I really have to thank my wife and one of our sons for planting and nurturing the ‘tea towel’ seed in my mind a number of years ago! I finally had two designs printed (in the first instance) using original art I’d created for my greeting cards.
These have been printed in the UK on 100% cotton (superior quality 270 gsm/8 oz). They are hemmed on all four sides, measure 78 x 50 cm (30 x 19 inches) and are machine washable at 30 Degrees.
The first design is ‘Lepus Celestine’ (strictly © HatchBurnCarve) that features a hare leaping over rock art, or cup-and-ring marks, based on the carvings found at Cairnbaan in Kilmartin Glen, Argyll;
The second design ‘From Altai to Grampia’ (strictly © HatchBurnCarve) features two stags that are based on the Pictish carved stone from Grantown-On-Spey (now in the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh). Drawing upon ancient Scythian art, specifically tattoo designs such as those found on the ice mummies from the Altai mountains of south-east Siberia, I imagined how a Scythian might reinterpret the Pictish stags, or vice-versa;
For more information and images on each tea towel, please follow this link to my Etsy shop where they are now available to purchase.
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