Back in Spring Wood Frog Heavyweight Tee · Big Print

605 snowflakes, thawing into 244 leaves.

A wood frog drawn in snowflakes that turn into leaves from the feet up, printed big on the front with no words. Every snowflake and leaf in it is its own colour, so the whole frog shimmers.

The motto stays off the shirt, here with its footnote: Back in Spring.¹

¹ In Alaska, wood frogs stay frozen up to 7 months, with no heartbeat and no breath, then thaw in spring. Larson et al., Journal of Experimental Biology, 2014

Fig. 6 in The Small Print, Deep Planet’s series of animals drawn from their own true stories. For everyone who hibernates until March.

Watch the frog that freezes on Deep Planet.

About the print

• The drawing alone, 11.5 in wide, centred on the front. No motto or footnote on the shirt.
• Shimmer inks: every mark printed in its own colour, flowing along the animal, and drawn a little heavier so it reads from across the room.
• Garment-dyed, so each shirt's colour varies a little.
• Printed to order by Printful, direct to garment.

Heavyweight Tee

• Unisex Garment-Dyed Heavyweight T-Shirt, Comfort Colors 1717
• 100% ring-spun cotton
• Fabric weight: 6.1 oz/yd² (206.8 g/m²)
• Garment-dyed
• Relaxed fit
• 7/8″ double-needle topstitched collar
• Twill-taped neck and shoulders for extra durability
• Double-needle armhole, sleeve, and bottom hems
• Blank product sourced from Honduras
• Sizes: S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL