Gary and Diane, two wonderfully devoted morning regulars, describe how their piece of “artwork” came about:

“Sweetwaters downtown had an art show called “Variations on a Square.” It was this show that inspired us to produce a piece of art from something we see every morning at the cafe, the wax paper liner from the morning cinnamon rolls delivery. We wanted to play a joke on Barb, a Sweetwaters’ morning manager, who prides herself as quite an art critic.

So, Diane and I took one of the cinnamon roll parchment paper liners, mounted it, placed a title card (just like all the other pieces of artwork) with this caption:

“Variations on a Spiral #13: Cinnamon Swirl”

for Barb

Oil (and a little grease) on Wax Paper

Priceless.

We took our “creation” to Sweetwaters and hung it up along side the “Variations on the Square” collection and waited for Barb’s reaction. When Barb first saw it, she squinted with a look like “what the heck” but once she realized what it was, she (and the rest of us) just totally cracked up…it was so funny. I hadn’t laughed so hard in a long time, it was great. Barb liked it so much she decided to have it preserved and framed for posterity.

To be fair, “Variations on a Square” were quite good. But I have to say, there’s really something special about “Variations on a Spiral #13: Cinnamon Swirl.”  Like Sweetwaters itself, it’s truly an original.”

- Thanks Gary and Diane. You always make the mornings fun. Now, that we’ve permanently displayed your “artwork” at the new Sweetwaters at Plymouth Green we can chuckle everyday, admire your creativity, and be reminded how some of our best customers have now become our friends!

Moral of story: good coffee, friends, and a cup of joe = priceless!!!