Last November, my husband and I were visiting family in Bangkok. During our stay there, we spent most of our early morning breakfast time watching one of the most talked about channels in Thailand – the Lin Ping Panda Live Cam. Best reality TV show ever! It’s basically a live feed of a baby giant panda’s day-to-day life in a Chiang Mai Zoo with her mother. My husband and I were absolutely drawn to this adorable, playful baby based on our love for pandas. Hey I have a bunch of baby stuffed pandas at home.

Anyhow, the little panda inspired me to redesign and reimagine the panda pattern I posted last year to include a second little panda as they play and frolic about their young, uncomplicated lives. As we all know, these beautiful creatures are endangered, and I feel it is our duty (as panda lovers) to spread the word and hope of the animal that is the symbol of preservation, as well as WWF’s logo mascot.

That being said, we’d love to debut our newest addition to our lineup, the Playful Pandas available in art prints and note cards. Let me know what you think.

This February, Chinese New Year will usher in the year of the Tiger. It couldn’t be a more appropriate time for us to introduce the newest member of the EcoPatterns endangered species family – the Panthera Tigris.

Largest of all the big cats, top of the food chain, and one of the most culturally important and beautiful animals on this planet – yet according to WWF, possibly as few as 3200 tigers may be left in the world. This is definitely a cause of heightened concern prompting our founder Malathip to put together her latest masterpiece, Panthera Tigris. It is our hope that as awareness about dilemma of this species spreads, that a more concentrated effort is taken towards preservation. It would be a shame of extraordinary proportions to see this beautiful cat lose footing in this world.

It is said that the intelligence of dolphins rivals that of humans. There are even advocacy groups that are fighting to give dolphins human-like rights. That’s quite a cause, folks. The bottom line is, the dolphin is one of the most loved creatures on this planet due to their playful charm and charisma. But now it is certain that populations are spiraling down to alarming levels – causing a concern amongst conservationists and environmentalists, as well as EcoPatterns. We want everyone to be mindful of this very sad truth.

That said, today we debut our newest piece – Dolphin Couple – on our website. The original painting was completed yesterday by Malathip Kriheli and before we even thought about getting the vector art done for future tee-shirts, we felt the urge to share our newest work through exclusive art prints available now. See, time is precious, and awareness of the plight of these extraordinary creatures must be widespread. This is our goal. And remember, every one of your purchases helps fund our favorite charity, WWF.

2009 was an exciting year for us and we are looking forward to a more prosperous and successful coming year. We will be making a sincere effort to uphold our mission in raising awareness of the plight of endangered animals and environmental concerns. We will be talking to like-minded organizations with the goal of strengthening our ambitions.

We are also happy to announce that EcoPatterns is now contributing monthly donations to WWF and its entirely made possible by your continued support. Rest assured that your purchases of our products will in turn, help a fantastic cause.

We’d like to kick off the year by sharing a new addition to our archive, the Ark Shark. I know, I know – most folks seldom sympathize with the predatory giant of the sea that evokes horrific memories of “Jaws” and tales of attacks on humans. But the reality of the situation is that these magnificent marine beasts are in dire need of attention as their populations are drastically dwindling. Malathip Kriheli designed this new pattern as well as a new painting with great care and a deep concern for the preservation of this awesome creature.