Emily Imeson + Two Good Co
‘I admire Two Good Co’s intentions of acknowledging the value of love, compassion, and support for people in need,’ says Emily Imeson. Photo: Kieran Rangger
Australian artist Emily Imeson and Two Good Co join forces to collaborate on Recipes for Resilience: a cookbook that empowers and gives hope to women battling with domestic violence and homelessness.
Words: Hande Renshaw | Photography: Nikki To
The Two Good Co journey began ten years ago as an ad-hoc Kings Cross cook-out for the area’s less fortunate.
Since the beginning, Two Good has delivered more than 200,000 meals to refuges and shelters and created more than 27,000 hours of paid work employment.
Today, through the creation of beautiful, high-quality food and products, Two Good Co support, empower, and employ women with lived experience of domestic violence and homelessness.
At the forefront of all they do, Two Good Co reminds us that every individual is worthy of love and respect.
If all that wasn’t enough, Two Good have also released a cookbook (their second) in collaboration with Australian artist Emily Imeson and founder of Saint Cloche gallery, Kitty Clark: Two Good Cookbook Two Recipes for Resilience. The book is a collection of moments celebrating meals that have the potential to change the course of someone’s life for good, with recipes from Australia's leading chefs and the women of the Two Good Co kitchen, accompanied by Emily’s paintings.
As part of the collaboration, a limited-edition tea towel featuring the painting Love is Good – Love is Two Good, will be sold to raise funds for the Two Good Foundation. The tea towel is made from ethically grown 100% organic cotton in a GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard) certified factory, using eco-friendly inks.
The painting, Love is Good – Love is Two Good will be part of an exhibition at Saint Cloche (from December 8th - 12th) – proceeds from the sale of the painting will be donated to the Two Good Foundation.
The book demonstrates that food is more than food, it includes stories of resilience – both heart-wrenching and heart-warming – from people whose lives have been transformed through their association with Two Good Co. Photo: Nikki To
“Reaching out to remind survivors of domestic violence that they are worthy of love is the language of Two Good Co; it is the language of hope.”
Photo: Nikki To
OPENING NIGHT
WEDNESDAY 8TH DECEMBER AT SAINT CLOCHE
37 MacDonald Street, Paddington, Sydney