Caffeinated creativity

A new to-go cup for the Java House of Iowa City was out this week. Kind of a comic strip palette this time, with nods to good friends, literary notables and a subtle reference to our great location in the City of Literature (read the newspaper headline featured on the cup.) Go get a cuppa to go!

The faces of Java

Friend and fellow Iowa City business owner Niki Neems (RSVP) is a long-time patron of the downtown Java House. I've illustrated her personage into the design of the to-go cups before. This next version, she's there again, reading, studying, enjoying her morning cuppa...Niki has a lovely stationery shop in the North-end, with a brilliant card selection, mouth-watering jewelry, and quality custom invitation design services. Check it out sometime. And see if you spot Niki on the Java House cup when it comes out later on this summer.

www.rsvp-asap.com

Still life with coffee and white noise

I go to a local coffee shop some mornings to do a little writing or an easy scratchboard piece. I like the white noise. Seniors talking politics, mothers and pre-schoolers with matching seal coughs, a cheeful Vivaldi on Musak mix together in harmony; it's all part of my process.