Rooibos Tea

FINALLY! My third tea in the series, Rooibos!

Rooibos is of South African origin, an herbal tea brewed from the Rooibos bush plant. I have read that it was discovered by different mountain tribes of South Africa, depending on the website, but it's unanimous that it has grown in worldwide popularity, especially in recent years. I was actually planning to make Chai Rooibos my third tea in the series but I thought Rooibos (and Chai) was so popular, it needed its own portrait.

Now that it's a hip thing to drink, as iced tea or red lattes or red cappucinos, I wanted to do a hip, sassy Cape Town lady for Rooibos. I added the cheetah to emphasize the tea's African origin because I didn't feel like I paid enough homage to the continent in her outfit (Yes, I realize it's skinny jeans and flats again. This won't happen again!)

OH MY GOSH THAT CHEETAH. TOO MANY SPOTS. SPOTS. SPOTS. Not to mention I am terrible at drawing animals. So I am happy with how that cheetah turned out.



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