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:
Koala on a tree branch.
The Back Story:
Koala - (Phascolarctos cinereus)
Although they resemble a cuddly bear-like child’s toy, the Koala is a marsupial, a mammal that carries its young in a pouch. Their fur is thick and wooly, varying from grey to brown, with white patches on chest, neck and inside the ears.
Koalas are especially suited to life as tree-dwellers, with long muscular limbs and a good sense of balance. All four paws have thick pads and five fingers, including opposable digits, plus large, sharp claws with which to grip a tree’s trunk. They are adept climbers to reach the leaves of the Eucalyptus (gum) tree, their main diet.
Koalas are nocturnal animals, sleeping up to 18 hours a day. They live in the coastal woodlands of eastern and southern Australia.