Lead The Way - Cotton Throw
Lead the way...introducing our dual-purpose woven throw rug, a versatile must-have for your home. It's practical and meaningful, featuring artwork with a unique story. Use it as a beach blanket, picnic rug, or to add an extra touch of coziness to your bed or couch. Made from 100% recycled cotton, our designs are not only stylish, but also environmentally friendly.
THE ARTIST AND STORY OF LEAD THE WAY: An Aboriginal piece designed by Holly McLennan-Brown, Koorie Tales.
"This Piece is a representation of letting community and country lead your way. Emotionally, spiritually and physically. Sometimes vulnerability is our greatest strength. The idea of letting go of ourselves is something very powerful as it's not easy to do. As someone who is very private it's something i find very hard to do myself. The idea for this piece flourished from this concept, the concept of leaning on others. With themes of grounding, community and connecting with others, this piece is an encouragement to reasses sometimes. Let someone listen and take the pressure off of you. It is an encouragement to engage in new communities where you might find not only strength but enjoyment. For myself country is also an incredible place to expel. When you're sitting on country, one with everything around you, listening and engaging in the space. Taking time to lean on our country and breathe out/expelling the tension we hold is so healing.”
Words from Holly...
"Spending time in the salon gave me an interesting perspective into how others perceive my culture. Being a Yorta Yorta woman I realised the importance of sharing my own personal history as I felt people forgot that in fact, all of this land is Aboriginal Land. Sharing personal history that is closer to home than some imagine is eye opening. Conversations starting through an artistic lens, makes people perceptive to other conversations that may not have been had before. I love that it promotes education which then turns to understanding. Creativity was always encouraged so strongly in my home by my mum growing up. I am an only child so i was lucky to spend many hours drawing, colouring and painting one on one with her. I remember dreaming so young to one day colour inside the lines so perfectly just like she did.
I spent a lot of time as a child at my grandparents house. My uncle (Adam McLennan) their son and my dads brother was an incredible Artist. He spent lots of time away when I was young and would mail his paintings to my Nan where she would manage him. I remember bringing in the ladder from out the back, inside into the lounge. I would help roll out the canvases when they would arrive and a brilliance of colour would unfold. Pa would climb the ladder and would photograph them on Nans camera. Nan was famous for her camera back then, there wasn't a single place she wouldn't take it.
I was lucky to tag along with her to galleries where she would consult and see if it was the right fit. I would be left to walk around and admire the walls for as long as I could remember. To be surrounded by creativity and passion like that is still something I don't forget. I still remember many of those walls like it was yesterday. My family celebrates and admires art so greatly. I feel lucky to be surrounded by people whose values are so aligned with mine. I feel that my art is gentle and soft spoken. Selfishly when I indulge in my paints, I feel safe. I feel still. It allows me to digest the outside world. Painting allows me to transform the feeling of happiness and love into a physical form of matter. But even more beautifully it allows my anxieties, my worries and my heartaches to run through me and come out the other-side light. No longer so heavy."
- Please note that while we strive to accurately represent the colours in photos, variations may occur due to lighting. *Front and back photos are shown.
- Hand wash
- Avoid maching washing (or use on a delicate cycle if necessary)
- Do not tumble dry
- All rugs are woven, so be careful when using around sharp objects, so you don't pull any threads
SIZES: Medium - 160cm x 200cm / Large - 180 x 230cm
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SHIPPING: Please note that all Throw Rugs/Picnic Blankets are excluded from the free shipping offer due to the weight and size dimension of postage. A flat rate of $20 Australia wide and $30 International is applicable and will be automatically added at checkout.
