Write the memories. We'll draw the cards.
“her old tartan blanket”
we draw
For a child learning about the sea
Her summer holiday in Cornwall. Rockpools, shells, the things she fished out of them. Drawn in our flat-bold style.
“a crab from the rockpool”
“her starfish”
“the seagull on the wall”
“the rockpool itself”
For Mum's 60th
Her garden, her Sunday roasts, the toys her grandchildren leave behind, the blanket on her armchair. In soft watercolour.
“her trowel”
“the gravy boat”
“the grandchildren's rubber duck”
“her tartan blanket”
For a retiring English teacher
Thirty years of marking essays. Her red pen, the gradebook, the dog-eared favourite she taught from. In hand-drawn pencil.
“her red marking pen”
“the Oxford comma”
“her dog-eared favourite”
“the gradebook”
