Bristol woman's art show - drawings of cups of tea

For the last two years, one Bristol woman has drawn every single cup of tea she has had.

Now 28-year-old Lucy Ward's work – nearly 3,000 separate drawings – is to be put on display for the public.

Lucy, an artist who works at St Werburghs Scrapstore, started drawing her drinks for a project at art school, but began in earnest in October 2007.

A selection of her drawings will form an exhibition titled Every Cup of Tea I Ever Had at St Werburghs Community Centre in Horley Road, as part of the St Werburghs Arts Trail on Saturday and Sunday, September 26-27, from 11am-5pm.

Lucy, who lives in St Werburghs with her boyfriend, said: "It started out as a project; I was interested in people's habits and patterns of behaviour. But then I found that I quite liked doing it.

"It's turned into a bit of a diary for me; each drawing is different, sometimes I draw other things that are near the cup of tea at the time, or make notes about what I am thinking or who I am with."

Some of the drawings, which are all timed and dated, include books, crumpets, teacakes and teapots.

She said: "It depends how much time I have as to how much I draw, but I really have drawn every cup of tea I have had for the last two years.

"It's approaching the second anniversary and I'm thinking about stopping, but actually I quite enjoy doing it.

"It's mostly just a bit of fun; I'm not trying to get any kind of message across.

"I keep all the drawings in shoe boxes in my room and add to them each day."