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:
Reverse image of a Soft-Shelled Blue Crab
The Back Story:
The Blue Crab
"The blue crab is so named because of its sapphire-tinted claws. Its shell is a mottled brownish color, and mature females have red highlights on the tips of their pincers. These crabs are found mostly in brackish coastal lagoons in regions ranging from Nova Scotia, through the gulf of Mexico, and as far south as Uruguay. Blue crabs are so abundant in some areas that whole locations are named after them. I.e. The word "Chesapeake" comes from the Susquehannock, the Native American peple, meaning "great shellfish bay." This is quite befitting to Chesapeake Bay, the largest estuary and source of Blue Crab in the U.S."