I discovered, with the help of Wikipedia, that a Chinese Perennial Tea Ceremony exists. I watched a couple of You Tube clips of tea ceremonies and began to make some figurative sketches.
I will list this print listed in my ETSY shop anon....
27 July 2011
Illustration Friday: PERENNIAL
I love language and definitions and was not disappointed when I began to research this week's Illustration Friday's theme 'Perennial'.
I discovered, with the help of Wikipedia, that a Chinese Perennial Tea Ceremony exists. I watched a couple of You Tube clips of tea ceremonies and began to make some figurative sketches.
However, I ventured further on my journey of discovery and found out about the beautiful and mathematical elements of the Chinese Tea Ceremony with links to the five phases, known as Wu Xing and to Feng Shui. The corresponding links to colours and the compass directions led me to experiment with data visualisation and here is the result.
I will list this print listed in my ETSY shop anon....
I discovered, with the help of Wikipedia, that a Chinese Perennial Tea Ceremony exists. I watched a couple of You Tube clips of tea ceremonies and began to make some figurative sketches.
I will list this print listed in my ETSY shop anon....
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Love the colours......I like the depth of meaning in this illo.
ReplyDeleteThanks Melissa. I've just headed to your blog and really like your vintage, collage style illustrations. Will 'follow'....
ReplyDeleteFascinating story that led to this piece...nice job!
ReplyDeleteOooh I love the colours too!
ReplyDeleteSarah and Sky, thanks for your positive comments :-)
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