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:
Native American Art - Compass
The Back Story:
Endaanmak - The Four Directions - North American Indian Art Symbol
Traditional Anishinabek conceive the universe as a circle of life, divided by the four directions. Above and below the earth live a variety of spirits, each with their own place in the universe. These spirits include animals, plants, the sun, winds, water and certain rock formations. All are seen as beings rather than things.
Human lives are a journey from east to west in which we encounter the other spirits. Belief in the circle and the presence of its spirits can give us a deeply personal relationship to all living things and to our Mother Earth.