Beans, beans they’re good for the heart…and wouldn’t ya know it, they’re good for art! I stumbled upon this masterpiece while catching up on the blog over at Rancho Gordo. Rancho Gordo by the way is an incredible heirloom bean producer. They grow the tastiest varieties of beans. Honestly, they are packed with so much flavor you won’t believe the difference from the mediocre beans that get crammed in cans and slapped on the shelf that the majority of us eat. This is what beans used to taste like until we decided to pay more attention to things like size, yield and disease resistance over flavor. 

I don’t think this mural was made with Rancho Gordo beans, but nonetheless it was made with beans, which just blew me away. Talk about some talent. One of the community members on crafster.org posted this project that took about 2 1/2 pounds of beans, lots of gluing and lots of time. 

Oh and if you think I’m trying to send a subliminal message now that we are just 5 days away from election day…I am. Go vote. 

Photo Courtesy of Crafster.org