The Art of Tea Bag Painting
About Me
A course by Ruby Silvious , Graphic Designer and Visual Artist
About the video: About Me
Overview
“First, let me introduce myself! This lesson will give a brief background of my accomplishments and offer insight into how I came to paint on this non-traditional canvas. ”
In this video lesson Ruby Silvious addresses the topic: About Me, which is part of the Domestika online course: The Art of Tea Bag Painting. Explore watercolor and gouache to create miniature paintings using the emptied-out tea bags as a canvas..
Partial transcription of the video
“Hi, my name is Ruby Silvius. I am originally from Tacloban City, Philippines, and now residing in Coxsackie, New York. After high school, I studied architecture and fine arts in Manila, and right after college, I moved to the United States to join my family. I moved upstate New York when I got married, and then after having two kids, I went back to school to study business administration, graphic design, and marketing management. I've always been creative most of my life, but throughout my working career, I actually work in an administrative capacity. In 2015, as part of my New Year's resol...”
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Course summary for: The Art of Tea Bag Painting
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Category
Craft, Illustration -
Areas
Fine Arts, Gouache Painting, Painting, Watercolor Painting

Ruby Silvious
A course by Ruby Silvious
Ruby Silvious is a Graphic Designer and Visual Artist based in the United States. She has been making upcycled art since she retired, taking discarded materials to create unique worlds of art. Her claim to fame is her work using tea bags, which went viral on Instagram in 2015. It has since been featured in international publications such as CNN Travel, PBS, The Guardian, Cosmopolitan China, and Vogue Italia. Her work has been exhibited across the world, from the U.S. to Japan to Europe.
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