Ro'i's 21st birthday was coming up and his mum wanted to order a card. He recently finished his army service and is now doing a bartending course, where he is learning how to mix and serve drinks. She sent me a photo of Ro'i on the course. He is also going to a course in theatre, she told me, so she wanted something on the card to illustrate that as well. I suggested adding a stage and curtains in the background.
I showed Ro'i carefully pouring a cocktail. He is no longer dressed in his olive green Israel Defence Forces uniform, as I have shown him on previous cards, but is now in civvies. Behind him is a stage with red curtains. Apparently the red theatre curtain is typically used because red does not absorb light as much as other colours, such as blue or green. This means that when the lights go down, the red colour is the first to disappear from our sight, enabling the audience to concentrate on the performance.
Mum told me that Ro'i "loved loved loved his card!"
Adam currently lives in Tel Aviv, whilst his parents are in the UK. He was turning 23, so his mum asked me to make him a card too. His interests include travelling, Tel Aviv, pubs and clubbing, Greek and Roman history, Arsenal and money, she said.
I have shown Adam with a bottle of beer in one hand and a fan of cash in the other! Behind him is an aeroplane, representing his passion for travel, the
Arsenal F.C. crest and a picture of the Tel Aviv skyline. In front of him I added a small illustration of the remains of the ancient Roman Forum in Rome and the words "Ancient Greece". To his left are piles of coins.
"He loved it! Thank you so much!" Adam's mum wrote to me.
