On the road

Oyster Moon enamel mugs, just in time for those sunny summer days. Unbreakable, they are perfect for a day on the beach, hiking, camping, or closer to home while gardening or for a picnic or bbq.

They come in white enamel with a black rim and our latest modern designs on the front are a twist on our sea turtle, lobster and whale tail. The quirky new look works well with the metal mugs. We hope you like them.

We had CutByBeam, laser our images onto the front of the mugs - based in Cornwall they are a fabulous team to work with.

Oyster Moon has the blues and we are loving it!

Sometimes one picture is enough, especially if it is large. Placing an oversize canvas in a small space makes the room look bigger and brings it together. I have recently renovated my bedroom and like so many Cornish cottages, it has awkward dimensions and wobbly walls. With only 260cm wide to play with, we chose an 80cm wide canvas and had our beautiful Nautilus printed onto it. Taking up a third of the width made the room look wider and finished off our bedroom makeover.

The room is on two levels and on the narrow landing at the top of the room leading to the master bathroom we placed an oversized version of our Nautilus Tail. The Nautilus is 80cm x 60cm and takes up most of the wall, yet it makes that space look larger.

Be bold - after all - it’s beautiful.

Our oversized artwork come in a variety of sizes, with prices available on request. Just send us a message via Instagram or through our website.

It's Been a While

Like so many, we at Oyster Moon have had an unusual year. Unlike so many, we have been fortunate not to be directly devastated with Covid. Our families have all remained well and we are truly grateful for that.

The beginning of a new year is full of the excitement for new possibilities and we are now putting together some lovely new products. We look forward to making a few changes and enjoying the longer days and nicer weather ahead. Learning some new art techniques and sharing new work.

Thank you for your continued support and we hope life is good for you this year.

Gina and Michele

Snail Mail

Just a few of our designs now available online at Oyster Moon

At Oyster Moon nothing gives us more pleasure than creating new designs and it seemed only natural that we would put them onto greeting cards. Doing so gives us the opportunity to offer some of our artwork that isn’t available in our prints, mugs or tea towels. And lets face it, in these strange and worrying times we live in, who doesn’t love to send and receive snail mail.

Theres something quite lovely about picking up a card off of the doormat, opening a crisp white envelope and discovering a beautiful design and a special message, a wonderful hello from a friend or loved one and to know they’ve thought of you. For a few moments they are in the room and the distance, no matter how near or far, has disappeared.

We’ve all got so used to that immediate contact via text, phone or video and as great as that is, how wonderful to have that moment just between yourself and the sender, that smile that happens as you read their message to you and that warm, fuzzy feeling as you place the card onto the shelf and know someone is thinking of you. It sits there quietly, minding its own business until you glance at it again and the smile returns.

So with that in mind we’ve put together over 30 of our designs into a lovely range of greeting cards. We’ve given you the opportunity to use them for any occasion and also left them blank inside for your own sentiments, ravings, thoughts, love and messages.

Here’s hoping you share the smiles and receive some in return.

See you on the other side.

At Oyster Moon we love - the moon. Each time there is a clear sky and a moon, we can’t resist running outside no matter what the temperature and snapping a closeup. This beautiful half moon was photographed by us fairly recently and we have it as our screen saver.

In this difficult time for so many we just wanted to touch base and say that we are thinking of all our customers and wish you and your families well.

And we will see you on the other side. If you want to contact us we are still manning the website, just send a message on the contact page and we will be happy to get back to you.

Take care

Gina & Michele

To be or not to be - that's a Trade Show

Michele just before first day opening.

A major trade show can certainly give you a case of the ‘what ifs’. We’ve recently taken part in Top Drawer for the second year and had the best four days. We were alongside the giants of the industry and held our own.

As one of hundreds of vendors it’s easy to be bombarded by products and colour from every corner, to wish you had been the first to have the ideas that your seeing on other stands and our latest event was no exception.

Standing in the middle of Olympia, surrounded by such clever design from around the world, it’s easy to want everything and to be everything and to forget what inspires us. We met some amazing people from country and coast, from the top of Scotland to the tip of Cornwall and all points in between. As we talked to them and showed our product line and designs it became clear that we didn’t need to be everything to everyone. We just needed to believe in our artwork and stay true to who we are and continue growing Oyster Moon.

We took the opportunity to introduce several new products, which were all met with great comments and received some fabulous orders and requests for some different ocean art. Our Hug a Mugs, notebooks and A3 prints showed we are constantly complimenting and growing our product line.

Our Spotted Dolphin design caught the attention of a few who were surprised to find out that these amazing mammals live off of our northern shore. The watercolour was a favourite at the show and we have now designed a Really Large Mug with the dolphins around it and a Spotted Dolphin greeting card.

The World is our Oyster and at Oyster Moon we celebrate our beautiful coast which continues to inspire.