For the Harry Potter series, Mrs West created seven painted tea bags which feature memorable aspects from the J K Rowling fantasy book series including the Hogwarts Express, the Sorting Hat and Hogwarts.
It took roughly several hours to create each painted tea bag and the process began with used Yorkshire Tea tea bags being dried out.
An artist has added a touch of magic to used tea bags by painting scenes inspired from Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings on them.
Hoping to capture the enchantment many feel when reading or watching fantasies, she decided to paint “iconic” characters, places, moments and structures from both Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings on her unique canvas of choice.
Caroline West, 50, from Waterlooville, Hampshire, has been painting on used tea bags since August 2023 as a way of turning something that is typically discarded into “something beautiful”.
