Regent Park Tasmania - lifestyle of artist in country Tasmania

Paprikas is pronounced - 'cheerke paap-ree-kysh' INGREDIENTS 2 tablespoons butter or *pork lard   6-8 chicken pieces, *bone-in and skin-on 2 medium onions, finely chopped 2 cloves garlic, finely minced 2 tomatoes, very finely diced (Roma are good) 1 Hungarian bell pepper, diced (optional) 3-4 tablespoons of quality, genuine imported sweet Hungarian paprika. (this is the secret ingredient) 2 cups chicken broth (*homemade preferably - just boil chicken wings and bones for hours with whole onion, salt and peppercorn) 1 and half teaspoons sea salt half teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour 3/4 cup full fat sour cream , room temperature (full fat prevents lumpy cream) 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream *traditionally used for the best flavour METHOD : Heat the lard in a heavy pot and brown the chicken all over   Let the chicken rest on a plate.  In the same oil, add the onions and fry until golden brown.    Add tomatoes, garlic and peppe...

On a walk across the paddock yesterday I found this plant flowering by the creek.  and today it looked like this ! so pretty. This is called fatsia Japonica and is best suited to outdoor growth.  I purchased one last year and have it indoors - it grew so well that i had extras come up in the pot and this one is outdoors growing beautifully by the creek.  The flowers were such a nice surprise - the one indoors is leafy and large-ish but nothing like this one outdoors. Things I learned from Google today. The name. fatsia Japonica . It is better suited outdoors than indoors - i am now planning where to plant the indoor one once we get into spring. The location i put the one outdoors is perfect for it - shady with some sun. it flowers in autumn (although we are winter here just now) and berries will follow !  great. so good for the birds. it will grow 6-10 feet both in height and width!  how fabulous and apparently the new shoots may get eaten but the older ones ar...

An article about this awe-inspiring, wonderful exhibition has gone up on Blackfishartstasmania studio blog.  We travelled to Burnie to pick up the Oistre book which was a finalist in the Burnie Print Prize 2025.  A write up about our experience of this exhibition along with links to the artworks and artist statements.   There are 21, i think, artist books where each artist responds to each Afghan womans experience of living in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover in 2021. i have posted a few images taken on our visit.