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I is for Ivy.
Ivy is a type of evergreen plant. Due to the way it grows in winding ways around living in and inanimate objects it symbolises eternal life, as well as love and friendship. In Ancient Rome it was thought that a sprig of ivy would stop people from getting drunk….if only…
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, sage, cool white, warm brown stem, and soft mint – these are the tones that give the letter I print its calm, botanical confidence, and they make it surprisingly versatile on a wall. Because the palette is built on cool-leaning greens with a slight grey undertone, it sits beautifully against walls painted in deep sage or muted olive, where the print reads as a tonal extension of the room rather than an interruption. For contrast, a warm terracotta or dusty clay wall draws out the brown of the ivy stems and lets the greens feel fresher and more saturated – a complementary relationship that earns its place here. Cool, pale walls in off-white or soft stone work equally well, letting the bold green letter push forward without competition. The mood of the piece – part Victorian naturalist notebook, part clean modern graphic – suits a botanical maximalist interior, a Scandi-influenced green-led space, a collected eclectic study, or a quietly contemporary home that wants one moment of pattern and colour. A library, home office, kitchen dresser, or a plant-filled reading corner are all natural homes for it; the ivy subject grounds it in those living, growing spaces. This print belongs to the Botanical Alphabet collection, a series that fuses vintage botanical illustration with bold, sans-serif modern letterforms – "a love letter to nature, to typography, and to art," in the artist’s own words. Other letters from the collection sit alongside it on a gallery wall with real coherence. It makes a thoughtful gift for a nature lover, a plant enthusiast, or anyone who wants their initial on the wall done properly.
Printed using archival pigment inks on Enhanced Matte art paper – a smooth, gallery-grade stock with a soft, glare-free finish – the surface is described accurately as museum-grade, with no sheen to interfere with the detailed botanical linework or the cool green palette. That matte quality suits both a slim white or black modern frame and an ornate gilded vintage one, making the framing decision genuinely open. At A4 (21 × 29.7 cm) or A3 (29.7 × 42 cm), this print works well propped on a shelf, ledge, or as part of a mixed gallery wall alongside other letters from the collection. At A2 (42 × 59.4 cm) it holds its own as a standalone piece above a desk or beside a doorway. The A1 (59.4 × 84.1 cm) size lets the ivy leaves and bold letterform fill a wall with real presence, anchoring a hallway or a larger living room corner. This print is also available as a 28 × 40 inch (70 × 100 cm) canvas, ready to hang with no frame needed.
