For the father who has everything except for the time to think. Three books, two prints, and a notebook: Something to read, something to display, and something for his brilliant ideas.
THREE BOOKS
Seneca's Letters from a Stoic, Marcus Aurelius' The Meditations, and Thoreau's To Live Deliberately — three essential voices on time, attention, and how to spend both well.
TWO PRINTS
Seneca's "No one was ever wise by chance," and T. S. Eliot's "I have measured out my life with coffee spoons." 5x7 archival fine art prints on Mohawk Superfine paper.
THE NOTEPAD
50 page "Carpe Diem" notepad.
Obvious State is a creative studio and publisher founded by Nichole and Evan Robertson in 2011.
We make bold, illustrated editions and fine art drawn from the classics.
Our books and prints are available in our shop and in bookstores and boutiques nationwide.
Our work has been featured at The Folger Shakespeare Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The American Writers Museum, The Emily Dickinson Museum, The Library of Congress, The Getty Museum, The Museum of Contemporary Art and more.
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Provocative visuals paired with punctuated language, full of surprising visual metaphors, subtext, and insider nudges that reveal themselves slowly.
Our pocket editions are portable art objects made to collect, share, and inspire moments of quiet reflection in an overstimulated digital world.
We’re drawn to language that has stood the test of time, insights that strike a chord, poetry that stretches the imagination, and philosophy that prompts critical thinking.
