DEATH ADDERS IN ART GALLERY AND DEAF EDITORS IN MAINLAND MEDIA

The   latest  exhibition in  Magnetic Island's Louver  Gallery includes two unusual  ceramic works by Jenny Mulcahy  in  which   death  adders  feature. The  above  one, White still life with adder , is prized  at  $285 ; the   other  serpent   is   below .

Opened last year, the gallery , which showcases the  wide ranging artistic  talent on  Magnetic Island ,  has  so far  held  eight  successful exhibitions , apparently  without  any  mainland  media  coverage . So much for the Jewel in  Townsville's  Crown  oft  repeated  title  for  the  island , media overage  of  it   pitiful.  

An earlier exhibition held in conjunction with Amnesty International , in part ,  covered the plight of refugees, also Julian Assange of Wikileaks , who once lived  on   the  island .

 A   striking  section was devoted to  the so called   Biloela girls, above ,  and  their  Tamil parents .  After the  exhibition ,  some of the  items   were  transported  to  Biloela , western  Queensland, for a special display   planned  to  further  highlight  the   family , which  locals  are  keen to  have  come back and  reside in  their  town .  

Another work of art inspired by the Biloela Girls  is being made on the island , not  picked  up  by  the  Townsville   scribes who have  long been  in  hibernation when  it  comes to  covering   island  news and many other  items  of  interest.   

There was speculation  at  the weekend  that  the  Biloela  Girls  would feature in the election  because  of  the sudden  release from  a Melbourne Hotel  of  refugees  locked  up  for  years .