Wednesday, February 22, 2023

FOO FROM GIRU WAS HERE

During Show Day in the sugar town of  Giru , south-east  of  Townsville , leading pumice and  hubcap artist ,  Sara Boo , from Taneatua , photographed  this modern  day  version of  Foo ,  made  from  corrugated iron  , once  seen drawn on  buildings and  fences  all over Australia , one  version   below .


Foo is described as  an Australian graffiti signature  which may have first surfaced  during  WWl , widely used  during  WWll  and  by schoolchildren  in  post-war years . ( A  Little Darwin post from  September  2016).