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South Padre Island from Our Family Beach Days

Trips from Los Fresnos explain why the causeway and shore mattered in this design.

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

When we lived in Los Fresnos, South Padre was one of our favorite escapes. Crossing the Queen Isabella Memorial Causeway was part of the anticipation, so it became more than a structural landmark in the drawing.

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

Details in the drawing

The wraparound artwork includes Queen Isabella Memorial Causeway, Port Isabel Lighthouse, Sea Turtle Inc. and South Padre Beaches. 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 South Padre Island Mug page. The mug is carried through Yummies Bistro; 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 Queen Isabella Memorial Causeway and Port Isabel Lighthouse 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 South Padre Island. That note can make a practical gift feel unmistakably theirs.

Soli Deo Gloria,Ashley Ann’s handwritten signature

Ashley Ann

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