My friend Lorna and I have been wandering around the Adelaide Hills lately, looking at art in our local sala event, and have been very much impressed by some of the artists in the Hills. I even bought my very first Australian painting named "Tolkien Nights" by Cheryl White from Willunga.
We went to Palmer and, after a bit of a search, found a remarkable display of sculpture situate in the landscape. The climb and hike were surprising, as was the long-drop toilet we had to negotiate in the dark shed, but with a bit of time, and far less hail and rain, we would've had a great time. The artwork was fantastic and I'd love to go back and get a better look at everything, especially with a map and named works. Greg Johns, Ian Hamilton, Gavin Malone, Deb Sleeman, Evette Sunset, David Kerr and Ted Jonsson were all named in the brochure, but we're pretty sure Tis Milner and Peter Maddox were also showing there. Does anyone out there know for sure?
Peter Maddox was also showing his and his daughter Georgie's art, along with others, at Bella Cosa in McLaren Flat.
We were impressed by many other artists, including Brian Dobson's watercolour landscapes, Mary Pulford's "Mouse Tales" and "Big A Little A", Susan Clarkson's frog books, Kit Stenecker's Wired works in Aldinga Beach, Jacinta Smart's paintings of leaves, all the artists showing at the Howard's winery in Nairne (Alison Brown, Jen Penglase-Prior, Joanne Freebain, Coral Dare and Julia Wakefield). and in the Waverley Homestead, Jane Burbidge, Celeine Donegan and Jenny Pedlar.
We saw many more artworks, but couldn't see everything! I'd love to hear your comments about the sala artists you enjoyed most, so that I can look out for their work next year.
Janet Campbell
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Just to add to my comment, if you would like to see what the sala event is all about, just go to their website at www.salafestival.com/
I don't think anything will beat the adventure of Greg John's Palmer Sculpture Park with the long drop toilet!! A fantastic location where the rugged, hilly landscape is dotted with amazing sculptures. But be prepared with walking shoes and wet weather gear as Palmer has big hailstones!!
Another great exhibit I visited was at Forest Range. Friends and neighbours Sally Hayes and Sheridan Stewart had their inaugural exhibition in a lovely old apple storage shed, on Sally's property, which has been converted to a bright and airy working studio/gallery.
Although they both have different styles, their works complimented each other. Sally is a painter, working mostly in acrylics on canvas. Her work is energetic ranging from almost manic application of linear paint to some very striking, simplistic pieces. This linear style has emerged in her later works and is an area she is still exploring.
Sheridan is an extremely talented mosaic artist with other detailed works of art in ink, gouache and Aquarelle. Alongside one of Sheridan’s mosaics was a few sketches of how she begins her mosaic design - which I thought was a wonderful way to see the thought process of the artist.
Looking forward to next year's SALA event.
What an awesome website you have going on here. x
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