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:
Sketch of Lighthouse
The Back Story:
Fire Island
The first lighthouse built on Fire Island was completed in 1826. It was 74 feet high and made of Connecticut River blue split stone. The tower was built at the end of the island, next to the inlet. It was not effective due to its lack of height, thus, was taken down and the stone, reused to build the terrace for the present lighthouse which stands 168 feet tall; more than double the old tower. Today a circular ring of bricks and stone are all that remain of the
old lighthouse.
About The Artist: Paul M. Bradley Jr., an architect by profession, began drawing lighthouses after a New England vacation sparked his interest in the structures. His drawings appear quarterly in the Keeper’s Log a
publication of the U.S. Lighthouse Society (www.uslhs.org).