California Ecosystems - Oystercatchers in the Tidepools (original) astragalus This original illustration of a

This original illustration of a Northern Mockingbird is from my series "Birds We Love to Hate"

Monarch butterflies use milkweed as the host plant for their caterpillars

These bags are hand printed in small batches so slight variations are to be expected

Cards are printed in Santa Cruz on cover-weight paper

you may notice small grey-brown shore birds scurrying on the sand

California Ecosystems - Oystercatchers in the Tidepools (original) astragalus This original illustration of aThis work focuses on the ecological relationships in the tide pools along the coast of Central California. In some places, the rock surfaces around tide pools look black from a distance. Look closer and you will see that the black is actually the deep indigo of California Mussel colonies or a dense coat of marine algae that are actually green, purple, red, gold, or brown. Every pool teems with life including small molluscs we know as Purple Olivella