In 2010
Adrienne Doig made
Flora and Fauna a series of self portraits on Australian souvenir tea towels. Since then the humble tea towel has been hard to find, re-worked by crafty types nationwide, sightings include cushion covers, aprons and even bunting! We just can't get enough kitsch.
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Her recent exhibition
Splendid, still showing at
Martin Browne Contemporary, Sydney uses another crafty cliche, quilting. Subjects up for discussion are, feminism, domestic/ decorative art, and the art vs craft debate. Ends October 13, catch it while you can.
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Oh, I love Adrienne's t.towels! Gemstones of Australia really catches my eye!
ReplyDeleteThanks for bringing them/her to my attention Miss Haberdash.
I have crates and crates of vintage tees. Just sitting there quietly doing nothing. Which is silly really, but I cannot bring myself to go near them with a pair of scissors! I have started using some of them to - Dry the Dishes! Shock, Horror!
I think they were a bit overdone on the "Great Australian Bake-Off" Not sure if you saw it, but they used crafted-up t.towels of every description to decorate the set. Bit much, even for a vintage t.t. fan like me!
Gotta laugh, I recently culled my tea towel collection and some are now in use, I feel your pain!
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