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Friday, October 14, 2016

Coffee Island

Let me take you to Coffee Island


My daughter and I were messing around trying to make paintings out of coffee. It looks so effortless on those YouTube videos....to just dribble some coffee on paper and let it make a pretty shape but in reality it is a bit of  a nightmare... it tends to flow off with a mind of its own. After several tries I managed to do this one. The grasses/palm trees were blown with a straw so that the coffee spread out in tiny fronds. I added some blue ink as well. I call it Coffee Island.


Let me take you to Coffee Island
Where the rivers are lattes
and the sand is make of sugar
Where the waterfalls drip Pumpkin Spice Latte
And warm coffee cake grows like flowers.

Did you ever try painting with coffee? What kinds of results did you get?

You can buy prints, canvases, rugs etc of COFFEE ISLAND here.


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18 comments:

  1. Valerie-JaelOctober 14, 2016 at 10:37 AM

    Love your coffee island, and I drink rivers of coffee, but I don't think I could bear to paint with it! I just have to drink it! Happy PPF, Hugs, Valerie

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  2. Kate RobertsonOctober 14, 2016 at 11:26 AM

    I think your piece looks awesome! I have never tried this. I've dyed papers with tea before though. Happy PPF

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  3. Linda KunsmanOctober 14, 2016 at 11:43 AM

    fantastic piece Emma! I think you should play with the coffee more:) I have used coffee granules and then spritzed with water for mark making for a wabi sabi canvas I did. Fun and yes, unpredictable. happy PPF!

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  4. GigglesOctober 14, 2016 at 3:20 PM

    Very nice. Haven't tried coffee but I do like working with the paint running everywhere then finding the images intuitively!

    Hugs Giggles

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  5. Bizzy BeeOctober 14, 2016 at 4:07 PM

    I can't believe you did that pic with coffee! It's awesome. have you ever thought about doing a youtube vid or something similar yourself of you and the kids doing it? I'd watch :)

    I do things like rolling the marbles in paint and then on paper with my kids. I do totally rookie stuff, but its fun :)

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    1. Studio KaufmannOctober 14, 2016 at 6:09 PM

      Yeah I would like to do videos I am just not sure how you film yourself. It might involve tripods or something??😂

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  6. LaneyOctober 14, 2016 at 6:20 PM

    This is a lovely little island! I have never painted with coffee but it sounds like it was a fun process. I remember blowing through a straw to move paint around when I was a kid. Might be fun to try it again! ;)

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  7. DVArtistOctober 15, 2016 at 6:12 AM

    OMG I absolutely love this Island. No I have never tried painting with coffee. I drink it too much LOL. This however has so many possibilities. Your painting is truly beautiful.

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  8. sirkkisOctober 15, 2016 at 9:37 AM

    Wonderful‼ Love latte and your words and Art ❤

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  9. minnemieOctober 15, 2016 at 1:14 PM

    Oh, this is gorgeous! That added blue really makes it. Love your poem. I want to go!!!

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  10. NatureFootstepOctober 16, 2016 at 7:45 AM

    lol, love the coffee island :)

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  11. alarmcatOctober 16, 2016 at 11:07 AM

    very nice! i love the unpredictable effects of using a straw!

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  12. Lisabella RussoOctober 16, 2016 at 12:49 PM

    I've never tried painting with coffee, I like the effects in yours. It looks both challenging and fun!

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  13. ChristineOctober 16, 2016 at 1:07 PM

    Beautiful work!

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  14. Barbara CasillasOctober 16, 2016 at 5:56 PM

    What an adventurous medium to try, and it came out great.

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  15. UnknownOctober 16, 2016 at 6:43 PM

    Coffee Island is a perfect name for this. I think it's great.

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  16. Jennifer RoseOctober 17, 2016 at 5:43 AM

    very nice colours :) I've painted with coffee since I hate the taste, found it worked best when really really watered down and I just let it do what it wanted.

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  17. Serena LewisOctober 18, 2016 at 5:47 PM

    Love this! What fun! While the thought has crossed my mind quite a few times, I've never actually painted with coffee. :)

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