We had some lovely friends from England, (now living in France, lucky things) to stay last week.
We were not the best of hosts. One crook back (P) and a weird lurgy (me) were unwelcome visitors at the same time. But it's always a spur to get out and about, and show off our lovely, very different part of the world. I wanted to show Meg the Fremantle Arts Centre which is a great resource for learning, teaching, exhibiting and community events, housed in a magnificent and historic limestone building.
In the bad old days, it was used as a lunatic asylum for women. You could be incarcerated there for the slightest of reasons, menopausal, PMT-related, perhaps - your husband / doctor just had to write a convincing enough letter. There is misery in those walls!
But today it is a thriving and happy place.
But today it is a thriving and happy place.
I took some photos of a little display of those whizzy-dizzy mobiles-on-sticks, planted into a little garden. They were made from old plastic water bottles, and looked so amazing, whirring around in the breeze.
This is what the accompanying sign says.
"Sunflowers painted by students of Fremantle Primary School.
Mobiles made using recycled materials by Michael Alvares.This project celebrates the 30th anniversary of the gift of 43 artworks by Kathleen O’Connor to Fremantle by the artist’s family in 1978"
Cathy Gatland was doing something with children in her church, using these mobiles, and I hope she'll enjoy the images.
Mobiles made using recycled materials by Michael Alvares.This project celebrates the 30th anniversary of the gift of 43 artworks by Kathleen O’Connor to Fremantle by the artist’s family in 1978"
Cathy Gatland was doing something with children in her church, using these mobiles, and I hope she'll enjoy the images.
6 comments:
Aren't these delightful - and what a good idea for water bottles (which I cringe about throwing away - we don't have efficient plastic recycling collection). Is the neck of the bottle the stem end? Any construction tips welcome!
Sorry to hear you've had another strange lurgy, hope it's gone...and P's back - what a pain, literally... hope no ops necessary?
Hi there. They were very clever, I thought. The neck is the stem, held on the metal rod by a fixed bead. Then another bead or cork or whatever sat at the centre of the flower. Because they were transparent, painted with spots and stripes of bright acrylics, I suppose, they caught the sun so prettily in that courtyard... though they were in shadow when I photographed. Yes an op will fix it, but when can he fit it in??
These are so sweet! Ja - this is a lovely idea to hang on to - for a class project. Hope you're feeling better, V. And back surgery for P?
Won't he need a solid 3 months or more to recoup?
Here's one for you, Claudia, if you visit... this building is most definitely haunted!
I have felt so guilty lately about using plastic water bottles that I've stopped using them altogether. What a beautiful idea to make this little garden. Also, I love your work, especially the pears and I 'll be back to see more.
Thank you for your visit and comment, Deborah- a spur to creativity as I have been somewhat idle in that dept for a while.The water -bottle thing is a bit weird, I always think, especially in the first world. My son loves to point out that "Evian" is "Naive" spelt backwards.
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