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Kingfishers Watch the Ripple Stream Greeting Card

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This gift card is based on a painting by Northamptonshire artist Jamie Poole called  'Kingfishers Watch the Ripple Stream'


They are a big bold A5 size and come with a nice white envelope. 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 Fens


Wandering by the river's edge,

I love to rustle through the sedge

And through the woods of reed to tear

Almost as high as bushes are.

Yet, turning quick with shudder chill,

As danger ever does from ill,

Fear's moment ague quakes the blood,

While plop the snake coils in the flood

And, hissing with a forked tongue,

Across the river winds along.

In coat of orange, green, and blue

Now on a willow branch I view,

Grey waving to the sunny gleam,

Kingfishers watch the ripple stream

For little fish that nimble bye

And in the gravel shallows lie.


John Clare (1793-1864)

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Kingfishers Watch the Ripple Stream Greeting 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. I have always used this landscape as the basis for my artwork showing the wildlife and hills of my home.

My 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 my work which often uses words poetry. The lines  of various poems have been woven into my 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 my artwork on a daily basis as I live right on the edge of a stunning nature reserve near the towns of Higham Ferrers, Irthlingborough and Rushden.
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