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ALPERSTEIN DESIGNS | Chris Black Cotton Socks
Regular price $28.00
These cotton socks are based on artwork by Chris Black from Jilamara Arts & Crafts Association. They will have you hemming your pants way high. Jilamara Arts & Crafts Association are an incorporated non-profit, Tiwi governed organisation that was established in 1989. Jilamara is in the remote aboriginal community of Milikapiti, overlooking the Arafura Sea, on the north coast of Melville Island, the larger of two Islands that make up the Tiwi Islands.
Cotton Socks
Size: 8-11
Made in Australia.
More about Chris Black
Chris Black was born at Milikapiti Community, where he has spent the majority of his life. He is part of a large clan, consisting of three main families – the Bush, Black and Brown family names make up the majority of the Miartuwee Clan.
Chris attended high school at Kormilda College in Darwin. On return to Milikapiti, Chris was nurtured by his Aminayi (Grandfather) Black Joe who was a renowned Tiwi artist. Chris remembers this wise old man very well. Black Joe was a great carver, artist, spear-maker and culture man who created Tiwi songs for Chris when he was young. When Chris attends ceremony with family he sings these songs that were given to him by Black Joe. The memory of his aminayi is the main influence on his arts practice today. Looking at old designs painted in his grandfather’s era inspires Chris greatly and gradually over time he has become one of the exciting emerging artists currently working at Jilamara Arts and Crafts Association.
Also known as ‘Kojak’, he creates colourful compositions of jilamara (Tiwi body paint designs), various types of fish found around Melville Island and the Jarrangini (Buffalo). He paints his unique contemporary styles with natural earth pigments collected from around Milikapiti and processed by hand at the art centre. White and yellow ochre are collected and ground into a fine powder, the yellow is then cooked on an open fire into the red that make up the three main colours of the Tiwi palette. Chris’ unique style has caught the attention of many people in recent times and one of his limited-edition prints was recently licensed as a tattoo through the Copyright Agency – a poetic creative development that speaks to the body art (jilamara) foundations of Tiwi art making styles.
More about Jilamara Arts & Crafts Association
Jilamara artists are renowned for producing innovative contemporary works based on traditional ceremonial body painting designs, clan totems and Tiwi creation stories. Artists work from a palette of natural ochres to produce paintings on linen, canvas, paper, printmaking, weaving, bark & carved wood.
Over the course of three decades Jilamara artists have established themselves among the most recognised Indigenous artists nationally and internationally. With the support of the art centre, these artists have played a key role in cultural maintenance and renewal for the Tiwi people.
You can support the Jilamara Arts & Crafts Association directly by donating via their website 
Royalties from this product directly benefit the artist and their community.
PADDYWAX | Glass Library Soy Candle - Oscar Wilde
Regular price $28.00A homage to the literary greats and an ideal gift for lovers of fine literature, this collection pairs favourite quotes with custom blended fragrances designed to evoke the spirit of the author for which it is named; impeccably packaged in a linen-textured gift box
For all the bibliophiles out there, Paddywax presents the Library Collection. By pairing favourite quotes with exquisite fragrances, they pay homage to literary greats such as Austen and Shakespeare.
Poured into a reusable glass jar, this makes a divine gift for any book lover or for one with a love of bingeing a classic novel or two.
For all the bibliophiles in our lives Paddywax's Library Collection pairs favorite quotes with exquisite fragrances as they we pay homage to the literary greats.
Top Notes: Bergamot, Mandarin, Lemon Leaf, Lime, Peppermint, Crisp Ozone
Middle Notes: Blue Eucalyptus, Muguet, Lavender, Thyme, Geranium, Indigo Poppy
Base Notes: Sheer Musk, Patchouli, Amber, Cedarwood
Size: 6 oz/ 180g
Vessel: Glass
Dimensions: 3.125" L x 3.25" W x 3.5" H
As usual Paddywax candle vessels are designed with upcycling in mind. After burning the candle, freeze your jar overnight to cleanly remove the wax and wick; great for storing beauty items, holding knick-knacks, or as a planter
Paddywax work with perfumers to source nature's finest ingredients, creating high-quality, candles that tell a special fragrance story to fit your mood. Carefully hand poured at their Nashville factory, the 170g 6. 5-ounce black glass vessel is soy-blend wax and cotton wick helps your candle burn beautifully
Paddywax is a brand started by one woman pouring candles in her kitchen. Paddywax is an artisan company specializing in candles and diffusers that that are made with quality materials, inspiring color palettes, and intriguing fragrances to set the tone in your home
Find out more about Paddywax here.
Candle care
On first burn, allow candle wax to melt all the way to the side vessel before extinguishing. Trim wick before a new burn for a contained flame and even burn.
ALPERSTEIN DESIGNS | Justin Butler Cap
Regular price $28.00"We walked everywhere with my family. It was a good life."
6 panel cap featuring artwork 'The Dingo and the Kangaroo storyline' by Justin Butler.
- Adjustable Snapback closure
- 6 Panel Design
- Pre Curved peak
- 100% Acrylic
- Embroidered Eyele
Made in China
Royalties from this product directly benefit the artists and their community.
Jason Butler is an Aboriginal artist from Northern Queensland. This mask features "The Dingo and the Kangaroo" storyline which is know and shared across Queenslands' Eat and Far North Coasts. A hungry Gahndu (dingo) chases Kangaroo across the land and waterways across the vast Australian landscape.
