Yesterday, I and five other ladies - including Dot - were invited out to a farm owned by Dr Sandra Welsman to view one of the world's most original art galleries. I've been to many of the world's great galleries, including the Uffizi, the Louvre, the Hermitage (in St Petersburg), the Guggenheim and, of course, many in London. But in many respects this 'trumped' them ... excuse the pun ... because the art-works were mostly quite bizarre, though perhaps less so than the US President!
This is the first of two blog posts, and it deals with the property and its surrounds. The second deals with the 'art' works we saw. Interestingly, the farm no longer raises cattle and sheep, though it has a large array of native wildlife that inspected us a we walked around the farm. Sandra has now retired, the family has left home, and she's dedicated to the domain of 'landart'. Perhaps you might like to visit www.frontiers.net.au/landartfarm/ . She spends a lot of time creating new art-works and maintaining the old so that the collection now has over 50 items, all outdoors.
Here's the homestead, one with lovely views of the surrounding countryside
In this view southwards one could, on the ground, pick out Armidale's airport buildings and the earth-satellite tracking station just north of Uralla (about 35 km away!). The town itself is hidden by a ridge about 12 km away. The chairs and table are a a form of artwork!
And here's our party about to walk for two hours around the outdoor gallery in fabulous early Spring weather. The temperature was, by the way, about 20 degrees C (68 F) despite an altitude of about 1,200 m (3,900 feet). I got one of the party to capture a picture of my, suitably attired for the occasion. The third photo shows us at the furthermost point of our walk.
And here's a typical farm dam found abundantly on just about local properties.
As you can see this is a lovely setting for an out-door art gallery! My next post will display some of the eye-catching exhibits!
AS
This is the first of two blog posts, and it deals with the property and its surrounds. The second deals with the 'art' works we saw. Interestingly, the farm no longer raises cattle and sheep, though it has a large array of native wildlife that inspected us a we walked around the farm. Sandra has now retired, the family has left home, and she's dedicated to the domain of 'landart'. Perhaps you might like to visit www.frontiers.net.au/landartfarm/ . She spends a lot of time creating new art-works and maintaining the old so that the collection now has over 50 items, all outdoors.
Here's the homestead, one with lovely views of the surrounding countryside
In this view southwards one could, on the ground, pick out Armidale's airport buildings and the earth-satellite tracking station just north of Uralla (about 35 km away!). The town itself is hidden by a ridge about 12 km away. The chairs and table are a a form of artwork!
And here's our party about to walk for two hours around the outdoor gallery in fabulous early Spring weather. The temperature was, by the way, about 20 degrees C (68 F) despite an altitude of about 1,200 m (3,900 feet). I got one of the party to capture a picture of my, suitably attired for the occasion. The third photo shows us at the furthermost point of our walk.
The countryside was typical of New England - rolling grasslands dotted with woodland, which is perhaps why the region was called New England by the early settlers in the 1840s. Of course, being early Spring, the district's wattles are in full yellow bloom.
As I remarked earlier, our progress was observed with interest by the native wild-life. Here we have three of them: two wallabies and a kangaroo.
And here's a typical farm dam found abundantly on just about local properties.
AS
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