Add a splash of color to your morning coffee or tea ritual! These ceramic mugs not only have a beautiful design on them, but also a colorful rim, handle, and inside, so the mug is bound to spice up your mug rack.

My Habitat series explores the shape and form of nature in the Pacific Northwest. This original mixed media artwork on heavy watercolor paper showcases the Humpback Whales of the Salish Sea.

Here are three of the Salish Sea’s humpback whales: mama Heather, her son Split Fin and a baby. Living in a tent for a bit on the western edge of San Juan island, I learned there’s nothing quite like drifting to sleep near the water’s edge on a windless night, listening to all the subtle night water noises.

A treasured memory: the stars above dance on the water’s surface as a passing humpback whale quietly surfaces and breathes on it’s way down to Mexico for the winter. Gentle whale-made waves eventually lap against the shore when it has gone. The absence of daytime boat traffic noise at night allows Salish Sea inhabitants a brief tranquility that their ancestors always enjoyed. Our present night peace is occasionally interrupted by the loud “thrum thrum thrum” engine noise of tankers, cargo ships or cruise liners chugging through Haro Strait, nighttime be damned.

The mug is:
• Ceramic
• Height: 3.85″ (9.8 cm)
• Diameter: 3.35″ (8.5 cm)
• Color rim, inside, and handle
• Dishwasher and microwave safe

This product is made especially for you as soon as you place an order, which is why it takes a bit longer to deliver it to you. Making products on demand instead of in bulk helps reduce overproduction, so thank you for making thoughtful purchasing decisions!