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The North Aurora Chapter of a Four-Town Krema Partnership

A coffee roaster collaboration still called for one town's own riverfront story.

Krema's partnership expanded across four towns, but each location needed more than a shared template. North Aurora's Fox River and local details gave this drawing its own direction within the collection.

Ashley holding the hand-drawn North Aurora mug
Ashley with the North Aurora mug.

Details in the drawing

The wraparound artwork includes Fox River, Fox River Trail, North Aurora Island Park and Red Oak Nature Center. Each is part of the place this mug was drawn to remember.

See the finished mug

Explore the artwork and find current shop information on The North Aurora Mug page. The mug is carried through Krema Coffee; please check the mug page or contact the shop before making a special trip.

A gift idea with a real place behind it

For a friend who has moved away, the familiar names in the artwork do the work: Fox River and Fox River Trail are reminders of an actual place. Include a note naming the moment you shared there, or ask which detail they noticed first when you give it to them.

The shop and the coffee

Krema describes its coffee as small-batch roasted. The North Aurora design grew from Ashley’s wider partnership with the Krema team, so pairing their beans with the mug gives a recipient a way to enjoy both the shop and the artwork at home. Read Krema Coffee Roasters’s own story for its current coffee offerings.

Soli Deo Gloria,Ashley Ann's signature

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