Ornitho-logical

as invited artist-in-residence this month for the temporal Pop In Space at 124 Marion St Leichhardt, artworks are up and installations are made including a great interactive No Honeyeaters by Kirsty Collins (detail pictured). 

The all bird exhibition runs until the 26th Oct and is open on Weds - Sat 11am - 4 pm  

is now in its second month and has plenty of great workshops/events, please check out the program here.

ARTcycle residency at INDEX project space

lots on during ARTcycle's residency 

on until the 11th August 

and for all the details please look here

GreenWay Arts Prize

Above is my rejected version of along Hawthorne Canal made for the 2012 Greenway Arts Prize Exhibition. The opening was on last night  with another full house at Art Est and tomorrow I will be there again to guide a free art workshop with a nod towards sustainability from 10am to 1pm. This is for our first GreenWay Hub Day...  

did you hear about the fab workshops?

on the mantelpiece are collages by Rochelle Summerfield 

  
Thirning Villa is where Ashfield Council houses their artist in residence programme and this weekend I have just completed a free workshop conducted by the newest artist on the block. 


You can find more on Rochelle Summerfield's blog and all her links. 


Workshops on printmaking techniques are open to all and there will be plenty to choose from so contact  Ashfield Council for details and to make bookings. 

here I printed a collagraph of "litter" over a fragment of an etching... its a great technique.

birdy beauties

Roberto

The Ella Centre, Haberfield

festive plus

What a huge day and a scorcher! First artist of the day is poking through our magnificent display of Kangaroo Paw and Red Bottlebrush from our gardens - they are incredible Aussie plants! 
A great turn out of art makers joining our tables in the GreenWay Eco Village (first day of the GreenWay Festival) at the Summer Hill Grand Food Bazaar. Thanks to my bestie for either being me or my sidekick. Photo 3. (below) I have named Mr & Mrs Recycled who are often seen glamouring up sustainability Fests. 
There were many works and words made expressing feelings about the GreenWay and it would keep me up all night to blog every one here... so posting a small sample off the top of the pile...... and will try to do some more in following posts. Thanks everyone for your beautiful contributions!!! and I look forward to seeing you all at the opening!

Footprints Eco-Festival

In the backstreets of Annandale you will find the Whites Creek Valley Parklands hosting a community garden, ecological wetlands and sustainable cottage community centre. For all the details on the Footprints Eco-Festival like how to get there please visit Annandale on the Web. ps its only a short ride away from the GreenWay.

Weed Workshop

'A weed is a plant that has mastered every survival skill except for learning how to grow in rows' --Doug Larson--

sourced from weedbook Sydney on facebook

at Richard Murden Reserve, Haberfield...  my distraction on our walk were the many species of fungi and mushrooms

We had fun and all done before the rain....

first part: Adam West, the Biodiversity Officer of the GreenWay Sustainability Project, gave an indepth coverage concerning weeds in a one day workshop provided for free. Glad to discover that I have been pulling out in my garden (can now relax my vigor!)  a native ground cover Commelina cyanae thinking they were the weed trad for short (or wandering jew/ creeping christian)   Tradescantia fluminensis. The second part of the day was out in the field at Richard Murden Reserve to along the Hawthorne Canal of the GreenWay. Sue Stevens, the GreenWay Landcare Supervisor pointed out the various weeds and natives in the bush care sites inspiring great interest from the workshop group.  I also saw my first real female fig bird ... so what a bonus! 

native ground cover Commelina cyanae 

Some GreenWay weeds covered during the day included

•      Ehrhata erecta

•      Bidens pilosa

•      fleabane   Conyza sumatrensis

•      blackberry nightshade   Solanum nigrum

•     turkey rhubarb   Acetosa sagittata

•       moth vine   Araujia hortorum

•      fat hen  Chenopodium album

•      madeira vine   Auredera cordifolia

and noxious weeds focused on during the workshop included

      •       Lantana camara

•       Castor oil plant   Ricinus communis

•       Asthma weed   Parietaria judaica

•       Prickly pear  Cylindropuntia species

•       Broad leaf Privet   ligustrum lucidium

•       Narrow leaf privet   ligustrum sinense

•       Camphor laurel   Cinnamomum camphora

•       Tradescantia fluminensis

some great links...

Australian Native Plant Society

International Environmental Weed Foundation

Weeds in Australia

Sydney Weeds

Weedy Connections