Inspired by the creative genius of Oscar Wilde and his imprisonment in Reading Gaol, this 100% cotton tea-towel features a design by local artist Martina Hildebrandt.  

The tea-towel features a collagraph print and watercolour design and a quote, which reads "I never saw a man who looked with such a wistful eye, upon that little tent of blue that prisoners call the sky, and at every drifting cloud that went, with sails of silver by" - Oscar Wilde, The Ballad of Reading Gaol.

This new exciting range showcases exclusive designs by local artists, and highlights the hidden history and lesser-known famous faces of Reading's Abbey Quarter.

"Over the past few years, I have been using traditional linocut techniques and combining them with collage and collagraph printing. I try to create thought-provoking images that have a story behind them but leave room for the viewer to create their own thoughts."

 - About Martina Hildebrandt (www.hi-creative.co.uk)