SEED PACKET ART

Mary Marcia
America's STORYTELLER
Telling Untold Stories in Photographs, Prose and Public Speaking


Original (95 year old) antique seed packets were discovered a few years back when the William D. Burt Seed Company building in Dalton, New York was torn down. 
 
The bulldozer that was clearing away the debris accidentally uncovered a buried trap door that led to a forgotten cellar. In the cellar were boxes covered with wax and filled with the never used seed packets. 

Thus sealed from air, moisture and light, the packets retained the vivid and pristine colors of the flowers and vegetables.  The packets were stored and forgotten in about 1917. 

 
Antique Seed Packets

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 History of Seed Packet Art

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These  antique seed packets 

were exquisitely hand lithographed by
artists 95 years ago. 

Not only are the packets valuable
 as art, but historically they depict many varieties and colors of  flowers and vegetables that are considered extinct today, and may only be seen as images in these packets.  

http://www.seedart.com/flower2.html

Here are my creations for new seed packet and garden art designs.

They would also make beautiful images for cards, posters, stationery, T-shirts, pillow and woven-throw blanket designs.  

 

"Flowers have an expression of countenance

as much as men and animals.

Some seem to smile;

some have a sad expression;

some are pensive and diffident;

others again are plain, honest and upright,

like the broad-faced sunflower 

and the hollyhock."

Henry Ward Beecher

   

"A fairy seed I planted,

so dry and white and old,

there sprang a vine enchanted,

with magic flowers of gold."

Marjorie Barrows

"I perhaps owe 

having become a painter

to flowers."

Claude Monet

"Adopt the pace of nature:

her secret is patience."

Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Just living is not enough,"

said the butterfly,

"one must have 

sunshine,

freedom 

and

a little flower."

Hans Christian Anderson 

 

The fruit 

of the Spirit is

love,

joy,

peace,

patience,

gentleness,

goodness,

faith,

meekness,

and

self-control.

Galatians 5:22

The Holy Bible, KJV 

Thanks for stopping by!

Come back often, and bring a friend!

Mary Marcia
America's STORYTELLER
Telling Untold Stories in Photographs, Prose and Public Speaking