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E is for Elder.
Elderflowers and Elderberries both have lot of uses. When uncooked parts of the berries are poisonous. While the flowers when cooked and used in food and drink have a subtle floral aroma, the berries have much more robust flavour. The Elder tree features in folklore all around the world and is particularly popular in Celtic mythology where it was forbidden to cut the trees down. Protective powers provided by the White Goddess, as well as medicinal and culinary properties were associated with it.
The Botanical Alphabet is inspired by old scientific botanical illustrations and categories of olden day Explorers and Naturists. Paired with modern outlined sans serif letters and bold colour blocks, it has a much more contemporary feel while still keeping a hint of the much loved illustration genre of the past.
The Botanical Alphabet series is also available as greeting cards, so you can send a very personal card for any occasion featuring your friend’s initial.
Forest green dominates this print – a deep, cool-toned green with blue undertones rather than any warmth of olive or lime – offset by a burst of acid chartreuse in the bold horizontal colour block at the centre. Cream and pale ivory drift in from the elderflower clusters at the top right, and soft charcoal grey threads through the botanical engravings below. The mood is crisp and botanical, scholarly without being stiff – somewhere between a Victorian naturalist’s cabinet and a clean contemporary studio. Walls in warm white or soft stone will let the forest green read with full authority without competing; a deep charcoal wall will pull out the grey in the engraved berries and make the chartreuse band glow. For the more adventurous, a muted sage or cool eucalyptus wall creates a tonal, analogous scheme that feels quietly immersive rather than contrasted. This print suits botanical, Scandi-minimal, and eclectic maximalist interiors, and would not look out of place in a contemporary-traditional space where old engraving prints are given a modern edit. A kitchen, home library, or child’s playroom are all natural homes for it – the letter E makes it an obvious and thoughtful choice as a personalised gift. It belongs to the Botanical Alphabet collection, a series that fuses vintage scientific illustration with bold modern typography and vibrant colour blocks; paired with other letters from the collection, it builds a considered gallery wall that feels both educational and oh-so-stylish.
Printed with archival pigment inks on Enhanced Matte art paper – a smooth, gallery-grade stock with a soft, glare-free surface – this is a museum-grade print that rewards close inspection of the engraved linework. The matte finish sits comfortably behind both slim black or white modern frames and more ornate gilt or dark wood vintage frames without any surface glare to contend with. At A4 the print slips neatly onto a shelf or into a grouped gallery arrangement; A3 and A2 hold their own as standalone pieces above a desk or beside a doorway; and at A1 the composition has genuine room-anchoring presence, particularly striking in a hallway or above a wide sofa. This print is also available as a ready-to-hang canvas print measuring 28×40 inches (70×100 cm), requiring no frame.
