A central fern plant with delicate green fronds radiates upward from a cream ground, surrounded by a symmetrical arrangement of snakes in browns, golds, and muted tones that coil and intertwine like living roots. The composition merges botanical and zoological illustration in a classical naturalist style, creating an intricate study where plant and serpent form an organic, almost allegorical whole. Bound with 52 pages of 70lb paper, lined or unlined, behind an anti-scuff matte cover with wraparound artwork, made to order. Notes and sketches kept behind an independent artist's work, not a plain composition cover.