Artists Using Tea... 

My daughter and I went up to St. Augustine for a weekend. There are a few great galleries to widdle away hours in. One particular gallery had a ‘TEA’ artist’s prominently displayed. His work was all done by varying colors of tea, made into beautiful landscapes. At the time I didn’t take note of his name, for I have more art than walls left in my home. My point is that if there was one, there were bound to be many others. So, tea is for more than drinking, eating (culinary addition), smelling (candles room sprays and perfumes), fabric dying and applying to one’s body in various ways. Doing some research on the matter brought up incredible talent in the arts. We appreciate these artist’s talents and hope that you will too.

Kelly McKernan’s beautiful work is captivating. She combines photography and painting. Bleach and tea are also used at times. The work is done on tea stained watercolor paper. To see more of this artist work visit her website: Kelly McKernan

Mary Pagon is an artist that paints with a blend of tea and acrylic paint. The colors she achieves are incredible. She calls it Teadimensionalart. View additional pieces at: Mary Pagon

Brian Kesinger creates fanciful tea stained art. Love it! Check out his fine art: Brian Kesinger

Lauren Gardiner used tea-staining to complete this endearing illustration called ‘Enlightenment.’ She has great comic art and illlustrations to view at her blog: Lauren Gardiner

Dadik Isbandono uses tea, coffee, pencil and acrylic on canvas. There is such a harmonious combination of the use of materials. More of his work at: Dadik Isbandono

From The Meat Art Show, called the “Meat After Meat Joy”, which was a group exhibition in New York of contemporary artists who use meat in their work. Okay, so this doesn’t use tea, but it portrays our favorite cuppa. By Betty Hirst

If it’s out there and you’ve created or experienced it, send us pictures and information to share. All g-rated tea related art is welcome.

Life’s toiling, the water’s boiling, drink more tea.