happy solstice 2025

posted on by Lee Cattarin

front and back of our solstice card from this year, designed in postcard format. long alt incoming... front - 4 picture collage. 1 - i'm standing in the woods, looking to one side, wearing an elaborate knit scarf. 2 - silhouetted thistle-like flowers in front of a pink-purple sky. 3 - my wife brooke crouches down to draw a heart in charcoal on a beach log, with 'L + B' written inside. 4 - brooke stands on a driftwood-covered beach looking hella cool in mirrored shades. our dog kes stands in front of her and looks off to one side eagerly. overlaid is the words 'happy solstice' in cursive. back - split down the center like the back of a postcard. on the left side, a 5 picture collage. 1 - i stand on a rock at the edge of a calm alpine lake. overlaid is the words 'lee, brooke, kestrel, & the flock' in print lettering. 2 - an early spring fern curl. 3 - our six ducks, all facing to the left, not in a row but still very organized. 4 - brooke grins at the camera while hugging kestrel's head. kestrel looks maybe a bit distraught. 5 - silhouette of a heron in flight across an early morning blue sky. on the address side, i've added a dahlia to represent the stamp, and written 'you!' in the field that would normally hold the mailing address.

Happy Solstice to you and yours.

  1. A print in two layers of color showing two rotund quails on a branch. Most of the details are in black ink, then there is a layer with a brown gradient filling in some color on the head and breast.

    quorbs

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  2. a largely unseen person holds up an expansive knitted shawl, built in 6 sections of different textures and colors. in the background, trees and dappled sunlight.

    textures unite

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  3. A 5 photo collage showing the front and back cover as well as 3 full spreads of a folded zine about Kestrel, my dog, who is a 65lb Malinois with a goofy smile and floppy ears. it is printed in two layers of color, blue and orange, and each image depicts Kestrel in various posts... alert and watchful, resting, looking mopey, wearing a sweatshirt.

    kestrel zine

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