Welcome to Angels and Faeries Week! I am celebrating the countdown to the grand opening of Angels In My Studio 2013 by sharing some of my favorite winged, spirited, and energetic artwork. Angels In My Studio 2013 is a 5 month online class that goes to that space where art and mystery, creativity and imagination meet. As part of the art course, each week you will be invited to explore angelic imagery through art and guided meditations.
Featuring My Tea Cup Angel
This little angel lives in my studio. She was done as part of an art challenge hosted by my dear friend and Flying Lessons classmate Kathleen Conrad of A New Creation and Upcycle and Remix. Kathleen and I roomed together at the Art Retreat in Wisconsin. She is a sweetheart for sure!
Kathleen invited us during the challenge to use tea bags in a creative way. I used mine to honor the anniversary of my mother’s passing. For more of that story, visit the original post about this project on my previous blog Art of Collecting Yourself.
A Cup Full of Gratitude: Tea Bag Momma
An excerpt from that post in 2011: This cup forms the base of an art doll I created over the last couple of weeks to honor my mom. It has a skirt made of 21 red zinger hibiscus tea bags (the pink color comes from the tea, to gold, I added). The tea bag in the center of the cup is black tea…the kind mom made sun tea out of in the Summer. The gold and pearls are to help remind me to treasure the present moment as much as I do the past. The tag of the tea bag has been made into a tiny heart shaped journal. It is blank to remind me that my future is wide open and not strictly defined by my past…but certainly influenced by it.
The doll is constructed of wire (one of my favorite mediums to work with). Her face is a watch, altered with a drawing. The drawing looks more like me than it does her, but I am okay with that…reminds me that we are much alike. Hanging inside her chest is a glass vile filled with garnets and a note that reads love. And in her hands, she holds a nest with three eggs representing to me the three phases of womanhood. As I move through each phase, I not only learn about myself, but learn more about my mother. Kind of magical.
The doll makes me so very happy and helps make this day extra special. My mom was the first artist I ever knew. She painted oil landscapes and taught me the importance of engaging the creative. I don’t know who I would be without having had her influence in my life. Luckily, I don’t have to figure that out.
Look for more angel and faerie art here tomorrow.
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Beautifully said as always.
Thanks, Rosemary! The piece is near and dear!
Thanks for the kind words, Rachel! Having you come alongside me on the Tea Bag Challenge and then getting to share a room with you at the Creatives Celebrating Sisterhood Art Retreat are cherished memories for me. You are such a lovely person inside and out and I feel blessed to call you my friend!
xo,
Kathleen
Thanks for the kind words, Rachel! Having you come alongside me on the Tea Bag Challenge and then getting to share a room with you at the Creatives Celebrating Sisterhood Art Retreat are cherished memories for me. You are such a lovely person inside and out and I feel grateful and blessed to call you my friend!
xo,
Kathleen
The feeling is mutual, Kathleen. You are one of the big blessings that came out of Flying Lessons…and there were so many!