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  • Artists and Tea

    Every now and then I run across an article that promises to reveal some number of alternative uses for tea. I rarely pay much attention to these since my only real interest in tea is drinking it. But I have to admit that, if you’re going to do something else with tea, you might as Continue reading

  • Tea and the Drawing Lesson

    Starting with the basics can be a great approach in many things. You crawl before you can walk. You ride your bicycle with training wheels and eventually those wheels come off. You learn the simpler dance steps before you go for the fancy ones. And so on. This approach is the one I’ve taken when Continue reading

  • Tea and Art

    In my last post, I talked about revisiting the UK. One of the things I decided to do was get my tourist hat on, take trips down memory lane in London, and in one of my trips, I came across this: The typeface of the letters against the backdrop of a blue sky made me Continue reading

  • Artistic Teawares from Poplar Ridge Pottery

    Get in tune with nature at teatime by serving from a teapot and mug with leaf and butterfly designs pressed in. If this sounds good to you, check out Poplar Ridge Pottery for their latest unique designs. Inspired by the organic shapes, especially leaves of various trees, around her childhood home in rural Alabama, artist Continue reading