print hunt ~ Vol I&II out now
The last step depends on the first. Don't think you're there just because you see the summit. Watch your footing, be sure of the next step, but don't let that distract you from the highest goal. The first step depends on the last.
~ vol II out now!
~ vol II out now!
click here for the clues
To unlock the shiny versions of the Exquisite 10 Collection (pink cards), click the link above.
To mark our 10th birthday we’re celebrating the people striving to put their souls out into a world that desperately needs them. Peradam's Birthday Cards are trading cards featuring artists that have worked with Mount and Peradam over the past 10 years.
The entire Studio Collection Vol I & II, and the first six of the Exquisite 10 Collection are now released. Vol I are currently available to buy via our shop and from participating shops in Frome (profits will go to Black Swan Arts). Volume II is so far available only from Black Swan Arts Shop and Studio Art & Frame, but other stockists and our webshop will get some in the next few days.
The Exquisite 10 shiny cards are the hardest to find, only a few are within the 5 and 8 pack envelopes. But you can obtain them for free by solving the clues (see below). Most (but not all) of these shinies are under the guardianship of a custodian, often the artist themselves but sometimes it’s a shop/ stockist in Frome. Custodians are under strict instructions to only release their limited shinies to those who give them the passcode. Check out each clue for details about where and how to obtain them (see below). You can now also obtain them directly from us, but you do still need the correct passcode.
Swaps
If you have duplicates then you can swap in a number of ways:
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Solve the Swap Clue and swap 1 card for 1 of your choice. It must be the same type eg: a Studio Collection base card for a Studio Collection base card, or a parallel card for a parallel card. You can only use this method one time, so choose your card wisely.
Swap Clue: Watch the video and spot the odd one out, claim your swap by clicking the button - it opens up a form to book an appointment and collect your chosen swap. Type in which card you want to claim, and enter the answer to the odd one out in the passcode box.
Spot the odd one out!
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We’re starting this out with a trial: Swap 3 duplicates of the same card for 1 card of the same type (eg: 3 Studio Collection base cards for 1 Studio Collection base card, 3 parallel cards for 1 parallel card, 3 Exquisite 10 base cards for 1Exquisite 10 base card.) You can do this any number of times.
Claim your swap by clicking the button below - it opens up a form to book an appointment and collect your chosen swap. Type in which card you want to claim, and type in the card number that you have 3 of to swap - I’ve included a screengrab example to show the idea.
This 3:1 ratio is based on our understanding of the volumes of duplicates that serious collectors have available. However, we’re open to feedback and will consider either a 2:1 ratio, or 3 different cards of the same type for 1 card of the same type - contact Jennifer with your thoughts on this!
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Declare your interest in a swap convention meet-up hosted by Studio Art & Frame. We’ll only run this if enough people declare an interest. Dates and times TBC.
(either click the button below, or message me via my contact form.)
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Post a photo of your duplicates on Instagram and tag @peradamprint or Facebook and tag Mount Art Services - note in the comments which card you'd like swap one of them for. We'll share the post on stories, and it'll be in our tagged posts too. If you see such a post featuring a card you need, and have a duplicate of the one required, then make your claim in the comments. (this would generally be on a 1 for 1 swap basis, though the conditions of the swap can be negotiated between the interested parties)
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Swap with your friends!
Clues
Some cards can be gained by acquiring passcodes to give to that card’s gatekeeper/ guardian, or a puzzle solution to unlock its location. You can also collect them by booking an appointment to collect each card from our studio via this link. There will be a form that asks for the passcode, in this box type the passcode, or if you’re claiming a hidden card that has no passcode then type the precise location of the card, as if instructing someone to locate it for you.
To get cards 7-10 you’ll need to solve each clue in sequence because each new passcode requires a combo of all the passcodes.
Clue 1 has been updated with hints within the title of the 4 picture clues.
Click here for Clue #1
Click here for Clue #2
Click here for Clue #3
Click here for Clue #4
Click here for Clue #5
Click here for Clue #6
Struggling to figure it all out?
Click here for a hint on how to solve clues 1-4
It’s our 10th birthday this year and to celebrate we're creating a set of collectable trading cards. The concept is based loosely on baseball trading cards, featuring artists we've worked with.
There are 50 cards to collect, plus a special shiny edition. The cards are now available in sets of 5 or 8 random cards in envelopes from our webshop, and sets of 5 are stocked in participating shops in Frome. The rarest few are only available by solving puzzles and clues to find them.
The main aim of the project is to celebrate the artists we’ve worked with.
There are two collections, an open release “Studio Collection”, and a limited release “Exquisite 10 Collection”, which showcase 10 artists who’ve had a particular impact or represent a formative moment in our history. The Exquisite 10 is rarer, with special shiny editions alongside.
Volume I & II of the Studio Collection have been released. The Exquisite10 are being released roughly once a week, so far 6 are out.
The final Exquisite 10 card will release at the July Frome Independent Market. There will be a prize for whoever collects all the cards first/ the most cards, with the winner being announced in early Autumn.
The artists
Here are links to find out more about each artist who has had a card released so far…. BUT I’m adding them as and when I get the time, so they’re not all up yet.
#09 Violet Von Riot
#07 Miriam Sheppard
#10 Little Fish Design
#12 Christopher Bucklow
#14 Amanda Bee
#16 Tass Bell
#18 Alex Faulkner
#19 Lydia Denton
#22 Tiffany Williams
#24 Rosanna Morris
#25 Jenny Raggett
#27 Kay Dilley
#28 Kate Cochrane
#31 Stoney Parsons
#33 Brian Foster
#32 Rob Savin
#30 Katie Wood
#29 Bea Haines
#26 Amy Yates
#23 M.P Robertson
#21Anna Pinkster
#20 Tess Chodan
#17 Iñaki Susbielles
#15 Abigail Reed
#13 Guy Watts
#11 Paul Newman
#08 Tom Charlesworth
Cards released so far
The greyed-out ones are yet to be released.
Extra Info
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We’re aiming to represent 50 artists.
We’ll have info about each artist on the website soon.
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Packs of 5 can be bought from Black Swan Arts shop, Kobi & Teal, Studio Art & Frame (Westway), and Postscript.
They are also available from our webshop and from our studio, with an 8 pack option as well.
The rarest cards will be hidden, and can only be obtained by solving puzzles and clues.
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Whoever collects all the cards first will win signed archival giclee prints by selected artists.
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We’re printing each card as an archival giclee print, which has a value in itself.
The actual artwork is A7 size.
Opposite the artwork is the information about it. In theory this could be cut off so that you just have the A7 artwork on its own. But we recommend leaving them whole as they are.
The cards may come to have a collective value, a bit like baseball trading cards do.
Each card will be embossed on the information side with the Peradam logo stamp to show it’s a genuine part of this project.
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It’s a not-for-profit project, but the cards are for sale at an amount that covers everyone’s base costs. All profit will be donated to the Black Swan Arts Save Our Swan campaign.
Black Swan Arts is a community-hub for the arts in Frome supporting artists, young and vulnerable people. It’s been at the heart of Frome’s art scene over the past 40 years, without which this town would probably not be the arty vibrant place it is today. With funding cuts and hiked overheads, the centre is under threat of closure.
Our company has had a close relationship to the centre for our 10 year history, and we hope that we can continue to work alongside each other for the next decade and more.
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There are two collections, the main collection is the Studio Collection - these are the blue cards that feature 40 artists we’ve worked with over the years, all of whom have had an impact on us.
The Exquisite Ten is a play on the NBA Exquisite Collection of baseball trading cards. Our Exquisite 10 represent ten artists who’ve had a particular impact or represent a formative moment in our history. These are the pink cards.
There will be a special shiny version of each of the 10 - printed on Metallic Gloss paper with the non artwork half of the card laminated with holographic film.
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The Exquisite 10 will have special edition cards - similar to the ‘shinies’ you could find in a football sticker album (one from the 90’s at least). These will be rare. Some will be in the envelopes, but others will only be obtained by solving puzzles and clues.
The “full” shinies (code S) are printed on Metallic Gloss paper, a photo paper with a metallic sheen. We’ve laminated the non artwork side of the card with a holographic film too. We’ve not laminated the artwork side to retain the archival nature of the print - the holographic film is probably not acid free.
We’re also creating half shiny “parallel cards” for the Studio Collection to make things more exciting. A parallel card (code P) will be a print onto the 100% cotton paper we’re using for the Studio Collection with the information half of the card being laminated in holographic film. These half shiny parallel cards are much rarer than the base Studio Collection cards.
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Some of the cards have Collectors Codes on them, these will form part of the puzzles to find the rarer cards later in the process. We’ll be putting up more details on the main print hunt page later in the project.
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Volume I & II of the Studio Collection have now launched.
We’re staggering the release of the Exquisite 10 to release one per week.
The final Exquisite 10 card will be released on July 6th, and the project will run until a winner is declared (aiming for Autumn 2025)
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We don’t know yet how many we’ll release over the timespan it will run for. It depends how popular the project becomes. The limited release aspect will be limited in proportion to the open release, rather than a set number for the time being. As the project unfolds we’ll gauge the demand and make the limitation according to that. There will be three cards that will be particularly limited, these can only be obtained by solving puzzles and clues. In some cases there may only be 1-3 of that artwork ever released.
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The cards are larger than normal trading cards, so you won’t be able to use standard trading card albums to display and store your collection.
Our cards are A6 size in total, which means postcard collector albums can be used to display and store your collection.
There will be a total of 90 cards that can be collected, including 10 full shiny versions of The Exquisite Ten, and a shiny parallel/ half shiny version of each of the Studio Collection cards.
The Exquisite Ten cards will be printed on various different paper stocks, depending on what paper that artist usually prints on.
The Studio Collection will mostly be on our standard 100% cotton archival 300gsm paper.
Very select Studio Collection cards may be printed on different stock if that artist is known for printing on a particular stock, or the stock forms an important part of that artist’s work.
Studio Collection cards are bordered in blue. Exquisite Ten Collection cards are bordered in pink. Our original Mount brand and logo colours were pink and blue, so that’s what the colours represent.
Shinies are printed on Metallic Gloss 295gsm, with a holographic film laminating the information half of the card but not covering the artwork itself.
All cards will be embossed with the Peradam logo mark on the information half of the card.
Each card has a number from 01 - 50. (Cards with an additional code S are the full shinies from the Exquisite 10 Collection, and code P are the half shiny parallel cards from the Studio Collection)
The first person to collect all 50 plus the 10 full shinies can claim the grand prize.
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Collectors are free to swap cards to enable faster collecting and offload duplicates. We’ll probably facilitate this on our instagram page and promote any swapsie requests made via Instagram.