Rainforest
Artist's Note: Rainforest was inspired by recent donations from the Lynn Chase Wildlife Foundation to ocelot and jaguar surveys in South America. Having close connections with the leaders of these environmental projects, I did a painting of an ocelot to be auctioned for their cause. My ocelot painting appears on the mug in the collection along with many of his native friends. I even included a three-toed sloth on the bowl! Isn’t he marvelous? All of these species are endangered and deserve our attention. I loved this pattern so much that I wanted it produced by one of the best porcelain factories in the world based in Portugal. -Lynn Chase
