It Grows Back Axolotl Heavyweight Tee · Big Print

It’s not an axolotl. It’s 800 new leaves.

An axolotl drawn in 800 new leaves, for a salamander that regrows lost limbs and tails, printed big on the front with no words. Every leaf in it is its own colour, so the whole axolotl shimmers.

The motto stays off the shirt, here with its footnote: It Grows Back.¹

¹ Axolotls can regrow lost limbs and tails, spinal cord included, and rebuild injured tissue in the heart and brain. Godwin et al., npj Regen. Med., 2017

Fig. 26 in The Small Print, Deep Planet’s series of animals drawn from their own true stories. For anyone starting over.

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