Ink is the whole idea here. The wolf sits in profile on a plain cream ground, drawn in dark navy line work, and its body is a double exposure: a starfield and a stand of pine trees show through the fur. A compass rose lies across the shoulder with small mountain peaks inside the ring, and the head is raised. A voice you can navigate by The compass is a better fit than decoration usually manages. Wolves find each other by sound across distances where sight is no use at all, and recordings show that individual animals have distinguishable howls, with a pitch and shape that stay recognisable from one call to the next. So a separated wolf howls, the pack answers, and the animal walks home along the sound. No landmarks, no light needed. That is the practical business behind the romance of it: a low held note is one of the few signals that will cross forest and hill without falling apart on the way. The double exposure Two navies and a warm off white are all the palette runs to, which keeps the fine hatching legible from standing height. The conifers break the silhouette along the top so the wolf reads as part of the wood rather than placed on top of it. Fibre, print and format Polyester fibre, finished with high quality digital 3D printing, anti-slip, anti-static and anti-bacterial. Choose 40 x 60 cm or 50 x 80 cm, with weight running from 160 g to 260 g by size. It belongs to the wider wolf decor collection, and the grey wolf piece covers the animal behind the drawing.Free worldwide shipping, 7 to 12 business days. 30 day returns. See our shipping policy for details.