T Stands For Teapot

 

It's tea time and I am having tea with Alison, aka Craftytrog, our host this month at Art Journal Journey.

Her theme is Play it again, Sam and I have a tea related song.

  

This is an American song first published in 1939.  The song proved to be very popular in the UK and Canada soon after it was first introduced.  There are accompanying motions so children can relate to the song.  It is definitely a favorite on children's albums.

 

I'm a little teapot

short and stout.
Here is my handle,

here is my spout.

 

Although this is a coffee pot and not a teapot, and is definitely not short or stout, it is a beautiful representation of American toleware.  The coffee pot was made around 1850.  The postage stamp was issued in 2002.

 

There are times I really dislike my mail carrier.  More than once I have told him I use these stamps in my art, but he still insists on defacing them, sometimes beyond recognition, when they haven't been cancelled before they reach him.

 

I began this entry by deconstructing corrugated cardboard to which I glued a portion of vintage sheet music.  I added gold fluid acrylic paint to the cardboard and sheet music before adding the teapot I printed, colored with watercolors, and fussy cut.  I then added the song lyrics I printed on the back of cardstock that was in my recycle box.  Finally, I added five cancelled postage stamps.  

 

In addition to Art Journal Journey, I am joining Creative Artiste's 81st challenge.  For inclusion, I must also use at least three different mediums.  These are corrugated cardboard, postage stamps, vintage sheet music, gold acrylic paint, blue watercolor, and computer generated song words and teapot.

For Day 12 of 22, I recycled corrugated cardboard, vintage sheet music, used copier/printer paper, and five cancelled postage stamps.  The watercolor and gold fluid acrylic paint were new. 

Now it's your turn to show us your drink related post.  You may share photos, a place you visited, an empty cup, a full cup, teapot, or mug, movies, postcards, books, magazines, sketches, mixed media, drawings, paintings, tags, scrapbooking, or other art that is digital, hybrid, or traditional, as long as it in some way relates back to a drink, any drink.  Regardless, please share below, then Bleubeard and I, along with other T gang friends will be by to visit.  Bleubeard would like to remind you that your photos may be taken any time, not just on Tuesday.  I hope this doesn't sound like a cop out, but we will discuss the napkin swap next week instead of this week as promised.

 

 

 

Please don't forget to also join Bleubeard and me at Art Journal Journey and Creative Artiste, as well as T this Tuesday.