Philosophy of Tea Series

In 2018 my husband started collecting tea tags for me on a whim. Then I added to the collection by emptying and drying tea bag papers. So was born this interactive collage, postcard series. Each card is 4.25 x 6 inches. Layers of papers/imagery were loosely glued together and an inspirational text added—usually hidden under one or more layers. Materials used include hand-painted papers (sometimes painted with tea), tea tags, tea bag papers, ephemera, and stamping depicting a steaming tea cup. The postcards were sent in collage-decorated envelopes. The final card in this series was sent to Marni Webber (iuoma) and will be posted soon.

Sample card below. Ten or more postcards in this series can be viewed in my photo albums, 2019 and 2020

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Comment by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on October 30, 2020 at 8:00pm: The dyed papers are lovely!

Neil gordon and i exchange "tea time trashpo" mail art often,

I collect the tea tags, too, and use them often, also recycling the cardboard box :

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