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THE ARCHIES!
The Archibald has been announced! You were waiting on the edge of your seats weren’t you? Me too. Even though each time I feel like it comes around quicker than the paint’s had to dry. Very much like tax time. Nevertheless, it’s a welcome headline in the newspaper. Arts and Culture section. Which I’m sure […]
Coffee (art) History: Laurette’s Head With A Coffee Cup
I’ve been thinking about the influence of coffee in art history recently. Not just its obvious influence of powering many late night painting sessions, and that maybe some works of Jackson Pollock could be explained by one too many cups of coffee. But what about coffee as the subject? Have artists through the ages appreciated […]
FIKA: SEPTEMBER EDITION
I’m excited for spring. I just peeked over my computer and saw my olive tree (growing at a 45 degree angle, play acting like it’s being blasted by a southerly, but it just wants attention and I won’t indulge it) and I’m sure this is year that I’ll harvest its abundant olives, marinate them for […]
A VERY CHRISTMAS FIKA TO YOU!
I love traditions. I have new ones every year. Part of their charm is the promise of a more meaningful season, a chance to slow down and enjoy the moments of the seasons: the first kiss of sunburn, ashflakes falling from a nearby bushfire, each one unique in its own way, and enjoy them with […]
IS COFFEE AN ART OR SCIENCE?
As a barista, I’ve often been asked, ‘So what do you reckon? Is making coffee an art or science?’. And I don’t like it. It’s often asked with a supercilious arch of the eyebrow, a smirk in the corner of the mouth, and I know they’re leading me into a coffee knowledge death trap. What’s […]
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