Matt worked at Shure in neighboring Niles after graduation, which made this area familiar to our family. Skokie's own parks and community details still needed to lead the drawing rather than the workplace connection alone.
Details in the drawing
The wraparound artwork includes Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park, Illinois Holocaust Museum, Skokie Theatre and Downtown Skokie. 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 Skokie Mug page. The mug is carried through Sweet Reserve; please check the mug page or contact the shop before making a special trip.
A gift idea with a real place behind it
The family connection in this story makes Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park and Illinois Holocaust Museum more than a checklist of landmarks. If you are giving the mug to a relative or an old friend, name the particular memory that brought you to Skokie. That note can make a practical gift feel unmistakably theirs.
Ashley Ann