KEVIN FREE - HONORARY MEMBERSHIP PRESENTATION

Preceding the business of the Annual General Meeting, Michael Meszaros made a speech about Kevin and his contribution to sculpture in Victoria, and particularly the Association of Sculptors of Victoria. (See article in Sculpere March 2009 edition – article commencing on bottom of page 3). Please revisit this article.
Michael then presented Kevin with an Anna Meszaros designed bronze plaque for this occasion.
Kevin responded, and also advised us that he will be coming down to demonstrate at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show in 2010. This was particularly well received as Kevin is in semi-retirement these days and not travelling down to Melbourne very often. Jenny Whiteside has assumed his teaching role at Limestone Workshops etc.
Kevin is now devoting his time to producing stone sculptures e.g. marble, which take a little more time, and he is enjoying himself immensely. His output has dropped from 80 to 30 pieces a year.
He brought pictures of his superb “Persephone”, a reclining nude atop two marble love seats. This piece was done for the International Sculpture Symposium at the Barossa Sculpture Park.
Website: http://www.freewebs.com/sculpturepark/2008symposium.htm
Kevin and Rose travelled down from Landsborough for the occasion. Kevin had recently returned from a Buddhist Conference in the UK, and it was great to see them.
I know that Graeme Cameron was delighted that his efforts to have Kevin recognised as a Life Member for his hard work on behalf of the Association came to fruition. Graeme and Kevin have been friends for a long time and Graeme was responsible for providing me with Kevin’s background information for the Kevin Free article.

Bronwyn Culshaw

PS Kevin Free will be having his annual Christmas Exhibition 5th and 6th December 2009.