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Art - 2006/03/24 16:46Latté art is deceptively simple, and yet learning to pull it off successfully is the result of much practice and patience. It would be immensely helpful to have a mentor show you the ropes when getting started in this area, but for most of us home baristi this just isn't available to us.
While my art is still by no means perfect, I have gleaned a trick or three in my journey to figure out the rosetta.
Have a question? I will do my best to answer it. Want to discuss art? By all means!
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Re:Art - 2006/03/24 21:16Hi there Dave.....must be in the air or something...perhaps my clairvoyance acting up again. Just yesterday I sent this to Sweet Smalling Sara and The Captain, your turn to enjoy:
There is this Coffee House in Weiheke (New Zealand) that serves up some fine art!Frederick Nakos is the Global authority on the Atomic Espresso Coffee maker.
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Re:Art - 2006/03/25 02:54That's actually one of the first videos i have seen for animal art (staring at rosetta) "That's nice ... umm ... but I wanted a rabbit?"
I tried chiding Colin into practicing some art when I was out to Victoria -- alas, it never happened, though for reasons beyond his control. [Deep, embedded phsychological fear of milk? No ..]
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Re:Art - 2006/03/25 04:59i thought....that with Easter just around the corner...that....never mind.....Frederick Nakos is the Global authority on the Atomic Espresso Coffee maker.
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Re:Art - 2006/03/25 05:58I hope that I didn't come across as knocking etching?
Perfectly valid art form with its own skills and unique creations. Some etchings are truly striking, and the combination of espresso and one's imagination can only help get us through the day.
I agree, a line of hippity-hop lattes would be a cute celebration of Easter (so long as they were immediately consumed and did not sit).
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Latté artists WANTED - 2006/07/16 16:09Yet another place on the web devoted to latté art? Well, why not?
I'm not exactly keeping the photo gallery humming. If you have some art that you would like to share, by all means get in touch with us, so we can open up the art gallery for you to share your photos.
Or, if you'd just like the join in ragging Dave to get a better camera, you can do that here, too! :-P
Art's no fun when you can't share it with anyone. Well, not as much fun, anyway. Good coffee needs company.
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Re:Latté artists WANTED - 2006/07/16 16:12Of course, you can just post it right here, as well!Dave is an Ottawa resident and Coffee Expert
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Re:Latté artists WANTED - 2006/07/17 13:15Now - that is a nice photo -- good color balance.. composition.
All in the lighting I guessColin is the Senior editor and creator of the CoffeeCrew.Com Website
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Re:Art - 2006/07/21 23:03today's capp - my home blend of brazil, guatemala and harrar
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Re:Art - 2006/07/21 23:06this morning's capp...
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