Thursday, June 27, 2013

013 - Pen and Ink Feather on a Tea Bag

013 Pen and Ink Feather on a Tea Bag

Inspiration


The author's suggestion for today is:
Use tea leaves or tea bags (used or unused) or even just liquid tea (in a cup or not) to create something today. 

Details

A pen and ink drawing on a dry, used tea bag (Good Earth original flavor tea).  In the future this may become an element in an art quilt.

Factoid: tea bags are made from abaca fiber–a plant fiber that comes from a plant related to the banana that is also sometimes used to make faux panama straw hats.  They are sometimes labelled as Toyo  ... you'll know if you are wearing an abaca-based toyo straw hat if you are ever caught in the rain.


1 comment:

  1. Oh my! I never thought about the bag itself! Yet I have saved some of the bags from a box of tea my brother gave me that came from Africa. I loved the textural nature of the tea bag.

    So, I still need to think outside my box. I am learning, my mind is opening.

    And to you, thanks for wedging a foot in the door!

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