Category: Inspiration
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Guardian of the garden
Snakes in the pool, snakes in the trees, snakes crossing the path, snakes in the grass. Warm weather and rain brings abundance. I call this snake the guardian of the garden. With a skin made of shell, l created it with the beautifully patterned python in mind.
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Coffee art
My neighbour Mark very generously gifted me a barista course so that I can get the most out of my new coffee machine. I’m thinking there’s hundreds of coffees preceding this beautiful coffee art by the barista at Compound in Coolum Beach. They do seriously good coffee.
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Paddington Reservoir Gardens
Its worth a walk up Oxford St Sydney to discover these sunken gardens designed around the remnants of an old water storage reservoir. The old Paddington Town Hall at street level is in the background.
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Artist in residence
Assembling materials for a three week artist in residency at The Butter Factory in April.
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Silver forms, Melbourne
I am infinitely distractable. While searching for an art reference I came across this photo taken out of a hotel room in Melbourne a few years ago. Needless-to-say the sculptural quality of this roof, together with the extraordinary morning light completely captivated me. The circle is the reflection of the lense in the window.
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A Python moved through the garden
Col almost accidently picked up this 2.4 metre (nearly 8ft) python minding its business under our side veranda. I had said I’d need to be careful about removing the plastic sheet where I have temporarily stored some hay and lucerne from the rain, as it would be an ideal place for snakes. After some consideration…