The local Wolf community.

Living locally has its advantages...

Yesterday one of Wolf's dedicated makers dropped by: Tania Rose, aka Owl Designs.

Tania lives locally in Daylesford and makes drop dead gorgeous summer halter neck tops and other pieces of clothing. Only yesterday she didn't look very summery - quite the opposite. She came in rugged up in big boots and a thick Fair Isle jumper, not the image you'd expect for a designer whose range is so light and summery! It was a chilly-as winter's day and she had spent much of it chopping wood and clearing her property (the remnants of which she was fishing out of her hair as we chatted.)

That's the great thing about Wolf At The Door - Jason and Magali love to stock and support local makers' and designers' work. Bridget Bodenham and John Barter are another two local makers, whose work is featured at Wolf - both very popular. John is a print-maker and sculptor, and has a big thing for robots (he made the cool Robot Head that featured on Wolf's Facebook last week). And his Dalek prints never cease to put a smile on the face of Wolf's customers.

And Bridget is a talented ceramicist whose pieces are all unique, resplendent with hand drawn bird and animal motifs. She makes cups, plates, bowls and the most exquisite porcelain jewellery. Yesterday a woman drove all the way from Melbourne to buy 2 of her dimple rings in one hit (pic above).

It's nice to be able to support people who make things that have nothing to do with a factory or mass production... And it's really nice when they visit too!