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Recent graduate from Texas Tech’s School of Communication Design, Cari Caldwell shares one of her projects, Java Nest Coffee. Take a look below.

Java Nest Coffee

“My concept for my packaging is a retro feeling coffee. It is a series of coffee that uses the onomatopoeia s for the various blends of coffee, such as Cock-a-doodle-doo for breakfast blend. The brand name I made up was Java Nest Coffee because of the bird theme. This was an open project for my student portfolio, and was awarded “Best Packaging” in Texas Tech’s senior portfolio show for Communication Design. ”

Side and Back View

Java Nest Coffee

Morning Blend "Cock A Doodle Doo"

Cock-A-Doodle-Do is the Breakfast Blend

Hoot is for the night owls

Chirp is the original blend

Beep is the  instant coffee

Gobble Gobble is the holiday blend

I am so proud of Cari Caldwell, she is my daughter and not only did she win the “Best Packaging” award at her Senior show, she also was awarded the “Best Overall Portfolio”

Cari’s work has been featured on a few packaging websites since her graduation.LovelyPakage.com and TheDieLine.com

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I am continuing my journey in my artwork, and I couldn’t think of a better gift for my Husband, than something to hang in his office.  My Husband, Mark, works for Cimarex Energy, and he loves his job, so I hope that this will really mean something to him.

Love you Mark, Happy Birthday!

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A friend wanted to give her Parents, who are in the rest home, a portrait of their grandson.

This is the original photo, and the finished artwork. I did the portrait in colored pencil.  Lane is a very cute kid and it was joy to create his portrait.

I hope B.C. and Ada Morgan enjoy this picture of their Grandson, and will bring a smile to their face everytime they look at it.

Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

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I was asked to give thanks at a recent family reunion and I couldn’t think of anything better to give thanks for than my Mom:

I think I speak for each and every person in this room.  We would like to give thanks to our mothers for all they have given us in life. I especially want to thank my Mother for teaching me to do what is right in life, to love each other as a family above all else.

My Mother, especially, has taught me not to let outside forces ever interfere with my family coming first.  As we have fought the many battle in our lives that we have, it was through the love and respect that our parents had for each other, and taught us to have for each other, that made an impact on my life.  Teaching us not only by their words, but their examples.

I only hope I can be as good of an example to my kids as my Mother has been to me.  I also hope that I can always live up to the expectations of my Mother, and to do what is right above all else, and put my family first.

We are all gathered here because of the love of our parents and their parents, and so forth.  We share a common bond that is only known in families who love and respect each other above all else.

Many of us here have lost our parents, children, sisters, and brothers and would give anything in the world to have even one more moment with them to tell them how much we love them.  I am one who is lucky enough to still have my Mother here.  I treasure every moment I can spend with her.

Time is something you can never get back, so in our busy lives we need to take time everyday to tell the ones we love how much they mean to us and to give them, as they have given to us, the gift of our time, because at the end of the day all that matters is our family.

Thank you all, and above all I want to thank my Mother, I love her more than life itself, she has given unselfishly, she has put her family above all else and if ever there were an angel on earth it is my Mother.

I love you Mom

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These are things that I hated about the year 2008. These are in no particular order or importance. I just hope 2009 is a better year.

1. That my sons and husband thought Sarah Palin was hot.

2. That the Election seemed to last forever.

3. The war

4. The economy

5. The bailout. Where is mine?

6. The cost of gas.

7. That people I love had medical problems.

8. That people I trusted betrayed my trust.

9. That I got another year older. (I want to be 29 forever)

10. That I didn’t win the lottery.

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