 noises to their names, respectively.

Dimensions (10cm x 13.5cm) • 300gsm premium matt board • Blank inside • Ivory envelope • Cellophane Free (unwrapped) • Standard Letter Post