Dealing with the unexpected.

My largish cyanotype ‘Golden Curtain Crust’ sold at the Mary Cairncross fungi exhibition. Needless to say, I was quite pleased about this and was happy to see it go off to a new home. But, not everything went well. Jilly, who had organised the exhibition, kindly offered to deliver it to the new owners work…

Amazing Fungi

The Maleny Printmakers were back at Mary Cairncross this year for another printmaking exhibition. Our theme this time was ‘fungi’. We all learnt a bit more about fungi, and the fungi of south-east Queensland in particular as we prepared for our ‘Amazing Fungi’ exhibition. The exhibition was held from Saturday 15th July to Sunday 23rd…

Flying flags

There is a US Facebook page called World Cyanotype Day and each year they put together an exhibition of cyanotype flags. As a spin-off from this Doug Spowart and Victoria Cooper have started an Australian version of World Cyanotype Day on their Facebook page The Cyanotype in Australia. This year I decided to join in…

Reptiles and Amphibians

The Maleny Printmakers are back in the Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve gallery with their exhibition Reptiles and Amphibians. Both numbers of artists and works were less than usual due to the uncertainties of Covid-19 from the point of view of ‘will the exhibition be cancelled due to lockdown’ and vagaries of health and sometime lack…

Meet the Cool Locals

Arts Connect Inc. are back at Mary Cairncross, and although I haven’t seen all their exhibitions, this has to take the cake for being quirky, creative and slightly vulnerable due to Covid. The exhibition is called Meet the Cool Locals – and not just cool in a trendy sort of sense, but ‘cool’ as our…

Bugs in the System

The Maleny Printmakers current exhibition at Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve, Maleny, is called ‘Bugs in the System’. If you are looking for us we are in the theatrette next to the observation platform which is above the cafe. It’s a good coffee stop – and with glorious views to the Glasshouse Mountains. I’m on duty…