With so much talk about the need to reach zero emissions , you would think that the impressive Zero Waste Exhibition at the Louver Gallery ,Magnetic Island, involving 19 artists with diverse talents and experience , one who in a former incarnation went under the name Chief Constable of the Sex Police , a marine scientist who makes artificial rocks for lizards in his backyard , a person versed in an unusual Japanese art form and a campaigner for former island resident Julian Assange , would attract the attention of the mainland media, Murdoch Townsville Bulletin in particular. Not so.
It reveals the bleeding obvious : the Townsville media needs a major shake up , especially The Bulletin, not only in respect of the paltry coverage of Magnetic Island, the so called jewel in Townsville's crown.
The above work by Sharon Downes, who might cheekily be described as a barista artist, is of cockatoos part constructed from coffee pods and driftwood.
A hanging , below, is by Hala Hansen who during two years in Japan worked with Tokyo women who turned patched clothing into a work of art .
Recycled family
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| Handbag made from recycled car and bicycle innertubes. |
