Happy New Year

All the best to everyone for 2009. I'm hoping for a couple of shows and a couple of sales too. Here's a few more pics.

Why the camera broke..

These were two of the pics I took before dropping the camera. A self portrait and one of an old convict in chains. I like to think of him as Bondage Smurf.

Camera Probs

I'm in the process of fixing the camera as I went and dropped the bugger. Probably just need a bit of tape on it. There's no wieght in it except the battery so it landed on the battery corner. Now the little hinge thing is all snapped. I've done a few "heads" this week and want to put them on the site. I've been busy elsewhere in getting applications for a show next year done. Had to burn photo's, write an artist biography, write artist statement etc. Sure I'll get used to it. I also get other paperwork for a more iminent show (next March) so need to crack on with it.

Thought that I was due for another posting. Spent the morning in the Adelaide Hills again. This time climbing Anstey hill and the tracks around it. The first 30 mins was tough but easy afterwards. A warm day but clear views over to the coast and Gulf St. Vincent looking over the city. The highlight of the walk was spotting an echidna whilst we walked down the part called Torture Track. These aren't seen too often in the wild and it was close to the track. I got a couple of photos of it but didn't want to get too close and scare the prickly little bugger. after this there was the ruins of an old nursery. The family who ran it in the 1890's had 17 children....not much to do in the evenings I guess. The 14th died when running in the kitchen and she fell into a pot of boiling water. Yikes!

I spent the arvo at an art fair in Port Adelaide. Not bad but quite a few "crafts' and T-shirts type of stalls rather than actual art.