More Coffee Art and my return to the Joy and Ritual of Coffee

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More Coffee Art and my return to the Joy and Ritual of Coffee
![coffeecupgirldoneSketch1Small.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/donnadavisart/23uRL6XVKJQuhjkmqkW7uHfz7f5Gmx7rWCx7thZzGdEvqtABciKruFkbTkB7qukiGLgos.jpg)
**The piece in rough sketch form**

*I've returned to coffee* in that I mean I'm drinking it again. For a bit I'd given it up and not due to any health reasons, but simply New England thrift. That is how we often term our 'cheapness'. 

**Hubby decided he wanted to give it up for sleep reasons** so I figured, why spend the money on it for one. And we do pay more for coffee as, to me, there is no reason to drink the stuff unless you do it right.

For me that means Fresh high quality Whole beans that I grind seconds before making a small pot of the stuff. I also use a pour over metal paperlined cone and we even have 2 electric tea kettles, one for Tea and one , with a long spout like this, for Coffee.


![image.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/donnadavisart/AK9NYQrqvEpQjxbE7BNjCf5Zpod5tAJErHJZMQHHB5T1hLG9wLfZ2cgdd7VScSs.png)


This is a long way to say, here is **More Coffee Art** but there you go.


![coffeecupgirldoneSketch2Small.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/donnadavisart/242sEJJCCbkFu5VKHye5BhcAdcyQ4LtN2q5uG7nbXxP5KzZBpvBXw9kNtndYb9LDrPvrQ.jpg)
**Watercolor wash to sketch**

I love to use stylized patterns in pieces, so I wanted our lady here to not only be Over indulging in that decadent dark elixer, coffee, but to feel very much like an art poster one would see IN a coffee house.


![coffeecupgirldoneSketch5Small.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/donnadavisart/23vsd5tmh27XWJLM7PtULeZCrDoYd82hmw4masnw429kLr2t2H3ph2kxSEWdHSG7X6dRC.jpg)

I've not yet uploaded the piece with the aqua background, but I have sold her in a more simple form with some text as [a print with an appropriate title: ](https://society6.com/product/join-me-the-coffee-is-fine_print)

![image.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/donnadavisart/AK82DLcDdrfrMpRTniCHPi5HtvvdMHniHjKZy64yeebQnZ1KJ3ZVAJhLkMwtJHN.png)
 
But of course, also as a [Coffee Cup](https://society6.com/product/join-me-the-coffee-is-fine_mug).


![image.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/donnadavisart/AK81tGM41Lae82Mp81NkLDqpePRjVS5Njr9QFRWTJwXVn3NzL258ayYAxVPSptu.png)

After I sketch I then go over digitally to get the lines sharp:

![coffeecupgirldoneSketch3Small.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/donnadavisart/23tcPAu8m1dVthACZoewaWm1sbHsbRqsrCRCF75dETPdFecduSz9Frj6BXi12PxKZnYX3.jpg)

Then add the stylized pattern for her dress. I wanted a flat wallpaper look to her whilst I did her Coffeecup Bath in watercolor.

![coffeecupgirldoneSketch4Small.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/donnadavisart/23x1axwKLbn24FVd29JJ1FmBg46X4bLATQudGSx8beL8MGmMQKFcjxphZYQMtJe7ERpLz.jpg)

**Adding the stylized pattern to her dress.**

And then our little lady was complete. One can often feel such an indulgence when presented with a very GOOD cup of coffee.


![coffeecupgirldoneSketch5Small.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/donnadavisart/23vsd5tmh27XWJLM7PtULeZCrDoYd82hmw4masnw429kLr2t2H3ph2kxSEWdHSG7X6dRC.jpg)


So, I've returned to my lovely dark elixer. And with it the ritual of the morning. 
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**We rise before sunrise** and I have a fire laid the night before so I can simply light it as I make the coffee. I use a little blue and white teapot as my 'coffeepot' and enjoy it with my fire.


![coffeepot.jpeg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/donnadavisart/23wqgbBDxmn6SQP6vLNgFP6VG8e5KvaJtsF8xAKrRQyr8FKJaPTkDkpVjY5MsX6QkHoDt.jpeg)
**My morning coffee ritual of nice china and open fire**

I've also chosen this time of the day to read. It's the early wee hours, still dark and it feels like it's Free Time. That I can indulge in sitting with the fire's crackle, sipping I'm hot delicious brew and read magazines or garden books or old novels. 

**This return of Coffee and Ritual to my life is making a good start to 2023**.

Do you give yourself ritual or pattern to your life? Do you feel some "Me Time" (as is the modern parlance) is important? If so, what do you indulge in for that special bit of the day?

I hope you find a moment to indulge in your passion and as always, remember to stay creative...and why not take a moment for a good ole hot cuppa.


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