Window 1
Maude Bath

Darling is Dying

"I grew up in the desert mining town of Broken Hill. Every summer my family went to the Menindee Lakes. I learnt to swim there. We used to water ski there. We’d catch yabbies and boil them up in a 44 gallon drum on the banks of the Lake.

We’d listen to the kookaburras at sunrise. Hear thousands of frogs at night. Watch flocks of budgerigars circle the trees. It was a refuge from the desert and the industrial dust of a mining town.

In this work I have tried to show my personal experience of the Darling, a river I love, and to show how much it has changed in one lifetime. It makes me deeply sad to see the magnificent Darling River transformed into a dry channel filled with dying fish.

I hope to make people aware of the significance of the Darling, not just to the many communities along its length, but to the whole country and help to restore it to its former glory.

We should not allow Australia’s longest river to become a just a memory".

Maude Bath

Maude will be giving away decorated Gum leaves to help raise awareness of the river
Below : Reversible Jackets





Window 2
Ivana Di Stasio and Gemma Burvill
Collaborations

Theme: The Three Rivers – Victoria Square Fountain

1. The Photograph                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     “I discovered this exquisite black and white photograph in a family photo album a few years ago.  This 1968 photograph depicts 2 models wearing futuristic costumes and extravagant head pieces designed and created by a family member for this special occasion”    Ivana DiStasio



2. Botanical Collection – Collaborating with Mother Nature                                                                                                             
An exquisite collection showcasing bespoke sterling silver jewellery created by casting carefully selected botanical components. Ivana Designs



 
and Sheryl Glassmith's Glass Panel: Blou Reed, below


T'Arts News About Town:

A new exhibition by Simone Lyon

A selection of artwork with inspiration from nature

Susan Napoli is having an exhibition in May at  Living Choice, 123 Fisher Street, Fullarton.
Joy Harvey will be opening the exhibition
Opening Thursday 2^nd May from 5pm till 6pm
Complimentary glass of Wine, Sparkling or Soft Drink sponsored by Living Choice
Tel: 1800 055 749

Textile/Mixed Media Artist Susan Napoli uses techniques consisting of painting, photographic imaging and printmaking onto fabrics, along with “drawing” onto the surface using machine and hand stitching, to create art pieces that take on a weathered and aged appearance as though they were fragments that had been discovered from a past century.  Her award-winning work will be on show at the May exhibition at Damien on Fisher Restaurant, which runs from 2nd May to 4th June. Come and meet Susan at the opening on 2nd May.
Below : Hummingbird



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