The Influence of Embroidery

The Influence of Embroidery

The search for inspiration is a constant one for artists and designers. Creating designs that are varied and novel consumes ideas, which need to be refreshed. Designers not only look to nature for inspiration, but also to the work of other artists and craftsmen....
Mosaic

Mosaic

We’re highlighting our popular greeting card design, ‘Mosaic’, which was first created in the 1970s as a pattern for a dress fabric. Its small-scale design makes it ideal for a fashion textile. The background of this design is a chequerboard of navy...
Mini Messages

Mini Messages

Pop over to our Children’s Corner for a fun and lovely present! Goldcrest Gallery Mini Messages sets are an ideal choice for children. They make perfect little party invitations or thank you notes. Their bright colours and engaging designs will encourage...
Silk Screen Prints

Silk Screen Prints

Many of the lovely designs in the Goldcrest Gallery collection were originally created to be silk screen prints, ready for reproduction onto textiles. Some of the original designs for our greeting cards and fine art prints are, in fact, silk screen prints on fabric or...
The Versatility of Lemon Yellow

The Versatility of Lemon Yellow

Three of our original vintage greeting card designs show the versatility of Lemon Yellow being used in strikingly varied ways. Delicate Lemon Yellow is very different from all the Cadmium Yellows, Mimosa or Yellow Ochre. It is much cleaner, containing no brown, orange...
Fairway

Fairway

To the enthusiastic golfer, our newest printed canvas, ‘Fairway’ may well be reminiscent of the fairway on a golf course, with its rows of green colours and blue pennant flag shapes! It was originally painted in the 1950s as a feature wallpaper design....
Three Different Swan Designs

Three Different Swan Designs

Swans have always been a popular choice of subject for artists, and they often feature in contemporary greeting card designs. The Goldcrest Gallery collection includes three different swan designs, both vintage and contemporary. Mute Swan ‘Mute Swan’ was...