Bordered Butterfly card set 6

Here are the cards of Bordered Butterfly set 6. The caterpillars are included with the identification on the back of these cards.

Bordered Butterfly card sets

I've arranged most of the new bordered butterfly (and moth) cards into sets of four. Four cards just barely squeeze into a single clear sleeve, along with a slip of paper showing each design inside. Each set has four different designs, and each set is different from the others. There are six sets so far. I have some of these at the Marin Museum of Contemporary Art gift shop for $10 each. They're available from me directly, of course. (I'm also putting together a virtual shop at Etsy.com called LucyArnoldArt. I have some prints and one set of cards there. More on this in a future blog.)

Above are the first five card sets. Set 6 includes the caterpillars along with the scientific identification on the back of the cards, and will be shown in the next blog.

New Butterfly Notecards

I ceated a new line of butterfly and moth notecards to give as Christmas gifts this year. They all have decorative marbled borders to match. There are 29 different designs, so lots of variety with no repeats in each set I gave to family and friends.
These are notecards I can print, cut and package at home - just like my "Lucy's Letters" notecards. So, now that the holidays are over, I can make more of the cards to sell.

If anyone out there knows of a gift store that might be interested, they are $1.50 each wholesale.

New Art Books

The third version of the art books is similarly titled. It's "A Little Book of Metamorphosis", subtitled "Five Caterpillars, Four Moths, One Butterfly". I found some gorgeous handmade marbled paper to use on the cover and to trim each page. This one can be viewed flat, with each caterpillar paired with its moth or butterfly on facing pages. However, it's mostly meant to be seen standing, with the pages radiating from the center. Tabs can be pulled up from each page for identification.

I'm now working on a new hanging version. Boy, these take forever to figure out and put together! I'm really having fun, though.

New Art Books

I've been working on some new versions of art books using the moth, butterfly, and caterpillar images. They are all variations on "Little Book of Metamorphosis".
The first one, also shown in an earlier post, is a large hanging one meant to be seen on both sides. That one has the cumbersome title "Five Caterpillars, Four Moths, One Butterfly - A Hanging Book of Metamorphosis". The species names and caterpillars are all on the back sides of the moth/butterfly images.

Next came "Five Caterpillars, Four Moths, One Butterfly - A Folding Book of Metamorphosis". This one is in a natural colored case covered with fibrous handmade paper to resemble a cocoon. The book can open flat or unfold and stand accordion-style.
It is also two-sided, with all the caterpillars on one side. Identification tabs can be pulled up from each "page".

SaveNature.org

SaveNature.org in San Francisco has an "Adopt an Acre" or "Adopt a Reef" donation program. You can donate money to help preserve rainforest, African desert, or coral reef habitats - 1/4 acre at a time. This makes a wonderful gift for anyone who cares about the environment and already has enough "stuff". A personalized deed is provided with each donated gift.

What does this have to do with me? Well, as a thank you to donors, SaveNature.org is giving one of my nature cards for each donation of $25. A nature gift card plus a box of cards (or chocolates) is the gift for a $50 donation. For $60, the donor receives a gift card and a small art print of my Hawaiian Fishes or Beautiful Beetles.

Check it out at www.savenature.org, or call 415-648-3392.

Holiday Concerts

I'll be singing as a soloist and choral member in two different concerts coming up in early December. The first is the Marin Symphony's Holiday concert on December 3 at 7:30 pm and December 4 at 4:00 pm. The main piece we'll be performing is Vivaldi's Magnificat, and I'll be singing solo parts in the second movement of the piece. These concerts will be at the Church of St. Rafael in San Rafael. I'll also be part of a small ensemble for several other works in the program.

On Sunday, December 11, I'll be singing the soprano II solos and choral parts in Bach's Magnificat at the First Presbyterian Church of San Anselmo at 10 am. Martha Wall will be conducting, and this will be her big finale as music director of that church.

The solo I'll be singing (plus a gorgeous trio with the two other women soloists) is especially challenging, since it is both high and has quite a bit of coloratura work in it. At any rate, I'm certainly having to practice at home a lot to prepare.