Night has settled on the ridges, and the dark between the trees is full of small gold lights.

This Great Smoky Mountains wall art is a navy night scene of ferns, evergreens and layered ridges, lit by a full moon and a scatter of gold firefly lights. It is made for the people who count lightning bugs from a camp chair, and for the walls of the homes they come back to.

Moonlit Fern Fireflies, from moon to ferns

The whole poster is a deep navy, and the picture is built up in layers on top of it. At the back, a round pale-gold moon with a darker gold rim sits at the upper right, partly hidden by a ridge whose edge catches the light in gold. Mountain ridges in gray-violet, tan and navy cross the full width, one behind the other, with rows of small evergreen silhouettes in the middle distance.

Closer in, tall dark evergreens with tan highlights along their edges stand at the left and right, joined by dark rounded bushes. The space between them belongs to the fireflies: many small gold points of light, each with a soft glow around it, scattered through the darkest part of the picture. Along the bottom, bright green ferns spread over a green forest floor beside gray rocks edged with thin gold lines.

Three centered lines of gold capitals above the scene give the park's full name, and a small, widely spaced line under it reads "TENNESSEE · NORTH CAROLINA". The drawing uses flat color with hard edges and a fine grain: the vintage-style travel poster look, applied to a forest after dark.

What the picture is printed on

• 12 by 18 inches (30.5 × 45.7 cm), 18 by 24 inches (45.7 × 61.0 cm) and 24 by 36 inches (61.0 × 91.4 cm) are the sheets on offer
• 189 g/m² in weight and 10.3 mil in thickness, which makes for a thick sheet
• 94% opaque paper, sourced from Japan
• 104% is the paper's ISO brightness figure

Who it's for

Campers, day hikers and porch sitters from both states named on the print, families who drive up to the mountains every year, and anyone who grew up catching lightning bugs in a jar. Hang it in a bedroom, a den, a bunk room or on a stair landing. It is a natural choice for Father's Day, Christmas, a new home or the first season of a retirement.

Quick answers

Will I need to buy a frame separately?

If you want one, yes. The sheet is sold bare, with nothing around it.

Can it hang sideways?

It is laid out to hang tall. The lettering and the scene both run across the short side of the sheet, so turning it would tip the words on end.

Does the dark background have a sheen?

The paper is matte, not glossy.

Is it only for people who have seen the fireflies there?

Not at all. Anyone who has watched lightning bugs in a backyard will know the scene, and the two state names make it an easy pick for someone raised in either one.

Shipping and returns

Free US shipping. US delivery usually 5–12 business days. Easy 30-day returns.

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