Green Velveteen by Carolyn Schmitz
Card size: 5" x7" Blank Inside Printed in the USA
Story on Back: Green Velveteen - A raccoon, a loggerhead shrike, and a tiny garter snake suddenly encountered each other down by the creek. Their bodies froze, only their eyes barely moved. The raccoon glared at the shrike, then looked curiously at the snake. The shrike eyed the snake, then stared threateningly at the raccoon. The snake glanced nervously from one masked badapple to the other.
The raccoon instantly had an idea. She had been searching for anything she might use to make a hat for the Wild Hat Celebration. Here was a chance for the unexpected. She must rescue the snake from the shrike! She quickly began delicate negotiations.
Before long, the three animals had cooperated to craft a stunning hat and accessories from sphinx moth wings, mullein leaves, grape vines, juniper berries, and wildflowers. Native grasses sprang from a striped frill of tree fungus atop a velvety cap of moss. The little snake coiled around it, green on green. The raccoon beamed as the shrike posed proudly on her paw.
The raccoon instantly had an idea. She had been searching for anything she might use to make a hat for the Wild Hat Celebration. Here was a chance for the unexpected. She must rescue the snake from the shrike! She quickly began delicate negotiations.
Before long, the three animals had cooperated to craft a stunning hat and accessories from sphinx moth wings, mullein leaves, grape vines, juniper berries, and wildflowers. Native grasses sprang from a striped frill of tree fungus atop a velvety cap of moss. The little snake coiled around it, green on green. The raccoon beamed as the shrike posed proudly on her paw.
Artist: Carolyn Schmitz - Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Carolyn moved with her family to the mountains outside of Prescott, Arizona in 1952. Drawing, painting, and sculpting from an early age, she initially completed foundation courses at Kansas City Art Institute before receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts in graphic design at Arizona State University.
Carolyn’s small, whimsical portraits of the wildlife of the American West focus on intricate botanical detail. Her line of greeting cards, Desert Dada, has brought the subtle beauties of this arid land to people around the world, inspiring them to open their eyes to yet more treasures that await discovery in their own local habitats.