Teastain

BANNER AREA

tea stained art

The Wonder Years

Wings of Promise

Untitled

Shura Yuki Hime

Reflections of Mortality

Murphy

How Fragile the Young Mind

Beauty Fades

Tea sketch 4

Belly Button

Fallen Fledgeling

Daydreamer

Tea Sketch 9

Tea Sketch 8

In Search of Major Tom

Dark Shades II

I use the tea not only as pigment but also the tea bag to create playful and spontaneous splatters and drops that try and complement the clean line work of the drawing in pencil and pen.

I enjoy the hues the tea produces and mainly its staining properties giving a used and vintage feel to the work. I build layers of splats and drops, fusing the natural pigment of the tea further into the paper as if time has ravaged the work and the hues change and the stains take a life of their own as the results can never be certain but always unexpected.

A cultural ritual of sorts also as tea for us british is a much sought after pause from our daily lives, a moment to reflect, to breath, to talk over, to energize or unwind. These drawings hold ideas and emotions to ponder and reflect upon, based on the world around us and how it stains and permeates over time, just like thoughts and ideas which have an impact on our minds and hearts.