Category: Art
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Artroom Insomnia
Normally, seven-year-old George who lives across the road doesn’t pay much attention to my artwork, but this question mark series really had him interested. “What are they?” he asked. “Question marks” I said, as any other explanation would have been too long and complicated. “Oh,” he said as he noticed the collage work. He looked…
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Yindyamarra Sculpture Walk
The 5.3 km Yindyamarra Sculpture Walk in the NSW border town of Albury features a series of stunning contemporary Aboriginal sculptures lining the Wagirra Trail from Kremur Street to the tranquil Wonga Wetlands. Of the fifteen sculptures created by local Aboriginal artists, this group of Kookaburras (Guguburra) created by mixed media sculpture artist and local Wiradjuri man…
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Bruno’s Sculpture Garden
Birds, I love them, I’m drawn to them (the feathered variety that is). They have a place in my heart and in art of all descriptions. Last week was national Bird Week in Australia so here’s a post to celebrate birds, sculpture, the Australian bush and natural gardens. Life imitates art: King parrot on the…
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Displaced Flora Master Class: Artistic Responses to Climate Change
Recently I participated in the Displaced Flora master class at the Noosa Regional Gallery. Conducted by artist Donna Davis and botanist Professor Darren Cray, it bought together two of my passions – ecology and art. Donna and Darren asked six artists to respond creatively to a scientific project that translocated of tropical plants from their…
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A painting & a photo celebrating Spring
Spring blooming in the Botanical Gardens, Melbourne, Australia
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On the Edinburgh Fringe Festival: cars, women, gender and litter
Litter bin in Edinburgh with Graffiti