Australia Day (26th Jan) has
been and gone. It’s a big event for such
a small island but we welcome the diversion for many, many reasons. Here’s my favourite this year: a round island Sculpture Trail
Residents were asked to make a sculpture and
place it outside of their house. It was
to be judged for Australia Day and visitors to the Island would be asked to
nominate their favourite for an additional award. I’m not sure there was a theme but a few took
up the challenge and boldly displayed their works. Others, who shall remain nameless, left their
run to the last minute – only hours before judging! Let me tell you, it is surprising how many
things you can make with a few branches and some bark….
Even as judging began, the
sculptures took on a life of their own.
Some were further embellished, some vanished (island intrigue here) and
others appeared to mushroom, almost overnight, to fill vacant spaces. It was clear we were having too much fun and
anything goes! My favourites were the
cheeky bamboo wheelbarrow, a mermaid lush down on the beach and escaped hessian & palm frond chickens
pecking in the park. The winner was Sandra's amazing CD fish (a mullet of course).
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| Meet Peno the Fisherman (so that's where my garden gloves went!) |
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| He's a little rain sodden in this picture & his rod has snapped. And hes wearing less-than white shoes. |
If you are wondering about the many pairs of white shoes, they were used as markers for judging numbers and actually became mini-sculptures in their own right...
