Tag Archives: Flying Arts

Emerald

Posted on June 12, 2017 by Nancy

I visited Emerald,  one of my favourite outback towns, for a Flying Arts tour. Emerald is a historic town. It has a grand Queenslander style railway station and a welcoming botanical garden, popular with travellers. I flew in on a … Continue reading →

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Cloncurry

Posted on May 30, 2017 by Nancy

Back from a Flying Arts tour to Cloncurry. I visited the schools and kindergartens, creating artworks with groups there. I enjoyed seeing the range of images in their artworks. Freshwater crocodiles, light aircraft, road trains, cattle, amazing rocks, crystals, camp … Continue reading →

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Sense of Coochie exhibition

Posted on November 29, 2015 by Nancy

  The Sense of Coochie Flying Arts Curator project exhibition has now opened at Redland Art Gallery. I was visiting curator for this exhibition, working with the Coochie Art Group to design and develop an exhibition that draws on experience … Continue reading →

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Weipa Flying Arts

Posted on August 28, 2015 by Nancy

I flew to Weipa in far North Queensland to teach  wood lithography, screenprinting and mixed media at Western Cape College. It is the second time that I have visited Weipa with Flying Arts and the landscape astounds me.It is a … Continue reading →

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inky

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Nancy

I visited Toowoomba, stepping out of my car into another world: Autumn leaves, historic buildings, grand gardens and mist. So close to Brisbane and yet it has a different climate. It was a small class at The Glennie School, and … Continue reading →

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Clermont in pictures

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Nancy

Clermont is a photographer’s dream, a small town where history is visible, and the subtle landscapes and clarity of light make my heart skip a beat. In the evening, the sky delivers it’s cosmic display of stars above the quiet … Continue reading →

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Cairns

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Nancy

A Flying Arts trip to Cairns, a Creative Generation workshop for year 12 Art excellence students on the theme of the expressive self published book. We move through variations of shaped lino cut prints on long concertina books. Cairns is … Continue reading →

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Julia Creek

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Nancy

As a child I listened to Dad’s tales of cattle trucks, dust, and the mines at Mt Isa. He flew there with my sister once and then they both talked about this marvellous place in outback Queensland. Well my turn to visit … Continue reading →

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Clermont Flying Arts

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Nancy

A Flying Arts visit to Clermont to create banners at the Gold Cup Camp Draft weekend http://www.flyingarts.org.au/

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flying arts

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Nancy

Packing bags, posting away art materials, checking airline tickets, maps and hire car schedules, emails and phone calls back and forth planning the programs, then bags crammed with art materials, off on another adventure to central Queensland with Flying Arts … Continue reading →

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