Meet the 13 Artists Behind Starbucks's Holiday Red Cups

Artist: Chloe, from Plainfield, IL, USA
About the design: Chloe, who is a nurse aide in a Chicago suburb, created a wintry design using acrylic paint. "It is such a beautiful sight seeing the bare trees covered up in snow," she said. "The first thing that comes to mind is home."

Artist: Maria Lauren, from New York, USA
About the design: New York-based aspiring artist Maria loves creating bold, graphic patterns. "I was looking around my home for inspiration, and when I looked at my tree, I thought about how beautiful the lights were," she said.

Artist: Eun Joo, from Daejeon, South Korea
About the design: For her whimsical design, Eun Joo depicted Santa's sleigh on a starry night. Tiny snowmen adorn a field of overlapping circles. "There are many people — like different patterns of overlapping circles — but everyone can have happy memories with a cup of coffee."

Artist: Alisa, from St. Petersburg, Russia
About the design: For Alisa, inspiration for her design came while drinking a gingerbread latte. "The holiday mood made me try to draw on the Starbucks cup for the first time." Her design features snowflakes and reindeer patterned after a cozy sweater.

Artist: Tracy, from Los Angeles, USA
About the design: Tracy, a professional artist from Los Angeles, crafted a wreath that encircled the Starbucks logo — a design now on Starbucks cold beverage cups. "I love nature and the woods, so I decided to illustrate a wooden wreath with ornaments of various shapes and patterns. Topping it all off is some snow, a bow, and a dash of holiday spirit."

Artist: Florencia, from Bandung, Indonesia
About the design: Florencia's nature-inspired design depicts a bird in a field of magnolia flowers and berries. "The magnolia symbolizes friends and love and the hedge sparrow represents faith and creativity. I hope that my design inspires people to joyfully love life and be creative, even when faced with tough times."

Artist: Bronwyn, from Moscow, ID, USA
About the design: A December hike along a favorite mountain trail was the inspiration for Bronwyn, a college student from Moscow, ID. "Everything was still and snow covered. The contrast was beautiful — it was almost like a black and white photo all around us. The simplicity from the image transferred easily into a wintry design."

Artist: Anz Soza, from Dubai, United Arab Emirates
About the design: When Anz Soza moved from her home in the Philippines to Dubai, she made a hobby of doodling on Starbucks cups, collecting more than 75 creations. When her husband brought home a red cup last holiday, she was excited to try her first holiday design, with hanging ornaments and feathers reminiscent of dreamcatchers. "I love the Christmas season so I was really inspired. To me, the color red symbolizes the celebration of love and life," she said.

Artist: Samantha, from Broomall, PA, USA
About the design: Samantha is a hair stylist who was on maternity leave when she created her wintry design, which features the silhouette of a deer against an evergreen wreath and snowflakes. When Starbucks put out a call for cup designs, "My daughter was 3 weeks old and I was doodling during nap times," she said. Now she's looking forward to creating new holiday traditions with her daughter, who will soon be celebrating her first birthday.

Artist: Anna, from Toronto, Canada
About the design: Santa's sleigh and reindeer take flight above a snow-covered village in this design from Anna, who lives in the heart of Toronto — one of Canada's most vibrant cities known for its rich cultural heritage. Born in the Soviet Union, Anna was trained in petrykivka, an ancient Ukrainian decorative folk art, which influenced her design's intricate line work and details.

Artist: Jennifer, from Seattle, USA
About the design: Jennifer, a professional artist who has also illustrated several coloring books, wanted to create a holiday design that people could identify with. "My goal was to merge the whimsical candy cane elements with the botanical patterns in a cohesive, symmetrical design that would not only capture the spirit of the holiday season, but also work with the red ombré, which is why I chose the white ink. It was a great deal of fun to make, and I thank Starbucks for giving artists such a lovely canvas to work with."

Poinsettia
Artist: Christina, from Bakersfield, CA, USA
About the design: A student in landscape architecture created a design that features the festive poinsettia plant. Christina, who is currently working on a public art installation in Bonn, Germany, said, "Part of the job of a landscape architect is to connect people to the environment by creating a sense of place. I decided to evoke the Christmas spirit by creating a design with a plant that is symbolic of the season."

Graphic Swirls
Artist: Erica, from Markham, Ontario, Canada
About the design: Erica, a recent paralegal graduate from Markham, Canada, was helping her sister recover from knee surgery when she decorated her holiday cup with playful swirls. "My sister was stuck on the couch for a month so we spent a lot of time coloring together," she said. "When I wanted to change it up, I switched to doodling on Starbucks cups!"