Tulips, Hearts and Swans...

Seattle is known for it's music, rain, and coffee - while I think the music scene is pretty stale around here lately; and we're also having some sort of drought (no rain since May 19th); so I'm proud the coffee scene is still kicking ass, and to be a part of the caffeine cartel that seems to keep this city aloft of the crushing grind of reality.

Plus, it lets me make the world a little more beautiful each day...

Quaff these photos of some latte art of mine while you sip on something tasty; listening to whatever indie-rock, post-punk, garage, experimental, electronica what-have-you for what's being passed off as "music" these days; and stay dry...




This is one of my first real good pours from about 4 or 5 years ago while I worked at Caffe Zingaro in lower Queen Anne neighborhood. 12oz - Vertex cup




This is a cellphone photo of a 10oz latte when I worked at 7 Roasters in Greenwood; they have since closed their doors.




This is a fun little cappuccino that I did for Trabant Coffee and Chai (my current employer) some layering with to create a "tulip" effect. 8oz Bodum cup.




This is the photo I took as reference imagery for a digital piece that I created a few months ago for Trabant. 12oz quad-shot Bodum mug.



This is one of my first "swimming swans" - as far as I know, no one else makes these with the "waves" below the swan; but there are some amazing latte artists out there, so who knows what some creative and talented barista will come up with next?
12oz Vertex mug




Another 12oz Vertex swan, this is one of my all time favorites.




This image was taken by a professional photographer whom was shooting my swans for use on a pamphlet advertising Seattle By Foot tours, there is a coffee tour a pub crawl, and something else that has to do with sports...



Me, making a funny face with a little 4oz macchiato that I did not long ago.