Love, Coffee, Mugs

During my short lived time in Puerto Rico, I fell in love with a wide range of island coffee.

I had the opportunity to tour a few coffee farms.  I learned about their process and how they went from seeds, plants, harvest, roasting, manufacturing to the finished coffee ground sold at local stores.

My favorites are:   Café Oro de Puerto Rico,  Café El Coquí, Café Lareño, Yaucano

Sadly, I had to leave. I miss living in there. I miss the beaches, mountains and most of all I miss the  sounds the Coquí makes at night. 

I miss seeing the stars and the Milky Way when I used to work at the Arecibo Observatory.  Whenever I had the chance to go up onto the gantry that held suspended a three story movable Dome, I would pause to look at the sky and across the island.  With very little light pollution, I could see more constellations than I would in the city.  It was just magical.  Fond memories.

 

Socks ! ! ! Puerto Rican Mask on socks

 

What better why to show off your town than with these lovely socks.

They are ideal for the holiday stocking stuffers. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And there's more from coffee mugs, pillows to sticker.

Here is a happy customer who shared a photo of their favorite town.
He bought a sticker for his guitar and proudly displays San Juan, PR.

 

Find your favorite town here:

https://www.redbubble.com/people/sybaritestudio/ 

Celebrate Puerto Rico Towns

 

Happy to announce more options to chose from:

 

 

 

Find your favorite town in my profile below.

 

Soldiers loves postcards and more so, if it's from their hometown.

Available: SybariteStudio.Etsy.com

Will this dream of mine happen?

My wall is almost maxed out.
 

I am halfway though making this lovely wall art decor - Celebrating Puerto Rico. Each mask was inspired by the town's flag.

I'm excited that soon I'll see my vision come to fruition. I dream of having an art exhibition one day.

If you enjoy seeing my handmade artwork, please support my efforts here: 

SybariteStudio.Etsy.com

Welcome your love and support. Thank you.

Celebrating Puerto Rico Postcards

 

I'm thrilled to announce the availability of postcards on my sybaritestudio.etsy.com store.

Here's a quick video of them:

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Life's Challenges, Reset, and more

 

Well, from my last post earlier this "Missing Puerto Rico"... I was able to be back on the island of Puerto Rico.  Sadly to say it was not for pleasure instead to help my parents.   My father was in hospital and my mother needed help.  The challenge was getting there safely and waiting to make sure I could travel.

First time traveling to the island where I arrived at night.  Pretty neat seeing the island all lite up from the air....

After several weeks of helping my parents, I left them in good standing.  I'm grateful to my sibling for helping out or else most of the task won't have been completed. Our parents are better today than they were in April.  Grateful and thankful to all the people out there who help my father to recover.  More so during this most unusual period of time --  one word, "Pandemic."

Upon my return home, at the airport as I walked to my gate, I passed several stores but one totally caught my eyes... You can see why....

Look at the sign, it says, "Isla Del Encanto" (English... the Island of Enchantment)
So true, I left this magical place feeling inspired and energized. 

Once home, I took a few days to recover.  Exploring my garden and discovering all the blooming flowers.  This sunflower is just beautiful.  I just had to capture this moment.

Meanwhile, I reassessed the work I left unattended when I left to Puerto Rico.  One project that I had in mind for a long time but had yet to actually address it was to create my own workstation.  Thus, I looked around and saw the opportunity to create one... 

I cleared out my new space and painted it with a vibrant light color to reflect the light in such a tight space. Next up, I went through the recycled materials that I had been saving up for a raining day... After sorting thought it, I found the ideal shelves.  Here I'm installing it.

This small room is coming along... moving my equipment and setting things up... that's gonna take some time to clean, calibrate my equipment and organize my materials.  So far, it's coming together nicely.  

Everyday, I look at my mask creation and think of my recent visit to Puerto Rico, I'm re-energized again.  I can't wait to have this space up and running.  I can't wait to get back to making my mini-Vejigente Mask.   I have many ideas that I want to bring forth.  I want to celebrate Puerto Rico.

The above photo are my original masks that I proudly display on my wall.  I'm having fun creating shapes with them.  Below are the ones I have at my office.  By the time I'm done designing them I'll have most of my wall filled.  It's seventy-eight towns. 

Finally, Thank you fans for your support and kind words.   Every time I receive your in kind messages and reviews, they are greatly appreciated.  Once more, Thank You.