'Merry Maples' on a Bone China Mug (I)

This mug in bone china is based on a painting that shows the blooms of Norway Maple by me. After a long winter when the last snow melts and the tree receives rain showers in April, these blooms erupt in abundance out of the bare brown branches of the Maple trees in May. The brown trees tingle with joy and hence I call them Merry Maples! Think of it as Mother Nature's hands holding many babies. The blooms are dainty in form and are clustered together in a refreshing shade of chartreuse. They appear high up in the air and look fuzzy from a distance. However their innocent beauty deserves close inspection and hence you can see them closely on this product. Spring is over quickly but with this product you can savour it all year long!