5"x5" Mixed Media Greeting Card with envelope.
 
4x4 watercolor paper, hand-painted, outlined in gold and mounted in center.
 
Mangroves play an essentail role in the creation and stability of barrier Islands. Their expansive root system  helps to retain soil and stave off errosion, while also offering shelter to a number of tiny fish and sea creatures and their seed pods float off to take root elsewhere, starting new islands.
 
* sealed with matte fixative to resist smudging.