Sip. Savor. Collect. Monthly Cocktail Art Delivered to Your Door.
MY STORY
After years of working in IT—a career that kept our family supported but rarely fed the part of me that loves making things—I realized I had slowly drifted away from the version of myself that once felt the most inspired. I have a fine arts degree, yet somewhere between raising kids, being a wife, managing a household, and the constant pace of work, I stopped treating myself like an artist. Life got full, and art quietly slipped to the side.
As time went on, I felt less connected to my work in IT. With our kids getting older and living more independently, I suddenly had pockets of time that felt like my own again. I realized how much I missed doing something personal and hands-on. So I started drawing again, cautiously at first. One evening I doodled the cocktail I was drinking on a scrap paper. A few days later, I pulled out my old watercolors and gouache and began experimenting. That small return to painting reconnected me to who I was back in college, when I split my time between the art studio and my bartending shifts. It felt fitting that cocktails would be what brought me back.
That spark grew into something bigger, and eventually I realized I didn’t just want to paint for myself — I wanted to share it. That’s why I started Cocktail Art Monthly, a small art club built around color, connection, a bit of fun, and the joy of drinking something delicious. Each month, I paint a new cocktail in my impressionistic gouache style, pair it with the recipe on the back, and send it out in a simple envelope that feels like a tiny surprise in the mailbox. It’s a way for me to build a business rooted in passion instead of burnout, and to share a piece of the joy I rediscovered when I finally picked up my paints again.
Cheers to new chapters — and to creating something fun again, one illustrated drink at a time.
Cheers,
Stephanie
I’m a pretty shy person, especially when it comes to putting my face on the internet for the whole world to see, so instead of a real photo, here’s an AI-generated younger me. It’s definitely a more polished, digital-glow-up version of the middle-aged mom behind this project, but it felt like an easier way to introduce myself without hiding completely. Think of it as my “internet-friendly” look—much braver and better lit than I ever am in real life.
Maybe after a cocktail or two (or three), I've be brave enough to show the real me.
