Batavia Illinois Highlights Framed Wood Art — Laser Engraved Heritage Print

Some places aren't just where you live—they become part of your family's story. Batavia is one of those places.

Some pieces decorate a home. Others remind us why it feels like home in the first place.

The Batavia Heritage Collection celebrates the traditions, landmarks, and hometown pride that have brought generations together—from Friday nights cheering on the Bulldogs and summer evenings at Windmill Fest to walks along the Fox River, mornings at the Farmers' Market, and coffee with friends downtown.

Laser-engraved into 5/32" thick maple wood and finished in an Illinois state silhouette, each piece captures the landmarks, icons, and stories that make Chicago unforgettable — from the Magnificent Mile and Lake Shore Drive to Wrigley Field, Soldier Field, Millennium Park, the Chicago River, and more.

The Illinois silhouette is set against a hand-laser-etched topographic background — a dual-layer panel where the laser reveals warm maple tones beneath a deep black surface, creating remarkable depth and detail that makes every piece visually compelling from across the room and up close.

Each print arrives ready to display in a solid black oak wood frame with an open-face design — no glass, no mat, and no assembly required.

Just meaningful artwork, ready to enjoy straight out of the box.

AVAILABLE IN THREE SIZES

Every size features the same Batavia design details — carefully scaled so the artwork remains balanced and beautifully detailed.

• 5×7"
  A versatile size perfect for a desk, shelf, nightstand, college dorm, gallery wall, or tabletop display with the built-in easel back.

• 8×10"
  A beautiful everyday size for an entryway, office, dorm room, gallery wall, or tabletop display with the built-in easel back.

• 11×14"
  A statement piece designed for wall display, perfect for homes, offices, hotel rooms, and meaningful spaces.

EVERY HERITAGE COLLECTION PIECE INCLUDES

• Every piece is thoughtfully prepared from the moment it is created to the moment it is opened.

• Handcrafted layered wood artwork designed in my Batavia, Illinois studio.

• A solid black oak wood frame, ready to display.

• Premium black gift packaging finished with Pine Street Creative’s signature black-and-white packaging details.

• A hand-completed Authentic Goods card printed on premium cotton stock with a soft, refined feel — featuring your artwork details, creation date, artist signature, care instructions, and a note about the piece.

• Ready to gift — no additional wrapping required.

• Because giving a meaningful gift should feel special from the moment it arrives.

FOR THE MOMENTS THAT MATTER

• A new home.

• A hometown remembered.

• A graduation milestone.

• A wedding celebration.

• A client relationship worth honoring.

• A place that shaped someone's story.

PERFECT FOR

• Chicago natives and lifelong fans

• Tourists and visitors looking for a meaningful keepsake

• Expats and transplants who still call Chicago home

• Realtor closing gifts

• Housewarming gifts

• Weddings and wedding welcome gifts

• University alumni and graduates

• Corporate and client appreciation gifts

• Boutique hotels and hospitality gifts

• Coffee shops, local retailers, and visitor centers

• Holiday gifting, birthdays, Mother's Day, Father's Day, and Christmas

• Anyone who loves the place they call home

THIS IS CHICAGO

• For the person who grew up here and still knows exactly how the city feels.

• For the one who left, but still looks for the skyline every time they come home.

• For the graduate who discovered independence somewhere between campus and downtown.

• For the couple who built a story here.

• For the traveler who visited once and never forgot it.

• Because cities are more than places on a map. They become part of who we are.

CREATE YOUR OWN HERITAGE WALL

Mix cities, mix sizes — tell the full story of where life has taken you. A Chicago 11×14" anchoring the center, flanked by an 8×10" of the suburb where you raised your kids and a 5×7" of the college town you'll never forget. Or gift a set to someone whose story spans multiple Illinois cities. There's no wrong combination — just the places that matter most, together on one wall.

Build a collection of places that tell your story.

LOVE THIS CITY?

The Chicago Highlights design is also available as a laser-engraved wood ornament — perfect for holiday decorating, closing gifts, corporate keepsakes, wedding favors, hotel amenities, or a meaningful Chicago souvenir.

PART OF THE HERITAGE COLLECTION

Each city in the collection is handcrafted with the same attention to detail, craftsmanship, and pride.

Each design begins as original artwork created in my Batavia, Illinois studio before being transformed into a finished Heritage Collection piece.

Whether you're celebrating where you live now, where you grew up, or a place that holds a special memory, there's a Heritage Collection piece for the places that matter most.

Illinois cities currently available:

Alton · Aurora · Barrington · Bartlett · Batavia · Burr Ridge · Chicago · DeKalb · Elburn · Elgin · Elmhurst · Evanston · Galena · Geneva · Glenview · Harvard · Hinsdale · Joliet · Lake Forest · Naperville · North Aurora · Oak Park · Oswego · Park Ridge · Peoria · Quincy · Rockford · Schaumburg · Springfield · St. Charles · Sycamore · Urbana-Champaign · Utica · Wayne · West Chicago · Wheaton · Wilmette · Winnetka · Woodstock · Yorkville

Don't see your city? Request a Heritage Collection design.