I recall from my Greek-Cypriot village childhood the endless drinking of coffee, followed by the adults' obsessive habit of foretelling the future by interpreting the fascinating configurations left in the cups by the coffee-grounds.

The combination of this memory with the recent unearthing, in our house, of the remnants of Victorian varnish of a similar coffee-colour, sparked the inspiration for these new works.

The technique I am using creates an intriguing quality akin to that seen in the dying embers of a fire, or in clouds, when one can take the time to gaze and invent images and scenarios, when one can take the time to gaze and invent images and scenarios from them.

Michael Minas 2010