Carpe Diem
In an essay on birthdays for The Gentlewoman, Sophie Hastings notes that the Ancient Romans were the first to celebrate the anniversaries of mere mortals - it was only gods and pharaohs before that - and that it was not until the 12th Century (!) that this applied to women as well as men - consider it a civic and feminist duty to celebrate yours and everyone e...
August 06, 2024
Happy Birthday Andy Warhol!
Born on 6 August, 1928 in Pittsburgh, USA, Andy Warhol's wonderfully whimsical illustrations of the 1950s and 60s are a huge influence on my work, and designs for Scribble & Daub.
Many of the inks we use to hand-paint your cards in the studio are the exact ones he used back then in his drawings. Read on for some unusual facts about this diminutive gia...