Working with the idea of tea, I wanted to build up a bank of tea related imagery from western culture. I visited Swiss Cottage Antiques in Leeds and they kindly let me take photographs and do some drawings from the items in their store.
I am happy with the drawings I did at Swiss Cottage and I have learnt a bit more about more traditional ceramics. There was so many objects in Swiss Cottage that I had to be really selective with what I was drawing. Overall, I feel this visit has been successful drawing wise but I don't know whether the outcomes from today will influence my final book that much.
Drawing from reference - Tea related imagery from eastern culture
(http://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2013/jul/20/child-slavery-india-assam-trafficking)
I think I need to broaden the range of imagery I am looking at for this subject so I intend to keep researching online and checking if there are any relevant books in the library.
I am happy that my project now has a clear direction and I can start thinking about the actual imagery that will appear in the book. I did a few quick sketches to try and visualise how this book could work and show the distinction between the two different approaches.
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