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Nillumbik
Congratulations Nerina Lascelles
Congratulations Nerina Lascelles! Long-Leaf Box Nerina Lascelles© (Winner of 2011 Nillumbik Prize Peoples Choice Award) Late last night an email came through letting me know that… More…
Stop Press
STOP PRESS! Arts Talks 2011 This information has been distributed by the Arts, Local Government and Climate Change Forum Tuesday 3 May, 10am -12.00 noon followed by morning… More…
Ev Hales-A Work in Progress
Ev Hales-A Work in Progress Yesterday saw the launch of Ev Hales eagerly anticipated, self published book "A Work in Progress". As the name suggests, it illuminates the process… More…
Nillumbik Artists Open Studios-Nerina Lascelles
Nillumbik Artists Open Studios- Nerina Lascelles Last evening I travelled down to Mt Eliza for a preview of Nerina's latest exhibition at Manyung Gallery. Her work is very Zen,… More…
Ev Hales-Static Motion
Ev Hales-Static Motion I sometimes worry that there's something wrong with me. I get so excited by the artwork that I've seen that I can't stop thinking about it...Perhaps I need… More…
So when do you throw the flowers out?
I can't tell you how much I love a house full of flowers. Parrot tulips and peonies are perennial favorites. As a result, I've got a lifetime's collection of vases and vessels. I… More…
Life Drawing at Dunmoochin
Life Drawing At Dunmoochin Artists have been drawing naked bodies since they could make marks. Over the centuries, fascination with curves and body parts has often turned into… More…
Work in Progress
Work in Progress I'm working on a doozy of a blog today. I visited the studio of Ona Henderson and Syd Tunn yesterday. It's one of those blogs where the difficulty has been in… More…
Birrarung Symphony in Bird Minor
Birrarung Symphony in Bird Minor When I was at uni, way too many moons ago, I often hung out with the music students. One in particular, who would share the progress of his… More…
Bountiful Birrarung Dinner
Bountiful Birrarung Dinner Now I’m in love with the Eltham Library. I sit in the section that stores house and cooking magazines in glass cabinets…reminding me of how clever we… More…
Birrarung House-The Studio
Birrarung House-The Studio I’ve been to one or two studios over the last twelve months. My inner studio 'voyeur' has taken great delight in seeing artists in their creative… More…
After the Storm
After the Storm Days are filled with quiet pleasures here, no bells and whistles. But then bells and whistles are here and gone in an instant, bouncing off the surface of things.… More…
Steampunk
Steampunk You could be excused for thinking these pics were taken on the set of a movie about the life and times of Jules Verne. In fact they were taken at an event called… More…
Emmy Mavroidis
Emmy Mavroidis and Aldo Bilotta Emmy Mavroidis' work was shortlisted for this years Nillumbik Prize. It's a big brave drawing of a 'moving' figure. She loves the figure and has… More…
Strathewen Letterboxes
Strathewen Letterboxes Look what I spied on the way to The Chook Project in Strathewen. I just had to share them with you. These letterboxes certainly brightened up my day.… More…
Hugh McSpedden
Tripping the Light Fantastic with Hugh McSpedden Well not tripping exactly or even dancing for that matter, but "light fantastic", without a doubt. The exterior of St Andrews Hall… More…
Stephanie Mew (2)
Stephanie Mew (2) I've come across a great publication, "Creative Spaces. 21 Years of Nillumbik Artists Open Studios." If you can get your hands on a copy before you see the… More…
Kaya Storm - Open Studios
Kaya Storm This is where it all begins... Photograph by Kerry Cross Best word to describe this work is elegant. Simple sculptural shapes made from simple materials with… More…
Karena Goldfinch
Karena Goldfinch Karena Goldfinch© Black Wallaby Forest My dream of living by the river at Warrandyte was born way back in my childhood when the Murray River was my 'playground'.… More…
Launch of The First Train to Allwood
Launch of The First Train to Allwood at The Wattle Festival What better place to launch the local yarn bombing spectacular - The First Train to Allwood - than at the 2012… More…