Author: Jude Tulloch
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Wendy’s Secret Garden
West of the Divide (1972-3), Brett Whiteley’s polyptych work snaked along two walls of the Brett Whitely Studio in Surry Hills Sydney, inviting us to admire it in its entirety before swooping in to look at the detail. Upstairs we sat on the leather couch absorbing the enthusiasm and knowledge of the woman from…
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North Sydney Public Art Trail
FOXIE, Alfred Street, Bradfield Park North, Milsons Point A favourite landmark with local residents and group walking tours is Clary Akon’s Foxie – a humble bronze statue that stands on top of Broomfield Memorial Drinking Fountain in the rockery garden at Bradfield Park North. The diminutive sculpture was installed in 2007 atop the original…
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First Bloom
Heather, my neighbor, gave me this beautiful Hibiscus flower. She shared her joy of the first bloom on a little bush that struggled to thrive until some recent rain bought it to life. A precious gift indeed.