BrushArt animals are hand made from the most super-abundant and self-regenerating of natural materials: pine, leaves, leaf fibers, seeds and seed pods held together with wire and glue. Most important to a BrushArt animal is the buri sugar palm. It is the long, thick leaf stems that provide the fiber from which the body of a BrushArt animal is made. BrushArt animals make delightful and imaginative gifts.