Found Pinnata gallery Dorrigo NSW..now in the Food Angel Cafe , an amazing Gallery in new circumstances.  Rosie noted no less than 13 Artists whose careers she intends to follow up on ! I was charmed by a pair of small ceramic sculptures by Sally Hook called “The yo-yo players” I could feel the “expert’s” judgment as the younger yo- yo’ist’s yo-yo rested, slack stringed on the ground! … The Cafe is large and stretches out to the courtyard, Wi-Fi and power points everywhere !!!  Good coffee too! The Pinnata Gallery now in a long side room mostly, shared with old books and Cafe tables.  We returned to the ‘Mountain Metal Art’ guys for a look at Steve’s Forge and a hit of Coke-fume as he lit up the thing and showed me his “you bueat’ Norwegian Anvil”, then onto Bendemeer where we checked out the Autumn Arts And Craft Show … Hundreds of entries !!!  So many artists ! These country towns pull in so many incredible artists from the back of beyond and all about. Some of it wonderful and some horrible and all a joyous exercise in ART!, and it is how we met the wonderful Metal artist and activist Fran Wachtel in Murrurundi NSW two years ago… So we never pass one of these shows without a look.  Camped at Lake Keepit near Gunnadah . ….Stuffed.. Baked beans olives and cheese for dinner.. an episode of “Janet King” on I’View and up this morning to a flat battery ’cause I left the ignition on all night .. *#*^! …So we meet “Smilin’ Gary of Gunnedah NRMA”..  Taking the afternoon off in a campground in Coonabarrabran now, reading  Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey and writing this.

Stephen Viola in his forge making me look little.. lucky I’ve got a hat !

Food Angel Cafe and  Gallery, Dorrigo NSW

Pinnata Gallery .. sorry !

Pinnata

Smilin’ Gary of Gunnedah NRMA

I’m keeping the flies at bay , waiting for the NRMA

Snoofing around town in the early evening , we found “Mountain-Metal-Art” at 47a Hickory St…and Inside , Katiuska Cruz, Jewellery maker plus and Stephen Viola, Blacksmith !  The Talk-fest was on ! Yay ! .. Beautiful and friendly .. with a realy great Gallery/Studio/Shop.   They told us about a big ‘SteamPunk Party’.. held annually in Dorrigo.. 2014 date still to be announced…. Sounds like a seminal affair in the SteamPunk world and by all accounts a HOOT .. as is also, we were informed, the Annual Bluegrass festival here that we may well return for..! ….. Stephen teaches Blacksmithing up here and these guys seem well connected to the community in the Bellengen Shire .. Loved meeting them and Steve is a Uke player !! (Plunker he says ?)    Writing this in a camp site near Danger Falls.. Magpie chorus, Cups of tea, Cow- Pong and Green andSunnyVistas .

Stephen and Katiuska of Mountain Metal Art Dorrigo NSW

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Delivered the three ‘Sky-Dance’ Garden sculptures to a great outdoor sculpture and gallery space in Mullumbimby NSW at the rear of 59 Burringbar St, next to the Rock n’ Roll Cafe Called “Sunshine Alley” … So this week Rosie has put some Watercolour paintings and cards in “Moonrise Studios”  105 Stuart St, Mullumbimby… and I have these in at ‘Sunshine Alley’ … a bit Cute really !!! …. Sunshine and Moonrise !   Rosie has also recently been sought out by “Federal Village Gallery” and has some watercolours in with them !

“Sky Dance” Three Garden sculptures at Sunshine Alley, Mullumbimby NSW

Northern Rivers Hinterland Moonrise Studio

“Sunrise Tallows Beach” Federal Village Gallery

 

 

Bee Dance … That little dance Bees do to give directions for other Bees to find flowers
Work in progress..Welded steel Jewellery

I’m truing a new addition to the “Navigator” series.. This one on Jewellery scale.. We do our little dances to tell each other where we find the Flowers !

I’ve also finished three garden ornaments (Jewellery for the Garden)  They are tall and move in the breeze .. Welded steel with imitation Gold leaf and sealed with ‘Penetrol’

Three Garden ornaments .. welded steel and fake Gold Leaf from about 3 to 4 meters tall

Garden ornament .. welded steel and fake Gold Leaf about 3 meters tall

Hello ! and a very big thanks to Oskar Schlegl ..for giving me this WordPress site to play with ! Thank You Oskar ! You are a Mountain among Men and a very generous soul with your time and expertise ! Also thanks to Josh Pringle who helped me initially to swim (doggy-paddle) in the deep water.. (for a short legged Wombat).. that is the administration of a thing like this.. Thanx Josh !! xx

So ! I have a website again ! Great addition to the Fallow Year process and in time for My Girlfriend Rosie’s and my upcoming trip to central Victoria in a day or two .. Camping in the Van and having another look around Bendigo, Ballarat, Clunes, Dalesford, Castlemain and an aside down to Port Fairy SA. in the mix…. We had a bit of a practice run on Saturday with our friend Glenda..visiting Federal Gallery, then the Channon Gallery .. on to the GreenBank in Nimbin and also the Nimbin Art Association’s Autumn Exhibition… Then on to the Richmond Tweed Regional Gallery for “Tea and tiny cakes” !1….., to check out the new and amazing Margaret Olley Art Centre Wing ! A bit of a taste of things to come for the next two or three weeks.

Rosie and Glenda , Stylin’ it in Nimbinn