Kavel's drawings of soft drinks brings the warmth and individuality of portraiture to drawings and paintings of inanimate objects. Her still lives of bottles, cartons and cans of pop manage to evoke a unique personality for each brand.
Her "pop personalities" were developed through her love of packaging and childhood memories of the drinks. The iconic glass coke bottle with its superior brand name is contrasted with the dubious pleasures of Colaturk from the local shop.
Memories of sipping Orangina on a school trip to Paris give it an air of sophistication, while Shandy Bass will always have a frisson of danger associated with the pretence of slurping booze at the age of ten.