In a time when we need letter writing more than ever, KH & Co provides the highest quality stationery and antique wax seals. It all started with a dollar bill and a piece of bubblegum. My grandmother Neenie introduced me to the art of letter writing. Every time I wrote her, she replied with a beautiful card, her loving words, a dollar bill and a piece of bubblegum. I loved how a simple folded piece of paper seemed to close the distance between us. I was hooked. My antique seals date from the 1700s and 1800s. Just like the people who created them, I’m a steward who enjoys them for a while until they’re passed to someone new. In the meantime, these seals won’t collect dust in a drawer; they beckon to travel the world on envelopes, to be shared, admired and loved. Lord Byron once wrote, “All who joy would win must share it. Happiness was born a Twin.” I intend for my boutique to share my joy with you, and allow you to pass your joy on to others – to share your own creativity, beauty and love. Neenie has since passed, but her cards continue to fold the distance between us. I remember the dollar bill, the piece of bubblegum, and the joy of love sent through the mail.
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Kathryn Hastings
In a time when we need letter writing more than ever, KH & Co provides the highest quality stationery and antique wax seals. It all started with a dollar bill and a piece of bubblegum. My grandmother Neenie introduced me to the art of letter writing. Every time I wrote her, she replied with a beautiful card, her loving words, a dollar bill and a piece of bubblegum. I loved how a simple folded piece of paper seemed to close the distance between us. I was hooked. My antique seals date from the 1700s and 1800s. Just like the people who created them, I’m a steward who enjoys them for a while until they’re passed to someone new. In the meantime, these seals won’t collect dust in a drawer; they beckon to travel the world on envelopes, to be shared, admired and loved. Lord Byron once wrote, “All who joy would win must share it. Happiness was born a Twin.” I intend for my boutique to share my joy with you, and allow you to pass your joy on to others – to share your own creativity, beauty and love. Neenie has since passed, but her cards continue to fold the distance between us. I remember the dollar bill, the piece of bubblegum, and the joy of love sent through the mail.
Every January, before I've shaped the dough of the year into any form, I sit down and write a letter dated nearly twelve months in the future. It arrives, at least on paper, from the end of a year I haven't lived yet. It is a kind of time-traveling anamnesis. In it, I describe what happened as if real memories. I write about the many gifts, the people I saw, the things I wanted arriving with ease, and how each moment felt. I speak from the vantage point of the person I have already become, as...
WAX SEALS SEALING WAX COURSES PODCAST This Sunday, under the new moon, two pennies will be released. The first is a cauldron with the inscription “ars magica semper aeterna” (The magical art, ever eternal). The phrase may look repetitive with “ever eternal”, but I loved incabtory effect and the deepening of meaning. Ars magica is the making itself, the artistry of enchantment. Semper aeterna insists that this force is both unending and forever outside of time. I think of cauldrons as blank...
WAX SEALS SEALING WAX COURSES PODCAST Dear friends, I can hardly wait to welcome you to Seattle for our retreat—it’s going to be such a joy-filled, beautiful time together. Below are the final details to help you plan, along with my wholehearted excitement for what’s ahead. Friday: Seal-Making & Dinner at Café Munir 9:00 AM – Arrive at my home (8326 18th Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98117)Come through the side gate and into the kitchen entrance. You’ll take off your shoes inside (slippers provided!)...