Art Spotlight: Whitney Stoddard
Meet Whitney Stoddard!
If you didn’t think tea could make its way into the art scene, think again! Learn more about Whitney’s cool process below.
Inspired by classic design elements and all things vintage, Whitney Stoddard is best known for her original Tea Collection from which her audience first grew. Whitney is a Charleston, SC-based artist whose work has been featured and collected across the United States, as well as internationally.
Her tea-stained pieces begin with an organic, yet intentional, tea-staining process, which she feels is as much a part of the art as the figures painted on them. The tea-stained paper becomes a canvas for the next step of the process, where Whitney’s works come to life. Her pieces combine unique movement and intricate figures using a combination of charcoal and graphite sketch, acrylic paint and India ink. Whitney strives to create unique, “je ne sais quoi” expressions and sentiment through minimal paintbrush strokes. Her work personifies the power of simplicity.
Each of Whitney’s pieces is tea-stained using tea from the Charleston Tea Plantation, located on Wadmalaw Island, SC. Check her out at @whitneystoddardart!
