We would like to thank a number of business' who have contributed assistance in various ways for our exhibition.
TasHosting is our internet host, thanks Brett! Annette and Deb from Ad Art have offered plenty of advice to solve problems and of course Salamanca Arts is our gallery support and Arts Tasmania keeps a finger on the pulse of our careers.
Time seems to race away from us and the exhibition date draws closer. We have been busy working out our invites and looking for sponsors (any help very gratefully received and aknowledged) inbetween working on our pieces for the show. There are the usual rushes of certainty as we sort out what we want to work on, then the second or third waves of inspiration and enthusiasm! All in all it takes a lot of creative dedication to finally land the work that truly responds to the theme from the deepest thoughts.
Linden has put up a new work "Night Cave 1" on her page and there will no doubt be a trickle of posts and new information starting to flow from now until the exhibition is installed on May 15th.
The town sits around the curve of the beautiful Pirates Bay and offers a good harbour for fishing and recreational boats. There are quite a few holiday shacks in Eagle Hawk Neck, and a growing number of permanent residents.
Surprisingly it was the night that grabbed our attention the most.
The first night we ventured out to Tasman Arch and the Devils Kitchen, both incredible geological features with an eerie sense of uneasiness in the pitch black of the night.
Eagle Hawk Neck was our home for the weekend and we quickly headed to the beach where Fiona captured the moment that marked the beginning of our adventure.
Eagle Hawk Neck is the starting point for the Tasman Peninsula, being a narrow strip of dune that connects the Peninsula to the Forrester Peninsula. This was one of the main reasons that the Tasman Peninsula was chosen as a natural prison during the colonial days as there was little chance of escaping the guards keeping watch from this location.
The history of the 1800's is still there, but the geographical elements are quiet, grand and powerful, with reminders of human history that stretches back tens of thousands of years.
Four emerging artists from the University of Tasmania School of Art decided to get together for an exhibtion of work that is united by location. Our aim was to travel to an area that we all decided was going to present a range of interest that suited us all and then allow the location to guide our research.
Of course the first sticking point was deciding where to go in this fabulous state of Tasmania where any direction will yeild a rich landscape of diversity and built environment that cry out for attention. But eventually we settled in the Tasman Peninsula which is just one and half hours drive from Hobart.