Mezcal Agave Talks Like That

“Mezcal Agave” is a traditional Yoeme (Yaqui) deer song, translated by Felipe Molina and Larry Evers. Paul Mirocha drew this Mezcal agave, Agave angustifolia, on a field trip with Felipe to Potam, Sonora, Mexico in the Yaqui homeland. This new edition, published by Paul Mirocha Design, comes from the original traveling poster exhibit, “Singing Down … Read More

A Mesquite tree: it’s where we live

  These illustrations are from a series of 36 x 24-inch signs made for Pima County’s Desert Haven Natural Resource Park. The park is in an urban environment in mid-Tucson and highlights how many native species from the desert outside of town can find suitable living places within the city.

Life on the Texas prairie

This 24 x 36 illustration was created for interpretive signage at The Meadows Center for Water and Environment, in San Marcos, Texas, owned by Texas State University.

Food from the Web

Exhibit sign art for The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, Texas State University

Make Way for Monarchs Poster

Download your own free Make Way for Monarchs poster. It’s a pdf designed to print for about a dollar at any quick printer, like kinkos or Officemax, with a laser printer. The image is 12 x 18 inches. Ask the printer to trim it down to have it bleed to the edges of the paper. … Read More

Intimate Flower Anatomy

  From The Reason for Flowers: Their History, Culture, and Biology, and How They Change Our Lives, by Stephen Buchmann      

Desert Flavors

Pencil illustrations from the book Desert Terroir, by Gary Nabhan. These full page drawings face the chapter openings.

Saguaros: Any Questions?

From the book, Frequently Asked Questions about Saguaros, by the Western National Parks Association.