Award winning Tea Towel designs

Ive been keeping these designs a secret (which is jolly hard to do) for the past couple of months.

Thankfully they were launched a couple of weeks ago as part of the Canberra100 launch at the Canberra Theatre a week or so ago.

Yay! Now I can finally share them with you :)

Canberra Icons 1 (360 view of Lake Burley Griffen)
Photography by Art Atelier

Canberra Icons 2 (360 view of Lake Burley Griffen)
Photography by Art Atelier

The Canberra Icons tea towel is designed so that you can display them side by side, the design being continuous across the two tea towels.

I heart Canberra
Photography by Art Atelier

And the cheeky I heart Canberra with a love heart coming out of Parliament House. Some of you may remember my I heart Canberra that has a love heart sitting on top of Telstra Tower which was the predecessor to this current design.

Although they are not available until the end of October, you can place your orders now and to see the other winning designs by visiting the Craft ACT website or by emailing project [at] craftact.org.au. 

Mud - My new love!

Have I told you about my latest obsession?

Ive just started a course with the intention of learning how to translate my designs onto ceramics (after years of not wanting to get my hands dirty) I am now elbow deep in mud..... and I love it!

There is something magical about the transformation from clay to pot, and then there's the alchemy of glazing too. I have a feeling that I am about to embark on a new journey of adventure :)

I've discovered you can carve into clay, just like a lino print. The effects are amazing!

Ive experienced a wood firing - now I know why potters love this effect - the ash produced can flavour the clay and glazes (above) and you get different results using the same glazes in a gas or electric kiln.

Above is a 'before' image, the tea bowl is coated with shino and temaku glaze in stripes. And below is how it looks after being fired in a wood kiln.

I love love love it! :)