The Elder + Oat invitation included both Dundees, but a pair should not flatten two communities into one image. West Dundee's side of the Fox River became the organizing idea for its own illustration.
Details in the drawing
The wraparound artwork includes Fox River, Historic Downtown West Dundee, Grafelman Park and Dundee Depot. 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 West Dundee Mug page. The mug is carried through Eastside Cafe; 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 Fox River and Historic Downtown West Dundee 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 West Dundee. That note can make a practical gift feel unmistakably theirs.
Ashley Ann