One of Curdnatta's past members is holding an exhibition at the gallery in June. The opening turned into a reunion for old friends and Srirling residents and was turning into quite a social event when all of a sudden all the smoke alarms at the gallery went off in unison.
Now this creates quite a noise because the safety requirements stipulate that every room in the gallery must have a an alarm so there were at least 12 alarms blaring.
The cacophony continued until the fire brigade in full regalia attended and set about finding the offending alarm.
No fire but an event to remember as we had to continue our conversations out side.
It is time to catch up on a few happenings that I have been remiss in posting here.
Back in May we spent a week with John,Tamsin and Polly in Barham, a little town on the border of New South Wales and Victoria.
It took us a couple of days to drive there, staying over night in Mildura.
We acted as Nannies while the adults were working on a project for the Melbourne Museum. These duties included playing in all the local parks, having cups of coffee and baby chinos and walking around the streets with baby Rara and Penguin in their pusher. We even had time to wash the car.
We met most of the people involved in the project and managed to see some of the daily filming results and then had time to explore the local forest and river where the filming had taken place.
It is a very beautiful spot and Barham is a tidy little town with very friendly people.
This has been a significant week in Port Augusta. Mayor Joy Baluch AM died at the age of 80 after 30 years in office as mayor. This also coincided with the naming of the bridge in her honour.
I was honoured to be asked to take photos of the funeral and create a banner depicting Joy and her bridge for the Port Augusta City Council.
Surprise surprise in one of the driest parts of Australia it rained all day on Tuesday 22nd May.
Mayors from around the state led the procession and council workers formed a guard of honour.
Over 2000 people attended the service in Gladstone Square and members of both State and Federal Parliament were represented.
The most moving moment for me was standing alone on the newly named bridge as the hearse paused for a minute before moving on to the West Side cemetery. The chance to say one last goodbye.
More images can be seen at the Port Augusta City Council FaceBook page.
A weekend away at Kangaroo Island turned into a wild life adventure with the unexpected opportunity to see a huge range of Aussie icons including sea lions, kangaroos, koalas, eagles, echidnas, wallabies... There was also some beautiful rugged scenery and dramatic caves. We were well looked after by our tour guide who made sure we had the best photo opportunities.We also visited the remains of the old town of Muston which was named after my great great uncle who was a salt merchant dealing in the area.
I have had to increase my pastels output to keep up with demand. Any time I spend on duty at the gallery is additional pastel time and I now have an easel at home to make the most of any spare time. The main sales have been at the Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden which has turned into a successful collaboration.
The only draw back with this is the choice of subject matter I will need to have quite a range of Sturt Pea and Flinders Ranges to satisfy the tourists.
Prints are available at Red Bubble ;-))
http://www.redbubble.com/people/georgiesharp/collections/28312-perfect-pastels
