| This colourful Welsh series was established in 2001 following Menna Medi’s success at composing poetry at the National Eisteddfod of Wales. She teamed up with her niece, Bethan Elin Jones, who is a brilliant artist. Menna composes all the verses in the cards and Bethan is responsible for all the designs and freshness of the series.
After testing the market with twenty designs, there are now 90 cards for different occasions, and are all printed locally at Castle Press, Rhoslan.
The cards are on sale throughout Wales at Welsh bookstores, post offices, newsagents, galleries, a few garages and even at a butcher's!
Menna Medi
Originally from Llanuwchllyn near Bala, Menna now resides at Groeslon. After 15 year with the BBC, and 10 years with Sain Records, she now workds as a freelance researcher. She writes occasional articles for "Y Cymro” and has two novels to her name - called Hogan Horni. She is a member of two amateur dramatic companies in Dyffryn Nantlle and has won nine chairs at Eisteddfodau for poetry and prose.
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Bethan Elin Jones
Bethan lives in Caernarfon, but was born and bred at Llandderfel near Bala. She specializes in oil paintings of Welsh landscapes and waterfalls, and won a Scholarship to visit Europe and America before graduating in Fine Arts from Newcastle University. She is now Vice Curator for the Royal Gallery in Conway. She is responsible for all the designs in the greeting cards series.
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