Exploring New Zealand’s Otago Peninsula, we stopped to look at the coastal petrified forest at Curio Bay, which is definitely worth a looksee if you’re also interested in palaeontology. Standing on the rocks we heard a peculiar noise from the sea; Yellow Eyed Penguins! We’d been trying to get a closer look at them for days, but since they’re known as the ‘world’s shyest penguin’ we weren’t too hopeful. Minutes later, as I was focussing my camera on one swimming further out, one hopped out of the sea and stood on a rock at my feet looking around. Whoa! Shy?! Shaking I took photos (the first dozen photos were seriously blurred in my excitement until I forced myself to calm down). Best gift money can’t buy, ever! Later I created this paper marquetry piece using an array of carefully selected recycled and textured papers, which were then cut, shaped, inlaid and slotted together to fit like a tightly fitting mosaic or tiled floor and inlaid into paper that had ink patterns that reminded me of the swoosh of sea water around the rocks where the penguin stood; this paper a serendipitous by-product in itself, as I’d lifted remnants of ink with it from a marbling session some months earlier.
Yellow Eyed Penguin Coaster
Product Code: 1911-90CO
Artify your morning cuppa, workplace brew or evening tipple! This glossy hardboard coaster has been reproduced from one of my original recycled and textured inlaid paper marquetry pieces featuring a Yellow Eyed penguin seen in New Zealand. Inspired from what I see in my garden, on my field work, travels and from life experiences, I work only from photographs that I have taken or sketches that I have made in the field. This coaster will withstand the hottest of brews or the coldest of cocktails and is easy to care for; simply wipe it clean with a cloth.
Ideal for: Anyone who loves penguins, aquatic birds, bird spotting, wildlife, nature, New Zealand, collecting coasters, art.
Coasters are made from a combination of 90% hardboard with 10% sawmill wood fibre waste making them very sturdy and robust. Finished with a stunning glossy coating, slightly bevelled edges and rounded corners, these coasters are easy care; simply wipe them clean with a damp cloth to keep them looking brand new! Recyclable. Coasters are sold individually (unless specified as part of a collection) and are boxed in a plain brown postal box for shipping. Coasters are not gift boxed unless this option has been selected.
90x90mm (approximately 3.54x3.54”) & about 3.4mm (0.13”) thick.
Buy 4 or more single coasters and receive a bulk buy discount
Buy 4 or more coasters and receive a discount per coaster. The coasters can be of any design, so you can mix and match as many different coaster designs as you want. Your discount will be applied on the Checkout page. Offer does not apply to sets of 4 as the discount has already been applied to them.