On a Boat

My aunt and uncle make their own cards, and the last few of my birthdays they've been nautical-themed. In addition to being unique and well-crafted (each one is more bold or detailed than the last), these cards are extremely helpful, as I am able to display them every year in my living room without violating the "Boats Only" code.


L to R (roughly):
-Handcrafted boat from Melissa Meyer
-Mug featuring Henry Hudson's Half Moon, from Kseniya on Hudson's birthday
-This year's card with tiny knotted rope and raised printing (take that, Hallmark.)
-Polaroid that blurred weirdly and came out looking like a tall ship on rough seas, but is actually of an apartment building
-Painting from my grandparents' hallway
-Model boat in need of some repair, free at a stoop sale
-Hong Kong postcard of a Chinese "junk" boat
-Smaller handcrafted boat from Melissa Meyer


-String art on cork board, I think made by my grandfather. I don't know why the looseleaf reinforcement is on there, but that's the way it's always been.
-Pair of sea scenes from the Park Slope flea market. Five dollars for the pair! I would have paid that just for the frames.

So, I like boats.