Paperlore
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Announcement Hummingbird table clothes and napkins are coming soon. The design features all 6 of my hummingbirds flying this way and that!
Announcement
Hummingbird table clothes and napkins are coming soon. The design features all 6 of my hummingbirds flying this way and that!
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zcortesi on Jan 25, 2021
5 out of 5 starsThese are a true work of art! They are top quality paper and printed beautifully. Even the envelopes are exquisite. I highly recommend all of these cards for any occasion!
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Sweetbrandy on Jan 13, 2021
5 out of 5 starsThese Carolina Wren gift tags are simply gorgeous! In my view, they are little watercolor beauties I will be proud to attach to presents for special people. I highly recommend you visit this shop. You won't be sorry you did.
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kbrase1 on Dec 16, 2020
5 out of 5 starsThis is a beautiful, meaningful piece. The artist was responsive to my questions and helpful.
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Andrea on Jun 3, 2020
5 out of 5 starsAbsolutely stunning! The artwork is even more lovely in person. Just beautiful artistry!
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Jenna on Apr 23, 2020
5 out of 5 starsBeautiful notecards! I just love the colors & hummingbirds are such lovely little creatures with great symbolism. I will likely order more!
About Paperlore
Joy
My mother once wrote a poem about the joy she experienced while watching a Labrador Retriever playing in the snow and I’ve started to wonder if that isn’t my role in life as well; to share my joy in nature. Ever since I was a kid I spent as much of time outside as I possibly could. We lived in the city but all the same, I found my way up trees, crawled through the bushes, and slid down snow-covered hills. I skated, swam, canoed, and watched the clouds float by. I chose to fulfill my passion for nature by being a biologist until a just a few years ago, when I rediscovered my earlier love of drawing. Call me crazy, but I quit my job and started Lore Ruttan Illustration. My Etsy shop, Paperlore, started a few months later.
Many pieces of my art start with something I saw; perhaps while on a walk around the neighborhood with my dog Hank, or on a hike in the mountains. Sometimes, my kids bring home things for me, like the Possum skull. As I carefully observe more and more detail, and as I slowly (yes, I’ll use the term painstakingly) build up layers of colors, each painting becomes an homage to the found item and place. Although I follow traditional botanical artists in their attention to detail and accuracy, I like to think I bring a more modern sensibility to my palette and composition.
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Lore Ruttan
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I really enjoy painting things that I actually see, things that are not perfect but instead full of all the flaws and imperfections that make up reality.
Shop policies
- Original Watercolors, Colored pencil drawings and graphite drawings
- FIne Art Reproductions
- Note Card Sets
- Holiday Greeting Cards
- Gift Tags
- Tea Towels
- Table Linens
- Place Cards
I love creating this work and hope you enjoy browsing the store!
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