What do you do with a used tea bag? Throw it in the trash without any further thought? Not Ruby Silvious. The Philippines-born, U.S.-based artist has found an ingenious way to regenerate used tea bags ...

An artist has given used tea bags “another lease of life” by painting famous UK landmarks on them and turned an item which is often discarded into “something beautiful”. Caroline West, 49, began ...

What do you do with a used tea bag? Throw it in the trash without any further thought? Not Ruby Silvious. The Philippines-born, US-based artist has found an ingenious way to regenerate used tea bags ...

An artist has commemorated Remembrance Day by painting poppies and soldiers on to used tea bags to honour those who “sacrificed their lives so we can live freely today”. Caroline West, 50, from ...

Whether she's capturing cobbled streets in Provence or sketching limoncello in Italy, Silvious' paintings are tiny snapshots of the culture of each location, incredibly detailed despite their ...

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