We’ve hired a van and it is now packed full of framed prints ready to drive to Cradle Mountain for my latest exhibition.
This show is titled ‘Sussurations’ and is themed around the mystery and beauty of Tasmania as it may have been viewed by early settlers. The Tasmanian Wilderness Gallery has allocated me 3 rooms of their magnificent space and this will be my largest show ever.
I have just spent the past week assisting the curator, Tracy Thomas, at the Cradle Mountain Wilderness Gallery to prepare the exhibition ‘Strata’ as part of the Ten Days on the Island arts festival.
It has been a wonderful week in excellent company at an outstanding gallery.
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Last weekend Bellerive Yacht Club once again hosted the Crown Series Regatta. A fleet of 230 yachts ranging through centreboard dinghies, skiffs, catamarans and keelboats contested the highly successful regatta in perfect summer conditions on the Derwent River.
My involvement was to produce 60 framed prints as prizes for the winners and placegetters. It is always exciting photographing yachts and despite the gloomy weather on Friday evening and mirror like conditions on Saturday morning there were still plenty of great photos to be taken. A stiff sea breeze in the afternoon provided more excitement.
The challenge was to obtain good quality pictures of every competitor and to then sort, print and frame the 60 best performers within 2 hours of the final race results being posted. Yep, it was impossible! I managed to do it 2 years ago with a smaller fleet but time was against me this year. Another hour and they were completed but an hour too late, the prize giving was over.
Nonetheless, I am happy with the result and feel I have produced some good memories of a great event. Next year we will rethink our approach and the amount of manpower required.
Wow, can this program get any cooler. It seems I can post to Posterous and it will automatically post to my other accounts like Twitter, Blogger, WordPress and Flickr!
(Hint: If the news clip does not play automatically, click ‘Hide Player’, then ‘Play Now’ to restart.)
Visit www.scaddy.com.au to buy your copy of this beautiful book.
This is the story of a young girl’s imagination, her joy for life and her imaginary friend, Scaddy. They do everything together – making mud pies, playing in the long grass, but one day a terrible thing happens…
Independently published by author and teacher Jenna Squire and beautifully illustrated by photographer Ian Jeanneret, the story of Scaddy comes to life.
Nestled in this appealing story of childhood friendship are themes of loss and grief, love and hope, intuitively woven in a simple yet poignant way.
Last week I had the opportunity to strut my stuff in an interview by ABC Stateline. It was quite nerve wracking but I survived thanks to the good humour and professionalism of the crew from the ABC. My interest in photography was sparked off many years ago while working at the ABC so it was fantastic to see it come full circle.
The segment may be seen on YouTube at http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=C_8GsarM9mM
Today saw the completion of printing of my latest project, a childrens book titled Scaddy. Scaddy is a true story about an imaginary friend, and is a wonderful tale written by Jenna Squire and illustrated by Ian Jeanneret. From here the book goes to Melbourne to be bound and will be available for purchase towards the end of October.
Once again Print Applied Technology has been my preferred printer and has done a marvellous job.
