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A New CoCo & Maple Shop, a New Mount Prospect Mug

An Arlington Heights partnership opened the door to drawing a neighboring community.

In this story
  1. Details in the drawing
  2. See the finished mug
  3. A gift idea with a real place behind it

After the Arlington Heights mug succeeded at CoCo & Blu, the team asked about its new CoCo & Maple location. The shop connection carried over, while the visual story had to start fresh with Mount Prospect's own landmarks.

The Mount Prospect mug showing its hand-drawn local artwork
Details from the Mount Prospect mug.
Artist Ashley Ann’s hand-drawn process for The Mount Prospect Mug
The Mount Prospect artwork taking shape.

Details in the drawing

The wraparound artwork includes Mount Prospect Metra Station, Downtown Clock, Randhurst Village and Lions Memorial Park. 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 Mount Prospect Mug page. The mug is carried through Coco & Maple; please check the mug page or contact the shop before making a special trip.

A gift idea with a real place behind it

For someone who grew up in Mount Prospect, the pleasure is recognition: Mount Prospect Metra Station and Downtown Clock are specific enough to begin a story. Add a handwritten note about the place you remember together. The mug becomes a prompt for that memory, rather than a generic souvenir.

Soli Deo Gloria,Ashley Ann’s handwritten signature

Ashley Ann

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