I painted this Rose up quick one day at work, but somehow the shop ate it and I no longer have the original

The story behind this sign is one day Paul Urich and I were getting coffee at Philz coffee in SF, which has the most incredible coffee.  Paul asked the girl behind the counter after taking a sip of his coffee, “Why does this taste so good?”   Without missing a beat Liz, the barista, says, “Oh, its sweetened with the tears of babies!”

INCREDIBLE!

That short interchange inspired me to paint this up and go give it to Liz the next day.  Needless to say she was taken aback and totally stoked!  So was I!

Last but not least, I painted this American Robin up for my 4 year old daughter who is in the pic below.  She is RAD beyond belief and always cheers me up!  Love you Mercinary!

Stay Humble and Work Hard,

Joe Swanson