(Hello again to Jessica who is trying out for the SF team. Her first post is here.)
Artist Tom Woodbridge does two-minute portraits of people on the backs of coasters at his local brewpub. He gave me a handful out of the more than one hundred that he does on any given night, and I immediately fell in love with them. I started thinking about how this would be a great idea for my next get-together. Have each guest draw an illustration on the back of an ordinary coaster, and soon, you have yourself a little collection of artwork from your favorite people.
Another clever and practical idea from Jessica!
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not much of a fan of themed coasters....but i love these, and they look sharp in the orange box.
the post, however, really should say more about the artist, and how to contact him.
also how are you preserving them? my experience with pub coasters- rather vast i might add- doesn't include durability as a descriptor.
view healthyhome's profile
Brilliant!
view spiralcma's profile
Thanks so VERY much for using the first person!
view miss_m's profile
What a fun party idea!
view tequilastrapple's profile
Great idea as long as none of your friends spill their drinks on the coaster. Wouldn't want a droopy cheek...unless that was the illustrator's intention. Maybe you could just put out place mats like they have at Denny's, and then put a bunch of crayons on the table.
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these are rad. jessica can we know which brewpub?!
view klewis's profile
This is a fun idea and, I must say, the best writing from the try-outs.
view clarabella's profile
I've always wished I had a Zett'l Z lamp so that I could have friends and partyguests do the same thing :)
view immaterialgal's profile
Great idea for a party, I'd love to find coasters that were actually blank so they'd be solely for this purpose!
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view Harpa's profile
i agree - this posts reads so much better in first person...the 'we' kind of reminds me of the 'royal' we.
cool coasters!
view *elspeth's profile
Love this post, love Jessica.
view Cheryl's profile
I love this.
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