These cards are individually handmade in Vietnam, especially for the U.S. Naval War College. They are works of art that are meant to be kept and displayed.

Every handmade card begins with a printed artwork of what the card will be. Using a quilling pen, the artisan will thread strips of Kishu paper (a high-quality, Japanese paper) through the tool and rotate it around to create a tight coil. Each shape that makes up a card begins as a tight coil.

From there, the coil is relaxed and molded with fingers or tweezers until the desired shape is attained. The quilled shape is then glued down onto the card. This process is repeated shape by shape, until the artisan has layered on the entirety of the final design.

In total, each card takes one hour to be brought to life!