The Art of Tea Bag Painting
Influences
A course by Ruby Silvious , Graphic Designer and Visual Artist
About the video: Influences
Overview
“In this lesson, I will discuss the inspiration and specific influences that define my work. I think everything we see and experience in life influences our art in some way, whether directly or indirectly. ”
In this video lesson Ruby Silvious addresses the topic: Influences, 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
“Now that you know a little bit about me, I will now share with you the inspiration and specific influences that inform my work. While my influences are not specifically people, I think everything we see and experience in life influences our art, whether directly or indirectly. My work is informed by travels and by nature. Travels are predominantly from art residencies that I have attended in Asia and in Europe. Every residency generates a series of work inspired by local culture, architecture, nature, and food. In 2018, for instance, while at residency in Barcelona, I ate the jamón Iberico ...”
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Course summary for: The Art of Tea Bag Painting
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Craft, Illustration -
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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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