I am absolutely flatstick busy at the moment getting ready for the end of year art exhibition which opens at The Long Gallery in Salamanca next Wednesday the 19th. Of course that hasn’t stopped me taking a gazillion photos this week. The sky was amazing all week. So if you dont like photos of the sky you are in the wrong place…
But first my lovelies here is a sneak preview of an installation of mine that will be in the exhibition..
I apologise for the quality of these two images. I took these shots in the studio at tafe so that when it came time to place them on their plinth in the gallery, I would actually remember how I had arranged the shells. I had fiddled with them and the text and images that they were sitting on for ages before I was finally happy with the end result.
This is my artist’s statement that goes with them.
Boganvillainy..
In this beautiful island state of Tasmania so many gifts of nature are taken for granted. Native animals lie dead on the side of the road, victims of our haste. Ancient forests are turned into paper, waterways are poisoned, beauty is destroyed. All victims of our greed.
I am a ceramic artist and when my hands are filled with clay I am able for a short time to forget my despair and shame that I am a silent witness to the destruction of Tasmania’s spiritual heart.
Now Back to the sky…
The other morning we were woken at first light by a very noisy flock of white cockatoos that decided to investigate the gum trees right outside the bedroom window…
It was very hot and very, very windy on Thursday. When I arrived home from the studio at 5.30 pm it was still about 32 degrees up here (about 90) . A thunderstorm was building and there was a lot of dust in the sky. (half the topsoil in the midlands had blown away *sigh*) …
These photos were taken over a period of about two hours.
That’s it for this week. For more winners go over to Lotus’ and say ‘hello’…
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Wow Kim!
Wow.
I love the first two. i love what you wrote.
and the sky shots. Oh my goodness. You have some serious talent and some gorgeous skies over there.
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Beautiful…sunrise/sunset? pictures.
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Great to see some of the art!
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The sunset pictures came out great. Looks like the sky is on fire.
Great shots.
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Wow! What you wrote. Soooo true, painful, yet so beautiful and inspiring.
Great set, Kim. So much greatness!
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Beautiful sunset shots!
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Those sunsets are just gorgeous!
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beautiful
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Oh WOW WOW WOW hoe incredible are those skies!
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I love the shells – and your sentiments are perfect.
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Isn’t it amazing how much the “same” sky can change over such a short period of time? Those are beautiful!
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I love your artist’s statement. And the sky pictures are AMAZING. Nice job.
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Wow, loving the shells. And, of course, that amazing sky. Just beautiful!
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The sunset shots are awesome.
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What a lovely sky! Shells are also great!
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Wow – those sunsets are just beautiful!
That sunset series is gorgeous!
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I am in the right place!
Great pics.
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Wow. That shot series is great. The last photo is amazing! Great winners.
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I love that large pink shell.
Did you ever find out what kind of tree that pretty yellow flowered one is?
♥ the shells~great job & amazing, beautiful sky shots!
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oh, those colours!
and your little girl when she was a little girl (separate post)!
*sigh* thanks for injecting some happiness into my day, Kimmy.
The last 2 are my favs babe. The colours are fantastic.
Love your shells and sky:))) What a good taste!
Oh wow, looks beautiful there! Great shots, and great art!
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Those sky pics are gasp-out-loud gorgeous! And the white cockatoos in the tree… how sad that I’ve seen only white cockatoos in small cages in people’s basements, because somebody thought they were so beautiful they HAD TO HAVE ONE.
Your words… perfect. And so apropos the world over.
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