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18th Mar 2014

In Pictures: Artist Creates Delightfully Minimalist Images Using Coffee Grounds

These images are pretty spectacular.

Una Kavanagh

You really can make art from anything! Philippines-based student Liv Buranday has put together this rather lovely collection of her work using the minimum of materials – coffee grounds.

Armed with just her hands and toothpicks, the nursing student has created all sorts of images from cartoon characters and whimsical figurines to simple hopeful messages.

“I’ve always known him to love brewed coffee, and then a thought popped out when he opened that Folgers Classic Roast—perhaps I can use its contents as art” she told feeldesain.

Here are some of our favourite pictures:

See more of her creations on her Instagram page here.