 I grew up in Alice Springs in the centre of Australia. I textile designer, I design bed linen, I design them in really bright and colourful patterns. They just all reflect certain qualities that are very significant to my memories of growing up in Alice Springs. I love that textiles isn't just fabric, I love that it isn't just fashion and dresses, it's actually very diverse. Finding out who I wanted to be as a creative was the biggest part of this post-grad year and I think that's what's really made my parents proud of what I've done. So next year I'm really excited to take the baby steps towards building my own small business. I'm going to be adapting my practice based on my memories of Canberra so just excited about the new colours and patterns and textures that are going to come out of that. So my name is Ellen Rosalie Gunner and I've been studying a Bachelor of Textiles design and I've just finished my honours year.