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It is the iconic weather report heard on Radio 4 about the waters around the UK. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI have used it as inspiration for a body of work and an exhibition titled ‘Moderate or Good - a celebration of the words and phrases of the Shipping Forecast’ and you can find work related to that here. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOr you can read more about the work \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.alicedrawstheline.co.uk\/blogs\/a-word-from-alice\/tagged\/shipping-forecast\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Alice Savery’s artwork based on the Shipping Forecast, read the blog posts about what the words and phases that feature mean to her, Alice Draws the Line, The Ships, a celebration of the words and phrases of the Shipping Forecast\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ehere on my blog\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"shipping-forecast-greeting-card","title":"Shipping Forecast greeting card","description":"\u003cp\u003eI have always loved the words in the shipping forecast, and the combination of the words together. 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These iconic words and phrases, edited as they have been could now be referring to anything - how your day has gone, how a relationship is going, parenting... 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And some of these also feature here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to the calendar I also have tea towels ands greeting cards relating to The Shipping Forecast as well as original artwork and prints.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe calendar is square when closed and measures 210mm x 210 mm. It has one hole to hang it vertically by. It is professionally printed on uncoated recycled card. There is a little bit of information about Alice Draws the line inside the front cover. It is posted in a card backed envelope. 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