This is the source photo I used for this year's SEMBS block print. I watched this frog every morning when I went to water my garden in 2024, and he/she committed to the well honed bit of, "bump on a log," "nobody here but us leaves," and, "I refuse to make eye contact, so if I can't see you, you can't see me." After some weeks, I think they knew the jig was up, but by then, I think they trusted me, if that can ever be said of a wild frog.
Freshly pulled prints are now drying and waiting for the group to color them on Saturday!
These 50th Anniversary Commemorative Prints are designed to be easily displayed in any 4 in by 6 in frame. I chose an image I took in 2024 of an Eastern Gray Tree Frog (Hyla versicolor) resting in one of my Billbergia in my back yard. I thought it was appropriate for our society to illustrate that even far removed from their Central and South American native habitats, bromeliads attract Michigan native frogs the same way they do amphibians in their home range. They have a nice pool of fresh water for hydration, they offer both shady and sunny locations on the same plant, are an effective hiding place from birds and other predators, and they have SPINES, which serve as an extra deterrent for would-be frog eaters.
There are 21 prints including my test print. 8 are on watercolor paper, 2 on gray toned archival drawing paper, and 2 on tan toned archival drawing paper. 4 are on plain white archival drawing paper, and 4 are on plain white office paper.
Why office paper? Some people get to feeling a pressure to make it perfect, and end up not wanting to participate. To avoid creative paralysis, I decided to make a few for people who may be less comfortable using higher quality materials.
I want everyone who attends to play and have something to take home. I can't sell these because I made them exclusively for the club in a limited edition of 21. Attendees are welcome to take a print home as-is, since I don't want to be sitting on 21 prints that are only for SEMBS members. Why 21? That's all the room I have for drying!
This is the source photo I used for this year's SEMBS block print. I watched this frog every morning when I went to water my garden in 2024, and he/she committed to the well honed bit of, "bump on a log," "nobody here but us leaves," and, "I refuse to make eye contact, so if I can't see you, you can't see me." After some weeks, I think they knew the jig was up, but by then, I think they trusted me, if that can ever be said of a wild frog.
Freshly pulled prints are now drying and waiting for the group to color them on Saturday!
These 50th Anniversary Commemorative Prints are designed to be easily displayed in any 4 in by 6 in frame. I chose an image I took in 2024 of an Eastern Gray Tree Frog (Hyla versicolor) resting in one of my Billbergia in my back yard. I thought it was appropriate for our society to illustrate that even far removed from their Central and South American native habitats, bromeliads attract Michigan native frogs the same way they do amphibians in their home range. They have a nice pool of fresh water for hydration, they offer both shady and sunny locations on the same plant, are an effective hiding place from birds and other predators, and they have SPINES, which serve as an extra deterrent for would-be frog eaters.
There are 21 prints including my test print. 8 are on watercolor paper, 2 on gray toned archival drawing paper, and 2 on tan toned archival drawing paper. 4 are on plain white archival drawing paper, and 4 are on plain white office paper.
Why office paper? Some people get to feeling a pressure to make it perfect, and end up not wanting to participate. To avoid creative paralysis, I decided to make a few for people who may be less comfortable using higher quality materials.
I want everyone who attends to play and have something to take home. I can't sell these because I made them exclusively for the club in a limited edition of 21. Attendees are welcome to take a print home as-is, since I don't want to be sitting on 21 prints that are only for SEMBS members. Why 21? That's all the room I have for drying!