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Coffee People is a coffee/art zine. Art, poetry, articles, short stories, comics, graphics, etc - by baristas, roasters, and coffee pros around the world.

06/21/2024

Every Coffee Has a Story with Novel Coffee Roasters
And the story of Issue 23 / PAST wouldn’t be the same without the support of who sponsored the issue. They offer a range of single origin coffees and blends, and we want to highlight their Tried and True.

About the blend:
While our rotating single-origin selection offers a diverse array of unique flavor experiences throughout the year, this blend pulls from the best of our menu and delivers a dependable experience year-round. Crafting a consistent flavor profile from rotating Latin American and East African coffees takes years of practice, trialing, and tasting. With over 5 years of ongoing refinement and countless cups brewed since its inception, we feel the blend has well and truly earned its title and a place in your home.

Tell them thanks for supporting art and literature, check them out, and try the coffee at novelcoffeeroasters.com

06/18/2024

Repost from our awesome Stockists at .coffee 🙌
Did you know we’re a stockist? Swing by any of our cafes to pick up the latest issue, PAST, and celebrate the history of the coffee industry and all the creative folks within it!

06/15/2024

Repost from Issue 23 artist
☕️🚨 COOL NEWS 🚨☕️

I had a photo published in !!! This frame was an in-camera double exposure on 35mm film from a set back in October that I made with my pals at . I’m honored to be included in such a kick-ass publication with some really amazing artists - go check them out, copies of this issue are still available (: . .
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06/11/2024

Issue 23 *Article Feature*⁠
“A Coffee with Nonna” by Giada Morati (she/her)⁠
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“The smell is getting more and more intense as I walk up the stairs. Nonna is waiting for me at the entrance of her house, she smiles, fully aware she prepared my favorite for lunch. ⁠
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‘She looks so tiny’ I think, and yet she’s the strongest 93-year-old character I know, with her short grey hair and glass blue eyes, reflecting her direct and decisive personality.⁠
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Nonna lives in a small town in northern Italy, where all the houses are within walking distance from the church, the market, and the cemetery. Mountains are visible from every window.⁠
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As I walk in, I see the rest of my family already sitting at the table, and Nonna quickly starts serving her “Pasta al Pomodoro e Bisi”, pasta with homemade tomato sauce and green peas.⁠
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We talk and eat with the television on in the background. As always on her favorite gossip channels...”⁠
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⁠Read the full article in Issue 23⁠
Available in Print and Digital on coffeepeople.org⁠
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06/04/2024

Issue 23 *Article Feature*⁠
“My Life as Black Panther” by Jace Gaston⁠
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“By October 1966, we have seen our forefathers and mothers fight, scream, be beaten and hung fighting for their rights for hundreds of years. Trying to accomplish the change we need can no longer be done with non-violence.⁠
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The final jolt was the assassination of Malcolm X. The black leader who was willing to fight back for the people. He told us “by any means necessary.”Webelievedinhiswork and his heart and we had no other choice than to act on his behalf. Huey and Bobby came together to build a group of revolutionaries, The Black Panther Party. ⁠
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‘We use the Black Panther as our symbol because of the nature of a panther. The panther doesn’t strike anyone, but when he’s assailedupon,he’llbackupfirst. But, if the aggressor continues, then he’ll strike out.’ - Huey P. Newton⁠
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Journal entry 27⁠
1/27/1969⁠
Today was the first day of the Free Breakfast program. We worked so hard to start this program to help change our city. Once we start this the other chapters will begin the same. At times these ideas are frightening; we don’t know what the local government or state will do once we begin something new but we will not back down on taking care of our people. If they won’t we will!⁠ ...”⁠
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Read the full article in Issue 23⁠
Available in Print and Digital on coffeepeople.org⁠
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05/28/2024

Issue 23 *Article Feature*⁠
“Coffee Revolution in Chile: From Topless Cafes to Specialty Coffee”⁠ by Elizabeth Lazcano ⁠
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“For 15 wild years, Chile has been on a caffeine-fueled odyssey, diving deep into the world of specialty coffee.⁠
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While the industry is still finding its footing, coffee has become a daily ritual for Chileans, duking it out with tea for a spot in their hearts. And let’s face it, Chileans are known for sipping tea like it’s going out of style.⁠
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But coffee? Oh, coffee’s been making moves, slowly but surely. Its various forms have seduced all kinds of crowds, especially the fellas. Back in the ‘90s, Chile saw the rise of the “Cafés con Piernas” (Topless Café) phenomenon – a uniquely Chilean experience. Outsiders might compare it to hitting up Ho***rs, but Cafés con Piernas was more than just about the java.⁠
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Picture this: cafes with sc****ly clad women serving up more than just coffee. Before micro bikinis hit the beaches, these women were already rocking them as uniforms. It wasn’t just about a mid- afternoon caffeine fix; it was a chance for guys, especially office types, to ogle semi- naked ladies, sip on questionable coffee, and maybe even strike up a casual chat that could lead to... well, you get the idea...”⁠
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Read the full article in Issue 23⁠
Available in Print and Digital on coffeepeople.org⁠
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05/21/2024

Issue 23 Article Feature⁠
“30 Years On: A Woman in Coffee” by by Shirin Moayyad ⁠
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“IT’S 2019 AND⁠ I HAVE NOW WORKED NEARLY 30 YEARS IN COFFEE.⁠
I am at long last the founder and owner of my own coffee business. I have been in charge of a coffee farm in the remote Highlands of Papua New Guinea where I also managed a roasting and exporting company. I travelled the world buying coffees for Peet’s, I guided National Geographic’s film crew through the coffee fields of Ethiopia and Colombia. I’ve had a long and varied coffee career, taking advantage of every opportunity to expand my knowledge, further my skills and experience as much as possible. And yet, it still comes as a surprise when I face gender discrimination.⁠
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Last week my partner and I dismantled a 33-year- old kitchen we’d purchased online to refurbish for my new roastery’s cupping lab. Armed with crowbars, hatchet, saws and a mountain of tools, we set to. Mid-morning, the homeowner invited us in for a coffee break and began asking about our plans: why we needed this kitchen, what we planned to do with it etc. Eyes widening with interest, he asked a whole series of questions. Where they concerned construction and refurbishment, my partner answered. Where it had to do with coffee, Didier directed the gentleman to me, saying “Shirin is the coffee in this equation, she’s the one to answer that.” Kindly though he was, the gentleman only looked at me briefly, then immediately turned back to Didier, as if in subconscious denial that I, a woman, could possibly be the business owner, the authority, or the one who knew the answers on coffee. ...”⁠
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Read the full article in Issue 23⁠
Available in Print and Digital on coffeepeople.org⁠
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05/14/2024

Issue 23 / PAST Article Feature⁠
“Coffeehouse Culture in the Ottoman Empire” by Begüm Naz Obuz⁠
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“‘COFFEE IS A GIFT FROM TURKS TO THE WORLD’ (ALLEN, 1999).⁠
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This quote is the best sentence explaining the importance of coffee in Turkish culture. The history of our 500-year-old culture sheds light on us today. Imagine a country where the plant of coffee is called the coffee tree, the fruit is called the coffee flower, the color is brown and the place where it is brewed is called a coffeehouse. In this article, I will try to give you information about the art produced in coffeehouses in Ottoman culture. The first coffeehouses in the Ottoman Empire were opened in Istanbul in 1555 with the approval of the Sultan. Its first customers were the elite segment of society. Coffeehouses witnessed many arts exhibited there, poems were burned, poems were recited and even competitions were held. About the first coffeehouses, Özdemir Nutku says that ‘people who loved to read and were people of pleasure came here, read books, newspapers and played games such as backgammon and chess’. (Nutku, 1976). As can be understood from here, coffeehouses were social environments where people often spent time, and over time, they were filled with poets, men of letters, and people who understood science and art. ...”⁠
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Read the full article in Issue 23 / PAST⁠
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05/07/2024

Issue 23 Article Feature⁠
“If These Cafe Walls Could Talk” by Erin Tarectecan (she/hers)⁠
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“That single-origin espresso you’ve been ordering from your hip daytime cafe might seem like clean, modern fuel for the working everyday Joe, but you’d be mistaken to sum it up so easily. It is merely the latest, most modern shape this mystical beverage has taken in the last several centuries.⁠
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That coffee shop you’re in? It’s not just a cool hangout or study spot. It is a house of worship, a free university for intellectuals, a ‘third space,’ and a virtual collective museum of our dependence on the coffee plant, depending on which century in which you find yourself. Let’s take a quick walk through the past. As it turns out, its remnants are still breathing all around us. ⁠
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Take, for example, the working-class folks sitting in the cafe around you. With their standard array of laptops, books, half-open backpacks, and headphones spread out across the room, the cafe of today feels like little more than a public working space. Students meet and gather, professional⁠
meetings take place, and office workers catch up to refuel on their breaks. This is what it often feels like cafes are for – a modern workplace, a neutral public space organized around our favorite permissible drug...”⁠
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Read the full article in Issue 23 / PAST⁠
Available in Print and Digital at coffeepeople.org⁠ . .⁠
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03/29/2024

Issue 22 / WATER is still available
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03/14/2024

Issue 22 Artist Feature
Bethany A. DiLoretoa.diloreto “unconventional art using unconventional mediums”

About the Artist
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been pushing the limits of my imagination through art. I started my journey with watercolors a few years ago and immediately learned that the magic of this medium lies in the fact that you can’t always see what it will become during the process.
My newfound love for watercolors got me wondering: what else could I use as paint? So, one evening, I spilled some wine onto my canvas and watched it come to life. That experiment lit a spark, and I started testing out other mediums, such as coffee and beer. Each medium offers its own unique properties and effects, allowing for endless experimentation. Wine provides bold rich colors, beer produces a distinct glossy effect, and with coffee I can create limitless transparent layers that build up beautifully.
I didn’t realize it at the time, but my curiosity wasn’t just about learning a new skill; it was a journey of self-discovery. It challenged me to think differently and taught me to let go of perfection and create more freely. Much like watercolor, in life, we don’t always know what the outcome of our choices will be, but if we embrace the art of letting go, the results just might surprise us.
(Continued in comments)

02/11/2024

Log off. Make art. Call a friend. Go for a walk.

02/07/2024

*WIN a Comandante C40 Liquid Amber Grinder*⁠
It’s the with Coffee People Zine and Comandante. We are giving away one beautiful grinder to a lucky, creative, deserving coffee person out there. Need a grinder? Now’s your chance. ⁠
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Here’s how it works:⁠
1. Create a Reel in which you explain in a creative, funny, and/or inspiring way: “Why do you desperately need a new grinder?”⁠
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*Make sure you follow and in order to win⁠
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Submissions are open NOW through Tuesday, Feb 20th.⁠
The winner will be announced on Friday, Feb 23rd.⁠
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Rules: U.S. only. Contest not endorsed or sponsored by Instagram. No purchase necessary, etc etc.

02/06/2024

Check out our list of Stockists - those are shops that stock the zine in their retail shelves! You can find a map at our link in bio and on the website.
And check out Ugly Duck who has had our zines for a LONG time - shout out to the legacy supporters!

Repost from
New Issue of has arrived! This issue is Water themed, a perfect gift for an artistic coffee person.

01/31/2024

Did you catch this Cost of Production Covered Template article in Issue 22 / WATER? has been working on this for a while, and now you can utilize the resource yourself.⁠
IF YOU’RE A ROASTER... Read the article (here or in CPZ Issue 22), use the QR codes, and create your very own template to understand the cost of production for the producers you work with. It’s sooooooo easy! Junior’s has literally done the hard work for you.

11/25/2023

Issue 22 / WATER covers revealed!
This issue is coming soon - Nov 30th is the official release date. So keep your eyes peeled for ordering info. Or better yet, get a subscription NOW and you’ll be the first to get the new issue when it ships.

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11/20/2023

💧Issue 22 / WATER dripping in 10 days

Patreon supporters just got the first look at the new issue. If you want to support this project, pay artists, and get early/exclusive access to - JOIN OUR PATREON TODAY! Tiers start at $3/month.

Artists, contributors, and sponsors will get the next first look in the coming days. Then get ready for the big release on Nov 30!

Do y’all recognize the artist’s style?👀 Place your guess in the comments below!

11/18/2023

The pandemic continued, and we did our best to deal with it by putting more art into the world. Tbqh I was struggling with whether to continue the zine throughout this year. Artists reported feeling uninspired, my enthusiasm was waning, and I questioned the impact/importance of this project constantly. I searched for ways to reignite my passion, including integrating themes and publishing a “best of” zine for the 15th issue. So! This pack pays tribute to that hard year:

Issue 12 / BLOOM (March)
Issue 13 / PLACE (June)
Issue 14 / FALL (September)
Issue 15 / *Special Edition Artist Feature* (December)

Honestly, this year was tough but it did reinvigorate my dedication to this project. These zines are full of uncertainty, big emotion, and -as always- amazing artwork by coffee people around the world.

Get after it!

11/15/2023

2020, what a year. This pace takes us through everything that happened and all the feels that we went through. This pack includes:
- Issue 08 (March), the ignorance of the before times
- Issue 09 (June), COVID-19 edition featuring work created during the first 3 months of lockdowns
- Issue 10 (September), with work exclusively by Black creators
- Issue 11 (December), a theme of “The Longest Night” focusing on mental health and hope for brighter times ahead

It’s a heavy stack from a heavy year. Get after it if you want that emotion.

11/11/2023

2019 Pack is here! Everything pre-pandemic to get you feeling nostalgic.

The 2019 Pack as 3 issues:
Issue 05 (March)
Issue 06 (July)
Issue 07 (November)

The zines were growing, pages turning, and parties happening in new cities. Ahhh, the golden year of CPZ😌

11/07/2023

Artist Feature / Issue 21, pg 66⁠
Cassandra Barr (she/her) .and.renard⁠
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About the Artist⁠
Cassandra Belle is an AuDHD coffee roaster and multi-media artist currently living in Phoenix, Arizona. She has been making art her whole life and started a lifelong obsession with coffee in 2006, when she started her first barista job. She's been working in the coffee industry ever since, and has worked as a barista, coffee consultant, roaster, green buyer, trainer, brand ambassador, and quality control specialist before starting Colibri & Renard Coffee in 2021. Cassandra enjoys making art in a variety of digital, analog, and interactive mediums, and is also in her first year of tattooing. In her spare time she enjoys travel, dance, playing music, learning languages, and collecting tattoos, hobbies, and hyperfixations.⁠
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About the Work⁠
"Baba Yaga's Coffee Roaster" this piece came from both a love of coffee and a love of witchy folklore. Baba Yaga is a Slavic witch of folklore best recognized for her house that stands on chicken legs, so I imagined what it would look like if Baba Yaga decided to roast coffee. This is her enchanted chicken leg coffee roaster. It was originally a hand-drawn pen and ink piece that I digitized into vector art using Adobe Illustrator, and I liked it so much I also ended up carving it as a block print!⁠ . .⁠
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11/03/2023

Artist Feature / Issue 21, pg 48⁠
Leah Joy (she/they) / ⁠
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About the Artist⁠
I have always been drawn to art of all possible mediums, though I primarily considered myself a writer for most of my life. As much as I loved art and creativity, I struggled for a long time to find my footing as an artist. During college, I ran a poetry club (called Dead Poets Society, of course), where one day one of the other members said "we should make a zine!". This led to many days of us holed up in the library, seeking poems in miscellaneous words, letters, crafting new images from scraps of old. I had finally found my medium, my niche, in rearranging fragments. I am currently living in Rochester, NY, with my two BEAUTIFUL kitties, Lorelei Jane Poopypants and Big Biddy From the City. I've had previous works published in the 2020 and 2022 issues of the literary journal Isotrope.⁠
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About the Work⁠
This collage was born during my last semester at school, while studying Dante's Inferno. Artistically, I've always felt drawn to the darker, fearsome things. I wanted to create a visual that evoked the same feelings of despair, dread, and hopelessness that this version of Hell gave me as I read.⁠
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From the Editor⁠
I LOVE collage, especially when text is integrated. Though you don't have to read the text to get the vibe this piece is putting out. Hellscape it is, and it fits so well with the FIRE theme of this issue. The color scheme, ripped edges, eye and flame motifs, and overall layout are clear, and catch me every time I flip through the zine. And now knowing more about Leah's journey into collage, writing, and zine-making, I appreciate the piece even that much more.❤️‍🔥⁠ . . ⁠
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11/01/2023

As Issue 22 gets closer and closer, I’m taking a look back at the archives. And you can too, with packs from years past.

The 2018 Pack has 3 issues:
Issue 02 (June)
Issue 03 (Sept)
Issue 04 (December)

If you’re a more recent follower of this project, check out this pack and see where it all started.

10/27/2023

Artist Feature Friday / Issue 21, pg 39-41⁠
Kasey Furutani (she/her) / ⁠
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About the Artist⁠
hello ~ I'm Kasey and I'm a barista and writer from Los Angeles. I attended the Kenyon Review Writers Workshop and Tin House Summer Workshop and will start my MFA at the University of Oregon in the fall. I enjoy writing experimental and surreal fiction. You can find my work in Moot Point, Ligeia and All Existing magazines.⁠
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About the Work⁠
As for coffee, I've been working as a full-time barista for two and a half years. In a whimsical universe my dream job is to be the person who decides the tasting notes and takes the consumer on a surreal journey from the nutty milk chocolate of a Guatemala to the delicate, tea-like florals of a washed Ethiopia. I was inspired to write the story after participating in Leaderboard, which involves cupping ten mystery coffees. When I sipped the coffee I noticed it tasted like a scene (such as a summer morning) instead of a traditional tasting note (peach). Each cup has its own story to tell. 'Tasting Notes' is a marriage between my two loves: writing and coffee. Thank you to everyone who supported me in my writing and coffee careers

10/25/2023

Check this amazing GRAND PRIZE from our Vinyl Delights party last month. It was donated by Baratza for the raffle and hand painted by local artist Emily Skopp. These shots were taken by Alvin Kim of Baratza, showcasing the personalized Baratza Forte BG grinder like none other.⁠
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And check the last slide for the WINNER of this prize as he purchases his tickets. Congrats on the new equipment Oscar!⁠
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HUGE thanks to Baratza for supporting Coffee People Zine, both in print and at the release event. It's clear we connect over shared values - great coffee, creative expression, and supporting the community - and we are so grateful for their support!

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10/16/2023

If you're a coffee roaster, you know the toll it takes on your body daily. Luckily, is a coffee roaster AND personal trainer, and he put together a series of exercises to help strengthen the muscles we use most.⁠
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We've also been putting out a series of YouTube videos that accompany this article, so check out the channel for those clips! . .⁠
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10/13/2023

Artist Feature / Issue 21, pgs 92-93⁠
Hanna Holt (she/her) .holt.designs ⁠
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About the Artist⁠
I am an artist, graphic designer, and visual creative. My practice is focused on magazines, drawings, and branding revolving around my influence on music, fashion, typography, and color. I am currently attending the Community College of Denver to earn my Associate’s Degree in graphic design. My goal is to transfer abroad and receive my Bachelor’s Degree.⁠
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About the Work⁠
COLLAGE: The theme for this issue made my research elements relating to fire, I stumbled upon volcanoes as my inspiration. Espresso relates to lava with its magnetic flow, the extreme heat and the beauty of its color.⁠
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This work was a collaboration photoshoot with my close friend Chelsea Clarke . The inspiration from this photoshoot is merely what we admire. Fashion. We have worked in the coffee industry as baristas, and as artists we deeply appreciate this world because it is its own kind of art. I was the stylist of this photoshoot, dressed in a rusty red trench coat with espresso effortlessly in my hand, creating a subtle but fiery look.⁠ . . ⁠
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10/08/2023

Artist Feature Friday⁠ / Issue 21, pg 77⁠
Myanna Carmody⁠ (she/her) / ⁠
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About the Artist:⁠
I've been drawn to art since early childhood but began to take art seriously after attending College in 2019. Being around like-minded creatives in art history and painting classes encouraged me to step out of my comfort zone and drastically changed how I showed up to my easel and canvas. For my traditional work, I currently work primarily with Open Acrylics and charcoals; drawing inspiration from artists such as John William Waterhouse, Edward Robert Hughes, and Edmund Leighton. Genre pieces and still life captured my attention beginning in 2022. I plan to use still life, fabrics, and figure studies to gain the foundation I need to create genre paintings as I work with traditional mediums. Around 2022 I began working with digital art, exploring fantasy, romance, and romantacy themed pieces. I currently focus on creating illustrative pieces for books, game art, and fantasy genres. I plan to continue focusing on digital art, using the skills I've acquired through painting to bring digital illustrations to life.⁠
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About the Work:⁠
"Destroying Angel" was created for my Mushroom Series and inspired by Amanita Virosa- a deadly and poisonous fungus. I wanted to incorporate a lot of subtle mushroom qualities in this piece, with the main focus being her "trophy" (skull). The moon in the background behind her head represents the mushroom cap and to play off the traditional "halos" that you can see in fine art behind angels and saints. Her dress is the ring that would be found on the stem of a mushroom, and finally hidden around her body you can find some gills! I really loved the idea of combining pinks and red with a dark background to make her pop out to the viewer to toy with the angelic theme I was trying to create.⁠ . .⁠
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09/29/2023

Artist Feature Friday / Issue 21, pgs 54-55⁠
Cedelia Obenshain (she/they) / ⁠
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About the Artist⁠
Cedelia Obenshain is a multimedia artist working mostly with oil, encaustics, watercolor, and fibers, passionately sharing human experience through these methods. Cedelia was born and raised in Hillsborough, North Carolina. When she’s not creating art, Cedelia works as a barista, coffee roaster, and college student in Chapel Hill. Fully believing that everyone is an artist, Cedelia aspires to cultivate an environment of creative growth for herself and those around her. Driven by her curiosity alongside a passion for connections, forms, light, and perception of thought, she brings a playful and explorative attitude to art.⁠
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About the Work⁠
The artworks that I submitted are made with encaustic medium. I mix the base of this medium in my studio using 8 parts beeswax and one part damar resin. I then mix mineral-based pigments into the wax to create my colors. This is a wax-based medium, it is solid at room temperature. The wax must be brought to a temperature above 140℉ to melt and become a workable liquid that I can use to paint. Instead of liquid paint slowly drying, wax quickly becomes a solid when removed from its heat source. The wax solidifies in seconds, to bind layers of the medium I use a torch to melt the layers together, blend out colors, and smooth the wax, eliminating bubbles. This medium depends on the use of fire or other heat applications. This makes it volatile, there are health risks associated with closeness to burning material. Use proper ventilation and do not bring your wax to its smoking point. Encaustic is an ancient painting technique from sealing the hulls of wooden ships with wax to keep them seaworthy before creosine, metal hulls, and other chemicals preserving and sealing wood. People began to play with the materials they were using to seal ships and soon were covering marble statues, coffins, and buildings with bright encaustic-bound pigments. I love that this medium came from ancient people playing with fire at work!⁠ . .⁠
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09/15/2023

NEXT WEEK Seattle!
Vinyl Delights is an art show and live music event to celebrate coffee, creativity, and community. (And there may be some giveaways😏)

Come early to catch it all:
5pm is the art opening curated by
5:30 a Q&A about Coffee People Zine with
6pm we start the live music with
and we’ll be done by 8pm so you can make curfew (or continue your partying elsewhere😜)

Who will we see there?

(Free and open to the public. RSVP on Eventbrite - search Caffe Vita Vinyl Delights) . .
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We’re just *ONE MONTH* away from Issue 16 release! However, due to computer issues, our editorial process is running a little behind schedule at the moment. If you submitted work and haven’t heard back from us, please hang tight! We will be going through the submission approval process very soon and will be reaching out in the next week. If you’re waiting to hear about which Small Biz Features will be in Issue 16, we will be announcing those soon! We are so stoked to share them with you :) If you’re a Patreon supporter - THANK YOU! We’ll send updates soon. It’s just tough writing on the Patreon site without a computer. If you’re a subscriber, don’t even worry about it. Sit back and relax - you’ll still get your zine before anyone else. If you want to subscribe or become a Patron, hit that link in our bio. You’ll get exclusive perks, zines, and looks into the zine-making process. Thanks for your patience, everyone! Computer issues are no fun (especially when I have to send my computer into the shop for a week during the most critical zine-making time window…) Now get out there and make some art for Issue 17 / FLORAL! . . . #coffeepeople #coffeepeoplezine #coffeezine

Channeling the Issue 15 cover art with this steamy steam coming off my morning cup. Take a moment to appreciate the beauty of your coffee today - I dare you!

Experienced a beautiful recreation of the Issue 15 cover with my morning coffee! Maybe it’s a sign…

Watch this Brew-Along Master Class with @lembutler explaining the @flairespressomaker to @nat.chick As part of a giveaway with Flair, we coordinated for the winner, Nat, to get some instruction from someone who knows this manual espresso maker extremely well. Lem takes us through dialing in, grind size and density considerations, his go-to recipe, and more over a few brews. Thanks to Flair, Lem, and Nat for being part of this Coffee People giveaway! Find it on our YouTube channel (link in bio)

😍 IT’S HERE IT’S HERE!!! 😍 Issue 14 has arrived from the printer and she is GORGEOUS! If you have a subscription or put in a pre-order, your zine will be on the way in the next few days. If you haven’t ordered yours yet, get to it! That link’s in the bio. You know what to do.

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That’s right, y’all! Issue 13 submissions are due TODAY. Click the link in our bio, then go to “Submit Your Art.” Then upload your work and wait for us to get back to you. Theme: “Place” Season: Summer Release: June 20, 2021 Tag anyone whose work you want to see in this issue! Send ‘em all innnnnnnnnnnnnn :)) Then get offline and enjoy Intentionally Anti-Social Media Sunday! 📱💥🔨

Hey y’all, this is KP @hoosierqueenkp , our Executive Editor for Issue 10! She’s got a message for you about SUBSCRIPTIONS, so listen up. Reasons to get subscriptions: - subscribers-only add-ins (super secret collab coming at you) - $$$ goes DIRECTLY to artists of Issue 10 - more $$$ will go to @bailproject and @theokraproject - the latest and greatest zines directly to your mailbox every time! Get after it. Link in bio.

Goooooood morning! As I continue with unofficial brew-alongs, I give @umeshiso_ ‘s Double Extraction Aeropress method a try. I found some old coffee lying around my house (@bailiescoffee Costa Rican that @stphnhstn sent me AGES ago, and some @quentincafemx from Veracruz from January) so I wanted to see if I could pull out the acidity that Umeko gets with this technique. Again, no scale but it’s less of a problem with the @aeropress so I’m into it! TBH, brewing with Aeropress has been my go-to method for a good long time cuz I mostly make coffee for myself and also it’s so easy to clean up. And hard to mess up ;) Anyway I hope y’all enjoy this video where I do an okay job of brewing coffee. Check out my YouTube (link in bio) and subscribe on there! Thankssss . . . #coffee #brewalong #brewathome #coffeebrewing #homebarista