JAMIE-LEE GARNER
JULY 2023
Fluffies
This collection marks a new beginning, Jamie-Lee's first steps into a new rainbow of sustainable materiality. The collection is titled Fluffies and is made up of 8 Seussian forms, that vary in size and shape.
The bodies are hand-built with sandy raku clay and meticulously wrapped in offcuts from vintage bath towels. Each towel is individually sourced from a range of interesting characters across Australia and each of these towels has had a journey all its own. The colourful offcuts (left over after we've designed each hat) are diverted from landfill and into Jamie-Lee's hands ready for the alchemy of the ceramics studio.
Learn more by visiting her website.
"Through the process of warmly wrapping these stone like vessels I am reminded of the true expanse of human imagination and collaboration across time and mediums. This fabric has travelled across decades, been held in many hands, loved in many homes and is now living anew. These nostalgic patterns have a third chance at life and it is something quite special to know that many artisans have worked with them along the way." - Jamie
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“I love that I am able to create ceramic works with a single firing and also extend the life of the towel material by taking it that one step further, it feels like working with something right until the pointy end, all that is left is a tiny handful of fibres.” - Jamie
