From the President

 

Hi all
I have just returned from a walk along the esplanade at Portsmouth Harbour, England with friends I have known since 1961. I came across this sculpture that commemorates the friendship between UK and Australia

 

"Bond of Friendship" John Robinson

Words on each side at the base of this sculpture:

Dates for Your Diary

 

Mark Cowie "Cloud Tree"

Meetings are usually held at the Ashburton Baptist Church Meeting Rooms entered from the Marquis Street car park. We commence at 7:30pm,

 

• 12 October - Mark Cowie to speak about his work. We are likely to meet in the main hall at Ashburton so there will be plenty of room for everyone.
• 9 November Our AGM speaker to be advised
• December Christmas Party

Tesselaar Sculpture Prize

"Transition" by Fatih Semiz

The ninth annual Tesselaar Sculpture Prize has been unveiled at the Tesselaar Tulip Festival.


As was to be expected, the judges had a very stimulating yet difficult exercise to undertake given the broad-ranging nature of the sculptures exhibited in the competition. The judges were very impressed by the quality, standard and styles of work presented for their assessment and commented on the innovative and stimulating utilisation of media and presentation.
 

Sculptor profile: Veronique Derville

"Red Elephant" shown at the
2016 Annual and Awards Exhibition

Born in Germany in 1964, I moved to France, as a teenager and studied a double degree in German Civilisation and Art History in Paris. Since 2000, I have been living in Melbourne with my family.
I have always been exploring my creative mind through a variety of techniques like oil painting, water colouring, drawing and photography, craft, sawing, modelling, ceramics, pottery and many more.

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Toolangi Sculpture Trail 6 - 20 November 2016 http://www.toolangisculpture.com/