Teapot Diplomats Move to East TN and Connect with Australia

Borderless Arts completed its first Teapot Diplomat project outside of middle TN. Bailey Earith worked in East TN on an international exchange project with Australia. Australia says: Australia:”Our handprints are done using white ochre. The ochre was made by our Aboriginal Education Coordinator who ground up rocks to turn them into a paste. Ochre has been used by Australian Aboriginals for tens of thousands of years and is still used today, especially during ceremony. Although ochre comes in a variety of colors, it was important for us to use white. This is because white handprints symbolize children and youth, while some colors signify Aboriginal Elders and are a mark of respect. Aboriginal designs were selected to reflect something that student wanted to express about himself/herself”