Preparing to Show at a Local Coffee House

One of the seating options at Espresso Buono, 5106 196th St., Lynnwood, WA

Espresso Buono, a "European garden cafe" in Lynnwood, Washington, is the next place I'll be showing and selling my mosaic art. This coffee shop is a hidden gem. It's on 196th Street, a busy thoroughfare. Once you order your coffee and take it out back to the garden, it's as if you've been transported to a completely different time and place. There are ponds and trails, garden sculptures, and a variety of indoor and outdoor seating options. Check out the photo tour here: http://espressobuono.com/

Penny, enjoying a granita and a good book

The proprietor, Penny Wight, is an energetic person with great enthusiasm for the arts. Art work and books are sold at the cafe, and there are frequent concerts. In Penny's latest Tweet, she muses about hosting a music festival on the Espresso Buono grounds in 2010. She includes information about the artists currently selling at the shop in her website: http://espressobuono.com/our-local-artists.htm

I am still doing my part-time "day job" as an editor for a local university until my replacement is hired and trained, but today I am working from home. So it will be a great day to take a coffee break at Espresso Buono and wrap up the details of when I should begin bringing my work over. This venue is going to be perfect for my mosaics. People who love to sit in a garden setting to drink coffee will also like my birdhouses, I'm sure!