Art at Home Tea Towel Art Collection

A new collection of limited edition specially commissioned artist designs. An affordable entry into the world of contemporary art collecting. 

All made in the UK, digitally printed on long lasting and sustainable union linen.  Size 48x78cm.

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Effie Burns
Mushroom

The artist’s story

Effie was born in Sheffield and grew up in a museum in Derbyshire. She became fascinated by the properties of glass. Now her own work in cast glass made from found natural objects is displayed in selected museum collections.

For her Tea Towel design Effie used specially made inks from rose leaves and petals and the shaggy inkcap mushroom. 

Effie lives and works in North Yorkshire, UK. She has an MA in Art in Context and BA (Hons) 3D Design (glass with ceramics) University of Sunderland.

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Chris Dobrowolski
Kitchen Sink Dioramas

The artist’s story

Chris was born and lives in Essex. From Art School on he has always fearlessly responded to challenge. His book ESCAPE is a record of his work including as artist in residence in Antarctica. Invited to create a tea towel design he chose to bring his sense of the absurd to rethinking famous art works in terms of things we use in our kitchen every day. 

He studied at the Royal College of Art and Hull where he was invited to return and commissioned as part of the Hull 2017 UK City of Culture. He has exhibited and performed nationally and internationally.

Copyright Art at Home Copyright Chris Dobrowolski

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Annabel Pearl
Art at Home

The artist’s story

For her Tea Towel design Annabel was inspired by the domestic objects we have and love in our homes.  Annabel’s influences range from archaeological illustration and social histories to personal stories both real and imagined.  Her clients include: Lulu Guinness, the Foundling Museum, Smythson of Bond St, Selfridges, M.A.C., Estée Lauder, MATCHES fashion, Pellicano Hotels and Warner Music.

Annabel was born in Liverpool and now lives and works in Suffolk.  She has a BA Hons Fine Art from Newcastle University, an MA from Central St Martins and a PhD from Chelsea College of Art.

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Karen Densham
Duck/Rabbit

The artist’s story

Karen graduated from Royal College of Art in 1987 and won the European Prize of Contemporary Art & Design, Vienna & Paris, in 1998.  Her work is featured in prominent collections such as the British Council Collection, London, The Museum of Contemporary Ceramic Art in Shigaraki, Japan, and the Koc Collection in Turkey. Her work is a joy to live with for its supreme skill and joyful sense of humour.

Karen’s inventive work in ceramic is led by an interest in post-war factory produced ceramic figurines, produced by renowned pottery factories such as Beswick, Landro and Royal Doulton.

Liz Elton
Pips, Pith and Peel

The artist’s story

 Liz Elton is deeply concerned with our relationship to Earth, its nourishment and care.  Her series of editioned prints of the contents of her kitchen compost bin began during lockdown tracking food and flowers passing through her home. Her work references historical still life painting resulting in remarkable photographic images.

Liz Elton has a BA in Fine Art (Painting) from Wimbledon College of Art, and an MA in Fine Art from Chelsea College of Art and Design. 

Freddie Robins
Ghosts

The artist’s story

Freddie is an internationally recognised artist creating powerful works using knitting as her chosen medium.

Freddie was invited to be part of a project using a vintage steam roller to make enormous prints for which she drew from her large collection of knitted toys.

“I printed directly from the toys, firstly squashing them down flat onto an inked-up sheet of glass, then laying them onto the paper, ink side down, and lastly applying pressure to transfer the ink onto the paper. When I did my performance printing using the steamroller it was a real crowd pleaser, in both the process and the outcome. The public watched me lay each inky toy down, watched the steamroller roll over the toys, whilst crying out “no, don’t do it”, and then saw me peel each flattened toy off the paper.  When the finished print was held up there was a round of applause. It was so popular; I had to do it again.”

Whichever way up you hold, or use, the tea towel there is always a knitted face looking at you. 

Robins lives in the UK, working in Colchester, Essex and London. She studied at Middlesex Polytechnic (1984-87) and the Royal College of Art (1987-89) where she is now Professor of Textiles.