Category: Art
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Elf Adventures: A Journey to Childhood Wonder
This Christmas brought an elf to my bookshelf. My elf gave me the joyful gift of imagination. I think of magical gardens, beautiful places where fairies and elves live. Childhood wonder flows through my being. Unexpectedly I discover a special way to give meaning to Christmas. Re-visiting Bruno’s Sculpture Garden in Marysville, Victoria.
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Art brings closure
To die: to sleep;No more; and by a sleep to say we endThe heart-ache and the thousand natural shocksThat flesh is heir to, ’tis a consummation Hamlet In memory of two brave souls at rest now.
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Decorative Artwork for a Balinese Villa
Decorative artworks enhance the interior at Pure Magnetic Villas. Painted with acrylics in a vibrant palette they speak to the Balinese tropical ambiance. The bright flower-like shapes dance against the dark backdrop.
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Discovering Palazzo Franchetti and Klibanksy’s Art
In 2016, a visit to the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice, housed in the historical Palazzo Venier dei Leoni, was thwarted by long queues. Instead, the focus shifted to the Palazzo Franchetti, featuring the intriguing art exhibition “Beautiful Tomorrow” by Joseph Klibansky, presenting a more accessible cultural experience without large crowds.
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Exploring Ephemeral Art: A Reflection on Plastic Waste
I set up a small shrine with an unlit candle in a cardboard sandbox. It sat next to the sink. Inconspicuous in a corner. There were shells, bits of beach plastic and some polyester petals from a gravestone placed nilly-willy on the little sand bed. We, as a society, unthinkingly embrace and enshrine plastic. That…
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Garage Showcase: Embracing Visibility and Artistic Growth
From show time to work time: Seven days of Noosa Open Studios behind me. Inviting people into my work and studio space always feels a little daunting. I’m more comfortable working in the garage than showcasing my work, but I do appreciate the visits. Some visitors take a real interest in what I’m doing. It’s…
ART by Jude Tulloch 