Next month's Canberra and Region Heritage Festival has been given a wonderfully retro reboot thanks to stunning artwork by local artist Hannah Minter.
Her vibrant pink and red art that honours the the past and present of Canberra will be seen on free tote bags, temporary tattoos and posters at the festival from April 14 to May 3.
The posters and tote bags capture the old (the Starlight drive-in sign) along with the new (check out the tram in the woman's fabulous sunglasses) as well as vintage-attired people beside Lake Burley Griffin watching the hot air balloons.
"It's about reimagining the past of Canberra into the future," she said.
The temporary tattoos include a magpie, a pony from the Civic merry-go-round, a bogong moth and a hot air balloon.
Channelling a little bit of Betty and Veronica from the Archie comics, as well as her own instinctual flair for all things retro, 23-year-old Hannah has created instantly collectable pieces for lovers of the national capital.
And she's one, too.
A lifelong Canberran who is thrilled to have landed such a high-profile job that is a homage to her home town.
"Canberra, it's beautiful. It's a small town but it has opportunities and events and as an artist, it's a good place to find my way and explore things," she said.
The marketing co-ordinator for Diabetes Australia in her day job, Hannah has been working on her artwork through her online presence, Mint Illustrations, for about 18 months.
And pink, red and black are her go to colours to make something pop and look appealing, as well as a kind of cute, vintage aesthetic.
"I love everything retro," she said.
"It was such a great fit, landing this project. It's perfect."
Hannah is used to being surrounded by things from the past.
Her mother Leanne Minter used to own Fyshwick Antiques and their home was full of antiques.
And she's always been a creative person, attending the Orana Steiner School and then Campbell High and Dickson College.
She hopes to be part of the effort to make the Heritage Festival more appealing to younger people and to celebrate some of the more modern, and quirkier sides, of Canberra's history.
Hannah loves being part of an artistic city and rates the Art, Not Apart Festival as one of her favourite.
She is also involved in continuing the artistic evolution of Braddon, through the Braddon Collective which is running a Braddon Street Art Festival in April.
Artists have submitted work for the public to cast their vote on.
The most popular works will then be painted on the walls of Braddon.
You can cast your vote at braddoncollective.com
And Hannah is counting down the days until the Heritage Festival when she will literally be seeing people wearing her art, whether as a tote bag over their shoulder or a temporary tattoo on their arm.
"I'm very excited. I can't wait for it to get out there," she said.
You can follow Hannah on Instagram at instagram.com/mint.illustrations
