Beetsandink - Beets And Ink

 The first image is just a mockup, but the construction of the final relied on buckets of hot glue and a single giant branch that broke off of a sycamore tree during an ice storm.  there was enough sap in the twigs that they were pliable, and you can get an object like that to hold its shape if you bind it next to another object, so paper tape was used to pair the twigs.  the thick part of the branch was sliced using a belt saw, that's the name right?

This was a commissioned label for a custom tea blend from Adagio Teas.  and by commission I mean that in exchange for making this I earned a five pound bag of fresh pecans.  Totally worth it.  It is currently have hiding out in the freezer until the basil comes out this summer and I can make pesto with it.  SO MUCH PESTO!

I don't miss my old photoshop line-hatching settings a bit.