Mixed Media Art with Tea Bags

[@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!

[@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!

[@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! 😊

[@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!

[@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!!

[@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.

[@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!

[@debbiemawer6441]

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

[@RobenMarieSmithArt]

Yep! My favorite! Thanks so much!

[@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. 😉

[@veronicastewart1112]

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

[@RobenMarieSmithArt]

Thanks for the correction.

[@suesullivan8775]

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

[@RobenMarieSmithArt]

That makes total sense!

[@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.

[@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!

[@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

[@janeruthraphael4644]

The hundred day project is so not for disabled artists that work when we can. But you didn’t show how you use your tea bags in mixed media?

[@RobenMarieSmithArt]

The beauty of The 100 Day Project is that you do it your way. Some extend it beyond 100 days, work in batches, etc.

[@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!