You, Me, & a Cup of Tea

Archived since: Nov, 2023

Description:

This collection is about “tea culture.” It relays information on cultural etiquette and ritual surrounding tea and other herbals, along with conveying the meaning behind tea ceremonies and tradition. This collection acts as an exhibit by revealing the dispersal of tea across the globe while showcasing herbal blends of significance and key varieties of tea, including some lesser known, such as yaupon (pronounced yō-pon) tea in North America, and including exotic “stars,” such as pink, Kashmiri chai! I was inspired by my own personal love of herbal remedies as my motivation to create. This collection highlights various ethnic traditions, which I believe may serve later generations of tech-savvy people as a means of recapturing possibly lost ancestral herbal traditions. It is my well intention that whoever beholds this collection in the future gleans from it an appreciation for the living treasures God has so graciously given, but that we destroy day-by-day. Hopefully, these treasures survive long enough for that appreciation to heal or comfort a dying world. -Natasha Lanman

Subject:   Society & Culture,  Arts & Humanities,  Science & Health,  Tea, Herbal teas, Tea History, Chinese tea ceremony, Gastronomy History, Lavenders, Afternoon teas, Moroccan tea ceremony, Rooibos tea, Mate (Tea), Black drink, Aboriginal Australians, Bubble tea, Tea gardens, Herbals, Traditional medicine