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Looking back at looking back (cute overload spoiler)

On this same day last year these two posts went up heralding our coming into our 3rd year in this place, #countryliving #Tasmania.  And here we are again. So, we are on our 3rd anniversay here (going into our 4th year) and also the anniversary (April) of these little guys coming into our lives - 4. years ago.  Kimba and Archie .... and George just fell in love too ...  the garden is growing exponentially with a few intros over summer  and i walk to the creek every day a few times a day in the hope of catching sight of the platypus, the eel or what fish are around (trout or blackfish) the trumpet flower came out first time in 3 years and it is established the tree is  a  radermachera sinica (China Doll)   and again this year with the rains, the little brown tree frog visited - sticking to our patio glass door in the middle of the night looking back over art activities in the studio this past summer here

2025 started with a bang and the year is getting away

I am excited to be a finalist in the 2025 Burnie Print Prize which is exhibiting right now in Burnie, Tasmania. more images and  Blog post here.    The little book OISTRE made it as one of 75 finalists from over 230 entries.  and winding into April, with  a poem titled 'Beached' accepted for publication in Abstractaphy .  and another poem held over for the next issue.  Updating my poetry site regularly. Regular posts here ABOUT MY WORK - art and artworks in progress, ideas and process, research driven projects.  Covering all the media i work in including prints, experimental works, assemblage, collage, painting and textiles. visit and like our youtube channel - many playlists to choose from such as LIFESTYLE, ART, #Snowcone (our dairy cow living in retirement)

In Simplifying it becomes so Complex

I n an effort to try and simplify ALL the things i do and enjoy i have taken my website and broken it up into areas - i thought this might make it easier for my readers so each area retains its own thread. An artist living in #countrytasmania also writes poetry, makes videos and maintains a variety of interests was making the website 'all over the place' i hope this new system of mine works. it goes like this : blackfishartstasmania - a front page info about the artist and many links to the artworks and lifestyle blog and you tube channel artist working daily - its all about the works, how, when, why - studio work about my art Just began putting down all my poetry at Emerald13 listing the works that are completed and available for sale - blackfisharts art gallery artist newly moved to #countrytasmania - all the discoveries and enjoyment of place - Regent Park Our youtube channel . DO LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK Perhaps now the title of this post is making sense ? i put the (ti...