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A single tea cup

Solitary Tea #07 - Wilma Simmons 2023   A single tea cup is often the subject of my textile art work. Yes, I do like tea, especially teas like White Jasmine and Buddha's Tears, and I am interested in the history and all that surrounds the subject of tea.  I particularly love this poem by a classical Chinese poet, Wang Wei:  Softly closing the chamber door Alone I await you in the empty room.  You never came .  Disappointed I drink solitary tea.  Solitary Tea #06 - Wilma Simmons 2023  Combining the techniques of photo transfer onto fabric and collage, I created these vignettes in the last week. They are interpretations of the poem and I hope they convey the simple economy of expression of the poem.  Solitary Tea #05 - Wilma Simmons 2023  Previously, I have interpreted the poem, using actual tea bags in the works and featuring my great grandmother as the narrator of the poem.   Tea Cup :Solitary Tea #03 - Wilma Simmons 2021 Blue ...

29 Faces in February

"Worldly Women" series of pen and coloured pencil drawings on used tea bags for the 29 Faces Challenge in February 2016, presented to my daughter Naomi for her birthday. Naomi is Worldly Woman no. 29.

Yvette's Blog : Leaves of Distinction

My niece has written about my recent exhibition and has included her opening speech.... Here is the   link to the blog post.

Exhibition Countdown 31: Tea Art Dolls

Rose Keemun, Masala Chai, Lady Grey - art dolls.  In my exhibition I have a series of art dolls/mixed media sculptures which personify teas. Here are three... not quite finished but just needing some finishing touches. All the fabrics are either tea dyed, overdyed with tea, or dipped in tea. Rose Keemun tea is Keemun black tea with rose petals - a lovely delicate blend . Masala Chai is black tea brewed with a mixture of Indian spices and herbs - green cardamom pods, cinnamon sticks, ground cloves, ground ginger and black peppercorn. Lady Grey is a tea scented with oil of bergamot, with hints of lemon peel and orange peel oil. It is a very "young" tea, first being produced for the Scandanavian market by Twinings in 1994. Exhibition : " Leaves of Distinction" 18 September - 12 October 2014 Timeless Textiles, 90 Hunter Street, Newcastle East. NSW Opening 6pm - 8pm  THURSDAY 18 September. 2014