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:
Folk Art - Hex Rosette Design
The Back Story:
Hex Rosette
The rosette symbol (considered to be the oldest of Hex Sign symbols) is often meant to bring good luck. Additionally any six-petaled flower/star is sometimes considered a fertility sign and is painted on utensils and tools related to livestock, especially horses, on linen, on weaver’s tools, mangling boards
and other items.
The “Pennsylvania Dutch” (Deutsch) or “Pennsylvania Germans”, sometimes known as the “fancy” Dutch, created beautiful folk art designs often referred to as “hex signs.” These signs were painted on their barns and sometimes on their houses. Hex signs are traditionally round, utilizing this ancient symbol of continuity. What goes around comes around. Many legends surround the hex sign. Some people affix magical powers to them, while others just enjoy the simple, colorful geometric