in the moss, a bright red mushroom grows where few people expect it. It is not meant to be picked or eaten, and most people know to leave it alone. 

still, it has an important role in the forest. beneath the soil, it helps trees take in nutrients and supports the cycle of growth and decay that keeps the woods alive.

The red cap mushroom is a reminder that everything in this life has its own purpose, even though some are not meant for us. 

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A small card, featuring a hand-painted watercolor illustration, created as a kind message for yourself or someone else. Send it to someone you love, keep it as a small keepsake, or use it as a decorative piece to tuck into a book, frame, or gift. 

Designed in the Barva studio, each piece is wrapped in paper layered with a hand-painted watercolor motif over a page from an 1805 poetry almanac.

Card design by Olena Illienko (Netherlands).
Watercolor illustration by Hanna Nechytailo (Kyiv)