Wander in Whimsy
The west wing is all glass. Sun spots crawl across the floorboards, something small and brave is holding a strawberry that glows, and there is no punchline — just light, sparkle, and the good kind of quiet. No parody lives here.
Second star on the left, then straight on till the greenhouse.
Still hatching in the studio. Leave your email and you’ll hear the moment the conservatory opens — before anyone else does.
✦ WHAT LANDS IN YOUR MAILBOX ✦
One envelope a month, packed like a picnic basket for the eyes.
To: a fellow wanderer
KEEPER OF SMALL WONDERS · SOMEWHERE, USA
Sealed on the potting bench, between the watering can and a very serious cup of tea.
BASIC
a pocketful of light
$8/ MONTH
- One print every month — a 5x7 from the whimsy garden
- A letter from the artist — “The Whimsy Warbler”
- Ships the 20th, every month, rain or (mostly) rain — postage included, in a stamped envelope
UPGRADE
the one with extra sparkle
$14/ MONTH
- Everything in Basic — and your 5x7 arrives signed
- A bookmark + a postcard (from 52 designs and counting)
- Sticker(s). We say “(s)” because restraint is not guaranteed
US only at launch · cancel or pause anytime from your account — the garden keeps growing either way.
✦ HOW THE MONTH UNFOLDS ✦
JOIN BY THE 15TH
Catch that month’s envelope before the wax cools.
PACKED & SPARKLED
Bookmark tucked, sticker considered, sticker added anyway.
SHIPS THE 20TH
Out the door and into the world. US only at launch.
✦ FROM THE MONTHLY LETTER ✦
A page from the conservatory desk, still smelling faintly of graphite.
THE WHIMSY WARBLER
a letter from the conservatory · June
Dear wanderer,
At about four in the afternoon the sun comes through the west glass and lands in one perfect stripe across the floor, and I have started planning my whole day around it. It is the most flattering light in the county and it is free, which feels like getting away with something.
This month I painted a mouse holding a strawberry that glows like a little lamp. I don’t know where she’s going with it. I asked. She declined to comment. There is a gnome in the background of another one, minding his own business, doing a midnight swim, absolutely thriving.
Look for the light. It’s doing something ridiculous somewhere near you right now.
— Courtney
A warbler is a bird. A small one. It sings anyway, which is the whole idea.
✦ THE CONSERVATORY WALLS ✦
Lighter frames, brighter glass. The paintings friggin love visitors here too — they’re just less mysterious about it.
THE DIVER'S SECRET · FROM $0.00
WHISPER OF THE WOODS · FROM $0.00
NOCTURNE FOR A SWIMMER · FROM $0.00
GLEAM IN THE GROTTO · FROM $0.00
On the shop wall: 8x10 $20 · 11x14 $25 · 12x16 $30 · 16x20 $35
Your monthly 5x7 comes from walls like these — one print every month, sometimes still tacky at the edges, sometimes a favorite finally sized for an envelope. Wander the whole whimsy wall →
✦ OVERHEARD IN THE GARDEN ✦
Testimony collected from parties who cannot legally sign anything.
“I lie in the sun stripe until it moves. Then I move. This is my job.”
POTATODOG · DIRECTOR OF SUNBEAMS
“Tried the strawberry. It was a painting. Would try again.”
BENEDICTALSO A DOG · QUALITY ASSURANCE
“Being looked at is my favorite hobby. Mail counts as looking. Please.”
A SMALL GLOWING PAINTINGCONSERVATORY RESIDENT
(Joke quotes, obviously. No humans were quoted in the making of this garden.)
✦ QUESTIONS BY THE GLASS DOOR ✦
WHEN DOES MY FIRST ENVELOPE SHIP? +
IS THIS THE SAME ART AS THE POP-CULTURE PRINTS? +
IS IT ALL GNOMES? +
DO YOU SHIP OUTSIDE THE US? +
CAN I CANCEL OR PAUSE? +
DO YOU TAKE COMMISSIONS? +
CAN I JOIN BOTH CLUBS? +
Mind the sun spot on the floor. It’s occupied.