{"product_id":"mary-azarian-greeting-cards-9781567924787","title":"Mary Azarian Greeting Cards","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStay in touch with country and city dwelling friends by writing them a note inside these rural-themed greeting cards by New England illustrator extraordinaire, Mary Azarian.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA handwritten note, on good paper and contained in a classy envelope, says something about the sender and is more welcomed, absorbed, and remembered than an e-mail. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEach box contains twelve cards and matching envelopes. The outside of each card features one of six farm scenes from Mary Azarian's collection of prints, \u003cb\u003eA Farmer's Alphabet\u003c\/b\u003e (each image is repeated twice). There are apples being picked from a tree, a dog asleep in a cozy armchair, kids jumping into a hay mound, neighbors chatting over a picket fence, long underwear worn in front of an old wood stove, and the scenic view of a farm amongst the hills. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe inside of each card is blank and ready for your message. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMary Azarian created the prints for \u003cb\u003eA Farmer's Alphabet\u003c\/b\u003e while a teacher in one of Vermont's last one-room schoolhouses. In the late 1970s, the state board of education commissioned her to create a rural alphabet, a series of bold red-and-black woodcut prints featuring the letters, A to Z, and depicting scenes from Vermont life. Published as a book by Godine, \u003ci\u003eSmithsonian Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e said, \"No matter where children live - on a farm, in the suburbs or the city - they will love this handsome book.\" \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e said, \"A beautiful gift; a treasure to own.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAzarian, Mary:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Azarian\u003c\/b\u003e grew up on a small farm in Virginia, where she had horses, rabbits and chickens. After graduating from Smith College, where she studied printmaking with Leonard Baskin, she moved to a farm in northern Vermont. There she taught for four years in one of the last one-room schoolhouses in the state. She has been a full-time printmaker since 1969. Her books include \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Farmer's Alphabet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e and the Caldecott Medal-winning \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSnowflake Bentley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David R. Godine Publisher","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50873603817746,"sku":"9781567924787","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_23508b52-7972-4501-a272-78c06b281390.jpg?v=1737943360","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/mary-azarian-greeting-cards-9781567924787","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}