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Alice Goldbloom's avatar

Your new coffee collages are simply wonderful--full of whimsy.

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Stella Kalaw's avatar

Thank you, Alice! I always have fun coming up with these ideas.

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Beth T (BethOfAus)'s avatar

Brilliant arting. The world’s love affair with coffee is captured perfectly. Imaginative and so much fun. Thank you dear Stella. Sending caring thoughts and copious hugs.

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Stella Kalaw's avatar

Thank you, Beth! I appreciate it.

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Rebecca Holden's avatar

Happy World Collage Day, dear Stella!

What beautiful art - I love the theme. 😍

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Stella Kalaw's avatar

Thank you, Rebecca!

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Raphy Mendoza's avatar

Oooh I love this series! So fun to see work that’s original and thoughtful, yet not afraid of AI. Brilliant!

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Stella Kalaw's avatar

Raphy! it's good to see you are back on Substack. Thank you for chiming in. Glad to know you liked the images even when AI is incorporated. You know how contentious it is out there with regard to using it as a tool for art.

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Raphy Mendoza's avatar

Yes - I think the contentious part is when people put prompts in AI, take the results and call it the final product. Even then, I think it takes some imagination to craft a prompt so you get out what you’ve originally imagined.

But I love what you’ve done - the mixing and matching - it brings such a lovely and FUN dynamic to the collages!

And thank you - I’m glad to be back!

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John E. Dobbs's avatar

Very cool! Thanks for sharing!

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Stella Kalaw's avatar

Thanks for looking, John! Much appreciated.

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Ann Collins's avatar

Lighthearted and joyful-- a love letter to coffee!

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Stella Kalaw's avatar

Thank you, Ann! It's one theme that I love to explore over and over again. More to come....

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Marlee Terry's avatar

Love them all and the creative details. My favorite is the man standing in the coffee.

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Stella Kalaw's avatar

Oh, thank you Marlee for letting me know your favorite image. Yes! I love your choice too. It was one of my earlier pieces that I was quite satisfied with.

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Jason McBride's avatar

I somehow missed this when you first posted. These prints are fantastic! I just placed an order!

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Stella Kalaw's avatar

Oh, wow Jason! Thank you so much for your support. I'm thrilled. I'm still in Manila attending to my Dad. I'll be back soon in the US to get this art postcard out to you. Thanks for your patience!

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Jason McBride's avatar

No worries, I’m in no rush. I’ve been in that place in life where you travel to care for aging and ailing parents. My thoughts are with you.

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Stella Kalaw's avatar

Thanks for understanding, Jason! I appreciate it.

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