This month we welcome Kerry M as our TeaMuse Tea in Art Editor! She has
provided us with this profile, so we can learn a bit about her. Kerry has
also picked some thought-provoking, diverse and lovely pieces for this
month's issue. We hope you will enjoy her selections. Welcome again Kerry!
Name: Kerry M
Age: 24
Website: (my teahouse entertainment site is currently being worked on)
Favorite tea: A simple lightly sweetened black tea
Career: At home mom who went from model, to tea house entertainer
Objective on Teamuse.com: I want to show that tea is NOT boring, and in fact
it can evoke very unique and creative thought processes, this is evident in
art.
About: I have drank tea all my life, and I have loved art all my life. When
I first saw that teamuse.com was in need of an art editor, I jumped at this
chance, because it seemed perfect for me!
Recently my involvement in the tea house scene has become more involved, as
I now entertain and present at tea houses. My main topics of interest are
the Geisha culture, and traditional Japanese tea culture and kimono fashion.
I present my topics while dressed in all authentic attire, my geisha costume
costing several thousand dollars.
Through costuming and presenting I hope to help make the tea house scene
that much more exciting and appealing. Through art, I hope to encourage
people to look at tea in a different way.
Tea with the Griffin
Artists: Ursula Vernon
"The griffin knew that the mouse was blind, and thus had no idea that he was
having tea with an enormous monster that, despite the foreparts of a dodo,
nevertheless possessed a carnivorous feline stomach. But it's lonely being a
monster, particularly when your front half is extinct, and so he pretended
to be a much smaller creature, and drank tea very cautiously out of the
mouse-sized teacups, and kept his voice down to a whisper whenever he
visited the mouse.
The mouse was, indeed, blind (being descended from one of a moderately
famous trio) but was also nobody's fool, and there was absolutely nothing
wrong with his hearing. The griffin's breathing couldn't come from anything
smaller than a bull elk. He occasionally wondered if he should offer his
guest a bigger teacup (or possibly a barrel) but figured that if the griffin
wasn't going to say anything about it, neither was he."
visit Metal & Metal website
Tea Time
Artist: Marta Dahlig
"This is one of the most dignified and lovely Victorian tea time artworks I
have seen in years. This artist is renowned for her classical flare and
elegant style - she draws upon all her strengths to create this piece which
is stunning. Take some time to study the fine detailed work in just about
everything."
visit Marta Dahlig website
Tea Time
Artists: Nancy McConnell
"It is not too often that we find yourself staring at photos for long. It is
even more rare to find yourself wondering as to how someone bent reality to
the will of the photographers imagination. This is a witty photo, that is
well executed, clever, and one of a kind."
visit Evil Muffins deviantART website
Tea spirit's party
Artists: Kim Rountree
"It is not often that you see modern pop art styles clashing with
traditional themes so well. This art is spunky and imaginative, you can
easily sit and spin little mini stories about the these little spirits of
the tea that are enjoying a party."
visit Oborochann deviantART website
Tea Time
Artists: Kurtis Rykovich
"Tea can often be associated with high fantasy and fairy tales. This work of
art conjures countless images of those classical stories that we all grew up
with. Which fairy tale does this artwork remind you of?"
visit Darkly Artistic deviantART website
Each month, TeaMuse displays an interesting way that tea is used in an artistic
forum. Tea-loving artists of all types are encouraged to
submit their work for display.
