I have always enjoyed making blind drawings. I would secretly draw people on the train or in a café. In 2021 I experimented with teabags, making collages and drawing on them with different materials. Working intuitively, I was trying to find new ways of expressing myself, often resulting in abstract images. One morning I decided to do a blind self-portrait drawing on one of the teabags I had prepared and it’s hilarious! It was so much fun, I decided to make more.
![Tea Portrait no. 1 SOLD](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/394224f6-7aac-4475-9892-2cd25f4b2a88/5f14edfa-401d-4399-9784-bc490ab5a302_rw_1920.jpg?h=78a6fe2eee0cbe088a6d9376ba3baf8a)
Tea Portrait no. 1 SOLD
![Tea Portrait no. 2 'Jans'](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/394224f6-7aac-4475-9892-2cd25f4b2a88/59e5f85b-3725-433e-a79f-f306eef8f6d7_rw_1920.jpg?h=41eafb4113ad00c23d85c831f6de325b)
Tea Portrait no. 2 'Jans'
![Tea Portrait no. 3 'Natascha'](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/394224f6-7aac-4475-9892-2cd25f4b2a88/d1ad3b4e-0ea8-41f1-bf7e-06a061ee7142_rw_1920.jpg?h=d0eb975d89bdbb53b29b9751c3229962)
Tea Portrait no. 3 'Natascha'
![Tea Portrait no. 4 'Anet'](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/394224f6-7aac-4475-9892-2cd25f4b2a88/0d5cfd65-b850-4502-9f0a-ebf0f41d1d74_rw_1920.jpg?h=5573df9906b924464210d523d4b4c514)
Tea Portrait no. 4 'Anet'
![Tea Portrait no.5 'Sean'](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/394224f6-7aac-4475-9892-2cd25f4b2a88/3321f8d8-8cac-4188-86ee-67df0e783047_rw_1920.jpg?h=fd0f78b2ad3d02b2f3b0aaded2d5ce0c)
Tea Portrait no.5 'Sean'
![Tea Portrait no.7 'Marina'](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/394224f6-7aac-4475-9892-2cd25f4b2a88/2e87e184-41e0-4006-9b63-073ca830617f_rw_1920.jpg?h=92212e122353811747d7a0b296106ee7)
Tea Portrait no.7 'Marina'
![Tea Portrait no. 8 'Sam'](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/394224f6-7aac-4475-9892-2cd25f4b2a88/88b91396-54a2-4f65-9bbd-7eb03ab557b0_rw_1920.jpg?h=2c8f48620e7dc83f9c90d71de79e9b55)
Tea Portrait no. 8 'Sam'
![Tea Portrait no. 9 'Ruby'](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/394224f6-7aac-4475-9892-2cd25f4b2a88/a72a7418-3358-4341-af04-9bf8c536d4cf_rw_1920.jpg?h=54820566425b969a302102cbce2a9d55)
Tea Portrait no. 9 'Ruby'
![Tea Portrait no. 10 'Hassan'](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/394224f6-7aac-4475-9892-2cd25f4b2a88/f3ef3436-8997-4918-b9bc-ace1bb16ce11_rw_1920.jpg?h=516e8864c8e5e670e05de637f94c359a)
Tea Portrait no. 10 'Hassan'
![Tea Portrait no. 11 'Jan'](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/394224f6-7aac-4475-9892-2cd25f4b2a88/cd2ed8ef-37c3-46e4-bab0-8d21686af62f_rw_1920.jpg?h=d0bb4384a90133615e478f35fb61b018)
Tea Portrait no. 11 'Jan'
![Tea Portrait no. 12 'Maartje'](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/394224f6-7aac-4475-9892-2cd25f4b2a88/6217d9b4-20ff-4fad-9579-db762214b99d_rw_1920.jpg?h=0a93e358bb5f44202803b4d6ea8f9559)
Tea Portrait no. 12 'Maartje'
![Tea Portrait no. 13 'Boy'](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/394224f6-7aac-4475-9892-2cd25f4b2a88/a6807129-0e6d-4f86-a2c1-65df5d4427f5_rw_1920.jpg?h=3cd312842676d075e785a185a4db02ae)
Tea Portrait no. 13 'Boy'
![Tea Portrait no. 14 'Peter'](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/394224f6-7aac-4475-9892-2cd25f4b2a88/94af11a0-3e43-4622-8b59-06319dd4f96e_rw_1920.jpg?h=a61dd7967e2ad683409903c5f0d5f488)
Tea Portrait no. 14 'Peter'
![Tea Portrait no. 15 'Eppo'](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/394224f6-7aac-4475-9892-2cd25f4b2a88/d0fc2f77-6c56-4689-8d0e-9d94eeb7f07b_rw_1920.jpg?h=86ba45aaa2b168373b241924307db88b)