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Enter for a chance to win this one-of-a-kind Fairy Penguin Mug accompanied by a 16" x 24" paper print of the award-winning photo taken by Tobias Baumgaertner.

This mug was inspired by the award-winning photo taken by Tobias Baumgaertner in Melbourne, Australia. The BBC writes,

“The year 2020 has produced many poignant and powerful photographs. But a shot of two widowed penguins appearing to comfort one another in Australia has been picked out as one of the winners in Oceanographic magazine's Ocean Photography Awards.

St Kilda Pier in Melbourne has a colony of around 1,400 fairy penguins, the smallest penguin species with an average height of just 33cm (13 inches). The colony is monitored by volunteers.

"A volunteer approached me and told me that the white one was an elderly lady who had lost her partner and apparently so did the younger male to the left," Mr Baumgaertner wrote on Instagram.

"Since then they meet regularly, comforting each other and standing together for hours watching the dancing lights of the nearby city."

The photographer spent three nights with the penguin colony before being able to catch this photo, he said.”

Stoneware mug measures 4.5” tall and 3.5” wide at the mouth. Penguins each measure approximately 1” tall and .5” wide. Mug handle is on the left when looking at the front of the penguins, and on the right when looking at their back. Holds around 16 fl oz. Each piece is handmade, making each unique and one of a kind. Bottom has maker’s stamp and individual piece number 12126. All glazes are lead free and food safe. Hand-washing recommended. DO NOT microwave.

Tobias & Brooke communicated over the last few months, and decided to raffle this mug, as well as a print of the photograph which inspired it, to support the non-profit Forever Wild. Tobias introduced Brooke to Forever Wild and the work they do, as the organization is near and dear to his heart. Right away she knew this was the perfect cause to support. Tobias has an honorary role with this charity, and works with them as much as he can. Here is a little about the organization:

"An ecological and social enterprise... launched in Australia in 2018, Forever Wild has a bold vision spanning centuries yet to come, for nature and human society. We envision a world in which there will always be vast and wild places, rich in biological diversity and human culture. Forever Wild is acquiring land and building innovative partnerships worldwide to create vast Shared Earth Reserves that are ecologically, politically and socially sustainable."

You can learn more about Forever Wild by visiting their website at www.foreverwild.com.au.

Tobias and Brooke, both heavily influenced and inspired by nature, are honored to raffle off this Mug & Print set for such an important cause.

Please note that mug and print will be coming from different locations, so shipping times will vary and they will not arrive at the same time.