About GrafixMat Coasters • Front • Back Story
About GrafixMat Coasters:
Each GrafixMat® is a work of art, masterfully laser-engraved on the cork front with a unique and amusing story colorfully illustrated on its flip-side. For a treasured gift or your own personal collection; select one or create a set of 2, 4, 6 or more from 21 themed Collections totaling more than 500 contemporary and fine art designs. Made from eco-friendly recycled cork from Portugal and Spain, yet handcrafted in the U.S.A. GrafixMats® are so artfully designed and intriguing, we've created a hanging hole in the back of each coaster.
All Natural • Durable • Easy Wash • Singles or Sets • Storage Caddies • 4 1/4" Diameter, 5/16" Thick • Green Certified
Front Design:
Pineapple and Coconut Quilt design
The Back Story:
Coconut & Pineapple - A reflection of nature
Hawaiian quilt designs reflect the cultural wisdom that sees people as part of the natural world. Hawaiians instinctively understand that all of nature is infused with spirituality. Plants, animals, humans, mountains, times, winds, storms, and volcanoes are conscious, interconnected parts of one vast whole, all related and each mutually dependent on the other for life and meaning.
About the Artist: Meali‘i Kalama is considered one of the greatest of Hawaiian quilt designers today, typically uses simple but striking original designs that immediately invoke a sense of Hawaii. Here she has explicitly ensured that all elements are interconnected/joined. Although coconut palms and pineapples were not originally native, both are now closely identified with Hawaii and both have symbolically represented “Welcome” in Hawaii.