John and I managed to fit in a weekend away and headed up to the Flinders Ranges . The weather was perfect with a taste of spring after the cold winter.
I haven't seen the Flinders looking this green for a long time and it reminded me of my first years in Port Augusta when I was under the delusion that this part of the world greened up every winter.
I actually found that from a photographic point of view the green was overwhelming and I missed the usual warmth of the yellows browns and reds that contrast so beautifully with the purples of the ranges, but I took on the challenge ;-)) and love these panoramas and the solitude they convey.
The next exhibition at Yarta Purtli Gallery " New Life Old Objects" is one that encourages artists to explore the use of recycled objects. I'll bet I have more objects stored on the computer than most people I know.
When I was creating the "Face Up" portraits people often asked if I had done a portrait of myself. Well I did experiment on myself before I felt confident enough to work with others and in this latest portrait I have used some of those early techniques but with much greater knowledge and skills.
If you look closely you will see the objects, layers and textures that I used in the "Face UP" portraits . I would have used close to 200 layers, some overlaid on others to give specific effects.
The video gives an idea of how the process works.
To coincide with the July meeting FIBRESPACE held its 2nd "RETREAT".
Members offered a range of workshops, for members to participate in, which provided the opportunity to develop new skills and ideas with experts on hand.
Marbling, dry felting, plastics manipulation, organic basket making and beading were some of the art forms on offer.
This was a great opportunity for people to get to know each other better and develop new ideas in a supportive environment.
Love this group, people don't need any encouragement to get involved and the exchange of ideas is inspirational...
INTO THE NIGHT - photographic exhibition
The Curdnatta Photographers have had a few excursions into the night, primarily to develop camera skills, but we ended up having quite a bit of FUN as a group.
We had to overcome a few obstacles, other than dealing with the technical side of working a camera in the dark, such as hidden ant's nests, rough terrain, security guards and lurking shadows.
We are pretty happy with the results which can be seen as a collection of work at Curdnatta Gallery during July.
Ah the joy of turning two...
It was too wet to hold a party in the park but plenty of fun was had with Tom, Sophie, Alex and Billy .
The Dirt Girl World cake was an instant hit .
