Lady Impala by Carolyn Schmitz
Card size: 5" x7" Blank Inside Printed in the USA
Story on the back: A footloose armadillo takes a handy pocket mouse on a scavenger hunt. Meandering westward along roadsides and watercourses, they collect wildflowers and other curiosities. Texas ebony, bluebonnets, acacia, blanket flowers, bluebells, oak galls, cactus fruits and snake skins are plentiful. A scorpion’s tail forms a pinkie ring, a tiny bone pierces an ear. Even a plastic cowboy is squeezed in among the flora. Most astonishing of all is the peculiar shiny red object from another armored creature, a 1958 Chevy Impala.
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.