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ALPERSTEIN DESIGNS | May Wokka Chapman Table Cloth
Regular price $99.00
Royalties from this product directly benefit the artist.
Let your table steal the spotlight with the May Wokka Chapman Table Cloth! Showcasing stunning artwork from a talented artist, this stylish table cloth will transform any tabletop into something special. Crafted from Polyester/Cotton, you don't have to worry about wrinkles-- meaning you'll almost never have to get out the iron!
Details:
- Featured artwork: 'Detail from 'Untitled', by May Mayiwalku (May Wokka) Chapman, courtesy Martumili Artists.
- 140cm x 240cm
- 80% Polyester | 20% Cotton
- Gift Boxed with information about Artist & Artwork.
- Made in Australia.
Martumili Artists was established by Martu people living in the communities of Parnpajinya (Newman), Jigalong, Parnngurr, Punmu, Kunawarritji, Irrungadji and Warralong, and it draws on strong influences of aboriginal art history. The artists and their families are the traditional custodians of vast stretches of the Great Sandy, Little Sandy and Gibson Deserts as well as the Karlamilyi (Rudall River) area. Most Martu people maintain an entirely independent, nomadic desert lifestyle until the 1950s and 1960s when they walked into settlements in response to a long and severe drought. Today, Martu people live in their own communities and regularly visit regional centres such as Newman and Port Hedland.
THE TASMANIAN HONEY CO | Christmas Bush Honey
Regular price $19.00This favourite ‘home’ apiary honey, unique and inspirational in its crystallising nature. It is the ‘mother’ of the special texture we give to all our honey, firm and soft, solid and smooth.
Its flavour is best described as soft and mellow with marzipan tones. As if it were a herald of our antipodean summer Christmas, the “Bursaria’ erupts with millions of tiny white flowers in the shape of a bursting star – this is Christmas Bush!
Perfect for that thoughtful gift or Kris Kringle at Christmas time.
UNCOMPROMISABLE RAW HONEY
In keeping with The Tasmanian Honey Company's philosophical commitment to bringing one of the natures most unique gifts to customers in its uncompromised state, they have adopted a special low-temperature preparation technique. In carefully managing the extraction of the honey from the combs and its cleaning they are able to preserve both the floral essences and the innate vitality of their honey resulting in an aromatic and naturally organic food.
Because such low temperatures are used in the production, it does not inhibit the honey's natural tendency to crystalise, so to make the final product easy to use we encourage the honey to set with an ultra-fine crystal structure. This imparts to its a buttery and spreadable texture at room temperature. Also easy enough to spoon in and mix in whatever beverage you wish, from a ‘hot toddy’ to a honey lemon tea.
Most supermarket commercial brands of honey use high temperatures to delay the crystallising process and make production more efficient however this heat destroys the delicate flora essences, changes the flavour and generally compromises the other qualities and potential benefits of honey.
THE TEA COLLECTIVE | Spice Luxury Candle
Regular price $55.00I am sexy
I am powerful
I am passionate
The perfect addition to a luxury cup of tea is a luxury hand-poured candle. Crafted in Australia, using only the finest soy wax, essential oils and fragrances, our luxury candles create a space of stillness, relaxation and peacefulness.
Simply light and repeat your candles unique mantra to yourself for a little self-care and let the amazing aromas fill your space.
Spice Affirmation | I am sexy, I am powerful, I am passionate.
Top Note | Cinnamon & Clove
Heart Note | Cardamom & Black Tea
Base Note | Honey & Vanilla
WORTHY Sugarcane Drink Bottle | 750ml | Blue Stripe Steel
Regular price $33.00 Sale price $20.00Is it Worthy?
Made in Australia of super lightweight, BPA free and oh... didn't we mention? This Worthy drink bottle is made from 100% sustainably grown sugarcane!
This water bottle ticks all your sustainability boxes while remaining durable, reliable and stylish.
This blue stripe steel is for the cool kids or for when you want an eco-conscious but not so "bla" drink bottle option.
- Holds 750ml
- Easy to use for all ages, kids to adults
- Dishwasher safe
- Dimensions are 30 x 10 cm. Weighs 130g
- Materials are plastic, BPA and toxin free
- Designed in Australia
- Made in Australia
Born out of a desire to reduce the amount of plastic bottles currently sold worldwide, Worthy have designed one of the most sustainable and ethically made bottles on the market. Made in Australia from 100% sustainably grown sugarcane, they are carbon neutral and zero waste at manufacture – they use the stem to create the material and the waste (begasse) to power the factory (how cool!).
Worthy bottles are lightweight yet durable, non-toxic (BPA and all nasties free) dishwasher safe, kid safe and fully recyclable. For every bottle sold, Worthy gives 10% to Vision rescue, helping women and children living in the slums of Mumbai. Worthy is a female-founded, family business that cares about the planet and people and are passionate about spreading the message of worth.
ALPERSTEIN DESIGNS | Chris Black Cotton Socks
Regular price $33.00
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.
