We have been busy making art;

Hello

Its been a while things have been hectic lots of sculpting, building and not much blogging (sorry about that!)
One child off into the world of university and three to go.....
The beautiful garden in Warrnambool is going along with the addition of an amazing front fence (pictures to follow).
The studio has been the biggest mover and shaker over the summer with walls going up, render rendered and wire applied waiting for the render to finish the building.

 

 

 

ok that's it for a minute until I get to the photo's and show you some more recent work and come up with some deep and meaningful ponderings

cheers

chris

sculptural backyards by Dixon

artists one and all......

im writing this from the floor of the staffroom during my lunchtime, i was just thinking of a conversation we had at home the other morning, If you are a sculptor that does not sculpt but say teachers or works are you still a sculptor?

Jon is of the opinion that unless you are doing it you are not real...im not sure..i like writing, hell i love it, i find it theraputic..but i teach that's what i do and so can i not be a writer, i dont know its all to hard...i think you are an artist if you make art...anytime you are an artist i will give you that...you can all be artists................

Proof, discipline and a baby artist

well this is four days of sweltering heat and everything is looking very dry indeed, i am again writing its nice therapy but it does lead me to thinking about the passion of the artist...Jon sculpts in some form on most days ever if he is not sculpting he is working on the park so where does he get his drive from?

As we have seen i cant seem to keep up anything on an everyday basis, having a routine helps but that is not always possible around a full time job, four kids and a park....

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My magnolia flowered but i never took a picture of the complete flower, it was too fast and i was too slow.....it smelt like citrus and was beautiful. The stalk remains as proof but its not the same....

 

 

 

There is evidence of the passion of the Jon all over the park......proof

 

 

the above pic has a fox track across the park, its shows its been there, i haven't seen it but its left proof, maybe that's what Jon's up to building a catalogue of proof....he was her, large scale bits of graffiti

and Molly is into it toooooooo

 

 

new babies ....

hello, im sorry its been a while, school went back and there has not been a spare minute.....ok there has been i just have not returned...but i am all here now its all good and there have been lots of things happening the magnolia flowered....it was quick, smelled amazing and didnt last very long..but its has been very busy in the sculpture park...lots of lovely visitors

and a few smaller ones that are not so welcome although they do take a nice photo.....

 

On the sculpture side of things we had some new arrivals again they are waiting....

lucky thing is that rocks seem to be really good at looking good while they wait for their fate...

 

 

so there are four new babies just waiting......

 

 

Carron, Protector, Watcher of the Park

I offer you Carron, the park sentinel and protector, watching over us all and maintaining the high standards that such a individual can aspire to. Created from elements of the past, Carron has seen many a story pass him by, he has wielded, welded and yeilded but still he stands ready to defend and take care of the Lyons Sculpture Park.

Potential: Back yourself

Potentially: what could be. what is possible

I think i have spotted the missing link i think,  why so many teachers are married to artist...because that's what they have all in common, they see the potential...........

 

Children grown, regardless of whether you are prepared for them too or have taught them enough to  b ready for the real world. We see their potential , what they will be....

 

The park is growing and it too has potential we want it be as space for people to come and learn and enjoy ......it has potential ......

we all have potential 

Our view is sometimes obscured by the walls we put up ourselves, we limit our own potential my our self belief.....we need to back ourselves..................build ourselves and believe in dreams and the potential within.....................