Anything I Could Find From the Earth

I ran across an article about a Romanian artist Simona Carmen Panciu. It was about a recent show in oils but Simona does mention using coffee as pigment, at least in school.

Ms Panciu studied art in Iasi, Romania, first - where she said her art teacher encouraged her to paint using "anything I could find from the earth".

"My teacher, Mr Butnaru, taught me that colours are all around and he encouraged me to look around and use anything I could find - like tea or coffee to get burnt sienna tint, grass or leaves to get green."

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Of course I tried to Google Simona but found I couldn’t read Romanian so I’m not even sure if the are talking about the same woman. I do know from the article that she is a graphic designer, fine artist, fashion show coordinator and designer, and is a member of the World Art and Culture Exchange Association. She also took first place in the Woman’s Art Exhibition at the Bahrain National Museum back in 2000.