Wander in Whimsy

THE CONSERVATORY · BY COURTNEY HIERSCHE ART

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.

Nº 009is next into the conservatory — 8 members already inside, numbers go in order of arrival
WANDER IN WHIMSY PRINT CLUB - US

✦  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
JOIN BASIC
THE FULL BASKET

UPGRADE

the one with extra sparkle

$14/ MONTH

  • Everything in Basic — and your 5x7 arrives signed
  • A bookmark + a postcard — a brand-new Courtney original, no parody
  • Sticker(s). We say “(s)” because restraint is not guaranteed
JOIN UPGRADE

US only at launch · cancel or pause anytime from your account — the garden keeps growing either way.

✦  HOW THE MONTH UNFOLDS  ✦

15OF THE MONTH

JOIN BY THE 15TH

Catch that month’s envelope before the wax cools.

✦SEALED IN SUNLIGHT

PACKED & SPARKLED

Bookmark tucked, sticker considered, sticker added anyway.

20OF THE MONTH

SHIPS THE 20TH

Out the door and into the world. US only at launch.

✦  THE CONSERVATORY WALLS  ✦

Lighter frames, brighter glass. The paintings friggin love visitors here too — they’re just less mysterious about it.

Strawberry Mouse Postcard STRAWBERRY MOUSE POSTCARD · FROM $2.00 The Diver's Secret THE DIVER'S SECRET · FROM $0.00 Whisper of the Woods WHISPER OF THE WOODS · FROM $0.00 Nocturne for a Swimmer NOCTURNE FOR A SWIMMER · 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? +
Join by the 15th and that month’s envelope goes out on the 20th. Join after the 15th and you start with next month’s — the garden is patient, and now so are you.
IS THIS THE SAME ART AS THE POP-CULTURE PRINTS? +
No — Whimsy is the non-parody line: cottage-core, light-play, mushrooms with polka dots, sparkle. If you want painted-in movie friends, that’s The Hidden Gallery across the hall.
IS IT ALL GNOMES? +
There are gnomes. There are not only gnomes. Wil Huygen is an influence, not a management structure. Expect mice, mushrooms, wildflowers, and a lot of very good light.
DO YOU SHIP OUTSIDE THE US? +
Not at launch. The warbler is working on its passport.
CAN I CANCEL OR PAUSE? +
Anytime, straight from your account. Pause for a season, come back when the light changes.
DO YOU TAKE COMMISSIONS? +
No. Still no. Forever no — it’s the house running joke, and the house is very committed to the bit. The paintings decide; I just keep the brushes wet.
CAN I JOIN BOTH CLUBS? +
Yes, and honestly the hallway loves the traffic. Two envelopes, both on the 20th — see the two wings side by side.

Mind the sun spot on the floor. It’s occupied.

WANDER IN — $8/MO ✦ THE FULL BASKET — $14/MO

Or slip across the hall to The Hidden Gallery →