Conscious Cup's first mug with me was for Crystal Lake. In Palatine, I wanted to use the relationship as a starting point, then let local landmarks decide what this particular drawing needed to show.
Details in the drawing
The wraparound artwork includes Palatine Metra Station, Downtown Palatine, Clayson House Museum and Cutting Hall. 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 Palatine Mug page. The mug is carried through Conscious Cup; please check the mug page or contact the shop before making a special trip.
A gift idea with a real place behind it
Palatine Metra Station and Downtown Palatine give this design two points to recognize on a return visit. For someone who knows Palatine through trips rather than an address, pair the mug with a note about a particular stop or a plan to go back. It keeps the gift tied to an experience instead of a generic destination.
The shop and the coffee
Conscious Cup says its Palatine café serves coffee roasted at the company’s Crystal Lake Roasters Lab. Pairing those beans with the Palatine Mug connects a local cup of coffee with the town-specific artwork Ashley developed with Mike and Rosanna Shipley. Read Conscious Cup Coffee Roasters’s own story for its current coffee offerings.
Ashley Ann