TheBiggestBowlEver

on boxing day Greg and Sally Malcher 

took me to an event in the biggest bowl in Australia

the MCG

a huge bowl, the inside lined 

with cricket enthusiasts

which filled the bowl with 

emotions

mexican waves

love and hate

lots and lots of noise

moment of intense silence

followed by 

wave after wave of human response

to the activities on the field

the field

where australians were seeking revenge

for years of loss of honour

as a result of loss of matches

they got their revenge

with their fourth win in Melbourne

my interest was with the bowl and the sound traveling around it

the emotions of it all

a huge singing bowl

"If everything is coming your way, you are in the wrong lane"

 

Helen'sSoundPaintings

this bowl, from my 2013 exhibition, was

selected for a project by Helen Davies

for an intriguing and wonderful project titled:

52 sound paintings

where the artist celebrates her 52nd birthday

for a year by creating a sound painting 

of the artwork of one artist each week

and i was the lucky artist chosen for the third week

check it out on:

http://helendavey.com/blog/week-3-petrus-spronks-zen-silence/

and then if you like it you can enjoy 

all of the other artists' chosen

and Helen's musical response to them

When a good idea gets out, things begin to happen

 

 

 

EnoughSaid

"During the Second World War, 

Winston Churchill’s finance minister 

said Britain should cut arts funding 

to support the war effort. 

Churchill’s response: 

“Then what are we fighting for?”"

TheSmallestGalleryInVictoria (maybeAustralia)

some years ago, when I noticed an empty window 

at the Red Star cafe in Hepburn Springs. 

I got an idea. 

And 'when you have a good idea, act upon it'.

the idea was to create a small gallery in this space.

i proposed the idea to Ed, the owner, and he was into it.

i invited the artists on my database 

and the first one was Oliver Patsch

this was on November 2011. 

the present exhibitor is Kim Haughie

a local ceramicist

we have had painters

woodworkers

printmakers

sculptors 

photographers etc.

both professionals and amateurs

the gallery is run on a volunteer basis

Ed does not charge for the space

and i do not charge for my monthly organisation time

a wonderful community project

so far we have had 25 artists in 

the 'RedStarWindowGallery'

and i have bookings until November next year

a small project with a big heart

Restore your sense of wonder