spy seljak's new collab with leecee carmichael
There’s a special story behind the Gather blanket’s lovely design.
Sam and Karina Seljak, the rad duo behind Queensland business Seljak Brand, have teamed up with Quandamooka artist Elisa Jane (Leecee) Carmichael to create a pretty woollen blanket named ‘Gather’. The super-soft throw is inspired by Country and depicts the gulayi – a women’s bag made from freshwater swamp reeds.
“Gulayi have supported daily life for millennia and were used to gather shellfish from the shorelines of Minjerribah and Mulgumpin (North Stradbroke and Moreton Island),” Leecee says. “Our Quandamooka waters are alive, nurturing and sustaining us with ginyingara (oysters), eugaries (pipis), quampi shells and many other precious freshwater and saltwater food sources. Today, on Country, we gather to weave and feast from the dabiyil (waters).”
As part of the collab, Seljak photographed the blanket on Quandamooka Country with Leecee’s mother (who has revived Quandamooka weaving practices) and baby. Read more about the story behind the Gather blanket on Seljak's website, and nab one for yourself by popping over to its online shop.