Coffee Stains

Coffee Stains
(Recovery Sparklets and Coffee Art)

During early recovery I was going to many different types of meetings.

I found myself awash in axioms, truisms, pith, wit, and nonsense that just made sense.

It became a project of mine to write down quotes that struck a chord deep within me.

I’d write them down as I heard them, whenever, where ever, and in the order I heard them.

At first I was just writing down things I was afraid I would forget. Bits of wisdom lost to the emotional turmoil.

It didn’t take long to find myself with a dedicated list and a habit that was comforting.

Then I thought it would be interesting to track my mind thru my first year of recovery via what stood out as quote worthy to me at the time.

I wanted to turn it into art.

Pondering over the visual component I landed on the obvious - Coffee Stains, because early on Coffee was the only friend I would accept help from.

Eventually I talked myself into a book with a coffee stain per quote and here we are.

Once finished, the book will have 365 quotes and 365 accompanying pieces of coffee art.

*As of September 2020 (my 1yr) I have 405 quotes.
** November 2020, 10% of the art done.
*** May 2022, 20% of the art done.