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The Item for sale is for three (3) copies of the note card "Valentine Eyes".
The Frenchman, Charles duc d'Orleans, sent love poems to his wife while he was imprisoned in the Tower of London on February 14, 1415. These may have been the first written valentines, and, as the idea caught on, such notes were accompanied by chocolate and other sweets.
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The cards will be printed on Matte paper using original Epson Ultrachrome pigment inks.
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The paper and inks are archival quality.
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The cards are suitable for framing.
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We ship worldwide in safe Stay Flat envelopes
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If you are purchasing multiple items within a period of three days, please do not pay for an item until you have made ALL your purchases. I will generate an invoice which includes the shipping discount for multiple purchases.
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The actual dimensions of the cards will be 5X7 inches when folded.
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Each card includes an envelope.
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The inside of each card is blank.
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Time-less-image's customer service goal is simple: We are committed to providing our customers total satisfaction. Every time. Guaranteed.
Time-Less-Image is proud to offer our collection of Christmas, Note cards and Prints. There are 4 cards in the Valentine series. Each card was painted by Rachel Cochrane. The artwork was created digitally, using Corel Painter, the world's leading natural media painting application. Each piece was designed with digital tools to replicate the appearance and texture of charcoal, pencil and water color and is beautifully presented on Polar Matte 60 lb pre-scored card stock.
The 17th century diarist, Samuel Pepys, recorded that lovers exchanged mementos like gloves, rings and sweetmeats on St. Valentine's Day. Shakespeare suggested "Sweets to the Sweet", in Hamlet.
In America, the pilgrims sent confections, such as sugar wafers, marzipan, sweetmeats and sugar plums, to their betrothed. Great value was placed on these gifts because they included what was then a rare commodity, sugar. After the late 1800's, beet sugar became widely used and more available, and sweet gifts continued to be valued and enjoyed.
As the candy-giving custom grew, American colonists made homemade candies with love notes scratched in the surface. By the mid-nineteenth century, candy-makes were preparing deliciously flavored sugar lozenges, pressed into hearts and imprinted with words of love -- the beginning of the modern-day conversation heart.
Red and white confections became popular, with red representing the "passion", and white the "purity" of love. By the turn of the century, heart-shaped boxes of chocolate began to appear in the confectionery shops from coast to coast.
The process employed in the computer darkroom does not involve heavy plates, long exposure times, nor toxic chemicals. However, as with the early pioneers, the final image is a function of light, tone and composition. Relieved of the dangers associated with the original process, we can only hope to some day master a technique that "mirrors the truth". At Time Less Image we continue to seek exquisite beauty in our images, exploring all techniques, old and new.
Our objective at Time Less Image is to offer the public unique, affordable, original fine art note cards and prints. Initially the collection will consist of original photographs and digital graphic art. In the future we anticipate offering original and reproductions from natural media such as Etchings.
Sincerely,
Jack Egan
Rachel Cochrane
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