Fern-haired Maiden – Print

Crisp and colorful print of my original watercolor painting “Liverwort Life Stages” reproduced on high quality textured paper.  The prints comes in a  protective plastic sleeve and could be used as a poster or framed. I have three sizes available for this design: 5×7,”  8×10″ and 11×14.”

More about this artwork:

This fern-haired fairy was inspired by the maiden hair fern, Adiantum raddianum, It’s one of the ferns I find easier to identify by its characteristic fan-shaped leaves and thin black stems that inspired the common name. “Adiantum” is from the greek “adiantos” meaning “unwetted” because water rolls off these leaves with out leaving them wet. I imagine her living quietly in the shady forest, blending in to the foliage whenever people walk by. Ferns are some of the oldest land plants; they evolved 360 million years ago and have no flowers, fruits, or roots.