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Wine and Cheese - Hand Painted Art Tile
$49.95Dating back to the 18th century, Spanish Missionaries planted the first vineyards along with each Mission established to produce wine for Church ceremonies and for daily life. The original cuttings came from Mexico and were the descendants of the “common black grape” which was brought to the New World by Herman Cortez in 1520. California accounts for 90% of American wine production. I live down the street from a small “boutique” vineyard on only 10 acres. I have helped pick grapes during their Fall harvest and afterwards they have a wonderful outdoor dinner to celebrate. I added a loaf of bread and some cheese to my outdoorsy wine design. Cheers!
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Australian Shepherd Dog- Hand Painted Ceramic Tile
$49.95The Australian Shepherds have such a large variation in colors that it was difficult for me to settle on just one color scheme but he sure is a cute Doggie!
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Our Lady of Guadalupe - Hand Painted Art Tile
$49.95Our Lady of Guadalupe - Hand Painted Art Tile
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Frogs - Hand Painted Art Tile
$49.95When I was traveling in Costa Rica I actually got to see some of these endangered frogs and I just loved their built-in tropical color schemes. They are wet little animals who live in the Rain Forest so I drew them dancing in the rain!
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Trigger Fish - Hand Painted Art Tile
$49.95Trigger Fish - Hand Painted Art Tile
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Poppies - Hand Painted Art Tile
$49.95The snow capped mountains, the intense blue skyline, the overriding tan and sandy desert tones and then there is a hill of bright green from the Spring rains. The annual show of desert wildflowers cover the landscape. These red poppies are moving faintly in the warm spring winds.
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Horse & Baby - Hand Painted Art Tile
$49.95Horse & Baby - Hand Painted Art Tile
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Sea Otter and Pup - Hand Painted Art Tile
$49.95Now I have first- hand experience with these guys! Along the California coast near Monterey I was able to put in my kayak and paddle amongst the kelp beds and saw several pods of sea otters floating atop the water. Some of them even had little pups on top of their stomachs as they floated on their backs in the water. They like to entangle themselves in the kelp beds to help anchor them. I saw and heard one of them using a rock to hit a mussel in order to open and eat it. They are considered an endangered species and have a very limited habitat.
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Garibaldi Fish and Baby - Hand Painted Art Tile
$49.95Now I have seen these little guys up close and personal in the kelp beds off of Catalina Island. They look like a giant Goldfish and their babies have these beautiful iridescent blue spots which fade away as they get older. They live off the coast of Southern California and Baja and are the official state Fish of California and are protected.
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Mono Lake
$49.95I have kayaked this very salty lake whose only fish is brine shrimp ! The islands in the lake are where seagulls nest and breed. Osprey also make nests on top of the tufas but must fly to other fresh water lakes far away to provide fish for their chicks.
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Humpback Whale & Baby - Hand Painted Art Tile
$49.95Found in almost every ocean the Humpback whale migrates 16,000 miles each year from their Polar feeding grounds down to tropical waters where they breed and give birth. They feed only in Summer and fast all Winter long living off their fat reserves. The male produces a complex song lasting 10 – 20 minutes and is repeated for hours at a time. I have seen Humpbacks off the coast of Hawaii, Mexico and California. I am always so impressed by their sheer size and magnificence. Over-hunted their population fell by 90% until a 1966 moratorium was introduced. They are slowly coming back. My humpback has her calf swimming alongside her.
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Japanese Sandhill Cranes - Hand Painted Art Tile
$49.95I was so enthralled watching a video of this elegant bird’s mating dance in the snow that I was inspired to create this crane design. Because the Sandhill cranes mate for life the Japanese consider them a symbol of eternal love and their wedding kimonos incorporate crane designs into their satin brocade silks. The Japanese character on the tile is the symbol for “love” so I like to give these as wedding or anniversary gifts. I found out Sandhill Cranes also live in the USA and I was able to visit a crane reserve in my area and see them up close and personal. These birds are typically 5 foot tall with a red forehead and black legs. When they migrate in the Fall you can hear their “trilling” sounds but can barely see them as they are flying @ 10,000 feet catching the “thermals” so they don’t have to flap their 5-8 foot wingspans very often. They are truly a magnificent bird.
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The Alamo Mission in San Antonio Texas
$49.95This is the famous Mission known as the "The Alamo" where the famous Texas battle for independence was fought in 1836.
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