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THE CUP EXHIBITION

Rhine Gallery

We believe every cup of coffee deserves to be treated with care. That care belongs not only in the beans, extraction and temperature, but also on the cup in your hand. Each cup is paired with a work from the current Rhine Gallery selection, so even the same coffee may leave with a different view. It gives your own cup more character and makes coffee for a friend feel like a small gift chosen with care.

01An artwork for the journey

FOUNDING PROOFS · 000001—000006

Founding concept proof

These launch proofs demonstrate the system and visual range. They have not been issued to customers; fulfilled works will be marked as issued archives.

478 works

Katazome stencil dye on handmade washi artwork “Sail Under Plum Waves,” balancing the subject with negative space and authentic katazome marks. Founding concept proof

RC-000397Print Lab

Sail Under Plum Waves

Visual medium
Katazome stencil dye on handmade washi
Technique
Katazome

“Sail Under Plum Waves” uses katazome stencil dye on handmade washi to turn an everyday image into a tactile artwork. Dry rice-paste edges, washi fibers and slight registration shifts give the flat silhouettes a handmade pulse.

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Katazome stencil dye on handmade washi artwork “Rabbit Mends a Cloud,” balancing the subject with negative space and authentic katazome marks. Founding concept proof

RC-000398Print Lab

Rabbit Mends a Cloud

Visual medium
Katazome stencil dye on handmade washi
Technique
Katazome

“Rabbit Mends a Cloud” uses katazome stencil dye on handmade washi to turn an everyday image into a tactile artwork. Dry rice-paste edges, washi fibers and slight registration shifts give the flat silhouettes a handmade pulse.

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Oil-ink monotype on cotton paper artwork “Red Tram After Rain,” balancing the subject with negative space and authentic monotype marks. Founding concept proof

RC-000399Painterly Stories

Red Tram After Rain

Visual medium
Oil-ink monotype on cotton paper
Technique
Monotype

“Red Tram After Rain” uses oil-ink monotype on cotton paper to turn an everyday image into a tactile artwork. Brayer streaks, wiping marks and ghost-plate color exist only in a single transfer, keeping the image direct and imperfect.

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Oil-ink monotype on cotton paper artwork “Three Chairs After Rain,” balancing the subject with negative space and authentic monotype marks. Founding concept proof

RC-000400Painterly Stories

Three Chairs After Rain

Visual medium
Oil-ink monotype on cotton paper
Technique
Monotype

“Three Chairs After Rain” uses oil-ink monotype on cotton paper to turn an everyday image into a tactile artwork. Brayer streaks, wiping marks and ghost-plate color exist only in a single transfer, keeping the image direct and imperfect.

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Oil-ink monotype on cotton paper artwork “Orange Horse, Cobalt Shore,” balancing the subject with negative space and authentic monotype marks. Founding concept proof

RC-000401Painterly Stories

Orange Horse, Cobalt Shore

Visual medium
Oil-ink monotype on cotton paper
Technique
Monotype

“Orange Horse, Cobalt Shore” uses oil-ink monotype on cotton paper to turn an everyday image into a tactile artwork. Brayer streaks, wiping marks and ghost-plate color exist only in a single transfer, keeping the image direct and imperfect.

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Oil-ink monotype on cotton paper artwork “Dancer Behind the Red Curtain,” balancing the subject with negative space and authentic monotype marks. Founding concept proof

RC-000402Painterly Stories

Dancer Behind the Red Curtain

Visual medium
Oil-ink monotype on cotton paper
Technique
Monotype

“Dancer Behind the Red Curtain” uses oil-ink monotype on cotton paper to turn an everyday image into a tactile artwork. Brayer streaks, wiping marks and ghost-plate color exist only in a single transfer, keeping the image direct and imperfect.

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Oil-ink monotype on cotton paper artwork “Pears on Checks,” balancing the subject with negative space and authentic monotype marks. Founding concept proof

RC-000403Painterly Stories

Pears on Checks

Visual medium
Oil-ink monotype on cotton paper
Technique
Monotype

“Pears on Checks” uses oil-ink monotype on cotton paper to turn an everyday image into a tactile artwork. Brayer streaks, wiping marks and ghost-plate color exist only in a single transfer, keeping the image direct and imperfect.

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Oil-ink monotype on cotton paper artwork “Black Dog in a Blue Room,” balancing the subject with negative space and authentic monotype marks. Founding concept proof

RC-000404Painterly Stories

Black Dog in a Blue Room

Visual medium
Oil-ink monotype on cotton paper
Technique
Monotype

“Black Dog in a Blue Room” uses oil-ink monotype on cotton paper to turn an everyday image into a tactile artwork. Brayer streaks, wiping marks and ghost-plate color exist only in a single transfer, keeping the image direct and imperfect.

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Oil-ink monotype on cotton paper artwork “Table Through the Narrow Door,” balancing the subject with negative space and authentic monotype marks. Founding concept proof

RC-000405Painterly Stories

Table Through the Narrow Door

Visual medium
Oil-ink monotype on cotton paper
Technique
Monotype

“Table Through the Narrow Door” uses oil-ink monotype on cotton paper to turn an everyday image into a tactile artwork. Brayer streaks, wiping marks and ghost-plate color exist only in a single transfer, keeping the image direct and imperfect.

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Oil-ink monotype on cotton paper artwork “Greenhouse in Night Fog,” balancing the subject with negative space and authentic monotype marks. Founding concept proof

RC-000406Painterly Stories

Greenhouse in Night Fog

Visual medium
Oil-ink monotype on cotton paper
Technique
Monotype

“Greenhouse in Night Fog” uses oil-ink monotype on cotton paper to turn an everyday image into a tactile artwork. Brayer streaks, wiping marks and ghost-plate color exist only in a single transfer, keeping the image direct and imperfect.

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Oil-ink monotype on cotton paper artwork “Umbrellas by the Empty Pool,” balancing the subject with negative space and authentic monotype marks. Founding concept proof

RC-000407Painterly Stories

Umbrellas by the Empty Pool

Visual medium
Oil-ink monotype on cotton paper
Technique
Monotype

“Umbrellas by the Empty Pool” uses oil-ink monotype on cotton paper to turn an everyday image into a tactile artwork. Brayer streaks, wiping marks and ghost-plate color exist only in a single transfer, keeping the image direct and imperfect.

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Oil-ink monotype on cotton paper artwork “Market Lights Down,” balancing the subject with negative space and authentic monotype marks. Founding concept proof

RC-000408Painterly Stories

Market Lights Down

Visual medium
Oil-ink monotype on cotton paper
Technique
Monotype

“Market Lights Down” uses oil-ink monotype on cotton paper to turn an everyday image into a tactile artwork. Brayer streaks, wiping marks and ghost-plate color exist only in a single transfer, keeping the image direct and imperfect.

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Hand embroidery and fabric appliqué artwork “Night Bus on a Star Route,” balancing the subject with negative space and authentic embroidery & appliqué marks. Founding concept proof

RC-000409Paper & Collage

Night Bus on a Star Route

Visual medium
Hand embroidery and fabric appliqué
Technique
Embroidery & Appliqué

“Night Bus on a Star Route” uses hand embroidery and fabric appliqué to turn an everyday image into a tactile artwork. Uneven stitches, frayed cloth edges and tiny finishing knots make the image feel assembled one patient stitch at a time.

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Hand embroidery and fabric appliqué artwork “Pocket Seed Library,” balancing the subject with negative space and authentic embroidery & appliqué marks. Founding concept proof

RC-000410Paper & Collage

Pocket Seed Library

Visual medium
Hand embroidery and fabric appliqué
Technique
Embroidery & Appliqué

“Pocket Seed Library” uses hand embroidery and fabric appliqué to turn an everyday image into a tactile artwork. Uneven stitches, frayed cloth edges and tiny finishing knots make the image feel assembled one patient stitch at a time.

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Hand embroidery and fabric appliqué artwork “Mending the Orange Grove,” balancing the subject with negative space and authentic embroidery & appliqué marks. Founding concept proof

RC-000411Paper & Collage

Mending the Orange Grove

Visual medium
Hand embroidery and fabric appliqué
Technique
Embroidery & Appliqué

“Mending the Orange Grove” uses hand embroidery and fabric appliqué to turn an everyday image into a tactile artwork. Uneven stitches, frayed cloth edges and tiny finishing knots make the image feel assembled one patient stitch at a time.

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Hand embroidery and fabric appliqué artwork “Whale Beneath the Shelves,” balancing the subject with negative space and authentic embroidery & appliqué marks. Founding concept proof

RC-000412Paper & Collage

Whale Beneath the Shelves

Visual medium
Hand embroidery and fabric appliqué
Technique
Embroidery & Appliqué

“Whale Beneath the Shelves” uses hand embroidery and fabric appliqué to turn an everyday image into a tactile artwork. Uneven stitches, frayed cloth edges and tiny finishing knots make the image feel assembled one patient stitch at a time.

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Hand embroidery and fabric appliqué artwork “Patchwork Rocket,” balancing the subject with negative space and authentic embroidery & appliqué marks. Founding concept proof

RC-000413Paper & Collage

Patchwork Rocket

Visual medium
Hand embroidery and fabric appliqué
Technique
Embroidery & Appliqué

“Patchwork Rocket” uses hand embroidery and fabric appliqué to turn an everyday image into a tactile artwork. Uneven stitches, frayed cloth edges and tiny finishing knots make the image feel assembled one patient stitch at a time.

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Hand embroidery and fabric appliqué artwork “Pigeon Post Office,” balancing the subject with negative space and authentic embroidery & appliqué marks. Founding concept proof

RC-000414Paper & Collage

Pigeon Post Office

Visual medium
Hand embroidery and fabric appliqué
Technique
Embroidery & Appliqué

“Pigeon Post Office” uses hand embroidery and fabric appliqué to turn an everyday image into a tactile artwork. Uneven stitches, frayed cloth edges and tiny finishing knots make the image feel assembled one patient stitch at a time.

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ONE FULL-SIZE EDITION

When a work stays with you,collect the full piece

Each artwork is offered as a single full-size physical edition. Once collected, it is marked as privately held: no new physical editions are produced, and the image leaves future cup-sticker rotations.

How collecting works

FROM ARCHIVE TO CUP

How an artwork reaches the cup

  1. 01

    New work enters the collection

    The work is not limited to coffee and is never tied to a particular drink. A city, shoreline, summer afternoon, dream or odd thought may become the next piece.

  2. 02

    Rhine curates the current rotation

    Rhine arranges each rotation by season, visual balance and the available collection, allowing photography, print, painting and collage to take turns on the cup.

  3. 03

    Prepared for print and the cup

    Each work is checked again for composition, color and detail at sticker size, then given an artwork ID so the small print retains clarity and texture.

  4. 04

    The artwork travels with coffee

    At service, the cup is paired with a work from the current rotation. Its story remains online after the coffee is gone. Cup art depends on current curation and production availability; the artwork received may vary.

PRIVACY BY DEFAULT

The artwork has an ID; your order is not on display

The gallery keeps only the artwork ID, date, style, medium and creative note. It does not publicly connect a work with a particular customer, drink or order.

THE CUP EXHIBITION

Today, your cup brings you an artwork

Every cup deserves to be treated with care—from extraction and temperature to the artwork on the cup. For yourself, it gives an everyday coffee more character; for a friend, it feels like a small gift chosen beyond the drink itself. Artwork follows the current rotation and production availability, so the piece received may vary.

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