Curious Little Visitor

We have had a curious little visitor in our garden this morning.

Whilst we sometimes see echidnas snuffling around at night time,

this is the first time we have seen one during the day 

- apart from on the side of the road after they have been hit by a car :(.

The temperatures are much milder today, which could explain

their daytime presence, as echidnas are not fond of extreme temperatures.

Echidna babies are called puggles.  

Should I get my hopes up of spying a puggle any time soon?

Autumn in the Southern Hemisphere

It's a beautiful time of year in my part of the world.

The light is softer, the days are shorter and the temperature is just a little cooler.

Hope you are enjoying nice weather in your corner of the world.

World War I - Mail Art Project

These are some little postcard sized artworks I have been working on as part of a mail art project centred on the centenary of World War I, organised by UK artist Theresa Easton entitled
WWI Trench & Folk Art.

 

For my part I have been investigating ways of showing how the war effected and interrupted the personal lives of ordinary people and how imperialism and geographical distance played a huge part in Australia's involvement in the conflict.

Print Exchange

My attentions have been diverted with the

organisation of the Personal Histories project

and I have been blatantly neglecting my own blog

and allowing it to gather cobwebs.

One of the myriad little projects I have been working on 

is a small print (7" x 5" - edition of 12) for the 

Brooklyn Art Library Print Exchange Project 2014.

The theme this year is "Let this be a sign....".

I went the environmental route with my little

bird representing the proverbial canary in a coal mine

as a metaphor for how we are treating the environment 

and how this affects the other creatures on this planet.

The good news is - if you are a true optimist you

can turn this little print upside down and you 

will be able to revive the state of play

by bringing the bird back to life :)