MEET THE POLLIES AND PEEPS!
Perry Bamonte, The Cure
Susan Templeman, MP and Anthony Albanese, Prime Minister (then Leader of the Opposition)
On Christmas Eve, 2019 Susan Templeman, MP for Macquarie and Anthony Albanese came to visit our 80% bushfire affected region. Albo picked out himself a couple of tea towels!
Michael, production manager and John, Devo tour manager of Devo. John showed your design to Mark the main singer in Devo, and Mark loved your design too, and wants to get more!!! Best wishes, Iona
December 2023
Kevin Rudd, former Primer Minister
Happy birthday Kevin! We were thrilled to be tagged in Kevin’s tweet on his birthday holding his very own ‘Kevin’s above!’ birthday card.
Zan Rowe and Myf Warhurst, radio presenters
Zan Rowe tagged me in this awesome photo on Instagram. My Dolly fabric design had been lovingly made into face masks for both of them by a fan!
Penny Wong
Penny sent me a thank you card for her tea towel portrait. Penny is very much one of the most popular portraits I have done. Thrilled to bits!
Poodles in the snow
Winter pyjama top and flannelette bottoms for Peter Alexander.
Winter 2023
Susan Templeman, MP and Linda Burney, MP
I was thrilled when our Federal Member for Macquarie, Susan Templeman presented Linda Burney MP with her very own tea towel. I really enjoyed doing Linda’s portrait!
Kevin Rudd and his ‘Ruddy Good Cuppa’ mug
Interview by Friendly Jordies 9 March 2022
‘Kevin Rudd Exposes Scomo’s Dirty Tricks’
Great Australian Bake Off
Sandra Walter on set in her beautiful apron featuring Canadian and Australian flowers.
Jun 2023
Jordan Shanks (Friendly Jordies) drinking blue gin in his ‘A Penny for your thoughts’ mug
4 May 2022
‘I Paid Celebrities to Make Fun of Scomo’
Chloe and Bill Shorten
I loved receiving this beautiful note from Chloe Shorten. I sent Bill a tea towel after his loss at the federal election. Bill’s portrait was lovely to design.
Dr Anne Aly
It’s me. On a tea towel. Hubby has a brand new tea towel to dry the dishes with. Thanks so much to the beautiful people Mount Vic and Me for the portrait tea towel – also available in mugs and t-shirts if you’re keen. Proudly Australian made and owned.
Marcus Paul in the Morning
A modern take on today’s news and politics. We love seeing Marcus’ It’s Tea Time tea towel up and proud!
Susan Templeman MP portrait, Blue Mountains Portrait Prize
This portrait was created by Kara Cooper about Susan’s devastating loss of her home (and her chooks) in the 2013 bushfires that ramaged in areas of the Blue Mountains. She is wearing sparkly Dorothy shoes amongst the ashes.
Bob Brown
We sent Bob his own tea towel! Message from Bob Brown, former senator and leader of the Australian Greens.
ARTICLES
‘Ten years and 4,000 designs later’
7 December 2023
Blue Mountains Gazette
Video article
October 2023
Eat, Stay and Play – Foxtel
‘All of us are treading water’
Federal Budget, 29 March 2022
Sydney Morning Herald
International Womens Day, 8 March 2023
Spoonflower
‘Crazy, colourful and kitsch at Mount Vic and Me’
28 March 2023
Blue Mountains Gazette
‘Strewth’, 9 Dec 2021
The Australian
RUOK? day small business mental health
SmartCompany Plus
Smart Money
Gardening and great outdoors through tough times
Ahead for business
A designers guide to the Blue Mountains
The weekender
Smart Company
Broadsheet Sydney
Rare Birds Scholarship for Kara Cooper
Blue Mountains Gazette
Complete travel guide to Mt Vic
Check out Mt Vic!
news.com.au
Finding pride in work in industry
Lithgow Mercury (we no longer work with CSI)
Lithgow Mercury
Go green retailers or go by the way
by Mike Baker, 2008
Sydney Morning Herald
BOOKS
Featuring 100 of Australia’s top Surface design talent, Pattern Pulse Vol 2 is a must have coffee table book for anyone who loves colour and design.
Issue 5, 2021: ‘She Rocks’
Cover illustration
…with Birdlife Australia
Thames and Hudson
Craft book featuring one of Kara’s clutch purse patterns by Pip Lincolne
PODCAST & RADIO
Stories from the Blue Mountains
ISCAH Podcast series episode 6
The stories behind the gifts series.
I still call Australia Home, 2021
CALA nominees Kara Cooper & Mathew Lynn
Love Our Locals segment
by Georgina Khoo, 2019
Radio Blue Mountains
by Kara Cooper, 2018
Radio Blue Mountains
