Heaven will be full of Africans.
a dear friend.
Our departure to Kenya is a mere 3 weeks away.  This past Friday night I hosted a “Kenya Coffee & Tea” in my studio where we sampled coffees and paired them with each with corresponding treats.  A treat for the palette for sure.  I also created some artwork to sell to fundraise for the trip, and I wanted to use African fabric in whatever creation I made.  With that said, I drew up some African animal silhouettes and cut them out of authentic African threads (which my hubs brought back for me from his trip to Kenya last year- so it’s legit!).  They were a hit!  In fact, I have several orders for more!  The only catch is finding more frames which means I’ll have to hit up a few second-hand stores in search for them (which I don’t mind at all). :)  Anyway, I just wanted to thank you all for your support.  Your support for the Kenya partnership, your support of our trip, your support for me and my business, and your support of the arts!  I mean it when I say I couldn’t do it without you.  Thank you!
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Our departure to Kenya is a mere 3 weeks away.  This past Friday night I hosted a “Kenya Coffee & Tea” in my studio where we sampled coffees and paired them with each with corresponding treats.  A treat for the palette for sure.  I also created some artwork to sell to fundraise for the trip, and I wanted to use African fabric in whatever creation I made.  With that said, I drew up some African animal silhouettes and cut them out of authentic African threads (which my hubs brought back for me from his trip to Kenya last year- so it’s legit!).  They were a hit!  In fact, I have several orders for more!  The only catch is finding more frames which means I’ll have to hit up a few second-hand stores in search for them (which I don’t mind at all). :)  Anyway, I just wanted to thank you all for your support.  Your support for the Kenya partnership, your support of our trip, your support for me and my business, and your support of the arts!  I mean it when I say I couldn’t do it without you.  Thank you!

Kenya Coffee & Tea TONIGHT!

Like coffee? Like GOOD coffee? The awesome & local Starbucks, New Harvest Coffee & Coffee Exchange roasters have donated some sweeeeet African coffee for us to taste tonight. Check out what we’ll be sampling tonight:

  • COFFEE: Kenyan, Ugandan Peaberry, Ethiopian & Ethiopian Yirgachaffe
  • TEA: Tangawizi Ginger, Cinnamon, Cardamom (all from Kenya) & Rooibos Chai

And we’ll be french-pressing it all (or fresh-steeping) and pairing it with foods that will bring out the flavors…you’ll never see coffee the same. We’ll show you how to properly “taste” coffees which starts with the grind, the water, proportions, & the freshness of the bean, to how well attuned you are to your senses of smelling & slurping & where you feel the flavor sensations on the tongue. Like we said, you’ll never see coffee the same. Some of the coffee will be available for purchase.

We’ll also have a bunch of handmade art for sale to support the Kenya Partnership. Some of the things available for purchase will be:

  • Paintings
  • Original Prints
  • Jewelry
  • African Animal silhouettes
  • Aprons
  • Bags & Wallets
  • & jackets…just to name a few.

Hope to see you here tonight, if none other than to check out the studio or have a great free cup ‘o joe. We’d love to have your company.

When you drink a cup of coffee or tea, you are connecting with the world. Join the cause.