El Salvador

Maes Studio recently returned from an expedition to the Ahuachapan region of El Salvador near the Guatemala border. The purpose of the trip was to explore the production of Rain Forest Alliance Certified Organic Coffee. Santa Teresa Coffee Mill is the world's only eco-friedly coffee mill to use geothermal energy. It utilizes the volcanic geysers and thermal water springs of it's natural surroundings to produce the top premium gormet organic coffee brand in the world. The crew was graciously hosted by Marcos Batres in his tropical estate atop an active volcano.

To see images from the trip, please go to www.maesstudio.com
click the "access" tab in the menu bar, and sign in with password "coffee" (all lowercase).

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Check out our featured story on FoundFolios:

http://www.foundfolios.com/Blog/MaesStudioCoffeeProject

For more information on Batres Coffee Farm, please visit the following link:
www.batresfarms.com

Happy New Year 2011!

Happy New Year 2011 from everyone at Maes Studio!

Hats off to all those who participated in our Flying House gallery with a special thanks to Managing Editor, Megan Paonessa, and Design Director, J Paonessa. The event was a great success giving space for artists to showcase their creativity. Artist were paired together to create projects that were a representation of what their counterparts work had inspired within them. Thank you again to all of those who made this event possible:

Megan Fink

Michael Maes & Jillian McDaniel

Daniel Letz

J Paonessa

Danilo Thomas

Jenae Neeson

BJ Hollars

Chris Annen

AB Gorham

Jason Watts

"A Real Art Show"

In October we opened up our doors for a one-night only art show titled, "A Real Art Show," showcasing work by 7 artists creating anywhere from painting and photography to functional furniture pieces. Some local, yet some artists traveled from afar to be a part of the exhibition. We had a great turnout and thank all of you who attended!

Flip Corona

This was a fascinating shoot with Corona because we were all introduced to special effects artist, Barry, from California. It was such a pleasure working with Barry and learning new techniques as well as hearing so many interesting stories about his career.

Extra, Extra!

Maes Studio was introduced to the Wrigley brand this summer and we all had the chance to chew a variety of flavors of gum. Our taste buds were in for a treat.

Mickey D's!

In July Maes Studio had the opportunity to shoot a variety of McDonald's jobs - each providing different ideas creatively as well as new challenges to accomplish. Thank you to everyone involved.