Bend artist Julia Junkin’s design work has been featured in magazines such as Bon Apetite, Better Homes & Gardens and Brides, and objects bearing her art are sold across the USA at retailers including Sur la Table, Neiman Marcus and Crate & Barrel. But throughout June, Thump Coffee in downtown Bend will spotlight the paintings Junkins makes for artistic and creative freedom.

“In my work I am inspired by beauty and the unseen depth in things, the spiritual that lives in us even as we wash the dishes and get our latte,” says Junkin. “In my creative process I try not to think too much. I try to let my creativity have its way without too much fussing, as it seems when I overwork a piece it loses some of its original life. I tend to return to images that inspire me . . . for instance the praying buddah. I have painted the praying buddah many times but for me each one carries a different quality and essence. I am also a big doodler and poetic muser. I use pencil, pen, paint and whatever else I can find to create little one of a kind drawings-again listening to whatever drops down in that particular moment.”

Junkin attended art school in Seattle and started out hand-painting vintage linens purchased from second hand stores. This led to creating an entire wholesale line of hand-painted linens sold throughout the U.S.

Known for her images of wine, still life settings, and “poetic women in various states of muse,” Junkin now licenses her work to various companies who print the designs on linens, ceramics, wine glasses, magnets, paper napkins, posters and many other products.

Every month, Thump Coffee exhibits local artists’ works, and in 2010 Thump was recognized with an “Artie Award” from the Arts & Culture Council for Central Oregon. Thump Coffee is located in the heart of downtown Bend at 25 NW Minnesota Ave. For hours and info, go to www.thumpcoffee.com or call 541-388-0226.

Throughout May, Thump Coffee in downtown Bend will exhibit “Push Tunisia,” a collection of recent skateboarding photos, art decks and other mixed media works from Tunisia, birthplace of the “Arab Spring” revolutions. Thump Coffee will be open late for First Friday Art Walk, May 4.

“Push Tunisia” is a project of local non-profit collaborative theBedouins, a group of mutli-national skaters, filmers, photographers and artists with a focus on the middle eastern youth.

“The crew used skateboarding and art as a way to interact with the local Tunisian youth and captured the energy of post-revolution Tunisia,” explain Nathan and Esther Gray, founders of theBedouins. “This collection will accompany a skate documentary, “Push Tunisia,” that will be released this year.”

theBedouins mission: “Pushing skateboarding and street art as instruments of peace.” The vision behind the group’s efforts is to “contribute to the enhancement of world peace, with a commitment to inspire peaceful resolution of conflicts through human experiences that resonate across divides.”

Jesse Roberts from local nonprofit Rise Up International also joined theBoudins trip to Tunisia.

For details, visit www.pushtunisia.org and www.thebedouins.org.

Every month, Thump Coffee exhibits local artists’ works, and in 2010 Thump was recognized with an “Artie Award” from the Arts & Culture Council for Central Oregon. Thump Coffee is located in the heart of downtown Bend at 25 NW Minnesota Ave. For hours and info, call 541-388-0226.

Local artists Audrey Colker and her husband, Robert Johans, share the bill throughout April at Thump Coffee with an exhibition of Colker’s encaustic paintings and Johans’ multimedia works on display throughout April. Thump will stay open late for First Friday Art Walk, April 6.

Colker says she approached these encaustic paintings as a process of layering: “Molten wax and pigment are laid down, layer after layer in an additive/subtractive manner. What happens after the paint is applied, then heated, scribed, scraped off or re-layered, is where each piece evolves into the illusory properties of texture, color, light and space. Decisions are made, problems solved and transformations occur that cannot be planned. That is where the fun begins”

Johans explains that his most recent compositions are “physical as well as visual — presenting multiple focal planes of deliberately manipulated elements, requiring that the concept and context be considered within three dimensions. Though each composition relies upon the formalized structure of the frame, the imagery is not restricted by its parameters. These compositions not only contain objects, textures and colors, but also reference, notion and interpretation— and, I think, a little whimsy.”

Every month, Thump Coffee exhibits local artists’ works, and in 2010 Thump was recognized with an “Artie Award” from the Arts & Culture Council for Central Oregon. Thump Coffee is located in the heart of downtown Bend at 25 NW Minnesota Ave. For hours and info, go to www.thumpcoffee.com or call 541-388-0226.

During March, Thump Coffee in downtown Bend celebrates student artists from all walks of life. Home school, Bend High School, Marshall High School and Cascade Middle School students’ works of art will be exhibited throughout the month.

“Have you always dreamed of writing your own book? Students at Cascade Middle School have written, illustrated and bound children’s books with a positive message for their readers,” says art teacher Marcy Monte. “Cascade students books will be mounted on the wall, and some to be looked at in the cafe. These books are the ones chosen by their peers as the ones most like the Caledcott or Newberry awards.”

“Marshall High School student Erika Arback has created portraits that will help you look deeply into life, while home school students Molly, Clair and Zoe Kern incorporate art into their every day studies.”

These and other creations will be on display.

EVENTS & HOURS

February Art @ thump
Throughout the month of February, thump will feature a selection of images from the Great Basin by local photographer, Zack Jones.  Please come in and check them out!

Tues. 2/14: Valentine’s Day
Bring in your sweetie or  someone you care about to enjoy some of our favorite Valentine seasonal drinks and eats, such as a Nutty Luv Latte, a Salted Carmelita Latte, or a traditional cappuccino, paired with an amazing 72% dark chocolate truffle!

Sat. 2/11–Sun. 2/19: Made from the HEART Valentines – From: YOU  To: THEM?
For the third year, we will provide materials for you to make a valentine for someone special. Look for bags on each table, full of fun paper, pens, scissors and tape. We may even make a space for you to hang your valentine for your beloved to retrieve on a special date with you! Please take home all valentines from thump by Sunday, February 19. Thanks!

Sun. 2/26, 1:30-2:30pm: Monthly Public Coffee Tasting
This fun, informal exploration of coffees from around the world, uses the tasting and evaluation techniques of professional coffee cuppers. Bring a friend and join us!

Traditional Cappuccino Happy Hour, Every Friday 2:30-5:30pm
If you’ve never tried a traditional espresso drink – a doppio, macchiato or cappuccino – make sure to join us on Friday afternoons when we offer them for 50% off! It’s a great way to cap the week and roll into your Friday evening.

It’s Never too Late to Say, “Thank you!”
Thank you for giving from the heart in November and December to three locally based non-profit organizations that are near and dear to us at thump!

Many of you helped fill up the Operation Elf Box at the front of the shop to provide new toys for area kids in need.

Many of you purchased the Oregon Natural Desert Association’s 2012 landscape calendar at thump, and 100% of the proceeds went directly back to ONDA to help protect and preserve public lands East of the Cascades.

And many of you in December were taken by and purchased the amazing art and coffee mugs created by young Zambian orphans who live in the Vima Lupwa Home. 100% of the proceeds from your purchase will go directly to help offset the operational costs of running this non-denominational home, which serves some of Zambia’s neediest children. Most amazing is that this home was founded by Bend resident Malerie Pratt when she was only 19 years old!

To learn more about how these three local organizations make a difference locally and internationally, please go to: www.operationelfbox.com,  www.onda.org and www.lupwahomes.org.

Seasonal Eats
Sparrow Bakery’s Ocean Rolls, Croissants, Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
72% Dark, Fleur de Sel & Hairbender Mocha Truffles
Raspberry Almond Bars
Chocolate Puddles
Pecan Chocolate Chip Bars
Assorted Panini Sandwiches

Seasonal Drinks
Ethiopia Yukro
Nutty Luv Mocha
Cinnamon Kiss Latte
Salted Carmelita Latte
Peppermint Mocha
Organic/Fair Trade Loose Leaf  Teas
Hot Lips Sodas
Kombucha by Kombucha Mama

Thump Brewing Equipment, Hydroflask Thermos, Zip-Up Hoodies & New T-Shirts?
We’re fully stocked with new thump Hydroflask hot/cold BPA-free thermos, a new hand-drawn caricature t-shirt, zip-up hoodies, 2 sizes of thump porcelain travel mugs, as well as grinders, and coffee/tea presses – check out the display at the front of the shop.

Find Your Wish on Flickr
The wooden planks swaying from thump’s ceiling capturing brief wishes from passersby, are as much of what makes thump, thump as any delicious drinks we serve. Have you ever wondered what happens to those wishes or how many have been created? Well, local artist and “Wishes” installation creator Mark Bernahl rotates the wishes every couple of months, adding new ones, removing old ones. He has kept every single wish that has been rotated out since the “Wishes” inception more than four years ago! And, he has scanned them! You can view more than 5,000 of them here. If you wrote a wish sometime in the last four years, go to our Flickr site and see if you can find it. Over 5,000 and counting are on the site! And . . . let us know if your wish came true!

If you Like us here, then Like us on Facebook!
Please check out thump’s Facebook page and join the conversation! We, and our customers, post pictures and comments on café life at thump throughout the week. Go to the thump coffee Facebook page and click the Like button!

Ethiopia Yukro is a newer coffee to us at thump and to Stumptown Coffee Roasters. Come in and explore it with us!

Flavors: A floral aroma reveals a sweet, clean cup with distinct notes of navel orange, peach, lemon, black cherry and raspberry bordered by the taste and texture of white tea.

Stumptown shares: “The treasure chest that is the Western Ethiopian region of Agaro, Gera (outside of Jimma) has yielded another brilliant gem for Stumptown. The 240 farmer members of the Yukro cooperative process their coffee cherry on a Penagos 500 demucilaging machine. After removing the fruit with friction and mechanical bristles, the coffee beans were soaked overnight to increase ripe fruit flavors. They were dried in the warm African sun until they hit the 11% moisture mark.”

“Yukro, in the village of Wanja Qarsa village in the Gera District of Jimma zone in Western Oromia, resides on the road between Nano Challa and Duromina, two other recent additions to the Stumptown arsenal. A single 5km gravel road supports a village population of 4269 with one grade school, a health clinic and a hydroelectric plant. Pristine evergreen jungle forests surround this remote place. Although coffee and honey production propel the local economy, farmers also grow a diverse selection of crops, including spices, grain, avocado and cereals, while they raise livestock as part of sustainably managing their forests. Coffee thrives within the naturally cultivated conditions which include plenty of shade trees and focused crop diversity.”

To learn more about this coffee, please go to Stumptown’s website.

Throughout February, Thump Coffee in downtown Bend exhibits a collection of Great Basin photos shot by Bend-based professional photographer Zack Jones, whose clients include bicycle companies Trek and Burley, as well as several magazines. Thump will not be open late for First Friday Art Walk this month.

“From sitting in my garden with a refreshing beverage to guiding bike tours around the world, I have kept a visual record of the places, people, creatures, and adventures I have experienced in photographs,” says Jones. “The prints shown at Thump Coffee are a selection of images from the Great Basin, a place of both quirky and sublime beauty.”

Jones explains that he is not a “purist,” instead embracing the tools of modern technology to make and share images as he sees them in his mind. “I see these tools as brushes and paint to a painter and find the true art in knowing how and when to use them,” he explains.

For more about Zack Jones Photography, visit his website.

Fri. 1/6: Open Late for First Friday Art Walk. We hope to see you at the January Art Walk!
Some of the youngest artists ever to show at thump will be represented. The River Song  Montessori School student art show, “Vision of Peace” a collection of acrylic paintings created as part of an ongoing study of world peace leaders, will cover thump’s walls.  Also for First Friday ONLY, “The Missing Peace: Artists Consider the Dalai Lama,” multi-media prints will also be on display in thump’s breezeway.

Fri. 1/13: Happy 5th Birthday Thump
Thank you friends for keeping thump a thumpin’!

Traditional Cappuccino Happy Hour, Every Friday 2:30-5:30pm If you’ve never tried a traditional espresso drink – a doppio, macchiato or cappuccino – make sure to join us on Friday afternoons when we offer them for 50% off! It’s a great way to cap the week and roll into your Friday evening.

featured cup: Single Origin Espresso, Guatemala Finca el Injerto, Bourbon, Direct Trade
Flavor: Raspberry embedded in notes of chocolate, mild lemon and cardamom with a vanilla finish. Pairing it with milk accentuates the nouget and caramel sweetness in the espresso.

We’re thrilled to finally offer a single origin espresso that rivals Stumptown’s delicious Hair Bender espresso!  Hair Bender espresso is a blend of up to eight different coffee beans from origins around the world, whereas the Guatemala Finca el Injerto Single Origin Espresso uses coffee beans from just one coffee farm, Guatemala’s famed Finca el Injerto. Like Hair Bender espresso, Guatemal Finca el Injerto S.O.E. also has a roast profile that is carefully developed specifically for espresso brewing. Thump is now using this single origin espresso in all of our traditional espresso drinks: doppios, macchiatos and traditional cappuccinos. But if your interest has been piqued, feel free to request it in any of our espresso drinks!

Seasonal Eats
Assorted Savory Potpies by Honeypot Bakery
Sparrow Bakery’s Ocean Rolls, Croissants & Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Pumpkin Pie Truffles
Raspberry Almond Bars
Assorted Panini Sandwiches

Seasonal Drinks
Single Origin Espresso, Guatelmala Finca el Injerto, Bourbon, Direct Trade
Hot Caramel Apple Cider
Pumpkin Spice Latte
Maple Spice Latte
Organic/Fair Trade Loose Leaf  Teas
Hot Lips Sodas?Kombucha by Kombucha Mama

ART: “Vision of Peace”, River Song Montessori School Student Art Show, Dalai Lama Foundation’s “The Missing Peace”
Throughout January, Thump Coffee hosts the River Song Montessori School Student Art Show, “Vision of Peace.” For First Friday Art Walk, January 6 only, the school will also present “The Missing Peace: Artists Consider the Dalai Lama,” multi-media prints.

Thump Brewing Equipment, Hydroflask Thermos, Zip-Up Hoodies & New T-Shirts?
We’re fully stocked with new thump Hydroflask hot/cold BPA-free thermos, a new hand-drawn caricature t-shirt, zip-up hoodies, 2 sizes of thump porcelain travel mugs, as well as grinders, and coffee/tea presses – check out the display at the front of the shop.

Artists Needed to Adopt Mosaic Materials
Thump’s beautiful, colorful, cups and plates are well loved and from time to time need to be retired. Instead of sending them to the landfill, we hang on to these chipped treasures and offer them up to those with a creative re-use idea in mind, like a mosaic! If you are interested in these cups and plates, please contact Hazel to arrange a time to pick them up. She can be reached here.

Find Your Wish on Flickr
The wooden planks swaying from thump’s ceiling capturing brief wishes from passersby, are as much of what makes thump, thump as any delicious drinks we serve. Have you ever wondered what happens to those wishes or how many have been created? Well, local artist and “Wishes” installation creator Mark Bernahl rotates the wishes every couple of months, adding new ones, removing old ones. He has kept every single wish that has been rotated out since the “Wishes” inception more than four years ago! And, he has scanned them! You can view more than 5,000 of them here. If you wrote a wish sometime in the last four years, go to our Flickr site and see if you can find it. Over 5,000 and counting are on the site! And . . . let us know if your wish came true!
If you Like us here, then Like us on Facebook!

Please check out thump’s Facebook page and join the conversation!
We, and our customers, post pictures and comments on café life at thump throughout the week. Go to the thump coffee Facebook page and click the Like button!