Today was spent on an Art Tail around Queenbeyan being driven around in a large bus, morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea all for $25.00. Smiling as Im writing this. I wore an Iced Vo Vo brooch which was a talking point for much of the trip. We were taken to working studios and galleries.Findi flooshki was an amazing young woman who had an organic garden with chooks, a thriving art practice and 3 kids under 6. Her presentation was spectacular http://findiflooshki.com. I love it that she calls herself a maker. The most interesting parts of the trip were when I asked the male artists how they got started in their field. One guy was a glass blower and his story was charming. He said he didnt know what to do with his life but only knew he wanted to work with his hands. A builder in Sydney asked him to come and labor for him while building a house and asked him if he wanted to learn how to blow glass as a trade off. He said he knew from the moment the builder asked the question and before he answered that was the defining moment. The other guy was a sculpture who was a plumber and just drifted into making these amazing bronze statues and cut outs.
Feeling rather satisfied after all this inspiration.
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