Beautiful art cards inspired by a series of original owl paintings. Each design highlights the unique character and presence of these unforgettable night guardians.
Stay focused, Be ‘hoo’ you are, Trust in a wise friend, Live off the land. Glide through the dark times, Keep your eyes open {or you’ll miss the best things}. Remember to be OWLsome. However, if you’re going to hoot with the owls at night, you better be able to soar with the eagles in the morning.
Wouldn’t it be lovely to contemplate: a life of living, a conscious effort to steer the course, staying on the right side of choices, being responsible. It does not escape me that owls are wisdom personified. Their meanings are symbolic and couched in the word knowledge. Other words apply: clear vision, insight, solitude, intuitive knowledge, deep connection to the mysterious and magical aspects of life.
By embracing the owl’s symbolism, we can learn to navigate life’s twists and turns with confidence, purpose, and a deeper understanding of our own nature and the world we live in. Inspiration, introspection and reflection!
Collection 1
Barn
Known for its heart-shaped disc and prolonged, ear-splitting screech. Engineers use their wing structure and feather design as models for wind turbines, airplanes, and other technology.
Burrowing
Inhabits the abandoned tunnels of gophers and prairie dogs.
Eurasian Eagle
The largest of owl species {2 feet tall, weighing 7 pounds, and a 6 foot wingspan, extra-large feet and talons}.
Long-Eared
Plumage colours blend with its woodland habitat.
Snowy
Is diurnal {hunts during the long daylight of the Arctic summers}.
Ural
Resides in nest boxes built to replace habitat destroyed by the forest industry. Pairs will engage in duets while courting.
Some 36,000 years ago, in the Chauvet Cave, someone carved a fine image of an owl almost a foot and a half high and with ear tufts. A Eurasian Eagle Owl or a Long-eared Owl. This is to invoke spirits, to ask for their help.
Collection 2 Owlets
Barn Owlet
Known for its heart-shaped disc and prolonged, ear-splitting screech. Engineers use their wing structure and feather design as models for wind turbines, airplanes, and other technology.
Barred Owlet
Also called black-eyed owl and the monkey owl due to its unusual vocalizations. Nests in large tree cavities.
Burrowing Owlet
Inhabits the abandoned tunnels of gophers and prairie dogs.
Great Gray Owlet
Canada’s largest owl and the tallest found in NWT. Manitoba’s provincial bird. Hunts in daylight. Nests in enlarged nests built by ravens and hawks.
Little Owlet
An indicator species, as their presence or absence indicates the health of an ecosystem.
Northern Saw-whet
Anglicized version of ‘chouette’ the French term for ‘small owl.’ Also called the sparrow owl. It is the smallest Northern owl and remarkably tame.
Screech Owlet
Small and compact at only 7-10 inches. Cavity nesters using old woodpecker holes. Their habitat loss threatens the health of human populations.
A group of owls is called a parliament. There are over 200 species of owls.
A large part of owl brains is dedicated to scanning and to sensing in their dark environment.
Its language:
It hoots, shrieks, yaps, chitters, squeals, squawks, warbles, and wails.
Its duality:
- tender and deadly
- cute and brutal
- funny and ferocious
- symbol of knowledge, wisdom and bearer of bad luck, illness
A future collection will include full grown owls
Owls enchant the environment – as well as spooked, we feel awe and wonder.
This first collection is available at:
The Papery
734 Fort Street Victoria, BC V8W 1H2
