Mãe da Mata — Brazilian Folklore Framed Art Print

In this illustration, Mari Salmonson explores the relationship between the feminine and the natural world, imagining the guardian not as separate from the forest, but as part of it.

Printed on high-quality matte paper and framed for a clean, finished presentation.

• Ayous wood .75″ (1.9 cm) thick frame from renewable forests
• Paper thickness: 10.3 mil (0.26 mm)
• Paper weight: 189 g/m²
• Lightweight
• Acrylite front protector
• Hanging hardware included
• Blank product components sourced from Japan and the US

Part of the **Living Myths — Brazilian Folklore Collection**, this artwork is inspired by **Mãe da Mata — “Mother of the Forest”** — a guardian figure connected to the Brazilian forest and the idea of nature as a living presence worthy of respect.

Stories of forest guardians take different forms across Brazil, shaped by Indigenous traditions, regional storytelling, and generations of oral history. Mãe da Mata embodies the forest as something more than a landscape: a powerful presence that protects its animals, plants, and natural balance.


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