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The Owl's Cry That Whews Aloft! Greetings Card.

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This gift card is based on a painting by Northamptonshire artist Jamie Poole called  'The Owl's Cry That Whews Aloft'.


They are a big bold A5 size and come with a nice white envelop. They are great to send as greetings cards to friends and loved ones.


The 'paintings' are made using collage techniques from the words of the famous 'Northamptonshire peasant poet' John Clare. To make the original artworks I printed the poem in a range a up-to date and trendy colours and then cut, ripped, arranged and glued the words into these inspired designs.


My inspiration comes from nature and wonderful lino cut print making that I admire. The words of the poem add a bit more magic to my imagination and allow you to see into the world of the poet and me - the artist!


I hope you love these designs as much as I did making them!


Below is just one of the poems this series of cards are based on. You can even read parts of the poems in the paintings.


The Fern Owl’s Nest


The weary woodman rocking home beneath

His tightly banded faggot wonders oft

While crossing over the furze-crowded heath

To hear the fern owl’s cry that whews aloft

In circling whirls and often by his head

Wizzes as quick as thought and ill and rest

As through the rustling ling with heavy tread

He goes nor heeds he tramples near its nest

That underneath the furze or squatting thorn

Lies hidden on the ground and teasing round

That lonely spot she wakes her jarring noise

To the unheeding waste till mottled morn

Fills the red East with daylight’s coming sounds

And the heath’s echoes mocks the herding boys


John Clare (1793-1864)

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The Owl's Cry That Whews Aloft! Greetings Card.

The Nene Valley stretches from West Northamptonshire all the way through Peterborough and has the  Nene river flowing through it. The landscape is surrounded by lush farmland and old villages with hidden footpaths connecting them together. Jamie has always used this landscape as the basis for his artwork showing the wildlife and hills of his home.

Jamie's artwork frequently uses a range of mixed media techniques that have also incorporated words. In recent years this has become more important and now collage is a major part of his work which often uses words poetry. The lines of various poems have been woven into his imagery - segments of which can be read. 

The wide range of habitats such as wildflower meadows, wetlands, marshes, woodlands and wet grasslands are full of a diverse range of animals and birds. These offer endless inspiration for Jamie's artwork on a daily basis as he lives right on the edge of a stunning nature reserve near the towns of Higham Ferrers, Irthlingborough and Rushden.

Greetings Cards, Signed Prints and original artworks are available on these pages.

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