	{"id":98613,"date":"2024-06-08T04:00:34","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T18:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/?p=98613"},"modified":"2024-06-06T16:15:17","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T06:15:17","slug":"standing-out-with-clac-clac-designs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/news\/standing-out-with-clac-clac-designs\/","title":{"rendered":"Standing out with Clac Clac Designs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Anna Winterton has a strong passion for empowering women and is using her business, Clac Clac Design, to bring a sense of joy into their homes and wardrobes.<\/p>\n<p>Clac Clac Design, a childhood nickname from where her family would go on holiday, was born when Winterton made the decision to step away from her career as a pilot and focus on being a mother.<\/p>\n<p>Winterton is using her creative talents to introduce add fun and unique pieces into the lives of her customers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I just want to be able to give more women confidence to walk into a room and just feel good, empower women to share what they&#8217;ve got and step out with confidence,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You can have a woman come in and then put on earrings and walk out with a totally different demeanour and joy, I love that.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I really get so much enjoyment of what I can give others, it&#8217;s actually the most satisfying thing, seeing how it can give women a sense of joy and confidence.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_136716\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-136716\" style=\"width: 595px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-136716 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/IMG_2623-683x1024.jpg?_t=1717653684\" alt=\"\" width=\"595\" height=\"893\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-136716\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anna Winterton opened her studio space in the Big Boom Gallery in 2020. Photo: ABBY PARDEW<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Winterton has always been creative and is fully self-taught. After leaving her role as a pilot, she discovered polymer clay and immediately fell in love with it.<\/p>\n<p>The business started with earrings before branching out, with her vibrant work ranging from wearable pieces through to home d\u00e9cor and functional art including clocks and vases.<\/p>\n<p>She said using polymer clay felt really natural to her and in 2020, she opened her own studio in Geelong&#8217;s Big Boom Gallery.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It provided me a real freedom that I&#8217;ve really enjoyed, I&#8217;ve always sought freedom from my childhood, maybe that&#8217;s what flying was too,&#8221; Winterton said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And then I found this, and it gave me that same sort of freedom where it was really therapeutic and then people liked what I did.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I just sat down with clay and then I just kept going and things evolved, I don&#8217;t necessarily have the full picture and I don&#8217;t like to be boxed into one idea.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_136709\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-136709\" style=\"width: 601px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-136709 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2022-ClacClacDesign-_10188.jpg?_t=1717653823\" alt=\"\" width=\"601\" height=\"401\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-136709\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Flower Clocks are part of the functional art range. Photo: SUPPLIED<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Since the beginning, Winterton has released a number of collections, with her most recent being her Colours of Broome range, one that&#8217;s been a favourite of hers to create.<\/p>\n<p>These pieces are inspired by the vibrant colours throughout the Kimberly and reflect the time Winterton spent there working as a pilot, with each piece having a story attached to it.<\/p>\n<p>The creator draws her inspiration from a number of places including architecture, nature and paintings.<\/p>\n<p>One of Winterton&#8217;s key sayings is &#8220;I like my designs like I like my people, ageless, limited edition and colourful,&#8221; something that is reflected in all her pieces.<\/p>\n<p>Drawn to a mid-century style and the colours of palm springs with clean lines, Winterton was led to create more sculptural pieces to add to her collections.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_136717\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-136717\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-136717 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/IMG_2542-1024x683.jpg?_t=1717653823\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-136717\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The new Broome range has been one of Anna Winterton&#8217;s favourites to create. Photo: ABBY PARDEW<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>One of her goals with these works was to be able to create art that is accessible and affordable for people.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Art can be really expensive, and I&#8217;d like people to be able to buy a little piece that can brighten up a space or just add a little bit of quirk to a home.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s a number of things Winterton enjoys about Clac Clac Design, especially seeing what was once a lump of clay, turn into something.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For me, when I get my hands in the clay, it&#8217;s like meditation, that&#8217;s what I love, just sitting down and creating,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I never run out of ideas, I think that&#8217;s what I love, there&#8217;s never too many ideas.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_136719\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-136719\" style=\"width: 599px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-136719 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/IMG_2610-683x1024.jpg?_t=1717653973\" alt=\"\" width=\"599\" height=\"899\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-136719\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One of the main goals is to create pieces that empower women and will them with confidence. Photo: ABBY PARDEW<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>All her products are hand made using polymer clay, a medium Winterton said was very versatile and fun to work with.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s often just used for jewellery and that&#8217;s where I&#8217;ve wanted to really enjoy pushing the boundaries where I&#8217;ve used it,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I find it and the colour options are endless, and it&#8217;s really accessible so you can just do it in a home oven to cure it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At the same time, you have to learn the techniques so it&#8217;s not brittle.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_136720\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-136720\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-136720 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/IMG_2562-1024x683.jpg?_t=1717654149\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-136720\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Winterton stepped away from her career as a pilot when she became a mother. 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