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5% of the profits support Endangered & Threatened Species.Rock Quillwort is known from only about 10 populations in four counties in Texas, making it one of the rarer plants in the state. ⁠ ©Juliet Whitsett |Social: @juliet_whitsett_art   COLOR PALETTE SAMPLED FROM IMAGES OF THE ROCK QUILLWORT:SPECIES INFO:I can't prove it, but I

5% of profits support Endangered & Threatened Species.©Juliet Whitsett |Social: @juliet_whitsett_art    COLOR PALETTE SAMPLED FROM IMAGES OF THE PIPING PLOVER:SPECIES INFO:"The Piping Plover is a small, yet charismatic shorebird that spends its lifetime on the shorelines of lakes, rivers, and oceans of central and eastern North A

5% of profits support Endangered & Threatened Species.The Barton Springs Salamander is found only in the Barton Springs segment of the Edwards Aquifer and its contributing zone.... ©Juliet Whitsett |Social: @juliet_whitsett_artCOLOR PALETTE SAMPLED FROM IMAGES OF THE BARTON SPRINGS SALAMANDER. SPECIES INFO:"The scientific name, Eurycea sos

5% of the profits support Endangered & Threatened Species. False spike was once considered common wherever it was found; however, beginning in the early 1970s, the species began to be regarded as rare throughout its range... It was considered to be extinct until 2011, when the discovery of seven live false spike in the Guadalupe River

On July 17th, 2021 Join Juliet Whitsett as she teaches a Cactus- inspired class at Fort Worth Botanic Garden | BRIT>>>Explore the Shapes and Colors of Cacti by Making Matisse-Inspired ArtWhen the health of the famous French post-impressionist painter Henri Matisse declined, the artist adopted a new way of making art: cut-outs. Matiss

Northern Scarlet Snake- (Cemophora coccinea copei) Texas Threatened ReptileAccording to iNaturalist Guides, the Northern Scarlet snake (Cemophora coccinea copei) "... prefer soft, sandy or loamy soils for burrowing... and are found from New Jersey, along the Atlantic Coast to Florida, and west to Texas and Oklahoma". ⁠ ⁠ This next

My Golden-cheeked Warbler image was chosen to promote the Travis Audubon Society Birdathon this year! ⁠⁠I love the Rachel Carson quote from her essay "Help Your Child to Wonder" that they included. ☀️⁠⁠"No child should grow up unaware of the dawn chorus of the birds in the spring. He will never forget the experience of a specially planned early ri

POP ART MUSSELS?!?!“Texas Hornshell (Poenaias popeii)"- Endangered Aquatic Invertebrate I am excited to share that I have been invited by ISEA (Informal Science Education Association) to speak about my art and share a fun science-based art activity of my design at their 2021 conference this year. It's an honor for me because I'll be speaking

I'm of the (recently discovered) opinion that everyone should know about freshwater mussels...Sandbank Pocketbook (Lampsilis satura) paletteIf you like to play in clean and clear fresh waters, you can thank nature’s filters- the native freshwater mussels. There are 52 mussel species in Texas and 15 are listed as Threatened in Texas. ⁠⠀⁠⠀Featured h

This artwork & color palette is based on a true power-napper. Texas' Threatened Bird- The Sooty Tern apparently sleeps on the wing...These impressive threatened birds spend the vast majority of their life at sea (apparently up to 10 years!). Since they don't float, and can't rest easily. I have read that they take micro-naps (1 or 2-seconds) w