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:
Man surfing on a wave.
The Back Story:
Surfing - In the Beginning
“Wave sliding,” a.k.a. Surfing (termed he`e nalu, in old Hawaiian) cannot be traced to its exact beginnings. How it developed can only be surmised. References to the art of surf riding are scattered throughout traditional Polynesian meles (chants/oral history related through song), as well as recorded by the first Europeans to land in Polynesia in the late 1700s. He`e nalu was practiced in one form or another throughout the Pacific region, from New Zealand to Hawai`i, and from Rapa Nui (Easter Island) to New Guinea. The epicenter of board skill was Hawai`i, where he`e nalu developed its highest expression.