Haven’t posted one of these for a while but bought this little cast iron teapot recently so thought I’d sketch it. The pattern of circles was a bit tricky to capture – not sure I managed to get the light right. Continue reading Tea-Tastic Tuesday
just time for a quick doodle today and very quick factoid – Tea used to be extremely expensive so in grand households it was locked in a tea chest. Continue reading Tea-Tastic Tuesday
Cheery yellow tea pot. Did you know that Earl Grey tea is a tea blend which has been flavoured with the addition of oil of bergamot.It is assumed to be named after Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey and British Prime Minister in the 1830s. He descended from a long established Northumbrian family seated at Howick Hall and his commemorated in Newcastle by the striking Grey’s Monument https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey%27s_Monument His government … Continue reading Tea-tastic Tuesday
Bit of a sleepy start to today. I sketched this last night whilst watching the BBC’s House Through Time which for this series is focused not just on a house in home town Newcastle but the house is actually right next door to where I used to work. Its been a fascinating series, just a shame that they didn’t reveal more about the neighbouring buildings. … Continue reading Tea-Tastic Tuesday
Today is National Tea Day and as I never say no to a cup of tea and teapots and cups of tea are my “go to” sketching choices when I’m struggling to think of what to draw I had to create a tea themed post for today. This year they’re even hosting a festival for tea lovers! So as I’ve been posting a load of … Continue reading National Tea Day
Another tea factoid and a couple of quick sketches from my little sketchbook Did you know…..the average person in the UK drinks about 17,000 cups of tea in their lifetime Continue reading Tea-Tastic Tuesday
Here’s one of my Oliver Bonas cups and a tea fact…. More tea is drunk per capita in Turkey than in any other country. Continue reading Tea-Tastic Tuesday
As I’m coming to the end of my self imposed sketchbook challenge of succulent Saturdays (I have one more I’m planning on doing at the weekend – using all the sketches over the past few weeks) I thought I’d run with a new challenge. Like Inktober these don’t generally result in the best sketches but as I’m struggling to think of new things to draw … Continue reading Tea-tastic Tuesday
