Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Still Life


This was sent from Orangeville High School in IL, but there was no artist name on it. Thank you whoever you are. It's rare to recieve large works on canvas, but this is one, it appears to be oil on canvas.

Tea, Coffee


from Cooland in CA. A computer generated piece.

Bottom View of Coffee Cup


Hand-drawn by Richard in Illinois.

Coffee with Drowning Doughnut


Hand-drawn by Richard in Illinois.

Coffee & Lots of Sugar


Hand-drawn by Richard in Illinois.

Still Life Drawing Coffee & 2 Aspirins


Hand-drawn by Richard in Illinois.

Coffee Ring 8


Ricardo in Illinois.

Coffee Ring 7


Ricardo in Illinois.

Coffee Ring 6


Ricardo in Illinois.

Coffee Ring 5

Ricardo in Illinois.

"Cat"ffeinated & De"cat"f


Richard in Illinois. I'm at a loss here. I love coffee, but I can't stand cats. But apparently this mug could be yours for $14.98.

Really Hot Coffee


from Ricardo in Illinois again. I like this visual pun. The article is about the woman who sued McDonalds because her coffee was too hot! I worry about some people's intelligence at times, or complete lack of it.

Yoco


from Ricardo in Illinois. The chemical name for caffeiene? Trimethylxanthine.

Worst Caffeine Addiction


from Richard in Illinois. This guy has started a great hobby, but he must have a lot of time on his hands or be independently wealthy.

"Post" Grape-Nut Flakes?


from Richard in Illinois. Look at the return address carefully. A subtley nice slip-in.

Coffee Klatch Confusion


This is a mixed media postcard from Sue Shingleton in VA. It has a very nice surface quality in person.

Cafe des Artistes


from Sean Whatever in WV (original from Holly Gollnick).

Steaming Cup


from Serendipity in MN. Seren always sends some great work. This is no exception.

Copper wire and pieces of money included!

Pompadour


from Asia in CT. A collage created from a rosehip and hibiscus tea package.

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Coffee/Tea ATC's



From Andi in Grandview, MO. 3 very nice ATC's.

Coffee/Tea ATC's (envelope)



From Andi Hestand in Grandview, MO. The envelope was as beautiful as the cards inside.

Nothing Makes Sense Before Coffee


From Susan Smpadian in New York, NY. I can relate to this thought. She responded to the call from an add in Rubber Stamping Magazine. I was happy to have this call published in RSM. I think it increased participation a bit.

Coffee is Brewing


Another ATC from Mandy in Dayton, OH. This one is wrapped with ribbon and has a coffee theme.

Drink Tea


From Mandy. Dayton, OH. An artist trading card collaged from Bigelow Tea packaging. The bottom of the envelope reads, "and lights shining in all the cafes and shops and houses".

You're the Cream in My Coffee


From Colleen Conway in Holland, MI. A beautifully crafted card.

Chamo-Mail


From A.A. Berry. Hattiesburg, MS. I like the play on words here.

Coffee and Tea Package


This is from Kat von Trollebol in the Netherlands. This package had the most wonderful aroma when it arrived. It still lingers after 3 years. I have recieved some great artwork from this particular mail artist.

@


From Millesime in Hungary. The @ is created using coffee grounds.

Tea Rooms


From Celeste Brignac in Australia. There's something about this photo that I just love. Can't figure out exactly what it is though. I think it is a combination of its directness and good composition.

Sunday, January 20, 2008

Coffee & Tea Collage


From Raluca Oana Baciu in Romania. The text reads, "I invite you to my pub! These are my favorite coffee and tea." If I ever go to Romania I'll seek it out. Thanx!

Envelope

This is the envelope in which the previous 2 posts were enclosed.

Share your wisdom

This is from the same artist as the previous post. On the back is a mail art call, which is documented at http://share-your-wisdom.blogspot.com/.


Odd Still life


From G.D.P. in Belgium. Notice the upturned coffee cup on the head, which sits in a saucer. This was done in watercolor and ink.

Tea, Nescafe


From Michel Della Vedova. Limoges, France. This appears to be instant coffee packages arranged to form the word "TEA", then photographed and digitally printed. A creative response to the coffee/tea call.

Tea Collage II

From Jenai Chin. Douglasville, GA. A tea bag attached to a patterned surface with other elements from various tea packaging.

Moka D'Ethiopie

From F.P in France. This interesting piece includes one of the Buddhist gods and an espresso pod with a picture of a goat (interesting). I don't speak French, but it appears to say something like, "visit our museum, and possibly something about birds???" Someone who can read French please comment on this one.

Thursday, January 17, 2008

How do you spell coffee?


From Ann Baptist. Brampton Ontario, Canada. A lot of work went into finding all of these words and cutting them out. Kind of "spell"binding isn't it?

Thursday, January 10, 2008

Here's to Coffee


From Ann Baptist in Ontario, Canada. This postcard is made from pieces of disposable coffee cups and coffee packaging. It's very unique.

Dog

http://denis.charmot.free.fr. This dog was sent by Denis Charmot. France. It was included with a note on the back with the following post. http://perso.wanadoo.fr/charmot.art. These web addresses were included on the back too.

Tuesday, January 8, 2008

Cafe, realized with instant coffee!

This is a very unique work of art created entirely from instsnt coffee. Lovely. By Denis Charmot. France

Charmot's Envelope


This is the envelope that the previous 2 images were sent in. The little coffee pot drawing was neat so I include it here. By Denis Charmot in France.

Asliza Aris' Card



From Asliza Aris. MARA University of Technology. Malaysia. This is another digitaly created card with a surreal feeling.

Suzlee Ibrahim's Card


From Suzlee Ibrahim. MARA University of Technology in Malaysia. A very interesting card digitaly created. I like the shadow puppets.

Vycki Angel's card


From Vycki Angel. Pinson Alabama. Great card with an old world feel.

Sunday, January 6, 2008

Blue Bottle Coffee Co.

From Jennie Hinchcliff (c/o Red Letter Day). San Francisco, CA. I like it when people send me new stuff to try. This is a coffee I had never heard of, so now I'll seek it out and try it. Cool handwriting too!

Saturday, January 5, 2008

Serenade Blend

From Holly Gollnick (coffeebean). Manhattan, CA.

Life Over A Cuppa

From Sue Shingleton in Richmond, VA. This card has a very nostalgic look to it. Click on this image to take a look at the pink ribbon embedded up close. It's really cool.

Friday, January 4, 2008

Mail Tea

This is a creative idea sent to me by Francesca & Gabriele in Italy. It's attached to an image of a teapot.