People are connected to each other. No one stands alone. In fact, the only way to stand is on the shoulders of those who came before you. That may be depressing to some of you who consider yourselves very "independent" in mind and place, but in reality it is a very encouraging thing. We do not have to invent the wheel. We invent better cars. We do not have to create an alphabet. We write poetry.

Right now we are able to use the ideas and discoveries of the billions who came before us in order to think, discuss, and create. And that is a wondrous thing.

Carved above the doors in the Temple of Apollo at Delphi is the proverb "Know Thyself." Among other things, this proverbs points to a very basic principle of history: You have to know where you came from, in order to clearly see where we're going.

This brings us to the final Liquid Art post.
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The guys at Portland Studios are fascinating.

Fact.

They're an illustration, animation, and design firm out of Greenville, SC, and I can't seem to take my eyes off of what they create.

Recently, they posted an entry on their blog discussing civilization. They used this discussion as a basis for seven piece created through the medium of tea.

The illustration featured above and below were painted on the back of index cards, using tea.





Please go and read the blog entry, as well as view the other pieces inspired from the post.

Peace. - Caleb

Labels: Liquid Art, Portland Studios

Cheers Bryan for capturing this!

Peace. - Caleb

Labels: A Bryan Photo, Liquid Art, video

I just spent the past 36 hours with my friend Josh Wilson, who in addition to being a great shooter, is also employed at Starbucks. The company is going through some major changes as of late, and it was fascinating to hear what will be happen in the future.

More emphasis on atmosphere and excellent quality, less on profit and speed of service.

This is a very honorable undertaking that Starbucks is doing, and I can't wait to see how it will turns out.

However,

if you live in Birmingham, you have a shining example of a coffee company whose emphasis has always been on the quality, atmosphere, and the Art of coffee.

Primavera Coffee Roasters is remarkable.

Fact.

I first heard about them from a friend in Chattanooga, who was originally from Birmingham. They didn't pop up in my life again until I started attending UCF a few years ago. Primavera provides the coffee for the UCF House, and it was during my frequent all night writing fits, that I came to love of their Guatemala Atitlan.

Primavera again reminded me of their awakening taste, when they became the sole provider of Urban Standard's coffee.

I have this to say.

Those who take their art seriously usually gain my respect by their sheer dedication and discipline.
Those who are able to expose art in unexpected and unique fields, keep my eyes and spark my creativity.
And those who are able to accomplish both of these things with passion and consistent excellence become a part of my passion and a part of my art.

So, thank you Primavera for helping me Awaken my Senses.

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Peace. - Caleb

P.S. CNN recently covered a story featuring Brett Burton (co-founder of Primavera).

*Photo provided by one of my students in Romania

Labels: Art, Coffee, Josh Wilson, Liquid Art, Primavera, Romania, Starbucks