Artwork by Steve Sierigk
Bottlenosed Dolphin Lokta Card
$5.00 – $8.00
- Our images are set in a frame on this beautiful, handmade paper from the Nepalese Lokta shrub.
- This tree-free paper is both environmentally friendly and sustainably harvested, providing a market for cottage industries that are Fair-Trade Certified.
- Each card comes with an envelope and is packaged individually.
- Cards are blank on the inside and have a great story on the reverse side about the picture on the front.
- Handmade cards are not available for wholesale pricing.
Back of Card DESCRIPTION
The bottlenosed dolphin is a streamlined swimmer with a gentle nature. The intelligence and complex social structure of dolphins and whales often have been dismissed as we cannot readily find images of ourselves in these creatures. However, bottlenosed dolphins have a brain size and structure comparable to our own. Human intelligence is largely measured by the ability to manipulate our environment. Without manipulatory appendages, whales and dolphins do not express their intelligence in ways we can understand. But some scientists believe that dolphins may actually be more intelligent than humans. The dolphin mind seems oriented towards perception, relationships, contemplation and playful open-mindedness, the kind of mind which leads to truly creative thinking.
Are beings who may look and act far different from us worthy of our friendship? Making friends with the dolphins and whales might be a good start at humanizing ourselves. Perhaps these animals can teach us to live more in harmony with nature.
artwork and text by Steve Sierigk © 2001
