Jamie-Lee Garner

This collection marks a new beginning, my 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 towels are then handmade into one-of-a-kind hats at Re/lax Remade in Sydney, after which the colourful offcuts are diverted from landfill and into my hands ready for the alchemy of the ceramics studio. 

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.