Mixed Media Art with Tea Bags

In this video, I share my process for preparing tea bags and my approach to the project!
This year I will be doing #100daysofteabagpapers with the intention of playing and experimenting. My tea bag papers will vary in size and from time-to-time I plan to either mat them or cut/tear them up and make something totally new out of them. By the end of the project, I will have, what will likely be, more than 100 painted and collaged tea bag papers.
WHAT IS THE 100 DAY PROJECT?
The 100 Day Project is a free art project that takes place online. Every spring, thousands of people all around the world commit to 100 days of exploring their creativity. Anyone can join. The idea is simple: choose a project, do it every day for 100 days, and share your process on Instagram with the hashtag #The100DayProject. The 100 Day Project starts April 7th, 2020. It is also recommended that you create your own unique hashtag that is relevant to what you are doing and add it to all your posts on Instagram.
LINKS
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[@melanieanderson1886]

Roben-Marie I'm trying to find the 100 day videos for 2020 with the tea bags. I can't find a playlist, am I missing it or is there something to search for? I'd love to watch them all

[@RobenMarieSmithArt]

Hey! Here is the gallery so you can see them all: www.robenmarie.com/the-100-day-project-2020 Here are the videos that I was able to find. I don't have a playlist for that year: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gGq6XpWiqK2MpKM kzbin.info/www/bejne/l2K6apdmZ7OlidE kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJO4iX9snKmUfrc Enjoy! 😊

[@sarahhunnicutt3769]

Robin Marie, I am so glad that you are once again publishing videos on KZbin! Your voice is delightful to listen to, and I love your clear instructions on how you’re doing something so that we are able to do it ourselves at home! Have a blessed safe and healthy day!

[@RobenMarieSmithArt]

Thanks so much, Sarah! Nice to hear from you and I appreciate your kind words!

[@karenjenkins4020]

omg! I know you don’t remember me but I first “met” you during the Documented Life Project, which literally changed my life & kept me sane (relatively speaking) during my mother’s (now 95 years old) brain surgery & recovery. I also took your online Decorated File Folder class. You’ll never know how much that kept me grounded during that time & not jumping off a cliff! 😘 😘 😘

[@RobenMarieSmithArt]

Hello, Karen! Nice to hear from you. Oh, that was some project. I'm so glad that it was timely and meaningful for you. Have a lovely day!

[@beckipaulson932]

Roben, thank you for sharing how you prepare the tea bags and under papers. I really like how this gives the art piece a great starting place instead of staring at a blank page!!!

[@RobenMarieSmithArt]

Awesome and so glad you found it helpful!

[@Cyrilmc222004]

Thank you so much Michelle, I really really appreciate your time and effort in sharing this with us all. I’m going to the next video. Please stay safe and well too xxx Mags

[@RobenMarieSmithArt]

You are most welcome!!

[@christiedrahnak9059]

This is going to be amazing Roben! Can't wait to see your pages! I am also participating and doing #100daysofartjournaling! Cheering you on!!!!

[@RobenMarieSmithArt]

Thanks so much and I appreciate you cheering me on! Thanks for sharing yours with me!

[@georgiewalker1069]

This is so great. I have been collecting tea bags for a few weeks and didn’t know where to start with making ephemera. Thank you so much. I will get to making things today. Best regards from South Africa 🇿🇦

[@RobenMarieSmithArt]

My pleasure and have fun!

[@veronicastewart1112]

The "i" in Twinings is a long "i" as in "twine."

[@RobenMarieSmithArt]

Thanks for the correction.

[@Arianna1308]

I was waiting for the use of the tea bags. What happened

[@RobenMarieSmithArt]

Hey! This video is an introduction to my plans for The 100 Day Project. Per the description, "In this video, I share my process for preparing tea bags and my approach to the project!" I shared how I prepared the tea bags. And how I plan to incorporate them into the art I planned to create. I shared this in the video.

[@Cyrilmc222004]

Thank you so much that’s so very very helpful and useful too. Stay safe and well too xxx Mags

[@RobenMarieSmithArt]

You are most welcome and glad you enjoyed it!!

[@BlackbearyForest]

Looking forward to seeing how your project progresses. :-)

[@RobenMarieSmithArt]

Thanks so much!!

[@ambiekraftsreads]

Hello Roben-Marie!! I was just wondering what you will be using the papers for when the #100daysofteabagpapers is over? I love all your under papers. I am in love with your whole style. Happy Crafting and God Bless

[@RobenMarieSmithArt]

Thanks so much!! I will sell some, others will be added into journals and some will be cut up and used in collage and other projects. 😉

[@debbiemawer6441]

Love the under papers! I need to get some big paper to do this trick ❤️

[@RobenMarieSmithArt]

Yep! My favorite! Thanks so much!

[@suesullivan8775]

The tea bag with the string inside it, you pull this string to squeeze the bag 😉

[@RobenMarieSmithArt]

That makes total sense!

[@stacys8019]

What do you use for under paper? Love the video. I was searching tea staining and came across yours. I never thought of using the bag too!

[@RobenMarieSmithArt]

Glad you enjoyed it! I use mostly construction paper and newsprint (my favorite). Yep! I am using the tea bags in this new series!

[@secondhandtreasures32]

What kind of paper is the foundation paper?

[@RobenMarieSmithArt]

This was a few years ago, but I normally use newsprint and sketchbook paper.

[@kandrews6356]

Do the tea bags ever mold while they are drying and before you remove the tea?

[@RobenMarieSmithArt]

Good question and no I have not had that happen. They dry overnight and I usually dump the tea out within a few days.

[@yesabenson]

I love this! The newsprint you used in this video, did you gesso it prior to painting or was it really just a doodle product?

[@RobenMarieSmithArt]

Thanks so much and I used gesso as a base first.

[@christinebarone2151]

Can you use watercolor ground before you watercolor. Or do you find gesso better with watercolor paint

[@suzecruise4493]

Hey Roben, Love this project! I can’t wait to experiment with tea bags! I have a weird question, where did you get your dish towel?? I love it! Thanks! Suzanne

[@RobenMarieSmithArt]

Thanks so much!! I got the dish towel at Anthropologie. While that one is likely not available, they often have different lines of products made by artists. Keep an eye out!