Every pour is a masterpiece. Some are just a bit wobbly.

11 pours, one barista with a dream and no training. Look closely, then tell us what each one was supposed to be.

Navy mug of coffee seen from above, with a white crescent of milk on a desk

Crescent Moon, Reluctantly

Poured Nov 2014, milk on espresso, navy mug

What was it meant to be?

Cork travel cup with a white swirl of milk on the coffee

Tornado in a Travel Cup

Poured Aug 2021, milk on espresso, cork travel cup

What was it meant to be?

Glass of coffee from above with a white swan-like shape in the milk

Swan, Allegedly

Poured Sep 2021, milk on espresso, glass

What was it meant to be?

Pale blue mug held over a carpet, with a loose rosetta pattern in the foam

Rosetta, Eventually

Poured Mar 2022, milk on espresso, pale blue mug

What was it meant to be?

Pale blue mug next to a keyboard, with a lopsided heart in the foam

Heart With Commitment Issues

Poured Mar 2022, milk on espresso, pale blue mug

What was it meant to be?

Blue mug held over a carpet, with a swirling white fern in the coffee

Fern in Witness Protection

Poured Jul 2022, milk on espresso, blue mug

What was it meant to be?

Blue mug from above, with a rounded heart-like shape in tan foam

Heart, Mostly

Poured Jul 2022, milk on espresso, blue mug

What was it meant to be?

Blue mug held in one hand, with a small white leaf shape in the foam

A Leaf Having a Moment

Poured Sep 2022, milk on espresso, blue mug

What was it meant to be?

Hand holding a glass of coffee with irregular white blobs of milk on top

Map of an Island Nobody Wants

Poured Sep 2022, milk on espresso, glass

What was it meant to be?

Blue mug held over a carpet, with a single white cloud-shaped blob of milk

Cloud, Slightly Angry

Poured Sep 2022, milk on espresso, blue mug

What was it meant to be?

Black mug on a light floor, with a large white ghost-like shape in the coffee

Ghost Doing Its Best

Poured Sep 2022, milk on espresso, black mug

What was it meant to be?

About the artist

Every cup here was poured at home or at the office, with milk, espresso and optimism. None of them were staged, and several were drunk before anyone could improve them.

Nobody is claiming these are good. They are claiming they are ours.