146 Sala Artists Play at the Bay
CELEBRATE ARTISTS It is that time of the year again – SALA – when we celebrate the South Australian Living Artists and this year it is for the 15th time. How time flies! This Acrylic on Canvas Naive painting called ” SURFIN ‘N’ SA” is one of 3 artworks in the Sala Exhibition. Sala an […]
124 The Pedal Wireless & Public Sculpture
PUBLIC SCULPTURE Alf Traeger, “Wiring the shed to the farm house seemed a natural step to take for an inventive ten year old boy living on a farm opposite the Dalkey cemetery. He never dreamed that these early tinkering would be so vital to a nation. By 1927 Alf Traegar had invented the pedal wireless, […]
109 Stories behind the Wall – Public Sculpture
PUBLIC SCULPTURE These images are from “The Centenary of Federation Gateway” sculpture which was commissioned by the Wakefield Regional Council and took some 18 months to complete. It started as a seed planted by Dale Gathercole and grew into an amazing community project. Prior to this I had been awarded a mentor-ship grant jointly by the Australia […]
104 Art & Terry Tomcat and the Plains Producer
THE ART OF A NEWSPAPER MAN I know some people think that all that matters happens in the big smoke, but as someone who has lived in the country for over 20 years I can assure you that is not the case. Take the local newspaper for instance The Plains Producer situated in Balaklava which has […]
82 The Art of Celebrating a Life
ART & FRIENDS I first met Shamus Liptrot when my daughter was in primary school and he was one of those kids who you instantly liked, he had a big cheeky grin, bubbly personality, always really polite and friendly and full of fun, well regarded by teachers, parents and the other children. In fact I […]
77 Book stack water feature Sculpture
PUBLIC SCULPTURE This water feature sculpture is one I was commissioned to do for the Balaklava Library (mid-north in South Australia), a few years ago. I had of course lots of fun designing this sculpture and as I love both the water and books, so it was no stretch. It is made from hebel and handmade […]
41. Art & Collecting Cackleberries and Thank you Balaklava
(continuing blog from Tree Change to Sea Change , see story below) ARTISTS INSPIRATIONS There are other things we will miss very much and appreciate about living in the country too. In this painting called “Collecting Cackleberries” we are of course collecting the eggs, the four of us and every one of our chooks had […]