Central & Gus: Greeting Card: Thomasin Healing

Thomasin Healing Evening Grosbeak

Inside: Blank inside

On the back of each Central & Gus Greeting Card is a whimsical tale of the animal featured on the front (see below). Entirely collectible, these stories intertwine, creating a much loved community of characters. Central & Gus donates 10% of gross sales to animal welfare.

Dimensions: 4.5"w x 6.25"h

 MADE IN USA

On the back of the card: Every autumn just before the equinox, Thomasin Healing, the Evening Grosbeak, meets with Ford Buckminster Beaver to go through his kindling inventory. He makes a habit of leaving his premium stock aside for her, and rightfully so: this particular wood is to build a very particular fire. One that will withstand the wind and snow and cold of even the most severe winter. Using her little wings as bellows and adding kindling as necessary, she keeps the fire alight through the season, with everyone taking as they need to warm their home, heat their water, and roast their vegetables.

As the winter turns to spring, the fire is extinguished save, for next year, one candle’s worth that Thomasin keeps on her window sill. It is a reminder of the eternal nature of things and the power of something so subtle and elusory.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Laura Morrish
Pembroke Pines, Florida

Artist Laura Morrish, the creator of Central & Gus, has been inspired her entire life by the wildlife she encountered on her family’s farm in Canada. Creating a community of characters based on real animals, and filled with quirky imagery and uplifting tales, the Central & Gus family is sure to bring smiles and reminders of special places and experiences!