Tatty Co came alive in 2005 and working from my kitchen table, I started to make cards and sell them in my sister-in-law's shop. After receiving positive feedback from customers, I started working on creating more designs and there is now a collection of over 100 designs to suit all occasions.
I draw an outline on the potato of what I want to create and very carefully carve it out. If the design is something complex like a fairy, I take each component like the head, arms, legs and the dress and carve them separately. The colours are painted onto the carved potato shapes and the design is built up slowly until I have achieved the desired effect. Finally, I use a very fine pen to outline my shapes.
I love the intricacy that is involved in creating my designs; from the very first print to the last!
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