November 2011: Hot off the printing presses! Check out our latest 2011 NOTECARD by campers working with artist TREMAIN SMITH, inspired by the works of Lebanese publishing house DAR ONBOZ. . . just waiting to be sent to you!
Al-Bustan’s series of Alphabet Notecards feature artwork produced by youth at Al-Bustan Camp over the past 6 years. Each card is a collective work representing the 28 letters of the Arabic alphabet in a different media related to the camp theme.
- All proceeds benefit Al-Bustan’s youth programs
- Cards open to the right (so that you can write notes in Arabic or English!)
- $1.50 per card, $6 for 6 cards, $10 for 12 cards
- Please contact us to place an order, or call 267-809-3668
- Cards measure 5.5″ x 8.5″, envelope included
- Images shown below are front and back of notecard. Inside is blank.
Alphabet Notecard – Camp 2011
Mixed Media: acrylic, oil, and tempera paints, pastels, ink, and graphite on paper
Alphabet Notecard – Camp 2010
Navigation & Geometry (encaustic - oil paint wax, and paper - on wood)
Alphabet Notecard – Camp 2009
Arab Contributions to Science - Ibn al Haytham (acrylic paint on paper)
Alphabet Notecard – Camp 2008
Palestinian Embroidery (Cross-Stitch/Tatreez; Cotton Thread on Fabric)
Alphabet Notecard – Camp 2007
Andalusia and the World of Ziryab (Collage on Paper)
Alphabet Notecard – Camp 2006
Animal Alphabet (Linoleum Cut Prints on Paper)
Al-Bustan Notecards
Mosaic on plaster made by Dalal Muatan, a third-grader at John Moffet School during an after-school program in 2008. Card reads “Al-Bustan”, or “the Garden” in Arabic.
Notecard Archive
(These designs currently unavailable)
Henna Sunprints – 2005
Notecards of handprints on sunprint paper decorated with henna, made by a camper and counselor at Al-Bustan Camp 2005. Card measures 4.25″x5.5″, with envelope.
Mosaic Patterns – 2005
These paper mosaic patterns were made by a camper and counselor at Al-Bustan Camp in 2005. Card measures 4.25″x5.5″, with envelope.
