She Collected 20,000 Teabags…Then Made Something That Dropped My Jaw

Artist Red Hong Yi‘s incredible creations made with unlikely materials are exploding in popularity. The artist, who goes by her nickname “Red,” already had her work featured two times, and we just can’t get enough of her.

Red is back with a new piece celebrating her home country of Malaysia and its culture. She created a large portrait of a “teh tarik man,” or a tea seller. Teh tarik means “pulled tea” in Malay, and it’s a common drink found in coffeeshops across the country. It sounds delicious–a sweet, frothy, milky tea beverage. In classic Red fashion, she created her portrait using nothing but teabags.