Acorn Designs
Products by Acorn Designs
The following products include artwork and/or writing by Acorn Designs. Most products are a collaboration of the wonderful artists and writers who have contributed to Acorn Designs over the years.
No other birds are so superbly adapted for water than the penguin. Their countershading; dark above, light below, serves as a natural camoflage. Their wings, now useless for flight, have become flippers. Penguins hunt for food where the shoals of plankton and small fish are thickest, from just below the surface to 50-60 feet below…
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Will they be saved, these intelligent, cooperative beings so full of the Earth’s peace and ancient dignity?
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These long-lived animals are fearless hunters. Their strength and ability to stalk without being seen make them great predators. Alligators and their crocodilian relatives are threatened from hunters to satisfy human demand for products from crocodilian skins. Loss of habitat has also taken its toll on alligator populations. Human development, new roads, bridges and dams…
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Avocets are stikingly handsome long-legged wading birds with a long slender upcurled bill. They are perhaps the most graceful of all the shorebirds. They livi in and around saline marshes. Their former range included much of North America. Avocets often feed in flocks , from 12-300, walking slowly shoulder to shoulder, at each step they…
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Common animal tracks includes wolf, white-tailed deer, skunk, opposum, raccoon, mallard duck, grey squirrel, cottontail rabbit, grey fox, beaver, and white-footed mouse.
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In ancient times the apple was regarded as a sacred fruit providing man with love, joy, and wisdom. The apple was a symbol of Aphrodite, the goddess of beauty, love and wisdom (cut in half transversely an apple reveals the 5 point star of Aphrodite). In many myths and legends giving apples or an apple…
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The Atlantic Ridley, smallest of the sea turtles, ranges from the Gulf of Mexico to Nova Scotia and across Europe. Its only nesting beaches are on the Gulf of Mexico just north of Tampico. There, in a single day, as many as 40,000 nesting females have crowded the beach. This species is currently highly endangered…
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This bright yellow slug is found throughout the moist forests of the Pacific coast. Growing to a maximum size of 10 inches long and a quarter pound in weight, the banana slug is the second largest slug in the world. The large opening on the mantle is called a pneumostone, which leads to a simple…
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The big brown bat inhabits a wide range of territory extending from Canada to northern South America. This may be a result of its ability to adapt to the human world. Big brown bats often nest in attics and barns and as a result have more contact with people than other species of bats. Often…
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* Each design is printed on 100% unbleached recycled paper (50% post-consumer minimum) * Contains 50 tear-off sheets (51/2″ by 81/2″) * Each design is printed with vegetable oil-based inks * These images are about 2″ tall or wide and appear atop the notepad unless otherwise indicated Made in the USA
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Bighorn sheep are found in the Rocky Mountains from southern Canada to Colorado; a desert subspecies ranges from Nevada to California to west Texas and south into Mexico. Bighorns inhabit alpine meadows, grassy mountain slopes, and foothill country near rugged, rocky cliffs and bluffs. They climb cliff faces with amazing ease, using tiny ledges for…
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* Each design is printed on 100% unbleached recycled paper (50% post-consumer minimum) * Contains 50 tear-off sheets (51/2″ by 81/2″) * Each design is printed with vegetable oil-based inks * These images are about 2″ tall or wide and appear atop the notepad unless otherwise indicated Made in the USA
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Black cats have been a source of fascination throughout history. In ancient Egypt, where temple cats were believed to serve as hosts for human souls, the black cat was especially revered as sacred to the goddess Isis, who wore a black cloak. The black cat is considered a harbinger of good luck in parts of…
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These inquisitve, always on the go little birds inhabit deciduous and mixed deciduous-coniferous forests. Chickadess flit from branch to branch as they search for their food, primarily insect eggs and larvae. They also enjoy seeds of conifers and a variety of wild fruit.
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Black-Capped Chickadee (Parus atricapillus) The chickadee is an inquisitive , always-on-the-go little bird that inhabits deciduous and mixed deciduous-coniferous forests. Chickadees flit from branch to branch as they search for their food, primarily insect eggs and larvae; sometimes they hang upside-down, clinging to tiny twigs. They also enjoy seeds of conifers and a variety of…
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