As the holidays edge closer, there’s a buzz in the air already about the gifts we’ll wrap for our loved ones. Personally, it’s my favourite. I love nothing more than the art of personal gift-giving down to the wrapping paper itself. In the digital media age, I must constantly remind myself to disconnect long enough to experience the real, tangible world around me. While there’s space for both, what brings me back to physical printed products is that they become an extension of our hearts- rather than something that evaporates with the flick of a finger.
Let’s put it this way: if there were ever tears shed over a meaningful gift, it guaranteed circled back to a printed product. I have a carousel of holiday flashbacks to confirm it, each linked to a colourful range of McBain products and services. I’m remembering the childhood Restored Photo of my aunt and her beloved sister, a family’s final Photo Book in memory of their beloved departed, and that personalized birthday Greeting Card I made for a friend. I also remember the excitement of delivering a Metal Print of a new graduate ready to take on the world. And the look on my Grandma’s face at Christmas when gifted a Calendar or her grandchildren or Ornaments of her own children was purely precious.
What makes printed treasures most valuable is the evidence of the heart- an unquantifiable understanding that this here was a labour of love. And love is timeless, just like McBain’s photo gifts.
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