Embroidered petunias mandala card featuring abstract floral artwork meant to evoke a richly stitched and embellished sampler is part of a tribute to modernist artist Blanche Lazzell. This original artwork, titled Embellishment, was created by Linda Gribko using a photo of petunias taken in a recreation of Lazzell’s Cape Cod studio garden.

The 5.25″ by 5.25″ folded card is printed on acid-free paper using pigment inks for long-lasting vibrance. Interior is blank or have me print a birthday greeting in swirling script. The photograph I used to create the mandala is printed on the back of the card with the photo location and a little story about Blanche Lazzell and her use of floral motifs, including petunias, in her artwork.

About the art. The digital collage on this card, titled Embellishment, was created from a photo taken at the West Virginia Botanic Garden. As part of a summer 2026 exhibition of Blanche Lazzell’s white-line woodblock prints, petunias joined other bold annual plants in a recreation of the artist’s iconic Provincetown, Massachusetts, studio garden.

A native of Maidsville, West Virginia, Blanche Lazzell (1878-1956) was one of the state’s most influential artists. Best known for her modernist woodblock prints, Lazzell produced both abstract and two-dimensional figurative works composed of simple lines and blocks of color outlined in unprinted write.

Petunias were one of her favorite botanical subjects and figured prominently in works such as The White Petunia (1932) and Red and White Petunia (1948). Lazzell harvested and sold packets of petunia seeds from her studio garden for thirty-five cents each. “Seed money” was used to host teas for collectors of her work.

Shipping: The card and envelope are packaged together in a plastic sleeve and mailed in a stiffened mailer. Note: orders of up to three cards are shipped USPS First Class without tracking. Larger orders are shipped via the most economical means, which usually, but not always, includes tracking. Most orders are printed and shipped within three days.