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Every bag of Iddy Umpty coffee — a family-owned specialty roaster from Colorado — has a 3×5 art card tucked inside. Original work from real artists — prints, drawings, poems, photos, collages. If it's good and it's yours — new or existing — we want to see it.
the moment
Somebody in the world orders a bag of coffee. They don't know you. They've never seen your work. They've never heard your name. They just wanted good coffee.
They open the bag. Inside, tucked next to the beans, there's a card. Your card. Your art. Your name. Your words on the back.
They didn't follow you. They didn't search for you. They didn't scroll past you. They just found you — in their kitchen, while holding their morning coffee.
They flip the card over. They see your links. They look you up. Now they know your name.
That's the whole thing. Your art shows up unannounced in a stranger's home.
We put art in coffee bags because someone should.
6
Artists in rotation
1
Person picks the art
50 · 100 · 150
Cards per run
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Submissions welcome
what you get
Every selected artist gets the same perks. No tiers, no fine print, no games. Here's what's on the table.
Your art in coffee bags
Your work gets printed as a 3×5 card and tucked inside 50, 100, or 150 bags of Iddy Umpty coffee. Single run — when they're gone, they're gone. Not a social post — a physical object in someone's home.
Your name on every card
Your name, your social handle, and your portfolio link are printed on the back of every single card that ships. Plus your own quote — in your own words — about the piece. Your voice, not just your image.
Guaranteed bag codes
We give you codes to share with your people — friends, family, followers. They order a bag, use your code, and get YOUR specific card guaranteed. That's your art in their hands, on your terms.
Artist spotlight in our newsletter
A dedicated feature in Umpty Nation — our subscriber email list. Your story, your process, your links, sent directly to people who already buy our coffee. Warm audience, real attention.
You get paid
Total compensation ranges from $150 to $250 — that's a flat fee plus dedicated bag codes worth over $100 in product, guaranteed to have your card inside. Regular customers get random cards, but we make sure your codes have yours. Print runs come in 50, 100, or 150 cards. The specifics are a conversation we have during selection.
Bag Collab
Want to go bigger? Design an entire bag — the packaging itself, plus your art card guaranteed inside. We produce a limited-run SKU with your name on the product. Its own page, its own name, your vision. Compensation negotiated individually. Pitch it in the form below.
Flip it. That's the back of the card — your name, your handle, your words. On our art wall, permanently.
This is what goes in the bag. A 3×5 card with your art on the front. Tucked inside every bag we ship — unannounced, unexpected, yours.
your art. your rules.
You own your work. Period.
If selected, you'll sign a simple release granting Iddy Umpty the right to print, display, and promote your work as card inserts in our coffee bags, on our website, and on our social channels.
We don't own it. We don't resell it. We don't license it to anyone else. We print it on a card, put it inside a coffee bag, and tell people about you.
What we get:
→ Right to print your work as card inserts in Iddy Umpty coffee bags
→ Right to display your work on our website and The Wall archive
→ Right to feature your work on our social media and newsletter
What you keep:
→ Full ownership of your work. Always.
→ Right to sell, license, or display it anywhere else
→ Credit and attribution everywhere we use it
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