Mini promotion

Fiona and I were asked by an artist friend if we would hang some of our wall type art in the local library as a mini promotion for the Creative Spaces - Open Studios. If you know our art you would know that we are not big wall art types - Fiona has a bit more than me; but we both tend more towards the 3D forms.

Barry Smith © Fiona and Barry do wall art

Anyway as you can see from the photos above we put together a balanced few pieces that reflect our mutual love of rust and found objects; and also Fiona's love of 'white on white'. Fiona's white piece gave a strong focal point; and given it was just after Hiroshima Day it was a nice touch that it had the peace theme.

Barry Smith © Fiona turns curator

Barry Smith © When in need there is an app

Fiona set the display up whilst Noela and I set up Bazola. Fiona needed a spirit level and being resourceful she went online and down loaded a free spirit level app for her iPhone - and it worked well.

Barry Smith © Blossoms blown bent

Barry Smith © Starry starry night

Fiona Dempster  © Peace

Fiona Dempster © Fragment of marks

Fiona Dempster © Fragment of Peace - 'white on white'

The photos above given a little more detail; of some of our pieces.

And we were able to use the Creative Spaces poster and map to promote the open studio event.

Local library, local book, local exhibition

A long long time ago I posted on the fact that our very creative Hinterland Business Centre (HBC) had produced a great book called Earth Dreams Magic that show cased the natural beauty, history, arts and artists of the Blackall Range hinterland.

Fiona, Noela and I and many other artists friends and colleagues are featured in the pages of the book.

HBC promote the book in many ways. Recently they decided to set up a small exhibition-display at our local Maleny Library. Ten artists were asked to participate in the exhibition to promote the book. Four artists on the wall of the library and six in the glass cabinets at the entrance to the library.Fiona, Noela and I were asked to contribute works for one of the glass cabinets.

Our art in the cabinet we share looks good; and hopefully will draw people's attention to the book and encourage them to buy it. Earth Dreams Magic is for sale from HBC for the small sum of AU$25.