Some people are so incredibly talented that they can be artistically inspired by the most unexpected of things, such as spilled drinks. Case in point – Italian artist Giulia Bernardelli, whose amazing coffee art began as a mishap.

One day, Giulia was drawing and having her coffee at the same time. At one point, she moved her hand too quickly and spilled her coffee all over the canvas, but the way the coffee stain spread inspired her to pick up the spoon and use it as a brush, to guide the brown liquid. And that’s how her journey into coffee art began. She got better and better at it, and today Bernardelli is regarded as one of the world’s best coffee artists.

Photo: Giulia Bernardelli/Instagram

Born in 1987 in the city of Mantua, Giulia Bernardelli graduated at the Accademia of Fine Arts of Bologna with a bachelor’s degree in educational studies, but it was the above-mentioned coffee mishap that shaped her artistic career.

Her spilled coffee art was an instant hit on Instagram, and she has since branched out into other edible art mediums, including, melted ice cream and pie filling, collaborating with various brands along the way.

As for the things Giulia draws with coffee, she takes inspiration from a variety of things, such as famous artworks, architecture, or the human body. Regarding her future plans, the Italian artist likes to take things one step at a time.

“My future starts when I wake up every morning. Every day I find something creative to do with my life,” she said.