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:
Drawing of Wood Turtle
The Back Story:
Wood Turtle - (Clemmys insculpta)
The most prominent feature of the Wood Turtle’s medium brown shell are sculptured growth rings that look like wood grained cross-sections of a branch. When the shell is dry, its sections have a spider-web pattern. The wood turtle is semi-aquatic, living along forested rivers and streams. They prefer moderate to fast-flowing water and are omnivorous, eating both plant and animal matter.
The Wood Turtle is endangered, primarily because of water pollution in its habitat which includes the New England states, Eastern Canada, and in the northern woods of the Mid-West.
About the Artist: Roger Hall is an illustrator whose finely detailed pen and ink drawings of wildlife have appeared in books, magazines, numerous brochures and promotional material. He is a Californian, active in conservation and environmental education.
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